Hotel Da Giorgio — Restaurant in Capri

Had a luncheon here for 6 people. The views were sensational, the food was exceptional and we found the prices reasonable and the service pretty friendly and quick. I tried Pizza Sbagliata, which is supposed to mean "messed up" or "done wrong" and boy, is that a misnomer. Shockingly good is closer the mark. It comes with Provolone cheese, Parma Ham and just a hint of heat from a mix of peppers. So far so good, but let me tell you this pizza was mindblowing. I don't know how, but somehow you could taste the aromas and flavors of the entire topping even in the crust. Even a hint of pepper. I don't understand how, because it seemed like ordinary pizza dough. I know it needs an hour of proving so I'm pretty sure they don't mix in some peppery dough along with the standard for your run of the mill margheritas and marinaras just in case. And even if they did, there's still the cheese and the ham. Properly blown my frock up. I mean you go to Italy, all the ingredients are always ranging from pretty good to outrageously awesome, but this was something else. And yes, the Provolone and the ham were both top notch, but this was some chuffing magic in the baking. Little soggy in the middle, runny cheese, gorgeous tomato sauce, crackly on the edges, utterly infused with flavor throughout. It was hands down one of the top 3 best dishes I have ever tried in my life. I only had a similar experience in a basque restaurant in Valencia. My wife had Spaghetti ai tre pomodori. That was also shockingly good. The thing about pasta in this neck of the woods is that it's not hard, nor soft. I know, I know, "al dente". I've heard the term, but it's nothing like "al dente" in the north. I lived 7 months in Firenze and this is different. It's this sticky thing with the texture of chewy caramel almost. It's somehow both the perfect conduit for the sauce and an amuse bouche itself. It's both the means and the end in the pursuit for flavour. It's from a different planet. I get hungry just thinking about it. I was shocked reading some of the reviews here. Hard crusted bread is pretty standard in Italy, it's not old, that's what it's supposed to be like. Service charge on your bill is also pretty standard, in return you're not expected to leave a 15% tip. Our waiter was very friendly, asked us about were we came from, mentioned a few personal connections and moved over to the next table exactly when it was time. We had no complaints whatsoever and found the prices more than alright for Capri main street and that...

The hotel is above their restaurant in a central location in Capri. Fine if you want to be in an extremely busy place full of pretentious people . We chose to avoid this area and went to Ana Capri (quieter, more normal people) and walked to some beautiful views.||||We got no proper welcome on arrival and very little information. Staff were not friendly. ||||The room itself was good, with a wonderful view (but no balcony). Breakfast was poor, basic, but coffee was good. The man serving breakfast was the friendliest, despite limited English. No air con in room, although fan was reasonable. ||||The worst part for me was that the pricing was not clear - as well as the hotel getting our dates mixed up, thinking we were saying for two nights and not three so we had to change rooms after two nights. We got no apology for this. Also, we didn't get a proper confirmation about this room, so we thought the rooms were half of the price they were (going from their website) only to be informed that the price we had thought was the single person price not for two. Surely a price should be for the room?! We ended up paying double what we had thought.||||I wouldnt stay here again, and nor would I go to Capri again. People rude and full...

The hotel is above their restaurant in a central location in Capri. Fine if you want to be in an extremely busy place full of pretentious people . We chose to avoid this area and went to Ana Capri (quieter, more normal people) and walked to some beautiful views.||||We got no proper welcome on arrival and very little information. Staff were not friendly. ||||The room itself was good, with a wonderful view (but no balcony). Breakfast was poor, basic, but coffee was good. The man serving breakfast was the friendliest, despite limited English. No air con in room, although fan was reasonable. ||||The worst part for me was that the pricing was not clear - as well as the hotel getting our dates mixed up, thinking we were saying for two nights and not three so we had to change rooms after two nights. We got no apology for this. Also, we didn't get a proper confirmation about this room, so we thought the rooms were half of the price they were (going from their website) only to be informed that the price we had thought was the single person price not for two. Surely a price should be for the room?! We ended up paying double what we had thought.||||I wouldnt stay here again, and nor would I go to Capri again. People rude and full...