Osteria Napulion — Restaurant in Naples

Some good: the interior was very nice and cozy, they kept the door shut so the noise from the street didn’t bother at all. The service was pleasant, the waiter tried and was courteous (but spoke very very little English!)

And the bad: unfortunately the bigger things were on this side. There were four of us and we were soooo disappointed by the food. Our choice of food were spaghetti with sea lupins, swordfish and deep fried squid. Also some seasonal vegetables for the side. Basically the spaghetti was too salty but still edible and since I was so hungry I ate it. It was ok/fine. The others dishes were unfortunately worse, very bland, dry and there were no lemon (which in my opinion is a must for the fish, and there is a slice of lemon on all of this restaurants pictures…). Two of my friends more or less ate their dishes again because we were tired and hungry but one couldn’t even manage half of it it was so bad. She told the waiter that and he offered her the same thing again. She refused. But then as an apology I guess without asking he brought deep fried bread with mozzarella… instead of an expensive main fish dish. Afterwards all evening my friends said that the food left a bad aftertaste that wouldn’t go away.

Very disappointed, we don’t understand how it has such high review points on Google, since that’s what we used in choosing this place!

So our opinion is No, we don’t...

Among the many many places for eating to be found in the intricate maze of the Quartieri Spagnoli streets, this is one of my favourite, intimate (you'll have that vague feeling to be in a trattoria far away from the chaotic centre of town) the service is impeccable yet warm and friendly, but the real jewel of the crown is the glorious food, not a huge choice on the menu, with few highlighted "dishes of the day", if you like onions go for the "Genovese" pasta with Onions ragu', here is to kill for, everything else is cooked to adorable perfection, well measured portions that are perfect for lunch when you don't want to fill yourself, I had fried calamarini and grilled vegetables and they were absolutely a triumph...

I wish I had taken pictures of the food to post with the review but I was too busy enjoying this amazing restaurant and delicious dishes! We had Bruschetta and Melanzana Parmigiana for entrance. This was the best parmigiana I have ever had in my life, I might return just for it!

For main dishes we had zucchini pasta which was so creamy and the basilic gave it a fresh taste! It was a bit salty like everything in Italy (for French people) but still great!

For dessert we had the Baba and Tiramisu, the Baba was so delicious! The tiramisu was more on the traditional side but the cream a bit heavy.

Service also impeccable and friendly, felt so welcomed and with a really traditional and familial...