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La Vecchia Caserma

Gastropub

· Dine-in · Takeaway People often mention service, restaurant, pizza, dishes, tables, time, bill,


Address

Via Briganti, 3, 73014 Gallipoli LE, Italy

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+39 327 533 3841

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (291 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Thursday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Friday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Saturday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Sunday: 11 am to 12:30 am
  • Monday: 11 am to 12:30 am

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (11) restaurant (10) pizza (8) dishes (7) tables (7) time (6) bill (6)
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  • 4/5 Mike V. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent location!! Ask for the fish of the day - they will be happy to propose dishes based on that 👌🏼 Ask for dessert the cubeda ice-cream - it’s simply delicious!! The music during the dinner is perfect; you can smell the scent of Italy 🇮🇹
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Aleera S. 2 years ago on Google
    A service that ruins it all (incl. planned fraud) 1st strike: Most of the terraze tables were empty when we arrived around 8 pm and the first suggestion of the service was a spare table outside the regular seating area and basically as part of the waiting area before entering the restaurant. After the service failed to seat us on this table, another couple was seated there a while later (even though till 10 pm not all of the regular tables got seated, and many tables could be seated again over the time). 2nd strike: We ordered a sparkling water but received naturale, someting I would normally not mention but it continued nicely the "wonderful" service. For this combination of "attention" of the service I reduce one star. Remaining: 4/5 3rd strike: After waiting for approx. 45 minutes a pizza and pasta with mussels were brought to our tables. Far away from our two completely different ordered pizzas. It took them another 30 minutes (ending at 1,5h waiting time!) to bring the correct two pizzas at the second try. We received some fried pizza dough at minute 60 at least but as other tables contiued to receive pizzas after the first failed attempt and successfully second attempt it seems like the service did not even tell the kitchen to prioritize the forgotten/misplaced order. For the overall delay I reduce another star, resulting in 3/5. 4th strike: As mentioned by others before, the bill we received did includr the wrong price. A large beer was prized at 6€ vs. 5€ from the original menu. Increasing the bill from 31,50€ to 33,50€ - equally an attempted overcharge of >6%. There is also 2€ corperto per person, without receiving some bread. For the 4th strike I reduce another star: 2/5. The last one is take by the fact that the overcharge is not a simple mistake but actual and planned fraud. Why? Because the beer is added in the billing system at 6€ vs. 5€ and they can adjust the price the way they wish. In the end both bills stated the name of the beer but once with 6€ and once with 5€. Everybody should be extremely cautious while paying the bill! This brings us to 1/5 stars. Not to mention we needed to ask 2 times for a bill and waited another 10 minutes (with only 4 other tables seated and 2-3 staff members). Overall really a disappointment of the service which is quite a shame as the pizza was actually rather good and probably one of our favorites over South Italy. So big thank you to the kitchen and sorry that the service ruins the nice work they do.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marçal P. 4 years ago on Google
    When I travel, I like to wander the streets that are not the main touristic ones to find hidden and charming places. The reward I found in Gallipoli with La Vecchia Caserma is one of the biggest. Because it is an authentic Italian restaurant, with cuisine of typical dishes of the area, and the staff is a family, I couldn't feel more welcomed and experience a better authentically Italian experience, the dream of every traveller. Together with my wife, we repeat every night during our stay to be able to taste the maximum number of plates of the menu. The wine recommendations were very accurate and the homemade desserts sublime. I can't help but strongly recommend a visit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 dora g. 1 year ago on Google
    Service destroys food experience We ordered one starter, and two main dishes, 2 aperols and Walter (we spent 50 euros). My starter came with the main dish of my partner, who almost finished his dish while my second dish still did not arrive... We made a complaint so it arrived finally, but it destroyed our last evening as we could not eat together. At the end they did not even say sorry for the mistake and that they made us wait so long,however we complained at payment, too. When the bill arrived, it was a scam. It contained a correction with a minus 2 euro deduction, SEEMINGLY... The waiter was shameless and said they deducted 2 euros out of "courtesy", however my starter was overcharged in the bill (they added a 10 euro price however the starter was in fact 8 euros according to the menu). So they overcharged us and pretended to give a fake deduction (and thought we would not notice). I do not know what is more stupid, trying to trick customers (who they rely on) or the way how they tried to cover up, instead of just simply saying sorry.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kosmo 11 months ago on Google
    The restaurant is in a beautiful vault. The food (sea bass, pizza and desserts) was fresh, arrived quickly and was very tasty. Also the staff was helpful and friendly. Plus point would be Italian beer on tap.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Al M. 10 months ago on Google
    I never learn... Always read the reviews before going out for dinner! All the previous 1 star reviews are incredibly representing our same experience. Long waiting time while the restaurant is almost empty, once seated you discover half of the menu is missing, poor slow inattentive service, forgot some of the tableware and served wrong drinks, semi-pretentious but poor dishes, overall pricey for what you get. A perfect example of the definition of a tourist trap, locals don't fall for the phony atmosphere.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 F. M. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice interior. The food is not worth it. Or at least a trio of tartars weren't delicious. But if you do not have a reservation in a better restaurant - this is a compromise.

  • 3/5 Branden N. 1 year ago on Google
    Staff was a little curt. The pizza was very difficult to eat, as it was not pre-sliced at all and the only cutting utensil provided was a dull butterknife. On a positive note, the music and location were cool.

  • 5/5 Johannes V. 1 year ago on Google
    Chic ambiente, nice people and delicious food. We want to come back. :)

  • 1/5 M S. 2 years ago on Google
    Went here for dinner. Firstly, we were made to wait at the entrance for about 25 minutes, although there were free tables. Then we had to wait for our order for another 40-50 minutes. The impression was that they make you wait in order to have time to defrost the fish, since the quality of the products is so low. The menu is scarce and the prices are extremely overpriced in relation to quality and serving size. We have ordered tuna tartare from many places, so we have a great idea of ​​how this dish is served and should taste. As a result, when our dishes were brought to the table, we were completely disappointed with what we saw, the Tatars looked about 80 grams (a can of kitten food is 2 times larger and this is not a joke)! It was supposed to be served with capers, instead of them it was simply sprinkled with dry herbal seasoning like salad mix, which is easily found at any home kitchen. This is definitely not why a person wants to go to dinner at a restaurant! Moreover, pay as in a premium segment restaurant, although it does not even match the cheapest street friggitoria. Disgusting wine. The pizza quality is also below average, sour tomato sauce and a lot of crust on the edges. None of the dishes are worth the money and, most importantly, your wasted time! The restaurant's attractive location and cosy interior are very deceiving! Be careful!

  • 3/5 Anna K. 2 years ago on Google
    A place to go to when you didn’t book anything else in town and good restaurants are taken. Quite expensive for this area. Food is ok but service is not good, we never got our starter, they just brought pasta out for one person and then after some time for another.

  • 5/5 Tim Van M. 1 year ago on Google
    We got lucky to find a free table at this restaurant’s terras yesterday evening because we didnt reserve. We had a platter of antipasti , a pizza and pasta. Everything was perfectly seasoned en prepared with great care!

  • 1/5 xxx x. 1 year ago on Google
    The restaurant seemed okay at first glance. Unfortunately, the food and the service were poor. The waiters are not attentive (typing on the cell phone) and half of the order was forgotten. Price-performance definitely not justified. Would not go there again.

  • 5/5 Daniele G. 3 years ago on Google
    A nice surprise in Gallipoli! A little outside from the crowded streets and squares we found this nice restaurant. The staff is qualified and very kind. We ate pizza and fish dishes. To try!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Kids' menu
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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