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Reviews - Palazzo del Duca

Reviews

9.3/10

Excellent
850 reviews
Food
9.1
Service
9.3
Ambience
9.8
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  • Marcio C.4 days ago

    10

    beautiful restaurant with excellent food and service

  • Wei C.17 days ago

    10

    We ordered the Octopus which is wrapped in bacon and fried to give it an extra flavour and complexity. The veal is good quality meat and grilled to perfection with natural flavour and a light brown sauce

  • Rakesh K.2 months ago

    8.5

    It was quiet and only one server who seemed quite busy Loving setting and food was good

  • MASSIMO P.
    MASSIMO P.2 months ago

    10

    Location

  • Sylvana S.4 months ago

    4.5

    Beautiful cave like setting; unfortunately the food was nothing we enjoyed. The meat - one was too overcooked without a taste and the other was undercooked all bone and fat with very little meat. We also got a different side dish to the one we ordered despite the waiter repeated the order twice.

  • Divine P.
    Divine P.4 months ago

    10

    Excellent service, very good food, unique place

  • Miguel G.5 months ago

    8.0

    amazing cave, delicious meat, but other dishes like the tuna tartar not spectacular for such a big price, also cupperto 4 eur pp

  • Mirjeta G.5 months ago

    9.5

    excellent location, food delicious!

  • ralph b.
    ralph b.7 months ago

    10

    Set in a Matera cave, converted to an elegant restaurant. The food and service were very good and the ambiance was special

  • Mary M.7 months ago

    8.0

    the setting was romantic and special. the food was hit or miss. the lamb chops had little meat and a lot of fat. the service was slow

  • Laura E.7 months ago

    10

    Delicious food in an amazing restaurant. Beautiful cave Great service. Highly recommend

  • Charlotte R.10 months ago

    7.0

    Lobster claw was not cooked pasta chewy Lamb some pieces no meat Not what you would expect from this hotel/restaurant

  • Daria Z.10 months ago

    10

    Amazing place , very romantic Great service

  • Marc D.10 months ago

    10

    What an amazing place for dinner, lunch or whatever you prefer. Not only the place was amazing, but food was excellent and so was Vito's and Dino's service. We really enjoyed our time, looking forward to coming back!

  • Lori D.11 months ago

    8.5

    The room is gorgeous. However, we went based on assurances of gluten free pasta which they did have but it wasn’t good. The server was great though - offered us an alternative and took it off the bill. So worth a visit - just not for the gf pasta.

  • Paul G.11 months ago

    10

    Had a wonderful and memorable meal in the unique atmosphere of Palazzo del Duca. My companion and I are both vegetarian . She had the vegetabriab tasting menu while I ordered a la carte. All the dishes were excellent. It's a real treat to have such choice of vegetarian options.

  • Justin H.
    Justin H.1 year ago

    9.5

    A brilliant restaurant with a great menu. We sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful view as the sun retreated. I’d highly recommend to anyone wanting a special experience in Matera.

  • Martin M.1 year ago

    10

    Everything was exceptional;ambiance, food, and especially the service

  • Isabel H.2 years ago

    10

    The service was excellent as was the food.we also very much liked the ambiance in a modern cave-like setting. We enjoyed our stay and food.

  • Michael B.
    Michael B.2 years ago

    10

    Delicious food plus excellent and hospitable service!

  • Wim d.2 years ago

    9.5

    A really nice place in Matera, little gem in a grotto! But also a superb restaurant with fine dishes and very friendly and attentive staff, prices are very reasonable. Good wine list as well. Highly recommended!

  • toby c.
    toby c.more than 2 years

    10

    Great experience

  • Kristin B.more than 2 years

    10

    Intimate and beautiful dining room, exceptionally delicious local dishes. The eggplant ravioli with pumpkin and Gorgonzola sauce was divine.

  • Elly B.more than 2 years

    10

    Everything was amazing! The table in the grotto, the service and the food were flawless. Totally recommended.

  • Yves Q.more than 2 years

    10

    Nice drink on the terrace with great view before our excellent dinner in the beautiful cave dining room. Gastronomic and romantic superb evening.

  • Jitske B.more than 2 years

    10

    Fantastic food, very nice wine, we can recommend this experience

  • Laura H.more than 2 years

    10

    Our last night dinner in Matera turned out to be our best! This is a stunningly beautiful cave restaurant located inside The Palazzo del Duca Hotel. We were the first ones there so had pick of the tables. We got our table inside a niche cave within the restaurant. Food and service were spot on. Both starters (a yellowtail tartar and puréed fava beans) were delicious, as were our pasta courses (pasta with lobster and oricchiette with turnip sauce) and the sea bass filet stuffed with mushrooms and mussels. All three dessert options are if ffozen kind and the two we had were delicious (strawberry lemon delice and walnut rivoota cheese cake tart) And via The Fork, our bill was also reduced by 20%!

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