La Lopa

We came here for lunch, as they were fully booked for all dinners over the weekend. We ordered the set menu + wine pairing, and absolutely enjoyed our time there. I wish we got our waiter’s name because he was so friendly and spent time explaining to us about all the wines we were tasting. Our waiter’s warmth definitely made the experience better for us. The meals were delicious too. Would definitely come again if we visit Matera again.

It‘s all good until it‘s fraud! Read down below before you visit La Lopa in Matera! First of all, the restaurant is a nice place and the food is good. Don‘t expect overly large portions but the taste was nice and I would recommend eating an Antipasto, a Primi or Secondi with a side dish and a dessert. What about the fraud: We ordered two glasses of red wine and a bottle of water along with the dinner. The wine didn‘t arrive and we thought about it because we had to drive home 2 hours after dinner. We let the waiter know that they forgot the wine and that we would cancel it because we would stay with water only. No problem, he responded. When we asked for the bill it was 89€ including two glasses of red wine for I think 7€ in total, which we didn’t receive and canceled later at the waiter. It was a bill with all the positions we ordered in detail. I asked the waitress to correct the bill expecting to pay 82€ and give her a tip instead. What happened was that one of the two women in charge, a blonde, came to us with the card reader covering the bill inside of her hand. The card reader said 89€ and she asked for the credit card. I gave it to her because I didn‘t care about the 7€, more about the fact that she was willing to betray her customers. After the payment was made she quickly got rid of the bill crumpling it up with her hand. I immediately asked for the bill, so instead of giving me the detailed bill she had crumpled up, she walked away and came back with a bill which only stated the total amount of 89€ but without the positions we ordered in detail. This would otherwise have revealed that she didn’t correct the bill as we asked her to. So I‘m asking you directly: What did you earn by fooling and betraying your customers without even thinking anyone would notice your criminal behaviour? I wasn‘t willing to argue at this moment but I already thought it would be better to warn other customers here. You, as a leading employee of this restaurant should be ashamed of yourself! Time and date of visit (time of payment): 23.09.2025 / ~ 20:25

Very friendly staff. We loved the table setting. Dishes are very good accompanied by a red wine. The vegetarian pasta s, chicken and lamb were all very good. To be recommended the tiramisu. Lovely restaurant

Nice place. Have a cave cinema showing the movie clips that were taken in Matera. Food is part good as well as the service. The service is pretty fast.

The atmosphere of this place is incredible. Beautiful place even in small details. Staff is friendly and nice, we had pleasant time there. Unfortunately, food wasn’t exactly the best.

We had a wonderful lunch at La Lopa — the food was absolutely delicious. The lamb in a bag was excellent, and the chef’s surprise side was surprisingly good. We had really hoped to visit the cinema, but it wasn’t operating at lunchtime. The staff encouraged us to return in the evening, and we’re so glad we did. We certainly didn’t regret it!

Finally got to try the famous Matera bread here and we loved it! We had the Lucanian pork cheek and the orecchiette with ragu - both were delicious, but the pork cheek especially blew our minds. It was incredibly tender and packed with flavor. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a great local food experience in Matera!

We had a lovely lunch at La Lopa. The atmosphere was very nice and authentic, as we ate into the cave. We took the egg and the veal carpaccio, which were excellent and we also really liked the degustation of “Selezione di formaggi a caglio vegetale”.