Cuopperia Lo Sparviero - Castellabate

Excellent raw material, but disappointing experience. It may have been the wrong time to stop and eat, but it was the only restaurant open in the city in the evening on Carnival Sunday. After having sat us down and ordered a drink (water and two glasses of wine), we tried to order food, but almost all the dishes we wanted could not be made as the ingredients were missing (according to them they had finished everything at lunch) , neither firsts nor seconds, nothing. The only thing that was feasible were sandwiches. We therefore ordered two sandwiches, one with salmon and the other with tempura prawns. Nothing to complain about the fish which was very good, but the bread was inedible, hard and dry like I don 't know what, so much so that it couldn 't even be cut with a knife. It was super embarrassing to eat it while they were looking at us and laughing at us for how dirty we were getting while trying to eat it. The further blow came with the final bill... the two of us spent €55 If before the bill I would have gone back to give them another chance, after that they lost all hope.

Try it. Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5

They welcomed us with a montanarina of ricotta, sauce and anchovies. We ordered a tagliatelle with red mullet, black olives and cherry tomatoes and a seafood risotto. The risotto was delicious and abundant, while the tagliatella had a slightly too delicate flavor... the dish lacked a bit of character. For the second course, however, the tuna was cooked well and very tasty. The waiters were kind and attentive. The place is very nice, we ate outside so it overlooks the sea. The flaw though... the bill... €77.00, a little too expensive for three dishes and a bottle of water.

Food and wine were exellent, and the service was mainly adequate, but they totally neglected our table reservation. I visited the restaurant a few hours beforehand and booked a table on the terrace for 9 people at lunch time. I saw how my booking was written down in a calendar, but when we came at the designated time, the terrace was full, and we had to wait for half an hour in chilly wind until the waiters could fix a table for us. No apologies whatsoever. Why take reservations in the first place if you can't/won't fulfill them?