Retro Gusto

JUST PERFECT! Amazig atmosphere, very good hospitality and super testy foods!!!! The owner is very funny and frendly. I fully suggest to visit this place! Big thanks also to the Kitchen staff!!! Have a great vcation!

Beautiful food and professional service. Fresh seafood and beautiful presentation. The Antipasti menu is particularly interesting in my opinion - some dishes that were not seen in other restaurants. The seasoning for all dishes is perfect whilst keeping the freshness of seafood. Really delightful dining experience and we’d hope to return again during our stay in Otranto.

Hidden away from the busy main street, this perl was worth a visit. Alessandro even made all our off-the-menu wishes possible and treated us to the best tuna tartare we could dream of. Just ask and he will do his best to satisfy your culinary desires

Visited the Michelin recommended @retrogusto_otranto for lunch, and their house made pasta was amazing! I love how simple and beautiful the presentations are, and they tasted super flavorful and chewy. Really enjoyed the fish as well. Very fresh and well cooked!

Great experience at Retrigusto Restaurant. The dishes were well presented, and the seafood was fresh and delicious. I particularly loved the dish of the day, pasta with dentice, and the seafood salad. Everything was complemented by a bottle of white wine. My friends ordered a risotto al nero di seppia, which was equally good. The restaurant is 200 meters away from a parking area and a 5-minute walk from the historical center of Otranto. Highly recommended!

Very elegant restaurant on a side street, easily overlooked. Delicious seafood delicacies prepared from your selection. Chef and staff are very attentive and presentation is excellent. Recommend having dinner early around 7pm, to avoid the crowd.

It’s a shame that this restaurant is recommended by Michelin. Expensive dishes with no flavor at all. We ordered a shrimp pasta that tasted like seawater, and the shrimp were tiny. A completely tasteless meat dish. All four dishes we ordered were bad. We really got pissed off. The only positive aspects were the wine and the service.

Presentation of the food is fantastic, but that's about all that was good here. We were really excited to try this place and sadly we were left wanting more. The quantities were good, sadly the food lacked the flavor. We had a pasta dish and the grilled seafood selection, the pasta was cooked well but the sauce had no flavor. The grilled seafood was nice, but nothing outstanding. The staff started out well and then showed any interest and quickly fell out of favor with us. It's apparently in the Michelin guide, but do yourself a favor and find another place to spend your money. Go here if you have excess cash for the day and don't mind well played food with not much else.