All locals here. This is the pizzeria to visit if in Montecalvo Irpino (Italy), my grandfather 's…read morehometown.
With a nice, homey feel, the pizza oven was blazing when we entered, adding additional warmth to the room. There were just a few people there when arrived at 8pm, but the place was packed with a long wait by 10pm when we left.
We were with my cousins who live just down the road and we had pizza, wonderful pizza, just like those served at the best pizzerias of Naples.
My wife had the Pizza Provola e Speck (€4.50) with smoked provola and speck which is a thinly sliced, smoked, cured ham. The provola was generous and the dough perfectly prepared and baked.
My pizza had tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh, local sausage and salame Montecalvese (€5). It also was perfectly baked and delicious. They did not have olio piccante (EVO soaked in pepperoncini), but the brought me four bottles of crushed red peppers of varying intensity (11 - 17 on the hot meter) and some EVO, so I improvised.
My cousin Rosanna had a grilled veal steak and salad, surprising me because I somehow missed the meat options on the menu. At just €3 l'etto (200 grams), an Argentinian steak just under a pound (14 ounces) will run you only €6 ($7.20).
At Pizzeria da Alfredo "pagha poco e mangia molto bene" ... "pay little and eat very well"! The bill came to just €68, including wine, water and after dinner drinks, but they rounded down to €60 (a common practice in small Italian towns), not inluding tip. The quality of food and very reasonable prices here (and elsewhere in the area) are unbeatable, making this a DEFINITE TravelValue.
CombatCritic Gives Da Alfredo 10 Bombs Out Of 10 And A Spot On My WALL OF FAME ... More Bombs Are Better!
