I migliori ristoranti di cucina italiana in Puglia

22/10/2025: Interesting local food. Worth a try. I recommend it.

05/10/2025: It was good, piping hot and crispy. Would be nice if it was served with a dip or something as it can be boring on its own. You may have to wait for a quite some. We've waited for about 10 mins

21/07/2025: Extremely high prices (even takeaway... a caprese salad costs €9.50), burnt pizza, and subpar ingredients; the place is old, it feels like you've gone back 30 years... In fact, POS NOT RECEIVED: the manager of the place "recommends" (in 2025) withdrawing money from the ATM of the bank next door. SPEECHLESS

18/08/2025: I highly recommend this place; I think it's the worst restaurant in Avetrana. Today, for the first time, we went to a restaurant, paid quickly, having left everything (the first course we ordered) on our plates, and at 1:30 PM we were looking for a new place to eat. As soon as we arrived at the Perla, we politely asked if we could eat and were escorted into this large, dark dining room that gave the impression of being completely unsanitary. The lady brought us the menu, we looked at it, and when it came time to order, we opted for three different first courses. The "Lady" insistently asked us to order the same first course for convenience without giving any real reason, and we didn't take kindly to her. We decided to just order that (three tagliolini with scampi) and a bottle of still water. Once the courses arrived, we tasted them and a few forkfuls, all three of us realized it was not our day. We left almost everything on our plates and asked for the bill. We left having spent a total of 38 euros without having eaten anything. But the worst thing was that the owner didn't even care about our inconvenience. She just took our money and said goodbye!!!

17/06/2025: Tasty pizza, cooked in a wood oven, with quality ingredients. The staff is courteous and helpful, helping to create a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. The internal outdoor courtyard is also very nice, ideal for dining on summer evenings. Recommended!

24/03/2025: È stato un po' difficile trovare il locale, per noi era la prima volta che andavamo. Locale pulito, carino, personale molto gentile ed educato. Molto buona la tagliata,cotta come da noi richiesto, buona e fresca la salsiccia e le bombette scelte. Tutto buono. Rapporto qualità prezzo un po' alto rispetto alla media.

12/10/2025: Friendly, kind and with good products

08/07/2025: I went today around lunchtime for an aperitif, after a morning spent studying for my final exams. The place is fantastic, as is the owner: friendly and polite. The location is also really nice, with attention to detail, and the pop rock music in the background made the atmosphere even more pleasant. The food was delicious and very fresh, and to drink I had a Crodino. Everything was perfect!

12/08/2025: Mario, the Super Saiyan of delis. Congratulations, Master.

09/07/2025: siamo ritornati al Frantoio certi di trascorrere giorni meravigliosi, e così è stato! Un posto magico, ricco di storia e di dettagli in ogni angolo. Il personale sempre cortese e professionale attento alle esigenze degli ospiti e pronti ad accogliere le loro richieste. Le camere ben curate e spaziose e curate in ogni particolare. Posizione comodissima vicina a qualsiasi bella località si voglia visitare e poi, al ritorno, una comoda piscina aspetta gli ospiti che vogliono rinfrescarsi all'ombra dei meravigliosi ulivi o con un gustoso cocktail. Piante, giardino ovunque, pavoni, ulivi secolari. Insomma, un posto magico che è diventato posto del cuore

09/07/2025: Yet another highly overrated restaurant on TripAdvisor! We were four for dinner and did the wine pairing along with the tasting menu. The food overall is mediocre at best. Some dishes like the chicory (which i normally love) were tasteless and blah. No dish rose to the level of delicious. The wines were fine. You get three glasses across eight courses. A white, a rose, and a red. All serviceable but not outstanding. The service on the other hand is weird. Very disorganized. Sometimes rude. We reserved a table some weeks in advance and confirmed via email the day before. We were told dinner service starts at 8:30. We arrived at 8:30 to find the tables mostly all full with diners well into their meals. There was no host to greet us and we stood awkwardly in the courtyard waiting to be helped. When we could finally get someone’s attention, a waiter came over and searched for our name but couldn’t find it. When we paid the bill later that night we were informed the reservation was under BOTH my last name AND my wife’s (different) last name - but when trying to get seated, I provided my name and we were told that they could not find our reservation. After we finally asked whether the reservation was under my wife’s name, the waiter saw that this name was on the list, and we got a surly, “so it’s your mistake!” We also stated on several occasions that one of our family has an allergy and this was confirmed twice via email. Yet upon sitting, the server was taken by surprise by this request and needed to go talk with the kitchen. The rest of the meal was a rushed series of mediocre dishes and wine. In food and service, this restaurant does not rise to the level of excellent. The food is only mediocre and the service is disorganized and often rude.

30/09/2025: Excellent pizza and good dishes

29/09/2025: The pizza is excellent, both for the ingredients and the dough. The service is also excellent. Clean location.

04/11/2025: Everything was delicious, the pizza was incredible. One of the few pizzerias that still knows how to make pizza, I recommend it.

22/10/2025: We've been frequenting this pizzeria for a while. Excellent value for money.

25/09/2025: Small rooms, lacking comfort, uncomfortable beds, neglected sports facilities with rust and moss in both the playground and pool areas. Some children's games were patched up, some were broken and therefore unsafe, the gym was unusable, and most of the pool loungers were broken. Uncomfortable beds, rooms in need of renovation. When a group arrived for two days, there was chaos, great confusion both during the afternoon rest hours and at night, even on the beach; the restaurant felt like a market. There were no warnings, as the group continued to make a racket without any problems. Unreasonable wait times for breakfast during the group's stay: a 40-minute line at the only machine for a cappuccino, with a bar open, and no staff member made a coffee or anything else. The water for showers was lukewarm, but after we informed them, the temperature was raised. The place is infested with mosquitoes. I recommend mosquito nets in the rooms. The staff is friendly and helpful. But the price isn't worth the service. The only positives are the staff and the good food. Salvatore is the top maître d'.

05/08/2025: The facility could use a bit of updating, but otherwise we spent two weeks relaxing and having fun. My little Antonella really had a great time, thanks also to the entertainment staff: Gaia, Michelle, Federica, Nunzia, and everyone else, including Michele, the super-friendly shuttle driver. Everyone was really good and well-organized. The facility is truly child-friendly. We'll definitely be back next year. Thanks to everyone, especially Bruno, who was always there for us. Thank you. Luca and little Antonella.

26/05/2025: siamo stati qui a pranzo consigliati da persone del posto...piatti tipici, orecchiette alle cime di rapa..fava e cicorie...frise...burrate...tutto buono! Personale gentile, locale carino. insomma se siete in centro a Lecce, vale sicuramente una sosta. Prezzi nella norma.

26/05/2025: Ci siamo fermati per un aperitivo serale.....Aperol Spritz che potevano essere Acqua minerale gassata e presentati senza nessuno snack in accompagnamento......mai più

15/09/2025: Very disappointing experience. The pasta was so over-salted it was NOT edible. I mentioned it to the staff, but nothing was done—no apology, no replacement, and we were still charged in full. For the price and reputation, I expected much better service and quality. Stay away.

05/09/2025: I found a cockroach in my pasta. Run away! 🤢🤮

04/05/2025: The time for a single pizza is at least 30 minutes, among other things rubbery and with indecent service

22/04/2025: Extremely long wait times at the counter, with disorganized and slow staff. In fact, I waited almost an hour just for a sandwich. The pizza was very thin, almost nonexistent, and not filling at all. Prices were normal.