Al Dente - Spaghetteria

Lovely restaurant with excellent food, make sure you book in advance.

On our first night in Salerno we attempted to go to this restaurant but without a booking we would not be seated so we opted to go elsewhere.

We then booked for the following day where we had a delightful experience. We started off with a bottle of the house white which was nice but nothing to write home about. We then went for a starter which consisted of bruschetta, when we looked at the menu we were a taken a back by the amount of choice, but this was no bad thing. One thing I would add as a very English tourist who has a very basic knowledge of Italian, that the menu is only in Italian so took some Google Translating.

When the starters turned up they were beautifully presented, I opted for the octopus and potato purée which was delightful although the octopus was a little bit overwhelmed by the other flavours from the green beans and the purée. I also tried some of my partners aubergine bruschetta with a parmesan crisp which was also delicious.

We then moved onto the past course where I went for the lobster spaghetti, let my say this was a sight to behold. It was immense, half a lobster coupled with a delicious oil based pasta similar to an Aglio e Olio, this was incredible and highly recommended.

We also got a Aglio e Olio to share just for good measure and this was also delightful. My partner got the olive, lemon pasta and having tried some and having heard her response whilst eating it I can say it’s definitely one to look out for.

Al Dente - Spaghetteria is a lovely place with an open kitchen and good service and I would recommend this to anyone looking for amazing pasta in Salerno.