Cetara Punto e Pasta

Excellent experience... Very kind and hospitable owners. Excellent cuisine and generous portions.

Small restaurant on the tiny central street of Cetara, managed by young and competent staff Everything very good and abundant, dishes nicely plated and kind and fast service. Standard prices. If I return to Cetara, I will definitely stop by.

Service was bad, the staff (I guess they are a family?) were constantly making weird faces, eye-rolling, and (probably) inappropriate comments in Italian when we ordered. I really wanted to try their Colatura dishes and this earned me a face. Quite honestly for the $50 i was charged for the 3 dishes I would think they would be happy to accommodate someone who was interested in trying their food. I traveled all the way from Naples just to try their dishes and was disappointed in the whole experience. I knew i wouldn't eat it all in one sitting so I asked to take it to-go and they threw one of the dishes away saying "there was so little a portion left". This is the response I got AFTER I said I wanted it and it was easily 3/4 bites left so I though this excuse was ridiculous! Furthermore, I don’t understand why they feel the need to give me THEIR opinion on the food I paid for (!!). If I asked to box it, just box it, it’s insulting to be told “it wasn’t a lot” so THEY decided to throw it away. Never in my life have I seen such disrespect for the customer. Moreover, while I’m asking for my missing food there was all this conversation (in Italian with more faces and giggling) among the women as if there was something wrong with me asking. I eventually got a half-assed/mocking apology from one of them. It was simply outrageous. My friend also felt that she was being judged for the food she ordered. This behavior is NOT ok. It’s a shame if they are hoping that their positive reviews will be enough to get tourists to visit their restaurant and think that they don’t have areas that need vast improvement. Ironically, it was the positive reviews that led me to eat their in the first place, just to have a lackluster/negative experience. Also, I must say the level of snarkiness in their responses to low reviews is also inappropriate. I can see how this would cause others to avoid posting negative reviews just to be bullied in the responses. Had there been more honest reviews, I could have spent my time and money elsewhere.

Alice in Wonderland appetizer very good, scialatiello with anchovy sauce top and also clams and pesto really good, the tuna fillet very fresh but slightly overcooked. Staff quite kind