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    Mamma Rosa

    5.0 (20 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Italian
    Closed 12:45 pm - 3:00 PM, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    "My passion for cooking can only be compared to the immeasurable love I have for my sons."
    Allison B.

    This is one of the best dining experiences of my life. The quality, freshness, and simplicity of the ingredients allows you to experience what looks like a meal you may have many places around the world, in an entirely different way. The love is in every bite. The atmosphere here is casual but warm, and the service was fast, friendly and informal-like everyone is Mamma's family vibes. Do yourself a solid and go here. My husband ordered the octopus/ pistachio pasta (not pictured) and that knocked out socks off as well.

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    Denise G.

    Mamma Rosa's was a local recommendation and not located on the busy shopping streets of Salerno. You need to know of the place. Colorful seafood plates decorate the outside walls. The modest exterior displays several clocks Indicating time of operation. 12:40 seemed odd, but we returned at 12:30 to stand in line for opening and asked if we had a reservation. Upon entering the restaurant tables filled in minutes with locals. The wait staff speak English , but Mamma Rosa comes to your table to take the order translated by her staff. The English menu is viewable by QR code. Lots of seafood. We chose bruschetta and a pasta dish. Both delicious but the pasta absolutely divine. A big bottle of Voila Red beer, two glasses of wine, bottle of water and two life changing lemon sorbets later we felt this was one of our best lunches of our month long trip. Total for three was 65 euros. An Outstanding lunch.

    Pasta

    Food was excellent. Everything from the appetizers to our meals. Reservations are recommended.

    Tiffany Y.

    What a special find this place was. The staff was super friendly and family owned. I regret never getting the name of Mama Rosa's son who helped us but he was the epitome of Italian hospitality. By far one of the best places I have had in Italy! Don't fall into the tourist traps of some typical places and please do yourself the favor and come here. The seafood is amazing and you can taste the love that goes into their food. Thank you again for serving us such a special meal and for your generosity your Chinese friends from San Francisco !

    Quintessential experience in Salerno. Fresh seafood, affordable prices, Italian locals, and warm staff. I felt at home here.

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    Awesome food and staff!!! Very nice atmosphere and greeted by a friendly manager. The food was outstanding.

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    We suddenly realized this was a special place as the owner ordered our meal which was several courses along with a great house wine.

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    Trattoria del Padreterno

    Trattoria del Padreterno

    4.0(3 reviews)
    0.2 km

    We stumbled across this restaurant one lunchtime whilst exploring Salerno, and it was a nice…read moresurprise. Having been in Italy for a fortnight we were getting a bit tired of pizza & pasta & variations thereof, and were pleasantly surprised by the fish restaurant. The twist with the restaurant is that there is no menu & you are only served what they catch that morning. We had an appetiser menu consisting of marinated anchovies, octopus in a tomato sauce with polenta, seared tuna, croquette with octopus. It was fantastic. In regards to cost we also had two 1/2 Ltrs of house white wine (the choice is only red or white) & total cost was €50. I cannot recommend it enough, if you are a fish lover, go.

    Very kind and sincere owner and waiter, which we appreciate very much. Accommodating with the kids…read morefinickyness. The gnocchi sorrentina was one of the best I've had while living in Italy. The house wine was ok but priced accordingly. They didnt have coffee available for the end of the meal which was surprising. The fish of the day and pasta were very good and not overpriced. My only complaint is that when we ordered the appetizer of the house (antipasti della casa) it is in the menu as "antipasti della casa (5 portions) 13euro" we ordered this, he asked how many portions 4?, 5? We repeated yes the 5. The appetizer was very nice, but when the bill came it was 65 euro for it. In other words they charged 13 euro per portion, not per appetizer, as it is written of course in the menu. This was pretty shocking as it was good but absolutely overpriced and very misleading, though I don't feel they were trying to be dishonest.

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