Ristorante Acquapazza Cetara

Very friendly service and delicious food. My wife and I both had pasta to start which were both beautifully simple but amazing, and then shared the mix seafood platter. Even the bread served as an appetizer was incredible with the olive oil and fresh anchovies served alongside it. Prices may be a bit higher than some of the other restaurants but Acquapazza is well worth a visit!

One of the best restaurants we have tried in Italy. Best parts were the raw fish, you could real taste the freshness, and the homemade fish sauce paired really well with the bread and the pasta dish. The staff were friendly and the owner was very passionate about his fish sauce production. Would 100% come back!

I recently dined at "Acquapazza" in Cetara and had an incredible experience. The service was excellent, and the food was exceptional. I highly recommend trying their spaghetti with colatura di alici, which they produce themselves. The fresh fish dishes were outstanding, and the desserts were excellent. Overall, a must-visit restaurant for a memorable dining experience.

Definitely a recommendation! Go there, enjoy the food and have an amazing time with Genaro. He and his staff are so welcoming and attentive. The Gnocchi with bottarga are to die for!
Funny branding and a little cat companion showing up mid-meal 😍

Every staff and the owner were so kind. They were so professional and explained all the dishes I was having with details. Loved my experience here. Food was so delish. They have their signature anchovy sauce which goes well with bread to raw seafood. Thank you for the limoncello! Grazie!

Fresh food with excellent service and very friendly staff. Ate there twice and meals were delicious!

What a wonderful night it was, the food, wine & the service were incredible! The best anchovies weve ever had, tuna genevese and sphagetti colatura were so yummy! We will come back to Cetara again just for this place. Gratzie!

Great food, great service and friendly staff. The beautiful restaurant is located close to the sea and the little harbour. They offer variety of pasta and different fish and a great choice of wine. I had paccheri with rana pescatrice. Very delicious! I will definitely visit again when I am in the area.

The Best Anchovies ..... in the world!

We stayed in fantastic Cetara for four nights. On our third night we chose this place. Simply because we liked the look and the location.
Little did we know that we would eat what's probably the worlds best alici (anchovies).

But let's start at the beginning. After getting a table we ordered a half litre of house wine. Took a while until it was served, but no problem about that.
Then we ordered two mains: Pasta with Tuna Genovese and the Spaghetti with colatura di alici (homemade anchovie fish sauce).

Shortly after Gennaro arrived at our table. The mastermind, the artist ... or simply: the headchef/owner of this place. He said that we really need to try his famous alici (anchovies) and he will bring us a free starter plate with them. And soon they arrived:

The Worlds Best Anchovies - at least so far. Preserved in high quality oil, topped with some herbs and garlic. And then freshly grated Amalfi Lemons on top. Wow...what an explosion of flavours! A feast for they eyes and more importantly: your palate. Never have we ever tasted better and more flavorful anchovies. Try them, even if you're not into anchovies or fish in general.

The mains were great as well. Fresh and perfectly cooked (al dente) Pasta with few, but fresh and perfectly matched ingredients. The Tuna tasted great and the colatura alici was delightful. Not too fishy and smooth. Great stuff (Gennaro does produce it himself).

We were so happy that we returned the next night and made a reservation right away (can get packed on weekends). We got a nice table - and again our dog was very welcome. This time we ordered a nice bottle of White: a 2010 Ester (Greco Di Tufo). A fantastic wine, deep yellow/gold color, but at the same time not too sweet and a perfect match for pasta dishes. Then of course: two servings of the brillant anchovies.

For mains we had Pesto Pasta (handmade - very filling) and Gnocchi with grated dried fish roe! What might sound fishy is actually just a bit salty, very balanced and delicious. Another great dinner here at Acquapazza. Gennaro came by our table again and had a bit of a chat. Great guy!

First night we paid 48 Euros, the other 70 Euros. Fair prices for dinners of this high quality. Innovative Italia food, but still faithful to its roots with few but great ingredients. Some of the best dishes we've had on this Italian Road Trip. Highly recommended!

Enjoyable local food. The local famous anchovies and anchovies pasta which is a little over rated in my mind. The service was great.

If you like seafood, fish and local product this is the right place. The food is great and people very nice.

This is the place which you exactly have to visit if you would like to try real Italian seafood. Foods were great and staffs were very nice and kind. Our family has visited this restaurant 8 years ago fortunately and we never forgot foods we had here. So ,we came back to Italy and visit there today! Foods were great as we remember!!! Don't miss the chance you can have fabulous seafood in Cetara!!

had the amazing chance to dine here twice during our trip to cetara, the restaurant is a can’t miss!! the anchovies completely made our family fall in love with anchovies. the most lovely staff with food to match. definitely recommend having one of the fish cooked with salt—the fish sold change every day depending on what’s fresh since it is all caught and cooked same day. the best the best the best!!!

Amazing experience. For appetizers, the anchovies and octopus tartare were divine. For main course the highlights were the snapper cooked with tomatoes and on the side potatoes and the tune pasta, which appears more like a ragu pasta dish. Service was very personal!

Best meal we've had in Italy so far - from Rome to Napoli to places across the Amalfi coast. Great service, great food, relaxed atmosphere.

What a spot!

We stopped in here for a late lunch and were treated to stellar service and sublime food. The waiter suggested some local wine that was delicious and only €20!

To eat we had the tempura cod and aged anchovies. We also got to sample a homemade anchovy oil which is unreal on bread.

Wish we could have stayed for more!

We absolutely loved this restaurant. The host gave us a free glass of prosecco on arrival and sat us outside right in the heart of the courtyard. The fish was incredible and the vibe was fantastic. Highly recommend. You may be waiting a while for a table if you want to sit outside but it's definitely worth the wait.

Very nice atmosphere, we had a nice last evening in cetara and we recommend everyone to enjoy the food and the limoncello here ! Cheers.

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Wonderful antipasti, superb first dish ( paccheri with pescatrice) and great wine yet payable wines. Excellent services. Only comment: stay away from the second fish dishes unless you have the platinum Alex card with you😀