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CUISINES
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, Healthy, Southern-Italian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Table Service, Dog Friendly, Family style
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La Cantina è un home restaurant per un massimo di 14 posti, si cena in terrazza con vista mare sulla baia di cala dell'acqua e cala tartaruga.
CUISINES
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, Healthy, Southern-Italian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Table Service, Dog Friendly, Family style
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Franco P
2 contributions
July 2024 • couples
In an island that is selling off its rough beauty to noisy tourism, the terrace of the cellar facing the Cala dell'acqua is a very pleasant place to find the quiet Ponza of the past, with its tasty cuisine based on fish of the day and vegetables and vegetables from the garden. A family atmosphere, with few tables, set menu but every day surprisingly different from appetizer to dessert, friendly and relaxed atmosphere; fixed price, including wine, no surprises. Antonella in the kitchen and Andrea between the tables make every evening almost an invitation to dinner in their beautiful house under the church of Forna. It is in fact a home restaurant and for this reason it is mandatory to book in advance, so that the shopping of the day is done. The presence of the winery is one of the reasons why, despite everything, continue to return to Ponza.
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Written 14 July 2024
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Aya M
Uppsala19 contributions
July 2022 • couples
The food and the atmosphere in this beautiful gem of an restaurant is immaculate. If you ever have the opportunity to eat here do so, you will not regret it. Best food I’ve eaten on this beautiful island so far.
Ps you have to book a table beforehand
Written 25 July 2022
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CHIARA B
6 contributions
June 2024 • friends
Restaurant in a beautiful location overlooking the sea overlooked by the promontory. Raw materials of exceptional quality and freshness and skill of the owners who run this home restaurant converge in a menu that varies according to the catch of the day and that perfectly respects the characteristics of the ingredients, enhancing them in every dish. The courtesy last (but not least) flagship of this restaurant where if we have the chance we will definitely return!
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Written 1 July 2024
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Stefania F
Genoa13 contributions
Aug 2023 • friends
We were attracted by the excellent reviews of this place and by the idea of trying typically home cooking. Maybe we were the ones who weren't very lucky, but it's the only place on the island where we didn't have a good time. The location is certainly very nice, but the cuisine (also and above all considering the cost of dinner) is disappointing to say the least. The starter was good and in line with expectations, but the first course, second course and dessert were in line with those of a low level canteen. I'm sorry but I can only advise against it.
Written 23 August 2023
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Antonella Romano
Carissima/o, se avessimo applicato lo sconticino da lei richiesto, la recensione sarebbe stata positiva immagino😂
Ad ogni modo , paragonarci ad una mensa non è per noi un offesa.. Anzi!
Sicuramente, avremmo apprezzato di più se fosse stata più obbiettiva e meno venale.
La ringrazio per la recensione negativa, ne avevamo proprio bisogno... Giusto per non dare l'impressione di essere extraterrestri! 😘😘😘😘😘
Written 24 August 2023
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Bella Beauty Center Ponza
Ponza Island4 contributions
Aug 2023 • friends
Top evening, exquisite food if you want to eat typical dishes of Ponza cuisine, located on a terrace overlooking the sea, very suggestive scenery…
Abundant food, and very tasty, lentil soup at the top!!!
Highly recommended
Written 13 August 2023
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Andrea L.
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
Driven by the curiosity of the home restarant of Andrea and Antonella alle Forna we visited.
Lovely terrace overlooking the sea and food with special tastes but at the same time homely rich in Pontine tradition.
The menu consists of: an appetizer, first, second sweet wine and bitter. All really very good, and if you find yourself for Ponza I invite you to stop at the winery.
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Written 27 August 2024
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57roby
Paris109 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Beautiful evening spent on this terrace which offers an enchanting panorama
The owner is kind and welcoming
Fixed menu made with local and well-cooked products
Very good mixed vegetable and fish starter
First course spaghetti with Granseola delicious
Fried calamari, prawns and anchovies, all fresh and well cooked
Tasty dessert
Water, wine at will
What can I say, an experience absolutely worth having
We will return
Written 22 August 2023
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71jack
Rome974 contributions
Aug 2024 • friends
Really amazing value for money. In Ponza with 50€ surely it is impossible to find better.
Very nice location, a nice terrace with large spaces between the few tables present.
Home cooking but done really well.
Very fresh and well cooked fish.
The girl who served us was very kind.
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Written 6 September 2024
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Anna eTosca
Manerba del Garda190 contributions
Sept 2023 • family
Everything that comes from my kitchen has grown in my heart, wrote Paul Eluard. The heart in LeForna lies on an airy, light, sober terrace that welcomes you with the sincere smile of these circus sorceresses who enchant the palate and inebriate the nostrils. Everything is measure and balance. As in the classic beauty of high school memory. On the Ponza stage, this place blessed by Neptune deserves more than one applause for a show that has no failures or uncertainties from the overture to the grand finale. We carry the thunderous applause with us. Like a poem learned by heart at school. Which, decades later, still evokes an emotion.
Written 5 September 2023
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Giusy G
20 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Home cooking with expert attention to detail! Excellent raw materials and exquisite service! Highly recommended!
NB: try to arrive in time for sunset! The view from the terrace is splendid!
Written 20 August 2023
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UCMed - Food Culture
Sorrento154 contributions
June 2022 • friends
The real Mediterranean cuisine on a beautiful terrace looking upon a magnificent bay. Nothing else to add: a must do in Ponza island, in complete silence.
Written 4 June 2022
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Pietroth
68 contributions
Aug 2024 • friends
The Neverland.... One would paraphrase Bennato's famous song to describe a magical, authentic, and relaxing place in spite of the rowdy atmosphere of August 15 ... All great from appetizer. to amberjack fish sauce in the oven .all for a very honest price in relation to the quality of food .. good Andrea and Antonella!
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Written 16 August 2024
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Marco C
Ventimiglia28 contributions
June 2024 • friends
The welcome from the owner was positive, but the food was disappointing, especially the first course.
Discreet location, it was the first time home restaurant not to be repeated
Written 19 June 2024
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Andrea Martina Banzi
Buonasera Marco, mi spiace non vi sia piaciuto il nostro home restaurant, però se posso consigliarvi provatene altri non è detto che altri non possano essere di vostro gradimento. La particolarità di un home restaurant è quella di far assoporare i piatti tipici del luogo.
Written 21 June 2024
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Chiara P
Crevalcore2 contributions
June 2024 • couples
The cellar is the perfect place to enjoy an excellent typical Ponza dinner and enjoy the view of the sunset over the sea.
Andrea and Antonella pampered us with tasty and excellent quality dishes!
An experience absolutely worth repeating!
Written 19 June 2024
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Pietroth
68 contributions
Aug 2023 • friends
Imagine finding yourself dining in a familiar yet well-kept environment in the location and expertly managed by the owners Andrea and Antonella who daily offer refined dishes based on local 0km fish...... Starter, first course, second course, side dish and dessert at home .... as well as an excellent local wine, all at very affordable prices. We'll be back !
Written 10 August 2023
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