La Lopa

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

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

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 dinner as a party of four and enjoyed a great meal with very welcoming and attentive service. There was a cinema in the basement that showed clips of different movies that were filmed in Matera over the years. Some going back to the 70’s

Superb place in the old town of Matera with delicious food and friendly service. I was advised to order the slow cooked pork and was not disappointed.

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!

Incredible dinner experience with a romantic ambiance. Amazing food, specifically the sheep stew (La Pignata) and the Fava Bean Cream with chicory and Crusco (crushed red pepper). The local bottle of Primitivo we had from the Matera region was outstanding! Service was lovely and all the food was extremely flavourful and cooked perfectly. There is even a small cinema in the basement of the restaurant, where they have a short film featuring all the movies that have been filmed in Matera!

Amazing restaurant, the service was great! Gluten-free options available. They also have a theatre room in the bowels of restaurant. A bit pricey however