Gorgonia

Good food, fritura mista. Fresh and reasonably priced.

I hadn't been to this restaurant in a few years. I remembered it for its refined and unique dishes. Unfortunately, the menu has become a bit mundane... nothing wrong with that, but honestly, from a restaurant like Gorgonia, the first restaurant of Corricella, I expected a more unique offering. The people who work there are always kind and helpful. The spectacular location... good quality ingredients, the cost is average for the island... that is, medium-high...

We have been frequenting this place for years and, every time we return to Procida, a stop here for lunch or dinner has always been a pleasant habit for us. The location remains undoubtedly suggestive and fascinating, but unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the culinary offerings, which in recent times appear to be in evident decline. Last summer we had some doubts, but we wanted to give it a second chance. This year, however, the decline in quality seemed undeniable to us. The menu is rather sparse, limited, and repetitive, practically unchanged over the years and, if possible, with fewer offerings rather than more. The most disappointing aspect, however, remains the quality-price ratio: prices are getting higher, while the quality of the dishes does not seem to justify them at all. We paid 115 euros for two for a lunch consisting of a seafood appetizer shared between two, a single bruschetta with baby octopus alla Luciana, a plate of ravioli with shrimp consisting of just five ravioli, overcooked, with a single tiny shrimp as a garnish and overall rather tasteless. Following that, a plate of sea urchin spaghetti, decent but certainly not excellent, a slice of grilled amberjack, unfortunately poorly cooked, half a liter of house wine, and nothing else. To make everything even more disappointing was the choice to remove from the menu the only dessert we had truly appreciated over the years, the lemon caprese, replaced by a very ordinary lemon cake, much less elaborate and, paradoxically, even more expensive. To leave further bitterness was the conclusion of the lunch: the typical bitter orange liqueur, which in the past was kindly offered — sometimes even leaving the bottle on the table — this year was charged to us at 4 euros per shot. Two small glasses, 8 euros in total. A choice that we found really lacking in elegance, especially considering the symbolic value of that gesture, which over the years had become part of the experience. In conclusion, it remains a beautiful location, but unfortunately, it is no longer enough. A place to which we were sincerely attached, but which today seems to have lost quality, attention, and care towards the customer. After years of visiting, we will hardly return.

At Marina di Corricella, located in a corner, it was a pleasant surprise. Two excellent first courses of linguine with seafood and sea urchins. Staff attentive to needs and very professional