Phone: +393290897246
Address: Via Fusandola 1, 84121, SALERNO, Italy
City: SALERNO
Dishes: 6
Reviews: 3462
Website: http://www.ilpozzospagnolo.com/
"We ate twice at this restaurant near the Teatro Verdi and we have two very different tales to tell. The first time was after a performance at the Teatro Verdi, for which the location was perfect. We chose the Italian menu for a seafood meal, starting with an excellent warm insalata di mare with vongole, mussels, and shrimp. One of our two main courses was the baccala and totanetti fritti con cipolle all’agro. This was very flavourful and slightly crunchy, with the fried onion adding a Spanish touch. The other main course was one of our favourites, spaghetti alle vongole, which was also very good. We chose a bottle of Fiano Beneventano from the Masseria Frattasi which we liked very much. Adding to our pleasure was the warmth of the room (there was a powerful heater near our table). Our second visit was the following evening, a Sunday when many restaurants in Salerno are closed. This time we chose the Spanish menu. We started with tapas misto, which were moderately successful but not very interesting. We also had the polpo galiziano (octopus), which was nicely sautéed and richly flavoured. Then came the paella nera di pesce. Surely a restaurant that calls itself Spanish will do a good job with paella. However, what we got was a tough mass of overcooked rice with squid ink overpowering everything, especially the little bits of half-identifiable seafood. We chose a red wine this time, Setaro’s Don Vincenzo, which was OK. We sat at the same table as the night before, but this time instead of heat there was a cold draft coming down from an opening in the wall behind."
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