La Cantina del Macellaio In Reggio di calabria

The Cantina del Macellaio is always a guarantee: the food is very good, the environment is perfect for conversing and sharing, the staff are kind and knowledgeable, the raw materials (and not just the meat) are of excellent quality. The biggest problem is that I can never photograph the dishes: the atmosphere invites conversation, the courses alternate - and end - before I manage to remember to take out my phone and create a gallery of images. So I'm going from memory. Starting with wine. There are many choices from the best Calabrian and non-Calabrian wineries, but if you love red don't miss the house one: a pure Cirò, served loose in half-litre or liter jugs. A red that has an edge. Then the appetizers. Calabrian cuisine has endless offers of starters, apart from the usual platters of cured meats, sausages and zero-mile cheeses or so. And so you can't avoid tasting the hot appetizers, from aubergine parmigiana to meatballs, aubergines and meatballs, as well as arancini, croquettes and vegetable flans. On the first courses it's just a matter of taste, but the stronnatura (a typical pasta, similar to wholemeal tonnarelli, for those who have never tried it) reigns supreme. His death (of the stinging) is with anchovies and breadcrumbs, but the variations are infinite. And then the seconds. Top quality meat, in every cut and every possible type of cooking: from sliced ​​meat (with rocket and parmesan) to fillet, from rolls to baked suckling pig, through Angus and any other "butcher" desire. Sweets to finish (if you still have room in your stomach) and typical bitters that are added to the usual ones. The price more than adequate for the quality and quantity of the ingredients.

This is far-fetched. 4 is ok, but I expect a certain level from restaurants. The staff should know the language and be helpful and give advice. That's what's missing here. Perhaps this is so, and due to the lack of language there is a barrier that is difficult to overcome. As for the kitchen, I haven't had a culinary adventure.

Pleasantly surprised not only by the excellent meat-based menu but also by the hospitality of the sommelier and the punctual service. I will definitely be back! Excellent place with a display of exceptional typical Calabrian cured meats.

Excellent food, clean and welcoming place.

Very nice pub with friendly staff. Good food with an Italian atmosphere. I recommend

Ristorante molto bello Carne veramente buona Personale cortese Qualità della carne veramente ottima Esperienza da ripetere

Small gem in the heart of Reggio Calabria. Heavenly food, amazing staff, impeccable service. The atmosphere of the place recalls the grandmothers' hearth, grandmothers who worry whether their grandchildren have eaten well and enough. Yet, despite the family atmosphere of the place, the service and courtesy of the staff winks at starred restaurants. Highly recommended!

Great food and professional staff

everything was very good from the first courses to the dessert.

La Cantina del Macellaio è uno di quei locali che un turista spera di scoprire in ogni città che decide di visitare. Ospitalità, qualità del buon gusto culinario, tradizione, sono queste le principali caratteristiche di questo locale, proprio come i locali di una volta. Nella cantina del Macellaio, facile da raggiungere considerato che si trova in centro, abbiamo mangiato benissimo, gustato i salumi e formaggi tipici calabresi, prodotti di alta qualità e la pasta con ‘nduja da mettere alla prova qualsiasi amante del piccante. Tutto il personale è stato super gentile, celere facendoci attendere poco nonostante il numero dei clienti, altamente professionali e molto ospitali, invitandoci un antipasto e di un digestivo, avendo compreso la nostra curiosità sulle tradizioni culinarie di Reggio Calabria. Così hanno deciso di invitarci, senza smentire di una virgola l’ospitalità calabrese, per farci assaporare alcuni dei loro straordinari prodotti. Tutto buonissimo e molto felici di aver fatto la loro conoscenza. Torneremo molto volentieri. Si consiglia vivamente di visitare la Cantina del Macellaio, si garantisce che non vi saranno delusioni alcune.