Poesia Restaurant and Bar
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
$37.00 – $59.00
CUISINES
Seafood, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
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Little restaurant and bar in a beautiful bay of Roca Vecchia, near the famous "Grotta della poesia" (grotto of poetry). It is specialised in natural food: fish, seafood but not only. Cocktail bar with a selection of craft beers, coffee and ice creams.
PRICE RANGE
$37.00 – $59.00
CUISINES
Seafood, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
329 reviews
Excellent
243
Very good
57
Average
16
Poor
8
Terrible
5
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Davide C
5 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
Yesterday I went with my family to this restaurant for a fish dinner near the sea. What about .. the dishes are really tasty, original gourmet combinations with fresh fish!
The property is very nice and sympathetic, the bill convenient, I will definitely return.
Highly recommended!
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Written August 18, 2024
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judit62
Budapest94 contributions
Jul 2022 • family
We went to have dinner here on our first evening during the holiday, picked it based on the reviews and were highly satisfied. The young staff is very kind, attentive and speak English. All the dishes we had were high quality, like in a gourmet restaurant. Wine was also excellent. We enjoyed the atmosphere, perfect first night inPuglia. Highly recommended for sea food lovers like us.
Written July 11, 2022
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Maurizio L
Herzliya1 contribution
Aug 2024 • family
Great food! We had an amazing dinner with my family last night, everything was fresh and tasty. The restaurant is simple and typical from Puglia, I would say substance over form, nothing fancy but great food experience and quality. This place is hidden inside a small village called Roca, at the end of the main square next to the cliff, out of the crowded usual places in the area, it seemed like going back in time. The service was perfect and the owner attentive to all our needs, I would definitely stop here next time we come to Salento.
Written August 8, 2024
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Laura I
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • couples
We ate very well, fresh fish and presentation of very gourmet dishes! The only note I make at the place, a little sad compared to the menu they offer, it would take a restiling.
Actually from outside does not attract, we went under Recommendation of our son. The food is great so don't hesitate to come in! Sometimes the habit does not make the monk!
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Written July 15, 2024
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napoleone
5 contributions
Aug 2023 • couples
It was once a good little restaurant, then we don't know what happened. Food of decent quality, but above all we would have liked to eat what was written on the menu. A fried calamari and prawns. A dish of squid (poor) and prawns arrived at the table. It's fine that you need to earn as much as possible, but this seems excessive to me. I felt cheated. Don't repeat the same mistake again...

Written August 13, 2023
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Davide C
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
Bad restaurant, very salty and tasteless dishes. Fish not fresh and with strange flavors. Price excessively other for poor food quality.
From feeling bad....
Ps. I'm from Puglia and I live in a seaside resort... I know how to distinguish good fish from this crap.
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Written August 13, 2024
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Alessia
Rome114 contributions
Aug 2024 • couples
I return to this restaurant after 5 years, I remembered having eaten divinely in the past and to date I can say that I ate even better than when I remembered. We had some appetizers, including a raw shrimp with a cottage cheese, great. Even the first ones definitely excellent. Quality honest price.
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Written August 25, 2024
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Tiziana C
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • friends
Very pleasant surprise. It is true that the place looks sad but the food is great and presented very well. The Owner and the guy who served us were helpful if a little formal. We were fine and will return. Excellent value for money
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Written August 18, 2024
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Jamie
Cannock4 contributions
Jun 2023 • couples
This unprepossessing restaurant was a delight! The service was wonderful and the proprietor so friendly. We don’t speak Italian and he spoke very little English but it didn’t matter in the least! Food and wine were both fabulous. The restaurant is a little out of the way but very worthy of a visit!
Written June 7, 2023
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louis L
20 contributions
Jun 2022 • couples
We loved the scampi stuffed pasta. The staff is friendly and the owner is very helpful. It feels homey and not commercial.
Written June 13, 2022
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Wamittara
41 contributions
Sep 2020 • couples
We saw an ad on the street and went there.
A good surprise ... you can get a super fresh tartare (raw fishes like sashimi but cut in small cubes) with ... only 4€ !!! We took this tartare of “ricciola” (very tasty white fish that we eat often for sashimi in Japan) I was quite impressed by the freshness of the raw fish and squid !!! They serve the tartare of squid exactly in the same way as we do in Japan :) and the freshness is also the same !! Very impressive (and again, all tartare plates are only 4€!!!!)
We took then grilled calamari and seafood linguine and both really impressed us.
A very nice address and wonderful price x quality but indeed it’s a bit “hidden” so we were only clients at that lunch time.... hope more people try it out ! Also the beach just next to the Roca Vecchia , called “Torre dell’Orso “ is our favorite beach, with a crystal blue color of water and very stable beauty (meaning even there is a wind the sea remains relatively quiet and color remains very transparent crystal blue)!
Written September 3, 2020
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Vancouver1505 contributions
Jun 2019 • couples
Doesn't look like much from the outside but they serve some of the best food I had in Puglia.
The team here clearly cares - every dish we had was made with outstanding ingredients, imaginatively prepared: delicious!
We had the seafood ravioli (OMG!) The fresh catch of the day was perfectly seared and served with a fresh salad, some house white wine.
They started by surprising us by presenting a lovely amuse bouche and a glass of proseco! Basket of bread - even the humble bread was excellent.
So much care and imagination deserves success.
This was our last meal in Puglia before heading for the airport and I am so glad it was!
Written July 3, 2019
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Phil S
4 contributions
Apr 2019 • friends
Chanced upon this place with a few friends and ended up having some absolutely delightful seafood pasta served by such friendly staff. Probably the best meal I had in two weeks in Puglia.
Written April 29, 2019
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Claire O
27 contributions
Sep 2018 • couples
Stumbled on this little gem after a recommendation to drive down the coast to Roca for the views & a swim. From the outside Poesia doesn't let on how good the food is. We had a selection of tapas and loved everything, beautifully presented although forgot to take pictures until after! Lovely staff too. Go out of your way and eat here.
Written September 20, 2018
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Kio
Bologna2 contributions
Aug 2018 • couples
High quality food, prosecco and local craft beer. We really appreciated the host's personable treatment and advice on which tapas to take - the large (and rare) violet shrimp from Gallipoli were a highlight! A truly good time in a very pleasant location right by the sea. Dessert was spectacular as well. Thank you!
Written September 13, 2018
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