Caffè Meletti

Class and tradition. This location has been used in numerous movies and most recently in ads for Campari. Our go to place every Sunday morning. Good selection of pastries and the staff treat us like family. Great place to watch the activity in the piazza any time of the day. Not the cheapest but a unique experience.

Amazing experience, all the bar is enough to pay a visit, croissants were OK (I had one with anisetta cream) and then I tasted the famous coffee correct with anisetta….very good experience. price is ok

The place is beautiful and historic and nothing else. Might as well make it into a museum, because it is not there tu serve customers. The waiters behave like the wish you weren’t there. It is disorganised, service is slow and we were served ‘cold’ hot chocolate, that did not taste of chocolate. I will never go back nor recommend it to anyone. So many bars nearby who serve better quality food and have good service. I am surprised that it was so busy.

Caffe Meletti is a gem in that it holds the original furnishings and ambiance and history from when it opened. It is beautiful and a stand-out on an already beautiful piazza. The issue is service - some servers are well-trained in customer service and are friendly and efficient, while others have an obvious don't-care attitude, give no smiles and are brusque. Sometimes aperitivi are great, other times, soggy. An order of olive all'ascolana (at 10 euro, highest price on the Piazza!) took a half-hour to arrive, they had obviously forgotten the order. Other times, with some servers the items are perfect and come out quickly. They need to better train people, IMO, as this is one of Italy's historic caffes, and should definitely reflect the prices and ambiance. Another complaint is the music. They often play American/English music - in an historic caffe? Talk about ruining the atmosphere! It would be better to play Italian music, preferably soft (like the surroundings) or jazz. No travelers want to hear English rock songs in an Italian historic setting. Come on, be real here. You would never hear that music at Gambrinus, Caffe Greco or Pedrocchi. It kills the overall experience. -So, despite the iffy service, sometimes lukewarm coffee, and bad musical selections, it still remains a must in Ascoli - but management needs to up their game.

I love this place. It makes you feel like you are going back in time. Service is good, and the sweets are lovely. Unfortunately, new laws allow you to let large dogs inside the place, and personally, I find this extremely disrespectful. Not everyone likes having coffee, and treats shared next to a dog drooling all over my clothes. What is going on, people?! In such an elegant place, a big dog? If you like dogs, no problem, but you don't have to take them or allow them everywhere. It’s a clear sign of a society that doesn’t have its priorities straight.

This is not just a cafe. It’s an experience. We had drinks and appetizers on the terrace overlooking Piazza del Popolo. The atmosphere is amazing. The staff was friendly and efficient. The drinks were superb and the appetizers were so abundant, there was no room for lunch. Prices were reasonable. Don’t miss this gem!

Terrible. There was a flock of pigeons that harassed customers and attacked a table as soon as it was vacated - they sat on the table and chairs and scavenged for food. It was not a great look. When our drinks arrived with the canapés the food was immediately surrounded by wasps. We could see other people having problems with wasps as well. An extremely unpleasant experience. Then they charged €10 per Aperol! We are not going back. It’s a shame as the building is beautiful inside.

This cafe specializes in small snack dishes and coffee and bar drinks. A tourist cafe sure but a very good one. Clean bright and pleasant inside and out. Nice staff too. I had the veggie option which was five times as good as I though it would be. It’s buffet style with an astonishing range of vegetable offerings. More than I could reasonably fit on a plate. Not just any old vegetables either. Every dish was meticulously prepared and presented. I felt a little mean disturbing the symmetry of some of the dishes. My coffee was a cracker too. My companions had small bite dishes but they looked a tad small to me. Overall cost was very modest for the quality of the experience. The young man serving us could not have been more pleasant or efficient. He did a terrific job. This is a very nice place. It is run very well. What they do here, they do very well. We liked it so much, we returned for a second time and loved it again. Bravo!

Cute spot, located right in the heart of Piazza del Popolo. We sat outside and had a great view of the piazza. The interior was very pretty/historic looking. I ordered the melettino which was creamy and refreshing. For the most part, I enjoyed it but the alcohol content could have been balanced out better. No complaints about the service - our drinks came out quickly.