La Fresca | Trattoria Italiana — Restaurant in Santa Marta

I'd like to think of myself as an "Italian food connoisseur" because it's really my favorite and I try to visit an Italian restaurant in any country I visit, and I'm 1000% impressed with this little gem in the heart of Santa Marta. Kevin was our server, and he was so patient with us (they have wobbly tables issues, and we changed tables 3 times!), and his recommendations were ON POINT! The cold burrata salad was to die for, and so was everything else! The decor is beautiful and romantic, I seriously cannot wait to go back. My husband said that it's probably the best meal he's ever had when you combine the flavors, service and price. In my opinion, there's one thing that would take it to the next level... food like this deserves clothes napkins and not the little paper square they use in Colombia 😅 this place and this food deserves...

My pizza was burned, soggy and raw all at the same. Followed by our salad which i'm not sure why it took forever to come out, after the pizza. Salad was terrible. A mess of watery canned mushrooms and drowned in dressing. There was only One other table at the restaurant, so I don't see the reason for this very poor food. The waiter asked for a tip ! I told him don't eat....

Chef prefers bread/pizza on the softer/less cooked side, but for Colombia it's solid 5* Italian. Just ask for pizza bien cocinado. Even the lasagna is edible (sorry but Colombia has the worst lasagna in the world), but I would still avoid the lasagna. Salads pizza and pasta all solid, didn't try the antipasto. Should give 500mL agua mineral instead of 300mL....