GALLIPOLI
Trattoria La Paranza

Trattoria La Paranza

Largo Dogana, 73014, GALLIPOLI, Italy

Pizza • Pasta • Messicano • Vegetariano


"I 'm a bit confused by other reviews of this restaurant. I found it to be one of the best meals on my trip to Puglia. 1st, Gallipoli is a lovely Greek-like town, with beautiful blue water, colorful fishing boats and a lot of history and amazing architecture. I wish I had time to see more of it. I 'd like to return some day. Our main purpose for this stop was to have lunch and for me to eat my 1st sea urchin. It was late and not many places were open. This is a problem in Puglia for tourists. They really do shut down and take a siesta. We were lucky to find La Paranza open. I was leery that we were the only diners. Unfortunately, they had no sea urchins. We opted to eat outside on the patio. Trees hid the view of the fishermen and their stalls. This place was my 1st taste of Pugliese olives which arrived complimentary. OMG....I attacked the bowl of green olives like a bowl of popcorn. So meaty and delicious. The bread was also excellent. I love fish but am often hesitant to order it. If it is the slightest bit over-cooked, I hate it. My swordfish with lemon and oil was one of the best dishes ever. I also ordered a beautiful fresh salad. The tomatoes all over Puglia were exceptional. A friend had fried calamari which was probably just okay. Another had spaghetti and mussels which he shared, and I liked that a lot, too. Local red wine was reasonably priced and sold in small bottles, perfect for us. I loved my meal. Euro 56 for 3 people with wine. Luckily, as we were leaving La Paranza, the fish stalls were starting to open up again. A kind fisherman at the La Lampara stall fed me 2 spoonfuls of sea urchin which I loved. I will never forget this very special travel memory."

La Vecchia Caserma

La Vecchia Caserma

Via Briganti, 3, 73014, Italia, GALLIPOLI, Italy

Caffè • Sushi • Europeo • Asiatico


"streik: most of the terrasian tables were empty when we arrived at pm, and the first suggestion of the service was an ersatztisch outside the regular sitting area and essentially as part of the waiting area before entering the restaurant. After the service couldn't sit on this table, another couple sat there a later one (even if until pm not all regular tables sit, and many tables could sit over the time again.) streik: we ordered a glittering water, but of course, something I would not normally mention, but it sat nicely the wonderful service. for this combination of the attention of the service I give a star. back: strik: after about minutes waiting time a pizza and pasta with whistles was brought to our tables. far away from our two completely different ordered pizzas. it took a few minutes (to wait time to bring the right two pizzas at the second try. we received at least one fried pizzateig in the minute, but like other tables that were accumulated after the first failed attempt, and successful second attempt it seems as if the service did not even say the kitchen to prioritize the forgotten/connected order. for the total delay I reduce another star that leads to strike: as mentioned by others, the bill we have received has taken the wrong price. a large beer was awarded in the original menu at vs. the increase in billing from to an equally tried overcharge of there is also corperto per person without getting a little brot. for the strike I reduce another star: the last is the fact that the overload is not a simple error, but more actual and planned. Why? because the beer is added to vs. in the billing system and they can adjust the price as they wish. at the end both bills have specified the name of the beer, but once with and once with everyone should be extremely careful while paying the bill! that brings us to stare. not to mention, we had to ask time for a bill and waited a few minutes (with only other tables sitting and coworkers.) overall really a disappointment of the service that is quite a pity, since the pizza was actually quite good and probably one of our favorites about southern Italy. many thanks to the kitchen and I'm sorry that the service ruins the beautiful work they do."