UPNEA - Salumeria Mediterranea

Finally had the chance to try this restaurant. The interior design was always catching my attention, I like it a lot. We shared pasta, it was very good. I wanted to have steak but it wasn’t enough and it wasn’t exactly the pure steak taste I was looking for. I can say the portions are small and unfortunately the prices are a little bit high. In Naples normally two people meal is like 40-50 including a bottle. We paid 44 euro each by drinking 2 glasses of wine. However the gentleman that was helping us was so kind and friendly.

I was brought here by a local. The staff deserves all the stars. They are all so kind and accommodating. I was able to order gluten free pasta genovese and it was delicious ! Everything from the croquettes to the mozzarella di bufala was great but the greens and beans salad was my favorite. Yes, a simple dish but it was so flavorful and cozy. If you want a satisfying meal in an unpretentious environment, come here.

Huge disappointment. I was really excited to try the ragú at this restaurant, as I read it was amazing, among other dishes; unfortunately our dinner did not go as amazing as we had hoped. First, they brought one of us our dinner with the appetizers, so my aunt was either forced to let it get cold and wait or eat first and watch us eat later. We waited a really long time for our dinners to come out, the table next to us came in after us and order tons of dishes(!) and got all of them before our main dishes arrived. I order the ragú pasta, my boyfriend got the genovese pasta, and his mother got the bufalo burger(which is just a patty, no bun). The “burger” was good but it said it came with a side salad, but i wouldn’t claim a thin pile of shredded iceberg with nothing on it a salad. Now for the worst part; Both my bf and I’s pasta’s were SEVERLY undercooked. As a chef, I understand what al dente is, and frankly I prefer it. I think that good fresh pasta is toothsome and textured, not too soft/not too hard. This pasta was white and crunchy in the middle. Inedible. When I asked our waitress what could be done about this she claimed that the chef put it in the boiling water the amount of time that this particular pasta shape takes(15min) and that was it. No apology, no offer to cook it a little longer. Just this is what you get; claiming that this is al dente and that it was fine the way it was. I strongly disagreed and the pasta was left on the plate. Overall, an over rated restaurant with a confusing theme and menu with disappointing food and service.

With the family (2 adults, 11 years old and eight years old sons) have been in UPNEA for lunch and dinner. The personal is very very gentle and give the feeling of relaxing atmosphere. The food is good, we recommend “polpette” & “ Napolitan fries”.

The food test good, but the portion is too small for a man. If you go on diet then it’s perfect. They’re are like 8 pieces of pasta in my plate.

Terrific pasta, friendly service. We went on a night that was very quiet because Italy were playing in the Euro Cup that night. but it deserves to be full every night. Highly recommended

Enjoyed some great meats and cheeses here for lunch. Unfortunately they were out of buffalo mozzarella because it gets delivered daily, but they would have it in time for dinner. They had great bread and a gluten-free beer!

We went following the advice of a review. It was a good choice. Our choice went for a starter including mozzarella, ricotta and 2 other cheeses, salad, ragú meatballs and pecorino meatballs. Then a ragú pasta. The ragú sauce was indeed superb. But I missed fresh bread (ours was stale) and the pasta could have used a minute or two more of cooking (too much al dente for my taste). Must say service was great and coffee was gorgeous 😊☕🍝🧀 my husband opted for a #redbeer which turned out to be a fab choice too. All in all a nice choice but not a must-have.