Convivium - Carta

Jangwa Kalahari

➤ Via Leonardo Da Vinci, 30, 74023, GROTTAGLIE, Italy

Carta • Caffè • Sushi • Carne • Africano

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"jangwa kalahari is an African restaurant located in caves. I had never eaten in this place, as much as I am very passionate about African cuisine. I've been a vegetarian for two years, so before I go there, I called to make sure there were vegetarian dishes. No problem, all right. I was with other friends, they ordered a stew of meat served with chickpea cream, a typical African dish. then cut meat and cheese with fries and not, all accompanied by 5 different creams, one more good than the other. I have a mix of mixed vegetables with spices and chili. great wine, very kind staff, cozy atmosphere and good prices! What do you expect? !"

Il Pizzicagnolo

➤ Via Ludovico Ariosto 65, 74023, GROTTAGLIE, Italy

Carta • Pizza • Gelato • Italiano • Messicano

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"We were in Grottaglie for some ceramic shopping, but in Italy you need to eat too! This beautifully stocked shop has so many wonderful products, and interwoven into the shop itself is a restaurant which serves delicious, carefully prepared food lovingly served by the most helpful and charming Daniele and the rest of the family. While we were there, a family with small child, a lone older gentleman, and 2 men wearing biker jackets sat at adjoining tables for lunch. But first the wine. Daniele asked us what we liked, and he brought out 4 or 5 bottles of local Puglian wines, from which we chose the Vigna Castello of the famed Vallone estate, a mix of Negroamaro and Sussumaniello, well priced and absolutely terrific. The food came:: first, a large selection of Italian cured meats, featuring the rarely seen in US Coppocolla de Martina Franca, lardo, prosciuttos from Puglia and other regions, and then a equally copious platter of only young cheeses: several different sizes and shapes of mozzerella, a primo sale ricotto that was like a custard desert, and a smoked burrata which was so perfectly scented with a wisp of smoke that in no way overwhelmed the cheese itself. Anywhere else in the world, this would have been enough, but not in Italia! We both had a red wine and caciacavallo risotto which changed the way we thought about risotto. This experience over 2 hours was a delight in every way, and after that we just wanted to food shop. So we picked up some of the aforementioned Cappocolla de Martina Franca,, some very young ricotto, chocolates, spices, etc. and went on our way. Thanks Daniele and family, for the wonderful experience in this classy wine shop on the edge of town."

Vico 51 Bistrot

➤ Via Battista 51, 74023 Italia, GROTTAGLIE, Italy

Carta • Pasta • Gelato • Europeo • Italiano

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"Una piacevole scoperta nel cuore del Centro storico di Grottaglie. In questo bistrot è possibile pranzare o cenare, con piatti della tradizione, rivisitati da mani appassionate di cucina e innamorate della tradizione e con prodotti a km 0. La cantina è fornita, e i consigli del proprietario sono davvero impagabili. Ci siamo stati a pranzo in primavera e abbiamo assaporato degli ottimi piatti, ci siamo tornati a cena in estate e siamo sempre più felici di aver scoperto questa chicca, dietro casa Se ci andate prendete il gelato, è davvero squisito! Potete andarci anche con i bimbi, si leccheranno i baffi!!!"

Il Forno Creativi Del Gusto

➤ Via Sicilia, 19, Grottaglie, Italy

Carta • Europeo • Fast Food • Porta Via • Frutti Di Mare

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"Business dinner, fun evening in a familiar and welcoming environment. The food was excellent, the starters would already be enough to fill you up, the pizza was good, the dessert was spectacular, all served by the friendly and knowledgeable staff. The price a little high. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"

Il Forno Creativi Del Gusto

➤ Via Sicilia 19, 74023 Italia, GROTTAGLIE, Italy

Carta • Cibo • Pizza • Pizzeria • Fast Food

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"The experience I had was among the worst I ever had in a restaurant. I’ve been working for years, and restaurants I’ve seen it in bizzeffe, but the rudeness, the saccenza, the arrogance and the maleducation of a good slice of staff of the club I’ve never seen it concentrated so all together. We booked there for a family dinner and upon our arrival the young waitress who made us sit was immediately drawn to the view of the 2 strollers of our children because they probably seemed in the way despite having placed them in a corner of the terrace without obstructing their work. And already there.... The waiter who took us the commands began to explain all the dishes of the menu, from appetizers to desserts, in such a detailed way that at some point it was impossible to maintain high the threshold of attention, so we ordered what we initially remembered because at some point we did not understand anything of their articulated dishes. We immediately realized that something was not going in the right direction as they arrived part of the appetizers, to some of us came the pizzas, to others the seconds, and then to almost end dinner we managed to have the rest of the appetizers. In short, a disorderly and uncomposed dinner. Despite this we have adapted to this kind of disservice just to not spoil the evening. I must admit that on food I have nothing to say because in 13 people we found it great and we liked all the dishes we had ordered. But the worst was yet to come.... At the time of the account we began to head to the cashier to pay the various odds of couple or individual... and that's where the worst of their service came out. The rude and acid cashier was already drawn up by the first transactions, as it would have been better for her to make a single transaction, but being 13 people each preferred to pay with cash or ATM based on their own needs. His incompetence and disorganization in managing more payments led him to lose control of the already paid odds and those still missing. We were there next to her to support her in the clarity of the accounts, and several times we made her point of the situation WILL NEVER VOLTE that there were still 2 odds to pay. She, acidic and rude, with her head low, without even having a minimum of visual contact, continued to say that “it was not....it was not found”. In remaking the account was exactly two odds, the ones we remembered. In leaving the club we heard that she complained to a colleague because she believed that we wanted to leave the club without paying the remaining two. In hearing this, we also lost that little patience we had left... because being treated by fumes or thieves just don't allow anyone. My mother had been there the week before, and in less than seven days she returned with if 12 more people. Of course, we will never return. I recommend to the owners to change the staff or to make them a sales and customer service course, because the quality of the dishes deserves the success of the local. Unfortunately the negative experiences remain much more impressed than the positive ones and propagate in person harming the name of the local. And with an account of 400€ spent at least one round of bitters you could offer, since from the account you do not take even 2€"