Peppo — Restaurant in Bari

I was tempted to check this place out when I saw good reviews of this restaurant and its menu online. Unfortunately, it has not met my expectations. One reason was the food we ordered (beef tartar was way below our expectations + two pastas we had were extremely salty, sadly). When we flagged that pasta was salty and one of them was literally impossible to be eaten, the waiters said that this pasta is always salty because of the cheese they use in it. We insisted for him to try it as it was definitely not the cheese but pure salt added by a chef. The waiter said that we can change one pasta for a different one, and after 10 minutes we got really tasty dish (similar to ravioli, stuffed with ricotta cheese). But when it came to paying the bill, we were charged for all 3 pastas... This was just not nice... I mean, we did not eat that salty pasta at all as it was simply not possible and we get charged for it?! Really bad aftertaste:( I wouldn't go back there again but it is only my opinion. Overall score: 3...

Can't recommend this restaurant, as it seems to be designed just to rip off money from tourists who look for a quick meal after they arrive in Bari Centrale. We were offered a wiggly table even tho there was much more to choose from, we've waited for two pastas for over 30 minutes, and when it finally arrived- we've been so disappointed to be served an overcooked pasta with a precooked sauce which never even stood anywhere near an authentic local food. Carbonara was super creamy and saucy, and amatriciana tasted like store-bought "mascarpone sauce" mixed up with some bacon (because it's hardly recognisable as pancetta or guanciale) and fried up on a pan. I see this place get a good reviews for their seafood, but we did not have an, so my rating is based on what I saw personally. Shame, as this was a big...

3min walk from Bari Centrale train station, a surprisingly good find for seafood, reservations highly recommended, although 1 or 2 pax can always try your luck. English / Chinese menu available via QR code.

We walked in around 1.30pm on May Day, managed to snag a table for 2 right next to entrance (place was packed).

We had the Seafood Stew (Squid, Tuna, +1 more fish ~ outstanding), Twice Cooked Octopus (Grilled Octopus) and Fried Squid in Foil (Deep Fried Squid) were good, although i would skip the fried squid for 2 pax seating (as portion is large). The tuna we had in the stew was still fork tender and juicy, one of the better versions we have in stew format.

Service was efficient, and there was staff ok with English. 2 toilets available,...