Trattoria L'arco - VERNOLE

If ever you are in this region and want to try real Salentino cooking then this is a must! Francesco is the perfect host and chef. Seemed to be a conveyor belt of food that never stops and excellent value.

Ok we were on the seaside and wherever we had dinner we felt like tourists, I'm italian, didn't like that! So we moved a bit inland and found this place, we chose the basic menu .. let's give it a try.. The starters were coming in like I had never experienced before .. 3 kind of cicoria, peppers from their veg garden, the tastiest I had never experienced, lots lots lots of freshly cooked vegetables. We had to take home some of the first course and meat. 2 days after I was there again! Really simple, good oil, good cooking.. little bill. I definitely suggest it to those who look for the real thing.. no to those who likes mini portions on a bed of salad, with balsamico graffitis.

Food was very tasty! Would come back here. The experience was good and service was pretty good! Shout out to our server John :

Siamo andati a questa meravigliosa trattoria in una domenica fredda e ghiacciata a gennaio. ordiniamo alcune crocchette di patate, una prima fatta con pomodori, razzo e scamorza molto buono e abbondante. per la seconda griglia di carne super abbondante. tutto innaffiato da un rosso secco molto avido. amari da finire, fatto rigorosamente in casa. conto onesto

Ottoma pizza, arrosto fantastico, locale accogliente! Il personale ed i proprietari gentilissimi! Un luogo dove ci si sente a casa!