Belami - Hotel Ristorante Cantina — Restaurant in Maglie

Solo fui a almorzar y tuve la peor experiencia que he tenido en años de viajar. Llegamos sobre la hora de cierre de cocina y nos recibieron con mucha amabilidad. Nos ofrecieron agua y despues de eso nos acercaron un carrito con diferentes pescados y langosta y el mozo nos explico de todas las formas que se podia preparar cada uno y lo que nos sugeria: primer plato con pasta y algun pescado y segundo otro pescado. Fue muy amable y nosotros no hablamos italiano y el no hablaba ingles, o sea que mas o menos nos entendimos y asi fue lo que nos trajo. Nunca nos ofrecio el menu ni nos aclaro el precio de lo que estabamos ordenando. Al momento de llegar la cuenta resulto que el precio del kilo de pescado era de 85 euros! y el total de lo que daba por peso era 135 euros. Una estafa. Jamas habriamos gastado ese importe si lo hubieramos sabido. Fuimos ingenuos, confiamos en la amabilidad. Como no nos dieron opcion? Un almuerzo en el camino nos termino costando 185 euros en total. No recomiendo este lugar no por la cocina, que estuvo ok, sino por el maltrato al turista confiado. Algo que se supone que un buen lugar no necesita ni elige hacer.

I only went for lunch and had the worst experience I've had in years of traveling. We arrived around closing time and were greeted very kindly. They offered us water, and after that, they brought us a cart with different fish and lobster dishes. The waiter explained all the ways each dish could be prepared and what he suggested: a first course with pasta and some fish, and a second course with another fish. He was very kind, and we don't speak Italian, and he didn't speak English, so we more or less understood each other, and that's what he brought us. He never offered us the menu or explained the price of what we were ordering. When the bill arrived, it turned out the price per kilo of fish was 85 euros! And the total given by weight was 135 euros. A rip-off. We would never have spent that amount if we had known. We were naive; we trusted in the kindness. Why didn't they give us an option? A lunch on the road ended up costing us 185 euros in total. I don't recommend this place, not because of the food, which was okay, but because of the mistreatment of unsuspecting tourists. Something a good place shouldn't need or...

What a gem of a place - a fab modern hotel in an historic old townhouse...original tiled floors. 'Easy free parking opposite, spotlessly clean, stylish design, excellent food (the ravioli was a zillion miles away from anything we've had elsewhere - awesome), great wine etc etc. One of the most impressive things was the affability of the staff - Elenia on the front reception was ultra helpful and fun without being intrusive...she phoned ahead for us when we wanted to visit an olive oil shop and called us when she'd discovered we'd left two bottles of wine in the fridge! We vwere sorry to leave and would stay there again without hesitation! You'll not get better...

We were recommended this place by some locals for lunch. During our travels we ate here twice. The restaurant and hotel is nicely decorated and very new. We chose 2 pastas to share which the chef Tiziano kindly divided for us and presented them beautifully. He was very helpful in helping to choose a white wine. Unfortunately we didn't like the first choice and he happily changed it for us. Not something that happens very often in Italy! They have another restaurant on the beach in Otranto...