Le Zie Trattoria Casereccia

Really cute restaurant all indoors very small menu you felt like you were in your grandmother‘s house. One of the grandmothers was our waitress. She may have been cooking in the kitchen too with her friend or her sister not sure but really cute family run restaurant food was very good not exceptional, but definitely worth trying. Their eggplant. Parmesan was absolutely incredible. Their meatballs were delicious but very gamie. Not sure if there were horse meatballs their chickpea pasta was Very interesting and we’re trying.

So pleased to have come here for lunch. The best classic and authentic dishes I have had in Puglia. Will be recommending it to all my friends who visit.

Walking through the city we find this old Trattoria. It is a fantastic ideal place to enjoy and taste the food of the Puglia region, especially from the south where the city of milk is. The walls are so full of photos of very famous people from abroad and nationals who have passed through the city and I liked the magnificent food made by the cook who owns the place. A meeting place for families in the city is an ideal place to taste the simple rich and brief regional food.

If you’re looking for traditional Puglian food here it is. Every dish was delicious. Also very reasonably priced 3 person €88 Standouts was the layered mussel courgette potato’s, chickpea pasta and the stuffed squid we had many more dishes but these was our favs everything else was still very tasty! The staff are exceptionally warm and even though our Waitrose spoke very little English we managed to understand each other and shared some jokes. A 10/10 experience

Family own restaurant. It seems quite famous because even Richard Gere visited it. Very nice ambience. Cool decoration. Food was excellent. I wanted to try something different and got the dish with potatoes and mussels…so good! The pastichiotto cake is a must!

If you’re in Puglia, this local gem is a must-visit for an authentic pugliese lunch. The warm, family-friendly vibe makes you feel at home, and the food is incredible, especially the best meatballs I’ve ever tasted. Every dish is fresh, homemade, and full of flavor. The service is just as fantastic, friendly, attentive, and passionate about their food. Don’t miss this place when visiting Puglia!

We came on the recommendation of a friend who had been there previously and thank goodness we did!! The food was exquisite, really nice and light - the only time we've ordered an antipasto, primo AND secondo on our trip (plus dessert). I will dream about the roasted peppers in the antipasto forever. The service was wonderful, makes you feel at home and it doesn't feel rushed at all. You have to make a reservation! The 7:30pm shift fills up quickly, we got a table for 9:30pm and were there until around 11:15. It's definitely worth a visit.

Very overrated place. We came with high expectations, as it was one of only 3 trattorie in Lecce shown in Slow Food's -"Osterie d'Italia" guide. Lunch for 2 was EUR 68 and nothing to call home about. Orecchiette were unimpressive, especially the tomato and meatballs sauce, and the stuffed calamari or cheese filled meatballs were pretty much in the same ballpark. Eggplant parmigiana was slightly better. Grated cheese (choice of pecorino or parmigiano) was great and abundant. The place is cute, the mature ladies running it are cute too, but nothing justifies underwhelming cuisine at above average prices these days, much less in Italy. I find the current Google rating of 4.1-4.2 more than justified. Wouldn't come back.