Ristorante Anima & Cuore In Galatina

21/08/2025: It's like getting ripped off for €50-70 per person unless you opt for the meatballs entree. The price range is definitely not €20-30, not even for pasta with meatballs! Basic bistro atmosphere, with bistro dishes, so the portions are small. Presentation: nothing special. Good dishes, made with just a few, definitely high-quality ingredients and pre-cooked, making everything simple, easy to assemble, and easy to take out (if you let the food breathe between courses... thanks), so they absolutely don't justify an appetizer over €15 or a basic fish entree for €20. The super-polite owner offers gin and tonic regardless of the dishes, as he has his own line... the gin and tonic is served in small, narrow tumblers with three large ice cubes, something I've never seen anywhere else. More than anything else, the quantity of drinks is almost nothing... not to mention the difficulty in drinking them. Service: young, inexperienced staff. If the prices had been lower or there had been more attention to quantity-to-presentation ratio, I would have given it a 4 or 5 star rating. For €60 a head, there are plenty of places to eat with a more adequate quality-service-quantity ratio. Although between Santa Caterina and Santa Maria al Bagno, there's probably no one quite up to par.

20/08/2025: Nice and intimate atmosphere. Delicious Parmigiana.