Le Monzu - CAPRI

Wonderful experience overall. The staff is incredibly nice and the food is fantastic. The views from your table are breath taking. Would definitely recommend ha... read more Wonderful experience overall. The staff is incredibly nice and the food is fantastic. The views from your table are breath taking. Would definitely recommend having dinner here while you’re in Capri.

I consider myself a foodie. I’ve eaten at Michelin one-, two-, and the occasional three-star restaurant, and I’m just as happy with a great cheeseburger and fri... read more I consider myself a foodie. I’ve eaten at Michelin one-, two-, and the occasional three-star restaurant, and I’m just as happy with a great cheeseburger and fries. So I came to Le Monzù with an open mind and high expectations. What I got was the worst meal of my life. The trouble started before the food did. We were handed three tasting menus to choose from. My fiancée wanted the vegetarian; I wanted something with more protein. After fifteen or twenty minutes of deliberation, the server informed us — somewhat curtly — that we both had to order the same menu. This wasn’t printed anywhere, and no one mentioned it when the menus arrived. We asked if going à la carte would let us differ. One waiter said yes; another came back and said no, then offered to “make an exception.” From the first course we felt like we’d already done something wrong. The amuse-bouche was genuinely good. After that, things unraveled fast. The next course arrived with a pair of tiny tongs and what I can only describe as a tasteless pasta jellyfish…a translucent sheet of something draped over vegetables like a ghost. No explanation, no instruction on how to eat it. The vegetables underneath were fine. The “cuddlefish” was force-down territory, but I cleared the plate out of respect. Then came the pesto pasta. Somehow flavorless, fishy, and rancid all at once— a real feat. The photos my fiancée took of my face when I tasted it were the highlight of the evening. I never send food back. I’ll smile and tell a waiter “it was great” when it absolutely wasn’t. But at €220 a head, I couldn’t pretend. I told the server I didn’t like it and asked them to take it away. I didn’t even want a replacement…at that point I just wanted the meal to end. The course after wasn’t terrible. Dessert was mediocre: a salty frozen tomato thing, followed by a soggy gelato cone that had clearly been pre-filled hours earlier. This is Italy. Come on. To cap it off, my fiancée got food poisoning that night. I didn’t ask for a discount and I didn’t ask for a refund. I paid the $500 bill, walked back to our hotel, and tried to process what had just happened. Something has either slipped at Le Monzù or shifted since the star was awarded. In a country where you can stumble into a roadside trattoria and eat food the cook is genuinely proud of, this place left me with the opposite impression — that no one in the kitchen was particularly proud of what they sent out. That’s the real shame. Avoid.

I honestly don’t know where to begin. The service and atmosphere was amazing. The food was not good. On top of that we asked for a certain bottle of wine and th... read more I honestly don’t know where to begin. The service and atmosphere was amazing. The food was not good. On top of that we asked for a certain bottle of wine and they bought out and charged us for a bottle that was 90 per bottle and we ordered 2. Not what we ordered. We just accepted it and paid it because we did not want to cause a problem. Will not be back.

Great service but terribile food. Not worth it. read more Great service but terribile food. Not worth it.

I enjoyed the experience throughout. Would reccomend reserving in advance for an excellent view. The food was of a high quality throughout the courses, with exc... read more I enjoyed the experience throughout. Would reccomend reserving in advance for an excellent view. The food was of a high quality throughout the courses, with excellent service also