Regia Corte - L’eccellenza del Territorio

Very much enjoyed dinner at this cave restaurant inside Hotel Sant'Angelo – where the menu is so regional it includes a map showing which town in Basilicata each dish comes from. The food is deeply rooted in the produce and traditional cuisine of the region, but with a modern touch. I dined here with my small-group food and wine tour and the guests all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Highlights included bread with local herbs cooked on twig; appetiser of puntarella shoot with anchovy; fried potatoes with caciocavallo and crisp onion; charcoal-roasted cauliflower with Podolico caciocavallo foam and almonds; ravioli with pezzente sausage and cardoncelli mushrooms; slow-cooked rolled lamb shoulder with pecorino cream and agretti (barba di frate), pasta Maritata with mussels, potato, provola. Desserts featured a cold barley soup with hazelnut, local milk and a salted caramel sauce, which we had a lovely bay leaf amaro from Puglia. Wines, service and setting all made for a special evening.

Mixed experience, to be honest. It’s definitely a decent restaurant, but I’m not sure it quite lives up to the hype. We booked it for a special occasion, and unfortunately, they somehow lost our reservation, even though it had been confirmed via SMS by the restaurant. After some waiting, they offered us a table on a lower terrace. I’m not sure if there are other terraces, but this one didn’t really look like the photos — and our table was in the middle rather than facing the view. There was also a large family with kids nearby. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that, but the noise didn’t exactly contribute to the romantic atmosphere we had expected for a special occasion. The set menu wasn’t offered either, despite the fact that we had specifically mentioned it when making the reservation. The à la carte option ended up costing roughly the same, or even more, than the set menu. The food was good, but honestly, nothing particularly mind-blowing. The wine situation was also a bit strange. There was no wine list to choose from, and the waiters didn’t really make any recommendations — they just showed us the bottles and suggested we pick one. Of course, we can choose ourselves, but if you’re going to charge around €20 for a glass, I’d expect at least some guidance rather than having to research everything ourselves and pick more or less randomly. The staff were welcoming and friendly, which I appreciated. But overall, the experience didn’t leave the perfect impression I was expecting given the hype. I’d say it’s a decent place, but I wouldn’t set your expectations too high — especially if you’re going for a special or romantic occasion.

The view is what you’re really paying for. So much that you have to pay a min to eat outside, which I understand because some tourist sit for 3 hours to watch the sunset and will only get a glass of wine and share and app. For the price I thought our service would be 5 star but they didn’t provide olive oil with bread service which is indicated on the menu and I felt we were ignored as they serviced tables that came after our reservation. Food was delicious

This is my fourth trip to Italy & my first bad dining experience. The views are beautiful, sadly the food & the service are not. Who ever thought a big stalk of raw chicory would be a good appetiser? The seafood paster was OK The salt cod with vegetables was atrocious, I guess it was souse vide, which left the fish limp & flavourless, which matched the vegetables perfectly. The EUR 16 roasted potatoes were undercooked to the point they were crunchy like an apple. Young staff, inattentive & poorly trained, not their fault. I will say the wine was nice.

This place is an absolute dream! Let’s start off with the location. It is absolutely stunning. The staff were so polite, attentive, present and so welcoming.The food was to die for one of the best meals I’ve had and would travel back to have again. Do not miss out on this experience you will not regret it. Highly recommend and am so delighted I booked this reservation. Huge respects to the chef on creating a gorgeous meal and the staff for being so delightful. Customer service is more than 5 star!