I migliori ristoranti in Calabria

09/06/2025: Terrible experience, they make you pay for the cakes in advance because there are surprises in the price, I took a 4 kg cake they made it wedding style with very high tiers, 4 kg of sugar paste cake with just a few flowers I paid 230 euros, they told me that the prices have increased, but when I went to order they told me that it was 30 euros per kg. Really unfair, terrible final surprise, there was a piece of plastic in the cake given to a guest and the taste was really bad. Terrible experience. Never again!

12/05/2025: You can only enjoy a good coffee when the kids are present, because in other cases the coffee is rancid, has a burnt taste and causes catastrophic effects on the stomach. Maybe they should learn to bleed the machine between one coffee and another... without taking anything away from the older generation

03/09/2025: I only had two arancini, one with 'nduja and the other with ham and mozzarella... really good. The one with 'nduja was excellent, I'll try other specialties soon... if the morning is a good indicator of the day...

29/08/2025: Excellent, quite crowded, despite this they served us immediately, the pizzas and crocche were very good, the arancini a little less so.

03/07/2025: Overall nice and good fish restaurant, but the food felt overpriced. With 15-20% lower prices I would have reviewed the place 5 stars. But for those prices I would expect more. Grilled swordfish and tuna were relatively small (for the price) and slightly overcooked. The staff was nice and accommodating to our requests.

13/06/2025: A really nice discovery! Good and balanced dishes, tuna with Tropea onion, really exceptional, the amberjack is also very good, fresh fish, good and abundant first courses, good pizza too, the price in my opinion is good (in fact less expensive than other places) when you eat well it is right to pay for the freshness and the work of those who do their job with passion

02/09/2025: I ordered ice cream in a brioche bun, both tasted fantastic. I ate it on the terrace, as a foreigner I didn't get water with it, the locals did. I visited the ice cream parlor three times, the service at the cash register and at the counter depends on the staff. The lady at the cash register is nice, the male colleague unfortunately not 🤨

22/08/2025: Excellent bar based on the reviews; indeed, there was a great variety of products. Unfortunately, after a long line, I gave up and opted for another bar. The small staff, who rightly rush to serve the many customers, makes it a place for those who aren't in a hurry, so to speak, even though you expect to be served within 30 minutes. I'll try again at less crowded times, if they exist.

16/10/2025: One of the few still open. We arrived at 4 PM, but they made themselves available for a delicious plate of spaghetti with clams. There's no need to say more about the view.

13/10/2025: Lovely spot open all year with drinks and nibbles. Run by a great chap, Lorenzo, who is very friendly and helpful and professional. Definitely our regular beach spot while were in Paola

20/09/2025: They are amazing and I love them

31/08/2025: Personally very kind. Excellent quality/price ratio.

14/10/2025: Beautiful place 🥰breathtaking view exquisite food absolutely to return Mr. Domenico is very high top levels thank you for everything💕❤️😘

14/10/2025: Dinner with sea view, refined and well-kept place.. Courteous staff and welcoming owner, very good food, the best on the coast!! RAW FISH WITH APPETIZER THE TOP OF THE TOP!!

08/09/2025: September 8th: Terrible welcome, rude staff. "You have to be completely right or you'll be kicked out." These were the words, perhaps just because they're young. However, it's not acceptable for customers to always be right, even if they can be fanatical. Otherwise, this place has nothing to offer. There's no music. The only problem is the sunbeds and the unpleasant staff. I'll add that I just left the beach, and after reading the review, they even made fun of me.

25/08/2025: Gorgeous location, on Paola's stunning seafront. They have a restaurant, bar, and beach club, and have been family-run for many years. The outdoor spaces could definitely use some updating, but overall, I appreciated the fact that they were open on the seafront, which is already sadly deserted these days with many restaurants empty. They were even serving fresh croissants at 11 p.m., which was great. Fast service and fair prices. As for the fish dinner (don't you dare order meat here), the food is fresh and generally good. They also have a children's menu, and free parking is available in front of the restaurant. A place with tons of potential, but unfortunately, it hasn't quite blossomed as it deserved.

14/09/2025: Please continue driving. The B&B is unfortunately not recommended...the restaurant is closed, and unfortunately, no overnight stay with breakfast can be booked, so you're forced to take half board. €75 per person. In the evening, you have to wait until they drive you up the mountain to the restaurant (we didn't feel comfortable and felt like we were being controlled by someone else). The restaurant had zero service and ambiance, and the food was mediocre at best. Then we had to pay even more because we ordered "too much." They told us everything was included...(normally, we would have only had pizza and a salad, but for the fixed price of "half board," that would have been too cheap). It was all very dubious. The breakfast was a lot of ready-made and pre-packaged stuff, which doesn't make any cyclist happy and is definitely a disgrace for the price. The cats also scratch the bikes, so we put them in. The room was okay, but compared to the other accommodations along the bike path, it was simply overpriced.

14/09/2025: I can't recommend this B&B at all. At €75 per person including meals, it was the most expensive and worst. It's outside of Girifalco, and the restaurant at the B&B is closed, so you're taken to another restaurant in the evening. The B&B has no charm at all, and at €50 including breakfast, it's absolutely the most expensive and also the worst we've had. The breakfast isn't anything special as advertised, but just a simple one with a lot of pre-packaged, unfresh things. As I said, it's way too expensive for this standard. It's worth a maximum of €60 for two, including breakfast. We even had to pay extra for the food, even though we were told it was all included. You really have to be careful here. Additionally, no documents are taken, and payment is made in the restaurant. It's all a bit strange. We would never stay here again; we felt ripped off and didn't feel comfortable at all. So it's better to cycle one stop to the next town.

19/08/2025: DO NOT GO THERE. ZERO organization. We waited an hour and a half and then left without eating.

13/08/2025: The food is excellent. Generous portions, quality ingredients, and great prices for downtown Paola. The place is cheerful, the service exceptional, but the wait for the food was a bit too long.

12/09/2025: We went for dinner two nights in a row. The first night, we ordered two pizzas. The second night, we ordered a plate of seafood pasta, which was good, and a plate of tagliatelle with mushrooms, which I wasn't happy with because, upon eating it, I immediately realized it was frozen food from the "quattro salti in padella" brand. If this is the treatment, I don't think we'll be back.

07/08/2025: Although the food was good, the owner and staff were an absolute disaster. I ordered a meal and one drink – a 1-liter bottle of cola. The waiter brought a smaller one, so I pointed it out, and he exchanged it for the one I had ordered. But when it came time to pay, I discovered that the bill was too high. I went to the staff to ask them to correct the mistake, but no one spoke English. I tried to communicate using a translator on my phone, but the owner completely ignored it. He said the cola had been ordered and opened (by the waiter), so I had to pay for it. I tried to explain that it wasn’t fair, but he didn’t listen to me at all. In the end, he rudely told me that since I was in Italy, I should speak Italian, not English. In my opinion, this was totally inappropriate, and the owner was very aggressive – he made rude gestures and spoke to us in a disrespectful way. One thing is certain – I will never go back there again