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Poesia Restaurant - Grotta Saracena

Flavors of Salento

Poesia Restaurant

Typical Salento cuisine and pizzeria

Our Cuisine

Tradition and Passion

Poesia Restaurant welcomes you with the authentic flavors of Salento cuisine. Our chefs prepare traditional dishes using first quality local ingredients, to give you an unforgettable gastronomic experience.

From homemade pasta to fresh fish dishes, from grilled meats to our artisan pizza: every dish tells the story and flavors of this wonderful land.

  • Typical Salento cuisine
  • Pizzeria
  • Local and seasonal ingredients
  • Selected Apulian wines
Poesia restaurant dining room

The Menu

Our Specialties

A selection of our most loved dishes

Appetizers

  • • Meatballs with red cherry tomato coulis and cacio ricotta
  • • Salmon carpaccio marinated with citrus and beetroot extract
  • • Mixed tempura with shrimp, squid and cod
  • • Salento-style pittule

First Courses

  • • Orecchiette with red cherry tomato coulis, yellow cherry tomatoes, bacon and zucchini
  • • Beetroot risotto
  • • Paccheri with lobster, red cherry tomato coulis and confit tomatoes

Main Courses

  • • Beef fillet, beef jus and mashed potatoes
  • • Octopus on purple potato puree, purple potato chips and red wine reduction

Pizzas

  • • Pumpkin cream, Norcia sausage and mushrooms
  • • Fior di latte mozzarella, yellow tomato cream, prosciutto crudo and red pepper tears

* The menu may vary based on ingredient availability and seasonality

Orecchiette with broccoli rabe Restaurant pizza Beef fillet Restaurant dining room

Opening Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

* Hours may vary during high season

Services

A la Carte

Complete menu with traditional Salento dishes

Pizzeria

Artisan pizza, crispy and tasty

Half Board

Option available for hotel guests

Book Your Table

Poesia Restaurant is also open to external guests. Book your table for a gastronomic experience in the heart of Salento.