Came here after a quick Trip Advisor search for a good seafood restaurant in the area. We were the…read morefirst ones in at 7pm on a Friday evening, but the restaurant quickly filled up. The restaurant is situated under a pier, and the ambience makes for a very interesting dining experience, as there were local bathers swimming under the pier, and laying out on the concrete until late in the evening. The restaurant staff eventually cleared out the swimmers, and then put tables and chairs down in the space they had just occupied. Service is a bit slow, as is common in southern Italy, but the food did not disappoint, and we had the best seafood of our Puglia trip at this restaurant. Would highly recommend.

The seafood pasta is delicious, the personnel was very friendly and accommodating dietary requests…read more Best seafood I ate in a long time!!

A great restaurant! I must first say, I'm not a big fan of seafood, but everything I tried here,…read moremade me change my mind. I could tell that the fish and the seafood were very fresh, and so was everything else (fresh handmade pasta!), the prices are good considering the quality of the products. Great view of the sea and friendly service. If you're looking for a place to have the best quality fresh seafood, and enjoy a great time, look no more. Thank you Nautilus for a great Sunday afternoon!

We spent an hour wandering the streets of the historic center when we stumbled upon this local gem…read more We have no idea how this compares to the other seafood restaurants in Taranto but we enjoyed ourselves and by the looks on the other faces in the crowded dining room it looked like were were not alone. During out entire 1-2 hours here we heard not a word of English. It looked like a local joint with families and singles on dates well represented in the crowd. We were greeted at the door like we were long lost relatives and hustled right away to a table. We were presented with menus but before we could open them we were beckoned into the next room where all manner of fresh caught seafood was lying on ice. I assume they were telling us to pick out what we wanted to eat (some of the choices were still moving around) but as they spoke no English and I even less Italian they could have been telling us anything and I would not have had a clue. We picked out swordfish, calamari, bream and something else that looked adventurous. At each selection the animal was ceremoniously plucked off the ice and placed on a large silver platter. Once we were done we were led back to our table which had been adorned with bread and cutlery in our absence. We still had not opened a menu. We looked around and noticed nobody had menus and they simply told the waiters what they wanted and a few minutes later it magically appeared from the next room on silver platters for the diners to inspect. Once approved the sea creatures were then off to the kitchen and their fate. Needless to say it was delicious and as fresh a fish as I have ever eaten. And I have lived on the beach where seafood was there for the taking. Not only did we have our fill but it was the perfect fuel for our mile walk through the February night back to the hotel. Our entire bill including wine was $46.00 We would definitely come back.

This was the last dinner in Lecce on our Puglia trip. Sometimes you just want seafood and this…read moreplace did not miss. We walked into the restaurant and was ushered to the seafood chest by one of the waitstaff. The waitress lead us through the process of choosing our seafood, deciding the cooking process, and then sat us down. We ordered tuna tartare which was fresh, tender, and delicate. I ordered fried seafood for my main and my friend ordered mussels and a ravioli. We were seated... the restaurant was dimly lit, white table cloths dressed the tables, and restaurant felt more romantic than a friendly local hangout. The food was amazing and I can't wait to go back and eat again.

Beautiful restaurant and unique experience where you pick out your seafood first and then it is…read moreprepared as you wish. Wonderful experience and you will be delighted.

Food was delicious, mainly sea food, nice waiters, definitely recommend! We ate fried sea food,…read moreside salad, oysters, you can select which fishes to fry for you

Originally we thought Gallipoli was only for partying and that we should leave our gastronomical…read morecritiques aside for a while. My friend and I came to la Lampara for dinner. La Lampara proved us wrong! We came one night for a bottle of wine and some raw seafood. First let me tell you that the service was above excellent. They gave us and incredibly good deal and two extra limone granitas for free at the end. On top of that they invited us the next day for lunch but this time for a cooked feast. Night one: Incredible raw food, so fresh some of the muscles were still moving when we squeezed the lemon on top of it. The wine was exquisite too. The limone granitas were artisan made and tasty. Lunch: The next day we had the house wine which was a little less good but still appreciated. The bbq seafood was delicious and lived up to our expectation!

Very friendly, great service, good food, filled with locals and a few tourists. Angelo speaks good…read moreEnglish and is an enthusiastic host. Antipasti of the house was unique, the seafood was all great including sea urchin linguine which was memorable. Highly recommended for Otranto.