Bernardi Choco Bistrot - TARANTO

Light experience service. bill was wrong, and we were calculated for all meals. will not come back

It's a bistro on the way to the National Archaeological Museum from the Castle facing the bridge and it was a great find for lunch. We were served fairly quickly and the food arrived in good time. We sat outside under the veranda so we...were pleasantly in shade. We shared a lovely tomato and mussel pasta called Fusilu Paprika Zenzero a Fruti de Mare (mussels were a big part of their cuisine) and a plate of what ended up being extremely tender perfectly cooked strips of steak on a bed of rocket along with cherry tomatos and grated cheese called Tagliata de Manze (the waitress confirmed it was carne' ie meat when we clarified this with her). The staff were very helpful for example the waitress checked we wanted it all together as these are usually different courses in Italy. I had a gelato drink Otello which was a delicious combination of vanilla ice cream, amaretto, brandy and crema cocoa'. There were many drinks to choose. Afterwards, I and my companion had two different gelatos (ice creams) from their shop which were both fantastic (I had my usual stracciatella) and I purchased a small box of amaretto/grappa/rum/cherry chocolates for later. The amaretto truffles had a slight mazipan texture/flavour but were amazing and definitely my favourites! Please note, most of what they have is only in Italian (from food to drinks) for example they couldn't explain the gelato flavours, but they did give my companion a sample which was even better than an explanation! So just ask for a sample of the gelato if you're unsure.

Had to call the waiter n times to serve us, then to have the account eventually I went in to pay

Excellent breakfast with gluten-free and lactose-free options. friendly and helpful staff, kindness at breakfast starts the day with the right foot! all framed with the beautiful view of the Aragonese castle, recommended!

Roof of the light and nun well filled. chocolate praline and delicious rum. beautiful place very nice in the center of taranto. friendly staff, recommend a nice snack break!