I migliori ristoranti in Lecce

27/07/2025: We've been regulars for years, and we've always had a good experience, probably because until now we've always dealt with Mr. Vito, an excellent and always very kind host. Last night, however, we were "lucky" enough to encounter a rude waiter. We'd simply asked to be moved from one table to another, as the one assigned to us was too close to some plants and had no air circulation, given the sweltering heat. After much insistence, the arrogant waiter was about to grant us our request, until the owner intervened, informing us in an arrogant and nervous tone that he, not us, decided on the table assignments. Ours was merely a request, not an imposition. We left, because courtesy and respect come first. We obviously won't be returning.

13/07/2025: Vergognosi! Maleducati, una donna incinta con un’urgenza di andare in bagno a cui è stato chiesto necessariamente una consumazione. Dopo che il compagno più volte ha ribadito che fosse incinta e che avesse un’urgenza è stato spinto dal titolare. Successivamente sono seguite intimidazioni da parte del titolare verso il compagno.

16/08/2025: Craving Chinese cuisine and with practically no choice in the area, we tried a few dishes from this all-you-eat Chinese/sushi restaurant, but unfortunately we were disappointed: burnt rice noodles and tasteless soy and rice noodles with prawns.

15/08/2025: The sushi was decent except that I found some hairs of DUBIATE origin in the meat ravioli…

17/11/2025: Slow, so much so that you lose your hunger and your desire to experience a moment of joy and conviviality.

05/11/2025: There is plenty of great pizzas in Galatina, and this isn't one of them.

11/10/2024: Needed a quick stop for a sandwich and a salad, and found this place brought along the waterfront. Everything was fine. The food was good. The beer was cold. The only problem I know that they cannot control all the stinking flies.

09/10/2024: Great location, terrible food. We had two chicken salads - and even that simplest of dish was off. Chicken tasted dry and double fried, watery salad felt straight out a supermarket bag. One of those places that seemingly don’t put any effort on what they serve you.

08/09/2025: The place is quite remote but close to the beach, but the place is very average and not very clean. The food is homemade and very good, but when we paid, they charged us whatever they wanted. There's no price list and they don't even give you a receipt or anything. The staff was friendly, but I think they just gave us a hard time because we were tourists and we didn't speak the language. I don't recommend it at all, or ask the prices before starting to eat.

07/09/2025: The bar seemed nice, and we ordered a sharing menu. This was questioned several times, and we confirmed it. We received the primi in a small portion, followed by a large plate of secundi. In the end, he charged us for two full menus, even though we only had one and had only ordered one. We felt ripped off!

18/08/2025: A beautiful place, perfect service, good food and good prices. I recommend it.

09/08/2025: Lorenzo bene - be polite - try some Italian. They will look after you. Best pizza in scorano

17/09/2025: We had two really delicious Pucce. Compliments for the service, the menu, the delicious dishes, and the location in the middle of Gallipoli. Excellent all-round. 💯

30/08/2025: While strolling through the center of Gallipoli, we stopped for lunch at La Meridiana Café... and what a wonderful discovery! I decided to try the puccia and I must say I was amazed. The bread was simply perfect: crumbly, light, with an authentic flavor, and a blend of the freshest, highest-quality ingredients. Every bite was an explosion of authentic flavors, crafted with meticulous attention to detail. My wife was also thrilled: she ordered the bruschetta, and each one was better than the last. Simple but carefully selected ingredients, crispy bread, and balanced toppings. Truly divine! To finish on a high note, a coffee granita with homemade cream: creamy, intense, and refreshing. A real treat that left us smiling. A welcoming place, with kind and attentive staff. An experience that combines Salento tradition with excellent quality. A must-try. Highly recommended!

14/09/2025: Simple place but excellent food, exceptional fish soup!...

15/08/2025: Arrived at 1:30 PM, left at 3:10 PM. In 1 hour and 40 minutes, we received two simple spaghetti with sauce and three cutlets. The appetizers arrived at the end and, what's more, incomplete. The place was almost empty, so the wait was pointless. When the cutlets arrived, we found a hair under the cutlet and another plate full of dust. When we reported this to the owner, she even claimed she was right, and we were accused of having the hair on ours, even though I was wearing a hat, so it's impossible for the hair to be mine. Terrible service; one of the waiters walked by the table with his shirt up and half his belly hanging out, which isn't a nice sight to see at lunch. Furthermore, we asked for pizzas and were told there were no pizza chefs. Then, when we asked for any kind of sparkling wine, they told us there was none, so we had to make do with both food and drinks. The cost of this lunch was €100 for: 2 spaghetti with tomato sauce, 3 cutlets with chips, 1 plate of pittule and 1 plate of croquettes (not eaten because they smelled and tasted horrible) a more than excessive price for the service experience, hairs on the plates, etc... A restaurant to absolutely avoid and ABOVE ALL TO CLOSE.

21/04/2025: Leckeres preiswertes Essen ,sehr freundlicher Service in einem kleinen Örtchen in der Nähe von Lecce. Wir haben uns rundum wohl gefühlt.

01/02/2025: If for some reason the restaurant is closed, when it appears open on the internet, deactivating the automatic booking of the restaurant on Google would be appreciated... Thanks anyway

01/11/2025: €2 for a burnt coffee and €4 for a crepe "with Nutella" that was practically empty. I wouldn't recommend it even to my worst enemy.

01/11/2025: We've eaten at this bar, but we've never tried such a pitiful place: lousy coffee, lousy crepes, dirty tables. What can I say? Don't come.

20/08/2025: Unfortunately we had a very negative experience. We asked for a table for an aperitif on the ricotta terrace and they arrived completely wrong. For example, in mine there was no tequila, it was completely non-alcoholic. Unfortunately, we realized this when we were drinking. There was nothing to accompany it, not even a tray of crisps. We were told that bringing the aperitifs to the terrace was too much effort. This information was obviously not told to us beforehand.

18/08/2025: Terrible place, if you want to call it that. The most watered-down American food ever. The most decent, and also good, thing was the sampling plate, which obviously costs 25 euros, but at least it was good; in the end, we had dinner with that.

01/12/2025: Absurdity... Incredible prices... A glass of wine (€6 on the menu), a Moscow mule, a trio, €23 in total. It would be nice and appreciated to have a breakdown of the prices. Oh, and they also asked me to pay in cash. Never again.

17/11/2025: Terrible. We sit down for a drink, and after several, far too many minutes, I have to get up and ask them to come take our order. When, after another far too many minutes, they show up, what do they obviously decide to do? Take the order from a table they'd just sat at, which they themselves had welcomed. Crazy, zero customer service! My Negroni, the worst ever, in a smaller glass than usual, and it wasn't filled properly, to boot. I didn't think to take a photo, unfortunately. 10 euros a drink, by the way, never seen anything like it (you can't charge 10 euros for a spritz).... and I'm from Lecce, trust me! Never again!!!

27/10/2025: Cala Marin Bar was a huge disappointment. It's the bar attached to the lido, so you'd expect slightly higher prices than average, but what's truly disappointing is the poor quality of the food served. The food offering is very limited, and what little there is is sloppily prepared and poorly executed. We tried a few items on the menu, and unfortunately, almost everything was inedible. Dry sandwiches, less-than-fresh ingredients, and no attention to presentation or flavor. Everything seemed prepackaged and hastily reheated, with no regard for the final quality. The price-to-service ratio was simply unacceptable. The only positive exception was the rustico leccese, which at €3 was at least decent compared to the rest. However, one decent item isn't enough to save the overall experience. The service is slow and inattentive, with long waits even when there are no customers. Cala Marin Bar seems to thrive solely on its location, but it's completely lacking in attention and professionalism. I don't recommend it, and I don't think we'll return. There are much better options in the area.

21/09/2025: We visited a beachside bar in Italy as a group of six gay friends, and unfortunately, we had a very unpleasant experience. When we ordered tequila with salt and lime, the waiter realized we were gay and made a rather offensive remark, saying that “salt and lime is a lady’s thing, not for men.” He then refused to bring the accompaniments we asked for. This kind of attitude is unacceptable and shows a level of prejudice we did not expect to encounter. So here’s a heads-up to other LGBTQIA+ customers looking for a welcoming environment: sadly, this place did not treat us with the respect everyone deserves.

24/10/2025: I wish I could give zero stars because one is undeserved. It's overpriced for the mediocre products it sells (half-raw pastries more expensive than in a pastry shop, a tasteless and bare sandwich with two slices of mortadella and a half of transparent cheese for €5), but the worst thing is the rudeness of the guy at the cashier, convinced he can talk to customers as if he were doing them a favor. I strongly recommend avoiding it; there are alternatives!

04/10/2025: As for the products, it's fair to give them three stars, because the rating is average. As for the ambiance, and even more so the service, it's best to draw a veil over them! The place, in fact, besides being very dated (which in itself may mean little or nothing), clearly lacks even the minimum hygiene standards (and I'm limiting myself to the visible, not wanting to imagine what might be going on in the back room/workshop). Service is always coordinated, so to speak, by a man who perpetually (summer and winter) wears a straw hat, displaying an unspeakable rudeness that I've never encountered at this level in other public establishments. The prices are those of a grand bar, which is actually pitiful. This gentleman, a candidate in the recent municipal elections and obviously NOT elected, is fortunate to have very little competition. Outside the station, there's only one other small bar, which does what it can. Last note: until a few months ago, there were two 24-hour vending machines at the station, which worked very well and took away a portion of the bar's customers. Well, from one day to the next, they were removed and never replaced. This remains an inexplicable, or perhaps... very explainable, fact! This bar is highly discouraged! 👎