1 single course of your choice between First Course or Main Course from our autumn menu.
Tasting Menu Formulas
Customizable per-person course packages: pick your favorite dishes from our autumn menu
Per-person menu including any 2 courses of your choice from the seasonal menu (e.g. starter and first course, or first and second course).
Per-person tasting menu including any 3 courses of your choice among Starters, First Courses, Main Courses, and Dessert (e.g. 2 first courses and 1 dessert).
Per-person menu including 4 courses: Starter, First Course, Main Course with side dish, and Homemade Dessert. You can also customize by selecting multiple dishes from the same course.
Starters
Shared appetizer mix or choice among traditional Salento specialties and creative recipes
Creamed salt cod whipped with extra virgin olive oil served with house-style crispy fried potatoes
Baked sweet onion stuffed with gorgonzola cheese, crispy fried onion and bite-sized meatballs
Creative twist on the iconic Salento recipe: chickpea cream with onion, tomato, crispy fried tria pasta and chickpeas
Crispy fried appetisers of the day (subject to market availability)
Tender veal cooked at low temperature with Mamma's traditional tuna sauce
First Courses
Handmade fresh pasta and signature gourmet creations by chef Annamaria
Four large artisanal gnocchi made with potato, spinach, beetroot and coffee, tossed with taleggio cheese, pears and Lardo di Colonnata
Fresh egg pappardelle with autumn porcini mushrooms, roasted chestnuts and savoury Norcia sausage bits infused with sage
Delicate plin ravioli filled with potato and rosemary, velvety pumpkin cream, crispy Parmigiano crisps and late radicchio
Handcrafted traditional Salento twisted sagne pasta served with pan-burst sweet cherry tomatoes and a trio of local cheeses
Bronze-cut durum wheat tubettini pasta with red prawns, fresh grouper, mussels and aromatic basil reduction
Specialty Egg Courses
Chef Annamaria's celebrated gourmet egg courses, halfway between first and main dish
The house special slow-cooked egg gently nestled on velvety new potato cream and sweet Salento cheese fondue
Crispy golden fried poached egg with runny molten yolk, served over a velvety cheese cream and aromatic herbs
Main Courses
Meat and fish main courses elegantly reinterpreting authentic Apulian culinary heritage
Juicy chicken thigh infused with fresh ginger, lemongrass, turmeric and saffron, served alongside silky autumn persimmon mousse
Seared tuna steak accompanied by crispy fried wild rocket, balsamic vinegar pearls and delicate bonito katsuobushi flakes
Tender veal ossobuco braised in its white wine and vegetable reduction, paired with classic velvety mashed potatoes
Traditional Lecce style slow-simmered tender veal chunks in rich tomato sauce, served with sautéed wild country chicory
Homemade Desserts
Artisanal homemade desserts crafted daily in L'Oca Fifì's kitchen
Finest white chocolate and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla dome semifreddo resting on a delicate crispy wafer
70% dark chocolate dome semifreddo filled with a luscious molten heart and crunchy roasted hazelnut grains
Traditional tiramisu made with artisanal ladyfingers soaked in rich espresso and smothered with velvety mascarpone cream
Chef Annamaria's daily dessert creation inspired by the finest seasonal ingredients
Famous Apulian regional delicacy: velvety mousse made of fresh cow and sheep ricotta over a fine shortbread biscuit
Delicate custard cream infused with cinnamon and citrus zest, finished with a crisp blowtorched caramelized sugar crust
Beverages, Wines & Service
Mineral water, Salento coffee specialties, wine selection and table service
Still or naturally sparkling mineral water served in a 75cl glass bottle
Selection of traditional Salento herbal bitters, homemade limoncello and grappa
Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Chinotto in 33cl glass bottle
The quintessential Salento tradition: espresso served on ice with sweet artisanal almond milk syrup
Classic Italian dark-roast espresso coffee with velvety crema
Glass of local Salento wine from today's selection (Negroamaro, Primitivo, Susumaniello, Verdeca or Fiano)
Extra portion of daily side dish: sautéed wild chicory or house-style potatoes
Table service, traditional artisan bread basket and table setup
Additional basket of local artisanal bread baked in a stone oven