Love, love, love this place! It was recommended by our Airbnb host and he did not disappoint. The…read morehours are weird if you're not familiar with Italy. They have a seista time, meaning they are closed during the afternoon until 1930. Just make sure you take a look at the hours before heading there and do RSVP just in case. It's not big, but has decent amount of tables. It's located in an alley next to a parking lot. Very convenient!
Everybody was so friendly and you can tell they're passionate in what they're doing. I loved our chef-waitress that took our order. I wasn't sure if the Semolina Fricelli dish would be too little or too much, so when I asked her using hand language....she responded with her eyes. It grew big and then bigger lol! She meant it'll be enough for me, probably more than enough!
They started off with a complimentary appetizers while we took our time with the menu. Well, we were kind of waiting on them to take the order but we're in Italy, so it's Italian time. It was some sort of bruschetta and it was delicious.
Anxiously waiting for our meals, we ordered an Aubergine pie stuffed with scamorza cheese on fresh tomato and basil veloute. It looked like an upside down pie, but it was fantastic! Me and my friend both said we could have 5 more of those. After that, they left us a dish of what looked like Honey Dew melons. While it may looked like it, it wasn't. It tasted like a cucumber, but less watery? If that make sense. We come to the conclusion that it's to cleanse our palette for our main meal. Every table had a bowl of it.
Finally, our Semolina Fricelli and my friend's Spaghettone. Absolute divine. Wow, I cannot commend enough about this place! The environment, the staff, the food, the company, and the vibe was just uplifting. I'm glad we didn't ordered anymore, because I barely finished my plate. My friend had to take some to go. No matter how full we are, we still have space for some Tiramisu.
Will definitely come back here whenever we come back to Locorotondo!
Cin Cin!