La Favorita—O' Parrucchiano Review

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La Favorita—O' Parrucchiano

  • Address: Corso Italia 71, Sorrento
  • Phone: 081/8781321
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.9/5

Fodor's Review:

Set in a greenhouse with soaring ceilings, this sprawling eatery has enough tables and chairs amid enough tropical greenery to fill a Victorian conservatory. Opened in 1890 by a former priest (the name means "the priest's place" in the local dialect), La Favorita continues to serve Sorrentine classics. Though the prawns baked in lemon leaves, the long candele pasta with traditional meat and tomato ragu sauce, and the lemon tart are all excellent, it's the unique decor that sets La Favorita apart.

  • Credit Cards: MC, V
  • Closed: Closed Wed. mid-Nov.-mid-Mar.

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by cynthster from Virginia on 12/18/07
This place is a food "mill." Very pretty and large garden setting at the top of the stairs so go in, go up, take a look, but don't eat here. We had a table in the corner so we could watch everything! There was no one seating people so people came in and looked confused and seated themselves. Very bad service. We could not get the waiter to bring the bill even though we asked, so we ended up going to the cashier where we complained about the service. Food was mediocre; house wine swill.

Member Rating: 2.0
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 1.0 Value: 1.0

Reviewed by mom5fay from Olympia WA on 11/25/07
Very touristy and impersonal and resting on its history of once being one of the best restaurants in Sorrento. It is an unusual garden like multilevel setting, but definitely one is treated like a tourist and not a guest and there is a "hurry up and pack'em in mentality" The food is very mediocre and not really fresh. It was our only negative dining experience in Italy. You won't find many local folks dining there, that is for sure.

Member Rating: 2.2
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 2.0

Reviewed by awatt from New York on 9/6/07
Loveky atmospere. Large menu selection, good for families . Food was very good to excelelnt. Service very good, although waited a long time for my husband's steak. Reasonable prices for teh area

Member Rating: 4.4
Ratings details: Food: 4.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 5.0
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