GOODO Ristorante — Restaurant in Locorotondo

Simply overrated. The design of the place is wonderful and the dishes look beautiful, but once you take a bite of the food, you quickly realize there is a general lack of flavor and passion in the food. My starter was poorly balanced as the delicate flavor of amberjack was heavily overpowered by the sweet tropical fruit toppings. I ordered pork as my main. I have never really had to send back food at a restaurant but this place was one of the very rare occasions I had to do so. The menu said it was slowcooked so I was hoping for some beautiful pull apart meat. To my utter disappointment the piece of pork was so incredibly dry I refused to eat it. The side of potatoes lacked flavor and there was no sauce on the plate to save the dish. I had the dish replaced with pasta, which was ok, but again seriously lacked flavor. For dessert we ordered a pistachio semifreddo. Whomever put together this dish probably has very little experience in desserts. They had paired the semifreddo with an overly sweet berry compote which did not match the rest of the dish whatsoever. The semifreddo itself was a brick of ice. Even after waiting 5-10 minutes it was impossible to get a spoonful. We were basically smashing the plate to break off a piece. Our efforts were pointless however, since the semifreddo was just icy and flavorless. The special bread looked cool but was overprowered by the smoky bitter flavor which quickly made it rather unpleasant. I could not finish a piece. In the end I saw someone else being served the pork dish I had ordered earlier. To my surprise the dish looked entirely different, even the potatoes had been prepared a different way, so I am quite curious to know what had happened to my plate earlier :)

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Modern restaurant were we found the service to be lacking( we were the only table not told about the daily specials available,maybe because we were tourists. This was pointed out to the waiter which apologized and offered 2 glasses of amari on the house). Service was rushed. With regards to the food served, Starer was good, however the main course ( maiale nazzionale) was v poorly executed. The meat was v tough and, did not find the combination of pork belly, burrata, prawns and raw cold tomatoes to...

Una tavola.che non ti aspetti. Siamo entrati per caso e ne siamo felici. Il locale è moderno, bello, lampadario a 109 luci nella sala.interna, un misto tra industrial e anni 60.. Ma e' estate e mangiamo fuori a bordo strada. Nell'attesa scagliozzi baresi, cubetti di similpolenta fritta. Gustosi. Poi purea di fave con polpo, grande intensità e gusto. Ottima anche la tartare di podolica con salsa olandese (una maionese che prevede l'uso del burro chiarificato i sostituzione dell'olio). Grande sapore e freschezza dall'insalata di cocomeri, cetrioli, pomodori e burrata. Convincono anche i paccheri con ventresca e tartare di tonno e una spolverata di bottarga. Sapori locali nelle orecchiette ai 3 pomodori. Risotto alla pescatrice esemplare nella cortura, riso sgranato,, croccante, e buono nel sapore marcato anche se un po' politically correct (avremmo preferito quslcosa di piu fenico, che ricordasse la veracita' dello scoglio marino). I dolci sono di rango, lo testimoniano un intenso sorbetto al limone e un dolce a base di mandorle, fichi e ricotta che merita il chapeau. Carta dei vini tutt'altro che scontata con etichette di produttori biodinamici e altri non allineati con le mode, il tutto con ricarichi turistici. Una bella esperienza in questa terra che spesso preferisce dare il minimo a prezzi popolari che rischiare alzando l'asticella. Se avranno la forza di continuare cosi (sono aperti solo dal 2019 e con 2 anni sacrificati alla pandemia) ne vedremo...