UPNEA - Salumeria Mediterranea

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.

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.

TL:DR Disappointing. Not a bad place, but it has a long way to go to earn the prices asked on the menu. The place looks nice and presents itself as gourmet dining. Nothing crazy rich, but certainly artsy and on the upper level. The exhibition of 80s anime portraits is lovely. The menu prices definitely align with this expectation. But then the expectation is not met. The food (in so far as the eponymous salumi go) is "ok", maybe even "good", but nothing special, nothing to write home about. Nothing I could rate 4 stars. And then both the presentation and the quantity leave a lot to be desired. I _can_ understand paying 16€ for barely a taste of a small selection of things when the overall experience is memorable or the quality is very good. But this isn't it. The service was polite and didn't cause any problems, but it also wasn't particularly charming or swift. A solid 3 stars... except: - when asked for info about the food, the waitress had no idea about it. "What's in the Tagliere?" shouldn't be an unexpected question and in the end we received no answer. The selection of cheeses and salumi remained a mystery to us. What was the foam? What where the different kinds of (maybe?) ricotta? Etc. - we were served the side dishes waaay before drinks or the dishes they were supposed to accompany, leaving us in the company of 4 bowls of veggies for quite some time - when asked about desserts a waiter was well informed and explained them to us (👍) but then it turned out that only a few were available (🙁) but the kitchen would prepare more (🙂) but only after a bunch of the available ones were gone (🙁) but he could have asked for what we wanted anyway (🙂) but it would have taken maybe 20-30 minutes so... not gonna happen (🙁) even though we expressed that we could happily have waited. At least the cocktails were well made and honestly priced 🕊️

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.

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.

They're open late! One of the best things about their location is it's in Centro Storico, but on a well lit quiet street near an office building. This is a panini restaurant. We enjoyed a couple of their specialized panini. I loved the zucchini! Really good flavors! The beer selections we went with turned out pretty great! I'm not particular other than I enjoy trying different kinds. Wine is also on their menu. Their space and tables accommodate small and large groups. The servers are informative. I like how the dim industrial design interior makes the atmosphere feel warm especially with their aired music.