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.