Orto Ristorante — Restaurant in Monopoli

This is the hardest place to review that we visited during our stay in Puglia.

The location is stunning, beautiful. The tables are situated in their little tree orchard and the atmosphere is excellent with their garden just behind the corner. We cannot think of better place to have a dinner.

The waiters are professional, friendly and knowledgeable.

But we found the food to be quite hit and miss especially in contrast how everything else is excellent.

Altogether we tasted 4 dishes and 2 desserts.

We really enjoyed Aubergine flowers dish and quite liked Gnocchi and sea.

But two of the other dishes we thought didn’t really work. One of which was the cod and pepper and especially redfish with cream of potato and rice which we found to be completely flavourless.

Unfortunately the desserts were complete disappointment. Bread milk and sugar dessert lacked texture and tasted just like mashed sweet bread.

La faldacchea dessert was even worse. The presentation it didn’t look appetizing at all. A soup bowl filled with milk-like liquid with meringue pieces floating on top and cherries at the bottom. I didn’t like the flavour and it gave a feeling of everything being put together randomly without much thought.

There was some potential in some of the dishes but in the other dishes it seemed like creativity went to far at the expense of the flavour...

Breathtaking. There is no other way to describe this place. From the moment you pull into the gates, to when it is unfortunately time to leave, you will be left in awe of its beauty and class.

I chose the outdoor private dinner for my wife’s birthday and we were both blown away, not only by the stunning views, but the wonderful meal and wine pairing.

Don’t come expecting Michelin Star phenomenons of using 18 different ingredients for one dish, Orto Naturale sticks to the simple fact of cooking with their own grown produce, coupled with those of the Adriatic Sea. ‘The best piece of fish I have ever eaten’ said my wife, can’t say fairer than that, and I agree. The price point is unbelievable value for money and I have paid 3 or 4 times more in the past for meals that will never be as memorable as this.

Don’t hesitate, book it now and you’ll never look back!

Thank you to everyone at Orto for your knowledge, passion and company. You have an...

We had an amazing, accidentally private and individual experience, being the only guests for the evening. The team, product and guest path were perfect, and we walked away with some of our new favorites to commit to memory. There couldn’t be a better way to experience the flavors of Puglia in one tasting menu nutshell. Big praise for the excellent wine pairing, taking into account the shifting character of natural wines over time and temperature in consecutive dish pairing to one glass of wine.

That said, out of the whole experience, there was the intense, overwhelming dessert, way too intense as a contrast to the whole menu, same goes for the wine pairing with it. If it wasn’t for that (and understandably the bugs getting into food) this would have been one of the most exceptional experiences we have had in a restaurant.

Otherwise, job well done and we can’t wait to see a MICHELIN star over your...