I migliori ristoranti di cucina italiana in Lecce

01/11/2025: Halloween Night A venue with entertainment and live music, average food, and a limited wine selection. The octopus and potato salad was average, the chopped beef was so-so, the Angus asado was nothing special, and the tiramisu was forgettable. Overall, unfortunately, the quality/price ratio was inadequate for the offerings in a beautiful setting. Beware of the €3 cloakroom fee per person, which isn't specified at the entrance!

01/11/2025: The place and the staff are very polite and cheerful with everyone. As for the atmosphere, I'm absolutely satisfied. 🌟 There are, however, a few things that didn't leave a good impression on me, especially considering it was my first time here: 1️⃣ They told us they would store our coats and jackets, but they didn't specify that we had to pay to collect them. This is a mistake, because all costs should be clearly disclosed to avoid unpleasant surprises. 2️⃣ I ordered octopus with potatoes, but they brought me another, more expensive dish, with small octopus in a sauce that wasn't bad at all, but it wasn't what I'd asked for, and it was also the most expensive of the similar dishes I'd mentioned to the waitress. Sure, some might say, "You could have brought the dish back." But I'm not so miserable as to bring a dish for just €6 or €7 more. Oh well! Anyway, it's not pleasant to ask for one thing and get something else. Luckily, the food was always good. I ate it all. 3️⃣ I recommend checking your receipts carefully 🧾, because they added a burger we never ordered and wanted to charge us for it.

08/05/2026: Waited over an hour for food by which time we were past it. Food was not the best and owner/manager fairly unconcerned by our disappointment. Not recommended.

14/03/2026: The best trattoria in Nardò, without a doubt. Perfect fried food, exquisite traditional appetizers. Spectacular Salento pizza, cooked to perfection, crispy dough, generous portions. Welcoming atmosphere and friendly, helpful service.

14/01/2026: ABSOLUTELY AVOID. I TAKE A PASTICCIOTTO AND I CAN'T EVEN BITE IT'S SO OLD. WHAT ARE THESE GENTLEMEN (let's call them that to avoid complaints) FEEDING PEOPLE???? LET'S HOPE THEY CONDUCT CHECKS AND CLOSE THEM DOWN SOON.

24/10/2025: Excellent welcome and a really good Italian breakfast!

29/09/2025: Dissatisfied: - Green and inaccessible pool (no warning) - Poorly insulated room - Doorjamb not secured (fell on my head) - Bad slope in the shower = pool (there it is!!) - Water not always hot.... - Very average €15 breakfast -....

05/07/2025: Hotel with great location near the best beaches from 5 min to 20 min to reach them. Very good restaurant food. Very kind and helpful staff.

15/11/2025: I arrived full of anticipation, and in my mind, I was already anticipating a divine experience: sublime dishes, captivating aromas, the kind of cuisine that makes you close your eyes for a second just to savor the perfection. I could still imagine the first bite, so good it shook all my expectations, and the impeccable service that would complete the experience. Too bad… it was all a DREAM! Because in reality, the restaurant was closed, without any notice, without a message, without any communication whatsoever. A total disappointment, especially after such a long wait. A real shame: I only ate divinely in my imagination.

25/10/2025: We had dinner with friends, booking through The Fork app, which gave us a great discount. The food was reasonably priced, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. On a negative note: Saturday night at 9:15 PM, they started turning off the TV and music and closing the doors while we were still chatting and sipping our ordered bottle of wine! As we headed to the register, we heard burps coming from the other room... a shame, we could have ended the evening differently! The waiter and staff were very courteous and helpful!

01/01/2026: New Year's Eve lunch, nothing special, no appetizer, and I liked the first and second courses, except for the fried food. The staff were friendly, but the place was very cold.

11/12/2025: It was lovely to come here: - The food was good and of high quality. - The service was a bit slow, but well-mannered and available. - The restaurant is clean, not too big, and the view is exceptional. In my opinion, the value for money deserves 5 stars.

25/04/2026: An experience not to be repeated, poor food and extremely slow service.

25/04/2026: We came for lunch today. A terrible, forgettable experience. An interminable wait. When the linguine with sea urchins arrived, it was linguine but without sea urchins. Terrible. The linguine with sauce spilled straight from the bottle. The gnocchi with clams arrived with coarse salt on top and completely mushy. The risotto alla pescatore was the same, made only with pepper. All this after a 2-hour wait. Rude waiters. If you come here, come on a full stomach and with post-lunch stomach sachets. Never again.

21/05/2026: A very pleasant dinner in the historic center of Lecce. I ordered fava beans and chicory with crostini and octopus a pignata. The dishes were exquisite; the octopus was tender and flavorful. The recommended rosé pairing was also excellent. Ivan's service was prompt but above all kind, the kind of welcome that puts you at ease and makes you feel like a guest, not just a customer. Recommended for discovering the flavors of Salento cuisine.

17/05/2026: Great place. Friendly and good food for a great price.

05/06/2026: We stumbled upon this beautiful place by chance. We received excellent service.

31/05/2026: Expensive, good food, friendly staff.

14/03/2026: I've ordered from this pizzeria several times. They have a good selection of products: sandwiches, calzones, pizzas, kebabs, and piadinas. The piadinas and calzones aren't exactly good quality; they're hollow in the center, and they seem to have been made in a hurry and skimped on ingredients. The same goes for the pizza; I also don't like how they make the pizza dough; it's very dry, like a cracker. Obviously, it's a takeout pizzeria, not a sit-down one (especially since there's no cover charge), but they could at least put up a roof for when it rains, as water seeps in. So? The review is also for others. I have the right to review based on my experience. Good luck!

29/11/2025: Excellent product. But the wait times are unbearable! Ordered by phone at 8:30 PM. They told me in half an hour, and after an hour and a half I'm still here waiting. Terrible service.

24/09/2025: The food was delicious. The pizza was absolutely amazing.

16/09/2025: We went for dinner in mid-September. We had a fish starter and a grilled fish dish. The starters were good, and the main course was decent. Nothing special, but still good, fair enough. The location was nothing special. Prices were average, in my opinion, for what we ate.

17/05/2026: Very low-quality Spritz. A €1 cover charge was invented just because we sat on a stool. There weren't even a single crisp or napkin on the table. How can you charge a cover charge?

27/03/2026: €21 for two Negronis and a trio seems excessive to me. I don't know how they calculated it since I paid by card. It's not the Duoemme it used to be... maybe the management has changed 🤷🏻‍♀️

29/08/2025: The owner refused to give us an umbrella because we had small children and a stroller (which could be folded). He also said we couldn't open a small basin in the shade for our newborn. This is absolutely disgusting, insensitive, rude, and discriminatory behavior toward children. We have reported this to the authorities. Stay away from this place.

29/08/2025: The owner's service is terrible. Very aggressive and defensive when faced with a polite request. I don't recommend it at all. I don't understand how he retains his customers. Another owner should open the same location because it's beautiful.

07/06/2026: Very good pizza, abundant and delicious appetizers for those who love traditions

26/04/2026: I had been to this place many years ago and had good memories, last Saturday I returned with friends to eat pizza but unfortunately the pizza seemed like a stuffed piadina.

13/11/2025: Terrible experience, we waited over two hours for four pizzas, not to mention the place is stuck in the 1970s, with broken chairs and post-war tables. In 40 years, I've never found a place this run-down...

29/07/2025: Pizzas and insalata di mare are very good, the service too, the noise is sometimes a little too much but there small covered terrace allows for more peace and quiet, the prices are good.