I migliori ristoranti in Calabria

19/10/2025: The cappuccino was excellent, the service was friendly and professional.

10/10/2025: We just popped in to grab a drink at the bar, but we were clearly in the wrong place: they only serve "select" customers. When we asked if we could order at the bar, we were told "we're not Chinese." Kudos to you for the class and the welcome—a truly original way to make guests feel uncomfortable in ten seconds flat. If you're looking for a bar where you can have a drink with a smile... better keep looking!

14/09/2025: Excellent value for money. Fresh ingredients, freshly made pizzas. A great option if you're looking for something to take away.

16/08/2025: Food neither good nor bad (mediocre), prices in line with the quality (honest), courtesy and professionalism lacking as in almost all the other restaurants in the area

04/10/2025: Poor and sad aperitif. 2 Aperol spritzes were colored water accompanied by a bowl of crisps and that's it, €15 and without a receipt, we definitely won't be back and I recommend hiring a real bartender who knows how to mix.

02/10/2025: Rude, unprofessional, expensive

14/10/2025: But he loves it, and jamu, ma andu jamu, a nero in Calabria....and then we go to a melisma singing lesson, in ecstatic confusion. And it even seems like a song 🫡

13/08/2025: We've been a couple of times; the cocktails aren't great, and the breakfast is decent. A classic tourist spot.

02/08/2025: Esperienza deludente carpe diem a Tropea. Il tavolo assegnato aveva una vista sgradevole sul bagno, lasciato con la porta aperta mostrando costantemente il water. L’attesa per il primo piatto ha superato i 45 minuti, senza spiegazioni convincenti. I piatti deludenti: fritto misto troppo cotto e scarso, spaghetti al riccio di mare privi di ricci e appesantiti dall’olio, spaghetti alle vongole insipidi e con molte conchiglie vuote. Unico punto positivo il vino, ma al momento del riordino ci è stato comunicato che non era più disponibile. Anche il servizio è apparso trascurato, con bicchieri da vino tutti diversi. In sintesi, gravi carenze nella gestione e nella cucina.

26/07/2025: Il ristorante pur essendo in pieno centro si trova in una piazzetta molto tranquilla. Sono stata a Tropea in vacanza per una settimana e sono stata da Carpe Diem due volte. Ho fatto subito presente le mie intolleranze al glutine e al lattosio e ho mangiato una pizza davvero buona. Gabriele molto disponibile e gentile, è stato un piacere scoprire questo posto!

04/09/2025: ...my family and I met at this place. We waited 20 minutes to order. We asked for two starters and were only offered a starter of mussels and clams. At that point, we ordered swordfish, a mixed fried fish platter, and a tomato salad that had nothing to do with salad... one chopped tomato... poor dishes for what we paid. A 1-liter bottle of water A spaghetti with tomato sauce A swordfish alla ghiotta A mixed fried fish platter A salad for 🍅 €84! I don't recommend it!

03/09/2025: The rudest staff I've ever encountered. Avoid at all costs.

16/10/2025: I was there in October, this city is dead

16/08/2025: Terrible experience, terrible food, and price. Don't get ripped off! There were 8 of us. The pizzas looked like they'd been sitting for a couple of days, and the parmigiana were just (badly cooked) eggplant with oil and tomato sauce. If you want to eat at Castella, look elsewhere. The service lady lied and told us everything was dairy-free because she has a customer with an allergy, but the other dishes were the same. Our group's total bill for 3 parmigiana, 2 slices of pizza, 1 focaccia, 1 hotdog, and 3 waters was €28!!! Money wasted!

04/10/2025: The most expensive pizza by the slice in southern Italy. The person serving at the counter, who should be at least polite and kind, is instead incredibly rude. Many of my friends stop going there because of him. If someone were to ask a question... Highly not recommended!

31/05/2025: We asked for pizza with salami, and instead in the bag - pizza margherita ... 4 slices paid €20 ... instead of napkins - baking paper 🫣 But are we in Milan? At Corso Mazzini further on we got pizzas €2.50 per slice and above all with the requested flavor without having to wait

17/08/2025: A squalid place. Only one waiter for all the tables they had to serve, which numbered at least ten and were crowded, endless waits, and dishonesty in not telling customers what was and wasn't on the menu. I had asked for a pizza that included arugula, and in the end I received a dry pizza crust (without a tomato base, like focaccia) that didn't have arugula. When they served it to me, they informed me they were out of it; at least they were able to replace the prosciutto with bresaola, as I had requested. Earlier, we had ordered two centerpieces of mixed fried food, but instead they brought us two enormous plates with only French fries, telling us, again later, that the mixed fried food was out. All this, and then we found ourselves paying a whopping €160, almost €27 per person, for six of us. I highly recommend sticking to the "tabacchi e bar" because doing anything else is not for you. The icing on the cake is that there are only two restrooms, which are supposed to be for women, men, and people with disabilities. Therefore, women and people with disabilities must share the same bathroom. There's a complete lack of toilet paper for routine use. Furthermore, the restrooms are located on a mezzanine level, accessible by a couple of steps, but I wonder how a wheelchair user would manage those two steps if they needed to use the bathroom. The restrooms probably aren't up to standard.

23/08/2025: Having arrived at 9:00 PM, the first courses didn't arrive until 10:30 PM, while a table that arrived 20 minutes after us was served earlier and with the same dishes. In the end, exhausted by hunger, we had to make do with bread and mayonnaise, a gesture that alone speaks volumes about the level of service. The second courses, of course, were cancelled: the waiting time was unacceptable. The final scene was almost more eloquent than the dinner: from the window overlooking the parking lot, we could glimpse a makeshift team, led by a supposed "coordinator" intent on tasks unbecoming of hygiene and professionalism, all while smoking a cigarette.

23/08/2025: We arrived, and the welcome already left much to be desired: we waited a long time before anyone deigned to take our order, so much so that we had to call the staff ourselves. The pizzas were served first, arriving even before the drinks. After that, we waited an hour and a half for the first courses. And, incredibly, they were brought to the table next to ours, which arrived 20 minutes after us. We also ordered fried food, but ultimately cancelled it to avoid further biblical delays and due to the blatantly unprofessional service (giving priority to other customers who, apparently, knew the staff). As if that weren't enough, the prices are incredibly high: a first course starts at 20 euros and up, completely unjustified given the quality and overall experience. Regarding the food: the linguine with clams was an insult—ten clams in all—on the plate. The seafood pasta was nothing more than a simple pasta dish with sauce, devoid of any seafood. The flavor wasn't horrible, but the lack of ingredients and the small portions made it completely unacceptable. The icing on the cake? As we left the parking lot, we noticed the open kitchen, and what we saw was certainly not reassuring: the staff working in the kitchen exhibited anything but hygienic behavior. An experience that would be an understatement: a true nightmare, not to be repeated.

07/10/2025: Do yourself a favor and try the Between the Sheets cocktail.

26/09/2025: I just had or should I say didn’t have lunch here. I waited and waited and waited which was long even by Italy standards. What I was served was inedible . How can you make bad pasta . It was a ragu with meat sauce my favorite dish . I am starving I thought will Just get it down . I couldn’t . It tasted like paste and devoid of flavor . . Oh and the ceaser salad was iceberg lettuce with some odd flavored dressing. My Husband who will eat anything couldn’t get it down. His spaghetti dish was edible. The Bruschetta was stellar I think . It just may be that I waited so long that it tasted so good

07/10/2025: Do yourself a favor and try the Between the Sheets cocktail.

26/09/2025: I just had or should I say didn’t have lunch here. I waited and waited and waited which was long even by Italy standards. What I was served was inedible . How can you make bad pasta . It was a ragu with meat sauce my favorite dish . I am starving I thought will Just get it down . I couldn’t . It tasted like paste and devoid of flavor . . Oh and the ceaser salad was iceberg lettuce with some odd flavored dressing. My Husband who will eat anything couldn’t get it down. His spaghetti dish was edible. The Bruschetta was stellar I think . It just may be that I waited so long that it tasted so good

22/09/2025: I ordered 3 poke bowls, and they had ingredients other than rice. They forgot the salmon in mine. I tried it in my brother's, and the salmon was very mushy.

20/08/2025: Unfriendly, grumpy waiters who throw plates on your table and get offended if you ask them for something, food that arrives three years and microscopic portions (if they arrive at all) never again!!!

26/08/2025: The ice cream was excellent, even if a little runny. There wasn't much room to eat at the table.

18/08/2025: I couldn't give a lower rating. Dirty, unkempt place, dirty tables, and no one to clean them. Order refilled three times, even though it was placed on a smartphone! A biblical wait, and the croissants definitely didn't live up to the hype! I'd say this place is one to avoid.