Trabocco Punta Tufano

There are a number of trabocchi along the Trabocchi Coast, but this one is special! While it was fairly hard to find, look out for the Marina di Vallevo. You should persist, because this is an experience that you will not want to miss. Be sure, though, to book in advance. This trabocco is one of the pillars of the long-established Veri family. It is now run by Rinaldo, who presents seafood cuisine made strictly from today’s catch. We were also shown how the trabocco is constructed and how the nets are thrown out over the front into the sea and tied securely to a pole inside the hut through a whole drilled into it. We were told that during the winter, when the Abruzzo farmers were unable to work their land and as they did not know how to catch fish, they went down to the sea and built these structures. This gave them a way of supplementing their income. During our meal, there was a thunderstorm and the waves were gradually building up causing the structure to sway, which all added to the atmosphere. There we were out on a wooden structure over the ocean with lightning flashing in the sky. They pulled the plastic covers down and these were immediately lashed with rain. You could see and hear the waves crashing against the rocks through the floorboards! Apparently, in 2004, a whale came ashore at this very spot and they have photos of it. The delicious meal consisted of a set menu of six courses, which just kept coming. Our cold starter comprised a mixture of sardines on a slice of brown bread with tomatoes, cuttlefish served with red peppers, octopus in a salad of cucumber, corn and grated carrot and mackerel with some black olives. Our hot starter was a mussel soup served with tomatoes. We then had a plate of stuffed mussels and a polenta pizza topped with shrimps and tomatoes. This was followed by a spaghetti with clams and red peppers and then more mussels with some large king prawns and clams. Our final fish course consisted of frito misto of small sting rays, octopus, shrimp, red mullet and monk fish. Finally, we had some oranges and strawberries and then some waffles and an apricot jam-filled crostini. Our wine was a 2017 Casal Bordino, which was a Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, from Terre Sabelli. The wine is dedicated to Sabelli, the ancient population who lived in the area and began the cultivation of grapes. A great experience and one that you definitely should not miss!

The atmosphere is completely different to any other dinning experience in Italy. The day we had lunch at Punta Tufano it was extremely hot but because you are on a unique platform away from the coast, the sea breeze was perfect. Lunch consisted of around 6/7 courses and each one was perfect and extremely well prepared.. Parking is a little tricky but not impossible but allow time to find somewhere to leave you car

ABSOLUTELY worth coming to this restaurant. To start the food was amazing, me and my boyfriend are extremely picky about food, and we loved every dish served. For 80$, 40$ per person, we got 6 courses each. Seafood was amazing, everything extremely well made. Along with that the view is spectacular, you are literally ON the water, the restaurant is directly on top of the ocean with a long boardwalk leading to the restaurant. Small seating area, very romantic and personable. Our waitress was amazing as well, making sure we were happy with everything throughout the meal. Awesome experience!

Il trabocco mantiene le vecchie caratteristiche di una volta per questo crea una bella atmosfera all'interno del mare. Mangiare molto bene e classico. Il proprietario di come ha dato le spiegazioni ha visto che per lui è una passione tramandata di generazione in generazione. Personale molto gentile e professionale. Per provare.

Pranzo discreto in uno scenario suggestivo, personale cordiale e disponibile, preferirei porzioni più abbondanti.