Il Cantinale - Menu

a wonderful place, cared for in every detail. the quality of food is high, really an experience to repeat more and more times. a guarantee, good!

unfriendly once seated and waited an hour or more for food others around got their meals, felt ripped off , sad as had checked out location and menu

we found it by chance and I immediately liked it... we were in the downstairs room... small cozy and intimate... great pizza! friendly service and very attentive and especially unintrusive... we would definitely recommend it

This restaurant located in Monopoli old town has been a real sorprese. Food is excellent. Tonno tataki was one of the best i have ever eaten. Perfectly cooked. Very good was also filetto. Everything is made by high quality ingredients and perfectly cooked and presented. Friendly and helpful staff. Worth the price

Lovely restaurant with great service and super good quality food. The waiters were attentive but not over bearing and we're always on hand to assist or explain anything on the menu. I ordered the fiorentina bistecca and it was cooked superbly and bursting with flavour. Pasta options good too and a special mention to Nonna's polpetti. Grazie

We ordered starter, main course and a bottle of wine. When the bill arrived we paid without counting because we were satisfied with the dinner. After a quick bill check we saw we paid way too much for the one course in particular. When we told the waiter he just said “price has changed”. Not at all about the money but when you raise a price with €12, you tell your clients in advance. Shocking reaction from the staff and therefore way below the expectation you’d have about this restaurant.

We entered this restaurant with high expectations. The setting, the decor, the toilets were all beautifully pointed. We asked the waiters for advice on which pizzas to order and we were told two were excellent. We ordered one of them and sadly that wasn’t true. It was advertised as having mortadella in it there wasn’t any. The dough was also raw and undercooked. We pointed this out to the waiters. Nothing was offered as an alternative or the pizza taken off our bill or even a free lemoncello in good jest. Very sad! We won’t be back!

What a fabulous meal. My partner and I were craving some pasta, and this restaurant did not disappoint. We had the beef ravioli and pasta with meatballs, followed by the Tuna and the chicken mains. Wow! The Tuna was cooked to perfection rare but with a delicious crumb on the outside that was crispy. I was full after this but had a taste of my partner's pistachio pannacotta, which was exceptional. It was the best meal we have eaten in Monopoli (and we've had some great meals here! Everything was top notch, service was excellent and the primitivo was delicious. Thank you!

We had a terrazza table with a sea view on a Saturday evening as “early” diners at 8pm. We took a look at the fresh fish on order and chose ricciola. The head waiter was a good salesman, charming and attentive. He explained how it would be prepared, then returned saying the chef would cook it another way in a “typical monopolitana ricetta.” We also ordered a seasonal salad full of greens, different tomatoes, and baratinna sort of a cucumber/melon mix), roasted potatoes , and grilled vegetables. When the fish arrived the head waiter deboned and prepared it onto our plates along with the potatoes, tomatoes, and olives, accompanied with a broth to put over the fish. Everything was delicious. Th...