IL FLAUTO DI PAN

The location and views are great. The food is pretentious. Almost no flavor (except for the gnocchi). It’s the tiny portions that Michelin restaurants sometimes seem to offer. After three courses and €300+ (with only 2 glasses of the less expensive wine), you walk away hungry (as a 145 lb man with a 105 lb partner).
Don’t bother going here

We had drinks there and enjoyed the atmosphere, views and great service. It is a little pricey compared to other places but I think it is expected

Extraordinary location, super caring, attentive and dedicated staff and great food and a long wine list. We are very thankful for this evening.

Everything was stunning - the atmosphere, the food, the services, the location. We had the best time there and we would love to come back, when in Ravello. Congrats for delivering such an extraordinary experience to your customers ????

We were encouraged to try this place while we were in the Amalfi coast. As it was my birthday I figured we should splurge and give it a go.

First the good. The grounds at Villa Cimbrone are stunning. We greatly enjoyed the walk around the area and having a cocktail at the far end near the overlook to the sea. Beautiful as we watched the sun begin to set. Then we made our way to the restaurant. We were early for our reservation so they sat us in the garden bar area. Again beautiful and had a round of wonderful drinks.

It was a full seating so we were placed inside but with a view to the outside. The setting was beautiful and the servers were top notch. As others have said, it’s a semi prix fixe menu, with recommended wine pairings. My wife and daughters are fish/vegetarians so they went with the “sea” oriented options. I had a more traditional land-focused option with pasta and meats.

Upon the first course arriving, and initial tastes, we knew we could be in for a long night. The seafood appetizers were devoid of any seasoning or flavor, and frankly the shrimp app and the pea-squid app were both borderline inedible. They tasted terribly fishy and unsafe to eat. The server noticed and smartly offered to provide an alternative for the pea dish. The replacement was actually extremely good but our guards were up already.

For entrees, the sea bass also had a terrible fishy flavor unbecoming a “fresh” fish dish. Our daughters got the risotto dish and these were ok. My pasta and meat dishes were fine but certainly not exceptional in any way.

We expected small portions and delicate flavors for a kings ransom price. We did not expect to have such poorly flavored and virtually inedible dishes. Michelin-starred? Maybe at one point but not for our evening.

If you have the money and want an experience feel free to give it a go. But I’d sooner spend my money on any of the many good restaurants all along the coast for far less.