Il Quarto Storto

Not many cafes are open by 10.30 like Il Quarto Storto is, so this is a good place for brunch. Excellent cafe latte macchiato and panini for us. Only downside is over-loud music.

AVOID THIS PLACE! WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED I was at this café and tried to sit at a table next to a beautiful little carved window that I really liked. There was an ashtray on the table, and it was completely empty and available. A young female employee wearing a green shirt was incredibly rude to us. She told us, “You can sit at the other table.” I politely explained that I wanted to sit at this particular table because I really liked it and thought it was beautiful. She immediately replied, in an extremely rude and dismissive way, “No, you can sit over there. This one is occupied.” The table was clearly empty, and there was absolutely no reason why we couldn’t sit there. Her attitude was unnecessarily hostile and made me feel extremely unwelcome. Terrible customer service. I have honestly never been treated so poorly at a café in my life.

The best Aperol Spritz in Matera (my partner tried about 5 different locations). I loved my fave e cicorie (fava bean purée with chicory) soup- it can be hard to get fibre and healthy options when travelling, but this soup was exceptional! I also ordered a Tuna Salad and a Hugo spritz , both also excellent and refreshing in the heat.

We stopped here for convenience, but I don't recommend it. The food isn't cooked properly. Nothing is homemade except the pasta (which you can see in the photo, completely white and undercooked; I've never seen anything like it, especially not in a restaurant). The waitresses are unpleasant and don't smile. Seriously, walk two minutes further; you won't be disappointed.

I visited this place some days ago and we ordered two cocktails and the "biggest" platter (as the menu said containing of marinated vegetables, meat and cheese cuts) When the platter arrived (not too quickly) we saw that in fact it wasn't that big, the cheese was cut like it was their last remaining pieces of it and not much in quantity (i also think that they weren't very fresh). When i asked the waitress about the vegetables that were missing, she told me that they were out of them (without having informed us upfront). After some minutes when we kindly told her (even though it wasn't her fault) that we should be having them since we're paying for them, she told me that she was gonna ask the kitchen. Not too soon,the smallest bowl of some canned mushrooms arrived. Concluding, i ask myself, were they bored to serve us in the first place? Don't they care about what they serve? I dont know.