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Name: Metae
Address: Via dell'Erba, 63, Monopoli, 70043, Italy
Price range: €35 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.6

Via dell'Erba, 63, 70043, Monopoli

ItalianAverage price €35

9.6

(589 reviews)

Reviews

9.6
of 10

Excellent

589 reviews

Ambience

9.1

Food

9.7

Service

9.8

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Anne T. • 1 review
November 1, 2024
10/10
The food was fabulous and beautiful. The waiter was personable and made sure we knew what we were ordering. We were not rushed and had a very pleasant meal.
Patrizia R. • 4 reviews
October 25, 2024
9.5/10
excellent pasta made fresh in house! fish was perfectly done and very fresh! lovely service!
Karen R. • 1 review
October 19, 2024
10/10
Most amazing meal we’ve had in a very long time. Humble chef with a fantastic flavor profile-the squid ravioli was to die for!! Incredible wine selection and attentive service. We loved our appetizers (squid pasta and courgette), olive oil and bread, and mains (hangar steak and red fish) as well. We can’t wait to return!! Thank you Massimo for a special evening!
Andrea K. • 1 review
September 24, 2024
10/10
The amazing food and the very nice service.
Martin M. • 1 review
September 18, 2024
10/10
Linguistics: host spoke all the languages that I command, viz. English, Italian and French. atmosphere was convivial, food delightful. What else can a visitor to the delightful town of Monopoli ask for?
Susan B. • 2 reviews
September 16, 2024
10/10
Service, food and attention to detail were all outstanding. Best meal all week in Puglia.
Annamaria R. • 1 review
September 12, 2024
10/10
Absolutely amazing experience. Delicious and delicate melt in your mouth dishes. Michelin style detail at an affordable price. Highly recommend!
Stuart B. • 15 reviews
September 13, 2024
10/10
This meal and service is one of the best we've had. The food was truly amazing would highly recommend this restaurant
Antoinette B. • 2 reviews
September 9, 2024
9.5/10
Delicious food and great wine recommendations
Pauline T. • 1 review
September 11, 2024
10/10
Excellent !
Tiffany Y. • 1 review
September 7, 2024
10/10
Best meal we had in Monopoli (we're food snobs) and we stayed here for 2 weeks. It's not your traditional Puglian restaurant but an elevated version. So if you've had enough trattoria's and want something that will stay in your memory, go here! Massimo, the owner/chef is very talented, the food and service was impeccable.
denis f. • 5 reviews
September 7, 2024
10/10
Absolutely fabulous
Sylwia W. • 1 review
September 6, 2024
10/10
Fantastic service! Delicious food! Wonderful people!
Izik Y. • 2 reviews
September 2, 2024
10/10
Good quality fresh seafood . Excellent service. Dishes are reasonable size and cooking is on par with high quality restaurants.
Gennaro A. • 1 review
July 6, 2024
10/10
Cozy place. Amazing food.
Maksimas T. • 4 reviews
June 26, 2024
10/10
Everything from food and wine to atmosphere and service was splendid. Owner is a great great host!
Hendrik D. • 2 reviews
June 27, 2024
9.5/10
All fish dishes were great accompanied with a very good white wine Askos Verdeca.
Fred D. • 1 review
April 15, 2024
6/10
Very disappointed with our meal after reading great reviews of Metae. The antipasto was ok, and then the primi and secondi seafood dishes both had strong yet unpleasant flavors. The mint potatoes with the secondi was the one and only small part of the meal that I enjoyed, though my wife liked the melanzane amtipasto. We chose to have dessert elsewhere.
Christopher W. • 5 reviews
November 4, 2023
10/10
A wonderful time and delicious food! The service was impeccable and I had a chance to meet the chef who was friendly and I got to discuss one of his amazing fish dishes. I would definitely go back and highly recommend this restaurant!
Deborah M. • 1 review
October 14, 2023
9.5/10
Food was the best we had in Puglia. The service was excellent as well.
Chris S. • 2 reviews
October 2, 2023
9/10
The food and service were excellent. Unfortunately we were the only customers and this spoilt the ambeince but this was obviously no fault of the restaurant and they deserved better.
peter g. • 5 reviews
October 5, 2023
9.5/10
Very nice, the food taste perfect
Noria S. • 1 review
July 31, 2023
10/10
Recommended! Delicious food with great taste. Good wine. Staff very friendly. Price quality ratio also good.
Hamish B. • 2 reviews
July 12, 2023
5.5/10
The setting was nice but the food took absolutely forever to arrive. After 45 minutes from ordering (without any food arriving) we asked the waitress and she said it would be coming now. When the maitre d asked us how things were (after we had eaten) I honestly told him the food took too long to arrive, and he reacted awkwardly and didn’t say anything or apologise, which was quite awkward. Unfortunately wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
Romano R. • 1 review
July 3, 2023
7/10
The food was very nice and so was the owner. The problem we had with the place was the pace of the food coming out of the kitchen. We had 4 dishes and the experience took about 2.5 hours. Way too long since the chairs were very uncomfortable. So… good food but very slow service
Elizabeth M. • 29 reviews
June 26, 2023
10/10
Fantastic food, wine and service. Couldn’t fault it.
Petri C. • 28 reviews
May 20, 2023
10/10
Excellent service Food of great quality Very quiet restaurant
Alexandra A. • 1 review
September 24, 2022
10/10
Delicious food excellent service!
Victoria B. • 3 reviews
September 23, 2022
9.5/10
We got a very warm welcome. The wine list was good. The food was completely delicious and cooked beautifully and was just so fresh. It also looked so pretty on the plate. We had mackerel and sea bass to start with and then tuna and cod all of which was fabulous. We couldn’t manage a pudding. I highly recommend this restaurant and we will go back one day soon.
Peter S. • 7 reviews
August 26, 2022
9/10
Fresh fresh food, not touristy, super friendly and boisterous host/owner. Everything we tasted was delicious.
Peter w. • 4 reviews
July 28, 2022
9.5/10
Best fish in town with excellent service and really nice boss. Have been here with my family and can
FAVIER B. • 1 review
July 14, 2022
9.5/10
Excellent restaurant. We Had dinner on the terrace and we took the 4 course menu of the chef. Fresh fish, original cooking, absolutely great service!! Really a place to go in monopoli
Ronald P. • 4 reviews
July 4, 2022
10/10
Small, unpretentious, reasonably priced and accommodating (to cheese-adverse). Fresh seafood prepared to order, as well as freshly made pasta.
Laurel B. • 2 reviews
July 2, 2022
10/10
I had read the reviews. I am visiting from Australia so it is important that every experience be unique and memorable. I could tell this restaurant was polarising, but trusted my gut. This is a restaurant creating new and exciting food using brilliant local products masterfully created. Wonderful. If you’re looking for a traditional restaurant this is not the place for you. But, if you would like to experience a new twist on some old ways, book now. The service was amazing as well.
Emad N. • 2 reviews
June 6, 2022
3/10
Needs to work on the food quality and the ambience heavily. Service was fine
Metae • Owner
in the past, those who have judged our work in a negative way have given us food for thought ... not this time! Assuming that you showed up 45 minutes late at the booking time without calling and that once you are seated, you have read the menu and for heaven's sake we do not presume to please everyone, but the chance to try our idea of cooking it was granted to us when you ordered, what does not convince us is the absolute contradiction between your review and what happened in the room.. A) the dishes were appreciated in spite of that quality on which we should work ???????? B) if there was any problem why not communicate it instead of, at this point, lying to my colleagues in the room C) Our location is simple and fresh and obviously small..it is not a stable! What mortifies is not so much the judgment, I repeat..we cannot please everyone, but the sterile wickedness..the missed opportunity for comparison between us and your expectations. I greet you and thank you anyway as we did on Monday.. The chef
Nick A. • 1 review
April 30, 2022
9.5/10
This was a great find and their hospitality was fantastic. The local foods amazing also and apart from the restaurant being a little quiet, but that suited us, given it was early. We were a UK couple who didn't want to eat late, however we understand the Italian way of life, so we knew there wouldn't be many locals in the restaurant at 7.30pm, given they dine much later. It suited us and if you ever have a chance to try it out, make sure you do.
Troy S. • 2 reviews
November 20, 2021
9.5/10
Is there any greater joy in travel than to discover a humble, small, honest restaurant that puts out spellbinding dishes? Metae is every bit worth it and an experience if you get Enzo, our server, who was a joy. Finish your plates completely like we did and maybe you'll get complimented by Chef Massimo too ;)
John G. • 13 reviews
October 22, 2021
10/10
A. very good evening of food and wine with great staff and a very skilled chef. Thoroughly recommend to anyone visiting the area.
Susan M. • 59 reviews
September 23, 2021
10/10
Everything was excellent. The chef did an amazing job!
Hannylyne H. • 2 reviews
August 18, 2021
10/10
Very delicious and very nice service! Also very Family friendly!