Il Cefalo In

We went to the restaurant on Easter Monday. Table in a splendid position, near the window overlooking the sea. The dishes are very carefully prepared and well made, both aesthetically and tastefully. The desserts are excellent (especially the truly exceptional cannoli with ricotta and caramel). The only flaw is the service for which I gave 4 stars instead of 5: it took us a little time to order and then eating fish, they didn't serve the classic soaked handkerchiefs to clean your hands, which would be very useful with crustaceans or molluscs.

In a dream location, you practically eat on the beach, my family and I treated ourselves to a fantastic treat for dinner! It is well known that you eat well in Cilento, but there are places, and this is one of those, that actually drive and elevate the reputation of this land. My partner and I started with an excellent appetizer: Licosa red prawns in a bread crust on caciocavallo fondue and friggitielli. As always, my boys kept the flag of the family's gourmets flying high, eating an excellent oriental octopus, the large one, and aubergine meatballs, ricotta mousse and tomato cream soup, the small one! Let's move on to the first ones. I enjoyed some divine spaghetti with garlic and oil with raw red prawns flavored with lime. Sumptuous dish for the use of prawns, which, perhaps, I allow myself to express an "ignorant" opinion, could have been even more protagonists if prepared as a tartare/knife steak. My children's first courses were divine: scialatielli with mussels, white prawns and rocket, and spaghetti with fresh cherry tomatoes and stracciatella. An amalgam, a scent and a unique taste! My partner more than appreciated her spaghetti with clams: when the raw material is perfect, simplicity ennobles it. To finish we shared two sumptuous fried dishes from their gulf with white prawns, calamari and paranza. Even the desserts were really good, I usually skip them, this time I let myself be tempted by the cannoli with buffalo mozzarella! Optimal. The dinner was accompanied by a very good Pian di Stio, pure Fiano from San Salvatore. The bill is certainly important, but absolutely in line with the quality of what you ate.

Enviable location. Very nice rooms and attentive service.