I migliori ristoranti in Calabria

09/11/2025: A €17 pizza with one addition and a €2.50 cover charge is truly excessive. It wasn't like this before. I won't be back.

27/09/2025: Finally, a pizzeria like it used to be: good ingredients, well-made dough, a simple and friendly atmosphere. And carefully selected craft beers!

07/09/2025: Good service, just one waiter, though tattooed like a notepad, fairly quick and capable. The meat was well-cooked, and the side dishes were more than plentiful. In a three-star grill restaurant that serves so much good meat, you can't have a single, unknown beer you've never tasted, only a 33cl bottle. And for wine, only a 3/4 bottle. One star because at the end, I asked for amaro and he brought out a large, unlabeled bottle, claiming it was house amaro. It tasted a lot like leftover cocktails.

04/09/2025: We stayed at this hotel for just one night, passing through the Calabrian mountains. The room had been booked at least twenty days in advance, but I wasn't told that Monday is the restaurant's weekly rest day. The hotel, in fact, functions primarily as a banquet restaurant and, secondarily, as a hotel, mostly for ceremonies with guests traveling and therefore staying for one or more nights. We were therefore greeted by a waiter instructed by the manager to come to the hotel for our arrival. We arrived at the hotel in the early afternoon and were assigned a charming room, all furnished in wood, certainly in a style appropriate for a mid-mountain location like Spadola. However, there was no air conditioning, so it was warm (the sun was shining on it, as you can see in the photo), and it most likely hadn't even been ventilated the night before! Fortunately, the temperature dropped that evening, and the discomfort subsided. The rooms do not have mini-fridges, and the balcony connects to adjacent rooms. This means the shutters must be closed for obvious security reasons, unless someone you trust is staying nearby. The next morning's breakfast was a bit disappointing, as there were no pastries, no other sweets, no yogurt, no fruit, only packaged snacks or biscuits, along with, of course, milk, tea, and coffee. We didn't even have a chance to meet the manager on the day of departure, so we were instructed to pay the waiter who greeted us upon arrival. The hotel is pet-friendly, but I honestly didn't dare take my dog ​​out, as there were three dogs roaming the hotel grounds, and one of them was visibly bothered by my dog. A word of advice to the management...don't offer accommodations on the day the restaurant is closed, because assistance is essential! A warm welcome and customer service can help mitigate any potential shortcomings or even make an already pleasant stay even better. If this is your management policy, given that it was a stay booked well in advance, at least consider offering a more thoughtful breakfast! In all the years we've spent vacationing in Calabria, we've never seen packaged snacks for breakfast, not even in B&Bs, let alone in a hotel that's primarily a restaurant 😕🤔...

08/03/2026: A historic pizzeria in Montepaone Lido. Mimmo is still behind the counter. Clean atmosphere. Family-friendly.

14/04/2026: Honestly I don't know why the lounge is reviewed so poorly. The service is welcoming, the food was very good (enough protein, vegetables, soups, desert, fresh brevetage, etc). I consider myself a picky customer and this lounge meet by far my criteria of a good lounge. I highly recommend!!

10/04/2026: Simply WONDERFUL! It's small BUT COMPLETE. From the variety of food, all delicious, fresh, and hot, to the unbeatable drinks bar—you name it, iced coffees, natural sodas—it's a perfect example that size DOES NOT MINIMIZE quality. Perhaps the only downside is that the restrooms are only big enough for one person. But there are large, spacious airport restrooms at the entrance, so in the end, it doesn't detract at all from the wonderful experience of this true VIP.

30/01/2026: Well-maintained venue Excellent service

29/01/2026: Well, I'm not at all convinced. I arrive to eat at an Italian restaurant with a sea view, and I find sushi on the menu? In the kitchen, the chef with the red shirt that says "rescue"? It's all 40 euros for the first and second courses... no, no.

26/03/2026: Excellent light pizza, enough to eat two on its own, and packed with quality ingredients. The staff is also extremely kind and helpful, consisting of a single, multitasking woman who handles reservations in person and by phone, and delivers both pizzas and drinks, both for takeout and delivery to customers and couriers, and even to tables on site. Customers then call and clear the table themselves, driven by a natural sense of kindness and altruism that arises spontaneously from watching the staff work. Highly recommended if you want to eat well and lightly, even if, like me, eating almost two pizzas isn't all that easy on the scale.

11/01/2026: Terrible pizza, just ordered, zero ingredients, expensive...

22/01/2026: The pizza is good, but we caught a night when they had karaoke and the volume of the speakers was shocking. We finished the pizza quickly and ran away.

02/01/2026: We called to order two pizzas for delivery. The number was dialed incorrectly several times. Furthermore, the pizzas arrived 48 minutes late. Placing the delivery driver and me, who ordered, in a difficult situation. One last thing!! There was no willingness to repair the damage done. Neither a discount nor any other way to accommodate the customer. Terrible!

30/01/2026: Well-maintained venue Excellent service

29/01/2026: Well, I'm not at all convinced. I arrive to eat at an Italian restaurant with a sea view, and I find sushi on the menu? In the kitchen, the chef with the red shirt that says "rescue"? It's all 40 euros for the first and second courses... no, no.

24/09/2025: One of the best crepes I've ever had, full of Nutella! The coffee wasn't bad either. The gentleman making the crepes deserves all 5 stars. He was polite and incredibly calm! The only negative was the girl at the cash register; she almost seemed like she was doing us a favor by taking our money and giving us a note.

23/09/2025: A pleasant evening, attracted by the "artisanal granita" sign, we decide to try it. Friendly staff; traditional flavors with the addition of chocolate. Enjoyable, but nothing like artisanal, except for the €4.50 price tag.

04/01/2026: Today, January 4th, we had lunch at All’Antica Filanda, in the Giardini della Sila, and it was a wonderful experience. Platters of high-quality local cured meats and cheeses, authentic and well-presented ingredients. The first courses were fantastic, with authentic flavors that reflect the local area. A special thanks to Nicola, the owner: a truly friendly, welcoming person who makes you feel at home right away. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended!

08/12/2025: A truly positive experience! If you plan to visit "ai Giganti," don't miss the opportunity to stop and eat in this little corner of paradise! Warm welcome, ideal dishes, and a perfect blend of flavor and tradition. Highly recommended if you're looking for a satisfying and relaxing experience!

23/02/2026: If Google reviews had the ability to award negative stars, I would give them 10, and even that would probably not be enough. This hotel DOES NOT meet the requirements of a 4* hotel, the stench, the mold, the service. Their famous "All-inclusive lite", where you get a little juice called "Fanta zero" in a 1 dcl cup, is completely pathetic, you constantly go to the bar like a voyeur to the barman, who smiles at his colleague's buttocks. The classic Italian activity of disturbing others with your typical Italian music is a must, of course. And the highlight of the day, and that is the food... please, if you are planning a visit to a colonoscopy to cleanse the body, I recommend it. I HAVE NEVER EAT SUCH DISGUSTING FOOD. And the seating arrangement like on some organized ROH trip heading to the comrades in the GDR is completely bizarre. If you are looking for an ideal Italian vacation, then definitely not here

04/02/2026: They have absolutely no respect for the guests, a very negative experience. At 00:27 they are having an event with very loud music, the party room is right next to the guest rooms, you can't sleep, and after pointing this out, they tell me it's only until 1 am!!!! Below they ask me to rate the hotel with questions that don't fit my experience, I will describe them: Food - almost always raw (not al dente, (it's not the first time I've eaten Italian food!); Rooms: very poor, for a 4-star hotel, access to them is terrible, water comes in from everywhere. Respect for guests: None, loud music until the wee hours of the morning, it's 00:35 am, the party continues.

01/10/2025: A bucolic place where cultural events are often held and where you can dine. A park with some animals. Ideal for children.

15/05/2025: I regret not reading the reviews before booking. It would have saved us a wasted day for our children and saved us adults hard-earned money! In fact, I agree with all the negative reviews: no welcome, independent tours of the farm (calling it that is an insult) without any form of guidance or enthusiasm for the children, dusty toys, dilapidated and unsafe playground equipment throughout the grounds, and no care. Nothing that was advertised matched the reality. The only ones who were smiling were the rats (I said rats, not mice) that ran around undisturbed, even near the kitchen area! Anyone who denies this is lying!