Fantastic restaurant just outside the city walls. Had a delicious squid ink pasta lightly tossed…read morewith olive oil, chock full of mussels and halved cherry tomoatoes. Warm, friendly service despite the heat of the day in Lecce. They also provide Salento wines--perfect for our dining (We had a Li Cuti Vendemmia 2014 that just complemented our meal). Definitely come for the delicious food and fantastic Salento wines.

There are better options elsewhere in Lecce. The food is…read morefine. The cheese was memorable, but nothing else. Some of the portions were generous. It is on the outer edge of the old part of Lecce. We were sent by recommendation from a local. We hoped it would be a great find...you know off the beaten track with great food, but sadly it is edible and not special. The view was of modern and insignificant buildings. The older part of the city is so beautiful and vibrant, I'd rather be in the older part if eating average food. One waitress was sweet, but forgetful. The other staff did their best to ignore us. I watched people sit and leave because they couldn't get served despite having only a couple of tables filled. Plenty of other options in Lecce. Did not work for us.

We ended up going here due to the ratings and because they had a wide variety of a gluten-free…read moreoptions. I was able to get a steak made perfection with the side of pasta.

I highly recommend this place. We're from New York City and Arizona place is amazing. Staff was…read more great. Food was delicious. Somewhat patient with us.

Visiting Italy, and a city, on a Sunday can be challenging. Though I love the silence, empty…read morestreets and the tranquil places around - most shops are closed. Brindisi, although quite large in size, isn't much different. What is lovely about Italy though, is the big family lunches on Sundays - resulting in many good places open on these days. La Locanda Del Porto is located on a path, nearby the beautiful harbour. The restaurant was packed with locals plus some tourists. The latter sitting outside, while locals might prefer inside? Quite odd, but okay. The service was really great. Amazing, actually. They spoke English very well, although I do not expect that, so that's fine if they don't. They did here, so our communication worked better. Food was good. Nothing mindblowing. Do not expect anything above okay. It is decent and I suppose some of the best food in Brindisi - if you are expecting a classic trattoria experience. Missed a higher quality though. They are saying they do seafood very well. They do, but I just do not understand their menu card either saying 'some fish may be frozen'. Seriously guys? No frozen stuff here. Buy in season and rotate your menu. Much more delicious, much more interesting for people. I had a salad with octopus and grana padano. Very good and cheap as well, at only 7€. Having said that, this wasn't much above average. We are talking iceberg lettuce, olives, red onions + the two ingredients mentioned above. Being used to salad places like in Copenhagen, London and New York, this salad falls short. I would gladly return to this place though. I loved the relaxing space and the decent food.

We tried this restaurant on our 1st night landing in Brindisi. We had calamari fritti, pasta…read morew/mussels and clams, sea bass filet with vegetables and a mixed salad. The calamari and the pasta were very good but the mixed salad was just plain salad mix with no dressing. I'm not sure if that's how it normally is or not. And my sea bass filet was very soft and had a lot of bones.

The Ambience was a quaint Italian side street outside the restaurant with a little neighborhood dog…read moregoing table to table. The food was mediocre. The service and host were very lacking. Especially noted lack of service if you are not native Italian. Openly discriminatory to English, French, Netherlands. I'm not certain why so many people recommend this place. I would recommend so many other incredible places. Our party of four adults felt let down after hearing others reviews. The only foods that were above average was the brasciole sauce, NOT the meat itself, and the spiced potato skins. I give it 2 stars just for being IN Italy.

We did the tasting menu. It was fun to experience authentic cuisine!…read moreLoved sitting outside. The service was excellent.