Antonio & Antonio — Restaurant in Naples

A well-traveled friend of ours told us that if in Naples (his hometown) we should not miss “The best pizza in the world at Antonio, Antonio.” This guy has incredibly good taste, to be sure; but don’t they print “best pizza in the world” on generic neighborhood pizza boxes?

In Naples, we noted that A&A was along an esplanade of similar looking restaurants and had little to differentiate it from its neighbors. Walking by it several times, we took it to be a typical tourist area restaurant, so we did not hurry to go, as the food in Naples is good in general.

On the second to last day, so we could tell our effusive friend we went, we tried it… and kicked ourselves for not doing so sooner. We ordered a simple tomato basil mozzarella pizza and a ham & cheese calzone. Both were by far the best we’ve ever had. On the pizza, we marveled at how this could be done. It is just simple ingredients, how is it possible to create such flavor and texture? Is it the tomatoes? Cheese? The cooking technique? Everything together? While totally different in style, the calzone was also one of the best things we’ve ever eaten. Just writing this review creates an uncomfortable longing.

We could not eat it all, so took ½ of each back to the hotel fridge. There’s no way a pizza so perfectly balanced to eat hot would also taste good cold, could it? Guess what, both had us moaning with delight cold as well as hot.

We’d fly to Naples again, and may someday, just to eat this pizza. If I had a last meal, and it were practical, I think I’d pick this. It is that good.

If you happen to be in the area, take my friend’s advice and don’t miss this. Even with all the hype, you know, there really must be a best pizza...

Summary strange experience in a beautiful area with bad service that was an incredibly pushy tourist trap. This place was recommended by our hotel as a nice place by the water. Positives very pretty site with a view of vesuvius and Capri Negatives Long wait for food we arrived and we're the only table at 620. We took a little to order so say 635. We did not receive the food till 720 and it was a pasta and grilled fish dish. During that time our waiter disappeared, and we could not ask for more drinks or an appetizer while we waited. Next we saw the waiters instead of servicing tables walking across the street to pull more tourists in being loud and boisterous.

Food came out it was a small branzino cost 28 euro fine with the view but no sides or sauce just fish and some arugula on the plate left some room for improvement. My girlfriend ordered the gnocchi Sorrento and said it tastes like ketchup was also a surprisingly mid to lower tier dish.

After the food was delivered they started mentioning the tip, abnormal in the US and down right weird in Italy. I ask for the check and they start saying you need to give a tip and it's not included. ( Mind you I am annoyed we waited an hour for grilled fish. ) We have to walk inside to use the credit card machine (also weird) and then make you type in the final cost. I gave a small tip as I felt so pressured (should not have) and then was scoffed and had the receipt ripped aggressively.

Ultimately it was a meal i won't forget but certainly was one of the worst examples of a...

We came to have dinner, we were met by a waiter, who passed us on to another waiter, who passed us on to another waiter, and a completely different waiter took our order. The drinks were brought right away, and they said that they would start bringing the food in 5 minutes. As a result, after 20 minutes we had no food, and an hour later there was still no food, which we were really looking forward to. When they started calling the waiter to find out what happened to our order, everyone made excuses and said that someone else had messed something up. In the end, no one could explain to us where our food was. In the end, we had to swear very loudly and only then did they start bringing out the food we ordered. The food turned out to be tasteless and did not match its name. The pasta with seafood was full of shards of mussels, which is very dangerous. The Caesar salad was a mix of vegetables from the trash, and not a normal dish for its price, and the grilled vegetables were brought as if they were not the first freshness. At the end, when we asked for the bill, they brought it to us with 2 extra dishes added that we did not order. and again when I asked what you did with the bill, the waiters started running around and saying that they don't know what it is. in the end, I don't want to recommend this place to anyone! the food is not tasty, the attitude towards visitors is like a bag of money, the service is terrible...