Trattoria Trita Pepe

Utterly divine! Wonderful food, people and atmosphere!! My brother and I are staying at a small hotel about 15mins from this Restaurant with our family, and decided just the two of us to randomly pick and go to a local restaurant. The stars must have aligned to bring us to the best local eatery, because that is absolutely what we found! Not only are the people fantastic, but the food is simply put "insane", my brother says he keeps reliving his meal in the best possible way, lol. The sous chef explained that Trattoria is family run, owned and operated, generations of their family are in the kitchen and dinning room on any one night. The menu is in Italian, and this is not a Tourist type of place at all, so English translations u will not see, bring ur phone and Google Translate and u'll get by just fine. Even so, almost the entire staff tries diligently and with great success to speak English, making the experience one to cherish. If u tell them what TYPE of food and flavors u like or are wishing for, they will create something delightful, the only caveat being u have to trust them to delight u. Trust me, that is a bet u absolutely want to take!! The first night, another table of local Italian strangers brought us a basket of what looked like bread, "no no! Not bread!! special," they told us, "it's NOT bread!! very special." 10 minutes later. The basket was empty!! Steamy, crispy, picking up a piece u learned they are in fact hollow, flakey and buttery crisp on the outside, the inside remained soft and fluffy, a revelation!! So good, I'd hop a plane to get them! We thanked them because we would never have known to order the special pillows of heavenly delight, Gnocco Fritto, 3 Euros gets u a basket full of the most delicious puffy bits of fried savory dough that taste as if they were bathed, then fried in butter. In truth, no butter at all! My entire family agreed, we would drive hours just to eat there again. My brother and I, we ate there last night then came back tonight with the rest of our family! Thank God we are in Abruzzo for another 6 nights, we WILL be back. And against all odds, tonights meal was even better then last night's, I can't wait to see what they make for us tomorrow night ;-) All of the food is spectacular, but what truly made our experiences so special was the truly wonderful, kind and friendly family behind Trattoria Trita Pepe. We are so thankful to have stumbled upon this Culinary Gem. Don't forget to order the Gnocco Fritto! Throw ur carb counting out the window! U are in Italy, after all ;-)

Great food. Great service. Nice ambience and reasonably priced

This is a incredible family owned and run restaurant. Some of the best food I have ever had , the peppercorn sauce they put on my fillet was by far the best I've had. The people were extremely helpful and very friendly. I will never forget both meals I have eaten there!! It is worth a trip to Abruzzo Italy just to go to this restaurant!!!

Good place to eat if you are passing by or live in the area.

Excellent food.service a bit slow.staff very nice.

Lovely food and friendly hospitable service . Definitely would recommend . Cannot wait to come back again .

Beautiful restaurant, very classy. We had the chitarra al tartufo and manza, both were exceptional! We wished we had gone with the tasting menu, the staff is very friendly!

One of our regular favorites- excellent local and regional dishes, beautifully prepared and presented - and always a pleasant surprise as the menu changes often. Delicious.