63 Osteria Contemporanea

Johnny T. • 49 reviews

March 16, 2024

5/10

I don’t know how it got such great reviews. It was almost like I was in another restaurant. The food was very mediocre and disappointing.

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Deborah L. • 1 review

September 19, 2023

10/10

This restaurant was just outside the city walls so felt more like a lovely neighbourhood restaurant than a touristy one. The staff were lovely, strong English and explained various dishes on a menu that was varied and more inventive than alot of the restaurants we have been to in the old city. The food was superb, reasonably priced and special mention to the lemon and raspberry tirimisu....delicious!

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Sandra B. • 8 reviews

September 20, 2022

5.5/10

Restaurant opened 10 minutes late by which time there were 12 people waiting to enter . Service extremely slow . First course arrived an hour after our booking. Such a shame as food was good but was just about to leave because of the wait .

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63 Osteria Contemporanea • Owner

Gentile ospite, grazie per la sua "fantasiosa" recensione che ci ha strappato più di un sorriso. Solitamente non rispondiamo alle recensioni per rispetto delle opinioni dei nostri clienti ma, nel suo caso, faremo un'eccezione per i motivi che seguono. Innanzitutto, il ristorante, come ogni giorno, era aperto ben prima dell'orario esposto...voi siete rimasti fuori dal locale fino a quando il cameriere, dopo un quarto d'ora di attesa, è uscito chiedendovi se dovevate entrare!! Scusateci ma solitamente non è necessario spiegare che, ebbene sì, le porte vanno aperte per poter entrare in un posto! Le altre persone in attesa, semplicemente, erano in orario per la loro prenotazione! Riguardo al servizio: avete scelto dei piatti che necessitano di cottura al forno e vi è stato comunicato che il tempo di attesa sarebbe stato di 25/30 minuti in quanto preparazioni fresche e non riscaldate. Un'ora di attesa? Evidentemente non abbiamo lo stesso sistema di misura del tempo! Scusate, ma meritate i menù turistici! Bye!

Marco M. • 3 reviews

June 15, 2022

10/10

A wonderful spot for traditional Pugliese and Salentino dining only a few steps away from downtown. Friendly and accommodating service, as well as great food. Recommended!

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Stephen M. • 1 review

May 29, 2022

10/10

A traditional restaurant, with excellent local dishes (we had burrito and pasta), and good local wines (we had Primitivo). We went for a late Sunday lunch at 2pm, and it was all very relaxed. Well situated in Central Lecce but a short distance away from the tourists and baroque churches in the atmospheric old town. Altogether a very positive experience.

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Ruud V. • 105 reviews

March 23, 2022

10/10

Wow, really the best pasta I have ever eaten (and that says a lot!). Very friendly and modest staff. Really homemade meals with attention to the guests.

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Michael D. • 3 reviews

September 21, 2021

6/10

Good southern Italian home cooking / comfort food. Service seemed inefficient, leading to the staff having to make far more (& redundant) journeys, back & forth, for items readily available (maybe they were just getting their step count up!)

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