Ristorante Pizzeria Amalfi — Restaurant in Argelès-Gazost

We visited as a group of 8 and had been looking forward to it due to such a varied menu but everyone in the group was disappointed. The atmosphere was very flat, no background music and as a group of 8 we were naturally the noisiest table and felt the stares of everyone around us. The tables are set beautifully and the prices are good, but those are the only positives. When we arrived there was no welcome from the waiter, we actually felt a bit of an inconvenience to a virtually empty restaurant. The spaghetti dishes were very oily and those who had it didn’t finish. I had the gnocchi alla sorrentina and while it was ok it was nothing like the dish it was called - rubbery melted cheese on the top and not much flavour. Those who had the steak/chicken and chips they were served on a massive plate but no presentation and quite a small portion of sad looking fries. One came with ‘salad’ which was missing, when we asked for it we were brought one plate of plain iceberg lettuce. We’re British and even we couldn’t call a bland plate of iceberg...

For the price you pay you would expect very good food. On the contrary I found it very basic. The pasta was horrendous (undercooked with about 10 litres of oil) not to mention absolutely loaded with garlic ( I dont know why people think Italians cook with loads of garlic) Steak was a little on the small side but decently cooked at least ( hence...

Food quality was excellent for the price. Their pizza is made in a wood-fired oven. Portion sizes were huge compared to the money you'll pay. Will definitely come back to try their other offerings. Service was very good. Kudos to the lone server. She was obviously tired, but continued to welcome and serve the busy dinner crowd guests...