Gran caffe In Matera

27/03/2024: Nice spot, nice drinks, nice service. They have service in English and play good songs. And the location is right in the Sassi area.

16/02/2024: Very nice atmosphere. We sat down in the sun on the steps covered with cushions. Unfortunately, every now and then it smelled a little like urine. The service seemed a bit lackluster and not particularly cheerful. We ordered 2 lemonades, a salad and bruschetta. The sodas came from a can, we were looking forward to something fresh. The salad was tasty, but the dressing was a bag of olive oil and a bag of balsamic vinegar (like mustard or ketchup bags). In our opinion, it's total nonsense and not worthy of a chef. The bruschetta was supposed to have basil but came without it, the bread was over toasted and tasted very burnt. The fresh bread provided with the salad, however, was very tasty. We ended up being charged more than what was on the menu (even though the prices are reasonably high anyway). All in all, pretty disappointing, but not entirely bad. Hence 3 stars, but no more.