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La Barca di Ciro
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MICHELIN Guide: Good cooking
Nestled between splendid beaches and bays, this restaurant focuses on the sea, not only in its views but also in its cuisine. The owner takes centre stage in the dining room, while the dishes prepared in the kitchen are varied, generous in size and reasonably priced, featuring classic recipes which allow the full flavours of the top-quality fish to shine through.
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Features
CUISINES
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, Healthy
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
Special Diets
Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
American Express
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Valet Parking
Validated Parking
Visa
Wheelchair Accessible
Location
Parking Available, Valet Parking, Validated Parking
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Hours
Open until 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Wednesday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Thursday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Friday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Saturday
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
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Alberto iavarone
4 contributions
Mar 2025 • couples
A dinner at the Boat reconciles with the very idea of going out to dinner. Maitre, waiters, organization, simply, perfect in every detail.
La Barca sums up everything I knew and remembered about the quality cuisine of Taranto (fish, of course). Very loyal and mostly local customers, such as absolutely local and fresh fish.
A refined setting but not cast. Elegant, but without suffocating.
Dinner for two, with a round of appetizers (recommended and get advice on everything not just that). In fact, the recommended wine (a susumaniello rostao from Varvalgione was excellent, for an absolutely honest mark-up - ridiculous in Rome, where mark-ups now average more than 2/300%). Abundant but not to be stopped there (for goodness sake, it would be a mess): seared shrimps, mussels "arreganate" (gratin) tarantina to do the encore; a gouache of squid... I think I will always remember the fish tempura, simply to take as a main course if it were on paper.
Then a spaghetti with hedgehogs and prawns of rare freshness expertly cooked at plancha. But between the appetizers and the main courses, a taste of risotto with shellfish and seafood just stirred. If they hadn't brought it to us for perfume alone, I would have asked. Of course a freebie from the chef.
Satiated, we ask for an ice cream stuffed with figs (two stuffed figs were given to us) that is brought to us already divided into two dishes (and many "purciari" restaurateurs ask for the supplement for an extra dirty dish (Jesus...) and since we were advised to drown it at S. Marzano we were brought a bottle. Ad libitum. And not only that. when we asked for grappa and a bitter they brought us empty glasses and... bottles. Ad libitum. Amazing!
But it doesn't end there. Talking nicely with the waiter I confessed my love for hairy mussels. They brought me 4 (after dessert! But I couldn't help it. Moreover, they advised me to taste them with a local caciocavallo aged in a cave. Superb match. I can't thank you enough. You'll believe it, this is also a gift from the chef.
The check? after a night like this, I would have paid any. I can only say that for such a price in Rome we would have eaten an appetizer, a plate of carbonara and testa and any dessert.
The only negative comment: why didn't you open a branch in Rome?
P.S.
As Michelin-starred chefs teach, the cook will be important but the waiting staff is crucial. Applause to these boys and girls who love their craft, and it shows.
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Written 11 March 2025
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mauroplantone
Milan110 contributions
June 2024 • friends
We returned 3 other times (after Christmas, at Easter lunch, and with friends in June). -Why? Simply because you eat well.
Rich appetizers, usually tastings of varied and good first courses, a good second course of fish made in the ways you prefer, frying of perfect paranza, various desserts and fruit.
Attractive price but we are talking about fresh products.
We will definitely be back.
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Written 4 September 2024
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veronica g
14 contributions
Oct 2024 • couples
Sea sea and sea again.
Sublime dinner for quality and choice of raw materials, all accompanied by an excellent bubble (Calce San Marzano).
Saverio, dear Joseph (our mentor that night) and his staff, hit the nail on the head.
The linguina with redfish will be hard to forget 🤩
Congratulations
Veronica and Francesco
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Written 16 October 2024
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Navigator63396051685
2 contributions
July 2024 • family
With all due respect, but I cannot understand all these positive reviews. The food was ok but not outstanding, and the prices are just too high. Many, many beautiful dishes were served, with which small portions of children were served. The ambience was not pleasant, the waiters cleaned up stressed and left the dirty dishes in the dining room on a table. From a bowl a waiter fell fish sauce, which was not mopped up. Too bad I find this restaurant completely overrated. It's beyond my knowledge whether it used to be better, but after this evening I have to draw my conclusions...
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Written 31 July 2024
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Paolo
Salerno51 contributions
July 2024 • friends
We stayed today, July 27. The appetizer of a unique misery 5 courses with a shrimp in the middle of a salad forest a very thin slice of marinated salmon a piece of swordfish 2 cm x 2 cm mussels au gratin and a little ' (but little ) octopus
Warmed risotto with microscopic addition of a small piece of cuttlefish and a shrimp with abundant 3/4 mussels (because they are cheap) but the portions dear gentlemen of a unique misery. But on the other hand they break you with an exaggerated price
Don't go there.
You eat terrible and you pay a lot.
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Written 27 July 2024
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Frattamaggiore29 contributions
July 2024 • couples
Yesterday (31/07/24 ) my wife and I decided to have dinner at this restaurant. We take the 5-course appetizer, then we take plautou of scampi prawns seafood tagliatelle tuna and some fillets, then we take a spaghetti with hedgehog and finally two sorbets. I have to tell the truth it all seemed good served by great service. But tonight did not go so well because we drank a lot of water and then at some point we had stomach pains... to make up for it we had to take Normix and gaviscon to feel a little better .. I do not write to discrete the restaurant because sometimes it really takes a little distraction to make all this happen '(something not knocked down well)... but it was right to write this review. PS .I hope it only happened to Us
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Written 31 July 2024
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massimo v
3 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
Experience to forget!!! mediocre dishes and poor service
The waiter who served us vanished after we paid in cash and literally "mugged" the money off the table
Exaggerated bill and receipt without details
Never to go back
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Written 2 October 2024
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Siavoush Fallahi
Stockholm69 contributions
July 2021 • couples
I went there with very high expectations but was a bit disappointed. The raw appetizers are great in taste. A shrimp appetizer was a bit tasteless. I had the caviar and asked where it was from and was told it was Norwegian when it's of course Siberian.
My partner had a frutti di mare pasta that was excellent. I went for the vongole, and it was awful which surprised me because a restaurant like this can't afford to not do vongole well.
After having had my main course which was good, I ordered coffee and liquor and paid. Shortly after another waiter asked me if they could offer me liquor and coffee, small money but the gesture is important. For the quality of the food and the price we paid I'd say it's not great value for money, but it was probably an off day and the location is amazing.
Written 10 July 2021
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ouagaman
9 contributions
July 2023 • family
We had dinner with our family a few weeks ago, and were enthusiastic about the antipasti, the exquisite pasta ai frutti di mare, the very reasonably priced Greco di tufo, and the child-friendliness… but we were gutted (pun intended) when our main course was served: overdone and totally dried out Gamberoni, that were not fresh (??)… but worst of all: the digestive tract was not removed, an absolute disgrace!
Not what you expect in a renowned fish restaurant.
Written 1 August 2023
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phabyo75
Taranto210 contributions
July 2024 • solo
always the best fish restaurant of taranto and province!!!
welcomed by the delightful hospitality 'of saverio and his staff,
the flavors of the sea enhanced by a cuisine
tasty , tasty , delicate ,
una cucina casereccia con una marcia in + !!!
starting with the starter ,
"fancy , tasty , never boring !!! "
A riot of colors of the sea, served with taste and elegance,
the extraordinary shrimp and fruit salad,
Beautiful for the eyes, delicious on the palate!
the first, the royal lobster with paccheri and cherry tomatoes,
the excellent seafood risotto!
directly from the fish counter,
a fabulous baked sea bream or snapper,
with cherry tomatoes potatoes and olives,
il mare in tavola !!!
selection of wines,
Among which stands out the excellent phalanghina, igp campania!
concluding gently with the classic spumone ,
figs and almonds, chocolate, hazelnut,
and that extra touch that only the seal
al san marzano borsci sa dare!!!
A wonderful experience, an ecstasy for the palate...
io voglio bene a questo ristorante!!!
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Written 27 July 2024
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TOMOSUMIC
Trogir824 contributions
Nov 2021 • none
The location and ambiance is fine, but when the waiter comes and offers food, the ambience is getting weaker.
And when he brings food, and you try, then you see that's not it.
The food spoiled the whole good atmosphere in that ambiance.
And finally, the price, which is more than the average food quality.
I wish them luck in the future, but I am not coming back.
Written 24 November 2021
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nigni2002
Carimate3067 contributions
Mar 2022 • friends
Very very good with all tasty meals. Just a few photos to explain what is happing there. A show!! The Restaurant , i mean the building, is not the best one even if it is brand new. Price is important but you should forget it for one time. My advice is ti follow the advices of the maitre for the best experience
Parking place outside no problem.
Written 28 April 2022
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Mirko
Bari9 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Wonderful experience from the start till the end. The full meal was delicious and the staff was really professional. Amazing wine list and the venue stunning in front of sea. I highly recommend this place to everyone if you would like to have something extremely good.
Written 1 February 2020
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Luigi L
2 contributions
Oct 2024 • couples
Known as good restaurant..and this time I have ordered spaghetti al riccio as house speciality...bur they come too much cooked and loosing their expexted good taste. So I recommend to ask for "spaghetti al dente",
Written 16 October 2024
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Heli K
Helsinki5 contributions
July 2024 • solo
Tasty and high quality food. Professional and friendly service. Stunning open seaview. Also full of locals which is a good sign 😍
Written 4 July 2024
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