POMPEI
Osteria Nonna Cherubina

Osteria Nonna Cherubina

Via Provinciale Andolfi 46, 80045, POMPEI, Italy

Europeo • Fast Food • Frutti Di Mare • Selezione Insider - Frutti Di Mare


"Overall one of the better restaurants in Pompeii and certainly the best in this part of the city. Two rooms: inside and outside veranda. Ate outside who had a very nice pergola. Deep gravel floor has seats uneven. No clear separation between smoking and not. Table linen would fit better the style restaurant goes for. Maybe because I came early (after expecting 6 hours in revenge? but the service was moderate. Waitstaff spoke English and used English menus; but with the original Italian on the menus and speak Italian when the guest knows that Italian avoids confusion. The food came before the wine (so remember that I ordered wine). Was brought the wrong wine or at least accused for resurrection, instead of normal. Uncork at the table, but not asked to check cork. I also don't understand why so many Tuscan wines on the list if in large wine country. Was forgotten at times when I was the only person out, despite a server that took the other tables out. There was confusion with the only other table outside (left before my pasta). They were charged for my meal. Problem was clarified, but shouldn't happen in a restaurant that was not topped. Owned it and the guests will thank you. Picky? Not if you want to pass upscale. The food was good, but not at the price. The Amuse-bouche/canapé was a nice but hard bread. It was clear it was sitting around. Mussel appetizers were tepid and needed more spices, accompanying bread hard. Unclear when fresh. Pasta (cooks with beans were pretty good, hot and hearty, nice for a cool evening. No. Contorno (veg. page; I had the grilled vegetables was decent, nothing special. Dessert trio was okay, nothing special. Overall very good for the location (there are better restaurants in the city that cost less. I would like to have seen more really seasonal and local dishes. Since we have a family near Pompeii and I have come to Italy for 25 years, this is not a route."

Tempio

Tempio

Via Villa Dei Misteri 1, Pompei, Italy, 80045, POMPEI

Vino • Caffè • Pasta • Dessert


"My wife and I stopped for dinner at Tempio after spending the day exploring Pompeii. We were told outside that we could do a wine-tasting in the restaurant. Since we were the only customers at the time (5pm is too early for dinner by Italian...standards), we were given a private tasting on the balcony. A very knowledgeable and friendly lady named Carmela told us a lot about the wines from her winery, Sorrentino, and let us sample everything she had available. She also brought us our meal when it was ready (even though she didn 't actually work for the restaurant), and informed us that we could take a tour of the Sorrentino winery if we wanted to come back the next day (we didn 't have time, but we plan on going next time we visit). She was very helpful, and the wines were amazing! As for the food, we split a plate of Spaghetti Carbonara, and it was delicious (the best meal we had on our entire trip). The setting was beautiful, and we ended up missing a couple of trains because we were having such a good time. My wife said it made her feel like she was in Eat, Pray, Love ! There are a lot of restaurants/vendors that line the path between the Pompeii excavation site and the train station, and they all seemed over-priced and geared towards tourists... Tempio Ristorante was out-of-the-way, not too busy, and seemed more like kind of authentic Italian restaurant that we went to Italy to enjoy!"