This place was decent. We came here right before a tour and were greeted and sat down immediately…read moreby the waiters. No line, but it did fill up really fast after because we were early. Don't worry about reservations. Plenty of seating outside and inside and outside has great views. Inside ambiance was very nice with spread out seating. The food was decent but came kind of slow. Still highly recommend this place as a laid back lunch spot.

We had the most tasty and view filled lunch here a couple weeks ago. The food was delicious and…read moreflavor-filled. Very friendly service and flavors of the region tickled our tastebuds. Highly recommend this gem of an establishment in the heart of the walled City of Matera. We enjoyed the orrechietti, the gnocchi and the featured appetizer of buffalomozzerella and guancielle

Wow, such a nice little place and lunch was amazing. Not large but wonderful. I had the lasagna and…read moremy daughter had the pasta dish. wonderful and such nice staff. Looks to be family fun

This was a wonderful recommendation from our hotel (Gattini Hotel) and was a great way to wrap up…read moreour couple of days in Matera. The restaurant is run by a couple, and has a very family feel, like you have been welcomed into someone's home for dinner (it is quite small so I think reservations are necessary at key seasonal times). The couple, who were the chef and host/wait people, were friendly and really wanted to make sure we were enjoying our meal. Our meal was wonderful: lemon anchovy pasta, octopus, eggplant, and a wonderful wine paired with the food. Adding to the atmosphere was the open feel via the window that looked into the kitchen, you could watch all the food sing prepped which was fun.

This is a charming place cut into a mountain in Matera. It has a blend of casual feel with fine…read moretable settings and table cloths. The team if servers is very helpful in describing the meals and selecting wines. My wife and I split the nochi with local sausage in a delicious cream sauce. Next we shared the slice beef which was surprisingly tender and went well with the potato cakes and mushrooms. Finally, for dessert we had a ricotta and chocolate cake that was like none I'd had before. All this gray food came with a very reasonable price so our entire experience was one we will always remember fondly.

This place is delicious! We waited to get a table and it was well worth it for a late night dinner…read more Great service and friendly staff. We ordered other appetizers to start with that are not pictured, like the local cheese. We chose a local wine of course and it was very good. They have gluten free pasta, crackers to try the local cheese and plenty of dishes that are naturally gluten free.

This is a fabulous Italian restaurant in Matera Italy. We started our meals off with a few…read moreappetizers mainly the known foods around the area of southern Italy. Eggplant Parmesan, potatoes, ricotta cheese, fried zucchini flowers with cheese inside these were so good! Sliced meats and olives. Everything was delicious! For our mains my husband had the lamb, it is like a stew and on the bone. He enjoyed it, portions are quite large here. I had the home made cavetelli with red pepper and pecorino cheese my cousin and her husband had the orecchiette pasta. My cousins daughter just wanted pasta with tomato sauce and fries. I tasted the fries and even the fries were delicious! For dessert we shared the lemon sorbetto it was devine!! A little pricey but worth it for the food and the ambience.

Based on the Yelp reviews we gave this restaurant a try. I think it might have changed since…read moreCOVID, because it was just o.k. The service was very good, but the food was nothing special. The ambiance was also just ok. I did enjoy the insalate due, which had crispy proscuitto and homemade croutons, but it didn't come with dressing - rather, they served little packets of oil and aceto balsamico with it. Orchietti is apparently a local specialty, so I ordered theirs, with bacon and crispy peppers (also a local specialty) but the fava bean sauce was not great - thick snd starchy. I appreciated that they had half bottles of local wine, which was nice. My husband enjoyed the baccala, which is a baked cod dish. So not bad, but not as good as noted by prior reviewers. There are better choices in the Sasso Caveoso.

Great service and great food. Not touristy at all and has authentic food from Basilicata. Try…read moreanything that has pepeperone cruschi in it. Sweet and crunchy fried peppers from the region. Fava beans are in season so I had a fava bean "soup" with pasta. Delicious! Also a local cheese selection. Waiters were awesome. Food taste like Nonna had made it.

Great place for lamb, seafood pasta n dessert. Great service too. We came in around 3pm and most…read moreplaces were close or only serves Pizza. They have full menu for service.

This restaurant is carved into the rocks so it's pretty much a cave, which is a lot of what Matera…read moreis about. It was very nice inside and the staff was very friendly. Their English was middling but better than my Italian! My family and I had antipasto, chicken and potatoes, pizza, soup, and ravioli. The chicken and potatoes were great! Frankly, I wanted a straight-forward meat and potatoes meal for a break while touring Italy, and this dish hit the spot--not one tomato on it. The food was good. Cappuccinos were great. We made reservations for dinner and arrived on time at 6pm. The place was empty except for the other tourist family from England. Americans typically eat dinner from 5-7p. Italians eat dinner from 7-9p. We had the restaurant to ourselves for dinner at EVERY establishment we visited until 7p when the locals started showing up. Definitely make reservations if you want to ensure space for your party!

All I need to say is Spaghetti All'Assasina. It was amazing. We had several other dishes and all…read morewere great. Great setting in the magical town of Matera Italy

Great experience at Baccanti - good service and ambiance. I…read moregot the pork chops for my main - the flavours of the mashed potato, peperocino, reduction and pork really worked well together. The only fall back was that the pork chop was too fatty - it was hard to cut off the layers of fat. I do wish they trimmed the chop before searing it to avoid this. The other fallback - I do wish they had served a serrated knife with the main. The wine pairing with my food was perfect. I had the bread, olive oil, salt dessert. The best dish I had here. It was an amazingly creative dish. Don't want to spoil the experience for the readers but this is a MUST order.

Very quaint restaurant with excellent food. They have an extensive wine list to please anyone. We…read morehad the fava bean puree with chickory, white truffle pasta, pork in bechamel sauce and pasta with clam sauce. Every plate was excellent.

This place gave us a below average experience. The food was not the best, pasta was overcooked, and…read morethey gave us the bread before we even got plates and no olive oil or even salt to go with it. The waiters looked very unamused at literally anything that was happening and were just there because of the money, the food came fast and we had good seating. The lighting was good and the ambiance was nice until about halfway through our meal, the lights started flickering throughout the whole restaurant and then happened once more later on. I would not highly recommend but if you do plan on going, make reservations.

Service is top notch and personal, plates are made to order. The ravioli was not on the menu…read more My daughter ordered The cod and was cooked to perfection with delicious fresh tomatoes and potatoes.

On a spur of the moment we came in…read more The meat and cheese to share I had a pillow shape pasta with white fish and olives and capers and my wife had a twisted pasta with bacon and portobello slices. Just a terrific lunch. Won't need dinner.

Wonderful outdoor bistro right next to the Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso and beautiful views of…read moreMatera! The pasta here are incredible! Local dishes and local flavors are non like you have tried before. We ordered a large prosciutto platter with different tasting of cheese (burrata, pecorino, and another kind). Must get this to pair with their homemade bread! Tried two different kinds of local pastas, including the orecchiette. And a pork rolls with gravy and side salad. This restaurant is a must try for local Matera cuisine!

I've been to: Bamontes in Brooklyn, NY that first opened in…read morethe year 1900. Old Homestead Steakhouse opened in 1868 in New York City Tadish Grill in San Francisco opened in 1849 Musso and Franks opening was in 1919 in Los Angeles, CA Today, Il Terrazzino's Restaurant in Matera, Italy opened in the early 1600's. Now we're talking about a restaurant that opened up over 900 years ago and their menu and food is still ridiculously good! I guess their food had had to be good to stay open almost 1,000 years! The views from our balcony table were amazing. The characters serving us were entertaining and our lunch was 1,000 years old fantastic. We opened with a Tonno Salad (Tuna) that was great. I had their specialty of the house pasta which was - FUSILLI AL TEGAMINO with sausage and mozzarella, quick baked pasta with sausage ragù. After you eat a bowl of this, you absolutely know you're in Italy. The beauty of I'll Terrrazzino Ristorante is just how good it is and not being a tourist spot, and maintaining its integrity for 1,000 years! This was a once in a lifetime experience.

Excellent location overlooking the Bari Sassi and very historical too. One could easily miss the…read morevery deep ancient wine cellar , so be sure to ask and trek all the way down to the bottom to imagine what life was like 80 years ago. We did not come for pizza but for many vegetarian dishes , they have 4-5 different minestrones very thick with many options such as grains and chick peas or eggplant and of course the classic mix . Also big nicoise style salad w tuna and a mushroom tagliatelle w house made pasta. We had a couple super nice waiters this is true just about everywhere in Italys south. We split everything plus a nice tartufo de pizzo chocolate hazelnut ice cream roll which is a Calabrian specialty ., 50 euro w wine out the door for 2. I may never return to California ;-/