This restaurant in the sleepy little fishing town of Cetara is a hidden gem on the Amalfi Coast. If…read moreyou're in Salerno, I cannot recommend detouring into Cetara enough. The town itself is incredibly charming but this place was the best meal in a series of unbelievable meals we had as we ate our way across Italy. There's a menu but our waiter just came out and told us the specials and arranged a tasting menu for us. He took us over to select fresh fish for the main cooked in a simple lemon, butter, and olive oil sauce. The rest of our menu consisted of anchovy with burrata, tomato, and lemon jelly; a crispy fried sardine with smoked eggplant and a Parmesan cream; octopus of olive oil mashed potatoes, and a seared tuna; and of course spaghetti with colatura di alici. All of it was unreal. Fresh and delicately prepared with local ingredients. It's a meal I'll never forget.

The waiter recommended the local fare. We ate a 3 course meal for an unbelievable price. The food…read moreand service were fantastic.

I'll start with the negative, which affects mainly those reading the reviews in English…read more Negative: old Italian tradition of not giving you a receipt. Prices are inflated compared to menu ones and they claim are giving you a discount. Note: Italian menu prices already include taxes. They pocket the difference, twice (and more when prices are rounded up...). Food review: recommended. Got appetizers and pastas: all very good. Got their house wine: good as well. Service was fast, despite all tables being full. Outdoor tables are a nice touch, although very close to each other.

If you visit Cetara you need to try their anchovies. This restaurant has a menu filled with…read moreanchovies served in many different ways. I tried their tortino di melanzana and seafood risotto and everything was delicious. They also have fried gelato so save space for dessert! I would definitely return here..

I enjoyed a nice lunch here in a hot summer day exploring this adorable town in Cetara. This place…read moreseems to be a family place - very unpretentious with excellent local fare - featuring the famous anchovies of Cetara. The spaghetti with "colatura" which is the marinating oil and juices of anchovies. It was so good and the perfect touch of a whole dried red chili stuck point down in the spaghetti. I cut it up and mixed it in - super hot but delicious. Service couldn't be better and so friendly working thought the Italian - English language issue.

Worlds. Best. Anchovies…read more We stayed in fantastic Cetara for four nights. On our third night we chose this place. Simply because we liked the look and the location. Little did we know that we would eat what's probably the worlds best alici (anchovies). But let's start at the beginning. After getting a table we ordered a half litre of house wine. Took a while until it was served, but no problem about that. Then we ordered two mains: Pasta with Tuna Genovese and the Spaghetti with colatura di alici (homemade anchovie fish sauce). Shortly after Gennaro arrived at our table. The mastermind, the artist ... or simply: the headchef/owner of this place. He said that we really need to try his famous alici (anchovies) and he will bring us a free starter plate with them. And soon they arrived: The Worlds Best Anchovies - at least so far. Preserved in high quality oil, topped with some herbs and garlic. And then freshly grated Amalfi Lemons on top. Wow...what an explosion of flavours! A feast for they eyes and more importantly: your palate. Never have we ever tasted better and more flavorful anchovies. Try them, even if you're not into anchovies or fish in general. The mains were great as well. Fresh and perfectly cooked (al dente) Pasta with few, but fresh and perfectly matched ingredients. The Tuna tasted great and the colatura alici was delightful. Not too fishy and smooth. Great stuff (Gennaro does produce it himself). We were so happy that we returned the next night and made a reservation right away (can get packed on weekends). We got a nice table - and again our dog was very welcome. This time we ordered a nice bottle of White: a 2010 Ester (Greco Di Tufo). A fantastic wine, deep yellow/gold color, but at the same time not too sweet and a perfect match for pasta dishes. Then of course: two servings of the brillant anchovies. For mains we had Pesto Pasta (handmade - very filling) and Gnocchi with grated dried fish roe! What might sound fishy is actually just a bit salty, very balanced and delicious. Another great dinner here at Acquapazza. Gennaro came by our table again and had a bit of a chat. Great guy! First night we paid 48 Euros, the other 70 Euros. Fair prices for dinners of this high quality. Innovative Italia food, but still faithful to its roots with few but great ingredients. Some of the best dishes we've had on this Italian Road Trip. Highly recommended!

At this restaurant I had one of the best meals of my life. The food was outstanding, the service…read morewas impeccable and the experience was amazing. In a charming picturesque Italian fishing village, you will find an Italian culinary experience. This place is a foodie's dream. From the salt cured anchovie appetizer to the amazing variety of desserts and lemoncello it was a meal to die for! I didn't even think I liked anchovies but after this meal I now know I do. The owner was so friendly and the chef here is amazing! Each course was even better than the last. We had salt cured anchovies, fried anchovies, a fantastic spiral pasta with a pine nut sauce, a simple spaghetti pasta with anchovie oil and we ended with some great desserts. The selection of dessert liqueurs was outstanding as well. We had fennelcello, mandarincello, lemoncello, and chocolate lemoncello. At the end of our meal, we felt like we had joined their family. The owner, chef, and 4 other members from the town jumped in the photo with us. Although you could go here on your own, We had an amazing guide named Marco who can be emailed at: marco.predieri@aruba.it he made the experience even more amazing. Knowing a local person here will help your foodie experience. Happy eating!!

This place is absolutely gorgeous. The service was impeccable and Raffaele provided service that…read morewas beyond amazing and he recommended delicious dishes. I got the lobster spaghetti and the appetizer with different kinds of seafood(I forgot the name). Overall, I was very delighted with my experience here, especially with Raffaele.

Amazing! Fresh! Delightful! Very quiet in November but still open. Very happy we went in. Best…read moremeal I've had in 5 days in Italy.

A delicious meal to welcome us to Salerno!!…read more The gentleman who took our order was fantastic! It was very crowded, busy, and we got there about 45 minutes before closing, but he welcomed us and took such good care of us! I had the bream and my husband had cod with marinara. They were perfection!! The tables were small and crowded, which felt a little tight, but I wouldn't change a thing!

Main dish was delicious, the place is great, and the service was excellent. A perfect 10!read more

Passed by during my Pompeii visit. There is no English menu while the waiter ( boss I guessed)…read moreexplained the menu very detailed. Was the first table during lunch time at weekend followed by some family gathering and couples in date. The food is delicious with unexpected reasonable price. Definitely a worthwhile trial. Recommend to anyone travel around the site.

Came here for dinner with my daughter, based on the reviews, and was not disappointed. This…read moreestablishment has a very charming vibe, with a back patio that's cool and quiet, away from the street. Its location near the amphitheater entrance of the Pompeii Archeological Park makes it very easy to find. The food was fantastic, the pasta was perfect. The service was absolutely top-notch as well. I highly recommend this restaurant for a casual evening with friends, or a quiet evening with a date.

This was a great meal! My husband and I shared an appetizer. I got the cod fish gnocchi which was…read moreso yummy! I liked our meal and had a good time. We went on a Wednesday and were confused as to why only a few tables were full and mainly tourists but, it may be because it was during the week.

This lovely Italian place left my group of friends and I with smiles on our faces and overstuffed…read morebellies. This restaurant is in what feels like a cave? It's all stone inside it seems like. Our waiter knew just enough English and we knew just enough Spanish/ Italian to get by. The menu here is QR code, but there is little cell reception there for our internet to work. Overall the food was delicious. This penne was so cheesy and tomatoey. The mussels were cooked in a simple salt and pepper broth really allowing their natural flavors to pop. Both the mussels and the lemons were from the Almafi coast!

Hands down one of the best meals I have ever had! Everything about this place is great. It starts…read moreand ends with amazing views of Salerno and everything in between is just great dish after great dish. We ate with some Italian friends who did all the ordering for our party of nine and since it was family style we got to try everything on the table. Every single dish was amazing from the rice to the seafood to the pasta. If you are ever in the area this is a MUST try.

We had a lovely lunch under lemon trees here. Our favorites:…read more* Scoglio 1903: seafood pasta with lots of mussels, clams, and shrimp * Spaghetti and clams: made with parsley oil, so not your typical spaghetti and clams * Cubotto di manzo: beef steak The restaurant is best for their seafood dishes, although the beef steak was seared well and probably one of the better steaks I've had in Italy. The non-seafood pastas were just so-so. We also ordered the pasta with truffles and pasta alla Nerano (pasta with zucchini sauce); both were forgettable unfortunately (1 star off). Bread was freshly baked in house and tasted amazing. Fresh basil leaves and lemon zest were added to olive oil, which was a nice change from traditional bread and plain olive oil. Service could be a little bit more attentive, because we were not given a plate to discard shells from our seafood pasta or a steak knife for steak. We had to ask for them specifically. LOL.

Very good homemade pasta, it was a hard menu to understand, even with the English translation. The…read morebread olive oil and lemon dip very good. The dining under the lemon trees lovely.