Another late meal in southern Italy. Five of us arrived to Maratea late (at 9 pm), and after getttimg settled decided a meal would be the rkght thing to do. Of course, late eating seams to be a pattern we cannot escape.
La Torre is on the central piazza, and we did call ahead, because settling in means a glass of wine on the terrace, and it was getting later.
Our meal consisted of baked anchovies, a dish of baked gnocchi with a red sauce and very stringy cheese. Next came three fried zuchini blossoms (four of us were eating). We had a traditional pasta dish with cruschi. We had then a mixed fish plate with a white fish and three crustations (large shrimp and very small lobster-like creature). The white fish was slightly undercooked. We also had a plate of grilled vegatables, mushrooms, peppers, broccoli, and peppers..
We shared a liter of house red that was quite passable.
Overall, the meal was good and were treated very well by the staff. We were the last group to leave.
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