What a wonderful wine bistro! Interesting and varied wine list. The food was excellent. The space was inviting. We had a fantastic dinner with local orecchiette and turnip tops and homemade lasagna. Deliciosa!

Ylenia and Rita were excellent. We had tons of fun making the pasta and tasting the wine. Then we ate the pasta and had other wines.

The experience itself was great. Wine was lovely and nibbles too. The only negative thing would be too many people in our class which made it hard to hear or see instructor. I think there were 28 (probably due to the bad weather) otherwise a lovely experience in Lecce.

Can't believe anyone wrote bad reviews about this experience. It was so much fun and excellent value for money even in NZ$ The wine flowed and delicious bites to eat whilst having fun making then eating the pasta. Teacher was fantastic and full of energy we definitely recommend anyone to do this activity!

We enjoyed the course a lot! Everyone was very friendly, the wine was great and the pasta even better! Learned a lot about how to make the pasta and all the techniques! Definitely a good suggestion if you are looking for a cookingclass in/near Lecce!

The chef made pasta making seem easy!! Was very fun and lighthearted. The ingredients are easy to find at home, making it a recipe I will try again when I get back. Very fun experience

So fun! Enjoyable experience. Then we got to eat them after, paired w/ local wine. Cute location. Weirdly just ended at the end but would definitely recommend.

Fantastic hosts, great experience learning how to make traditional Italian pasta! Lots of lovely wines and laughter and met some great people!

We had a great time during the orecchiette cooking class. The hosts are very nice and explained everything reallt well.

We visited this wonderful wine bar three times, once as part of a pasta making course which ended with a wine tasting, and then twice more for tutored tastings of Puglian wines and local dishes. The owner was knowledgeable and presented wines of considerable variety all from within 50km of Lecce. The food dishes were tasty and just enough. I thoroughly recommend a stop by La Strada for a wine-led experience when in Lecce.

I don’t normally write bad reviews as I reckon most are just bad experiences for me but this was particularly bad. The pasta making in itself is good but that takes maybe 30-40mins of your time. There were 17 on our course and it was a tight squeeze! Also made it hard to hear or see instructions. A glass of wine was provided during pasta making with a small piece of cheese on a stick with a taralli. No information on the wine was given. You then spend time getting photos taken and moving to a restaurant to wait for the pasta to be cooked. Please note - this is NOT your pasta, it is the pasta made by the 17 individuals in the room. This to me is kind of gross - I have no idea of hygiene standards of others and there were no regulations other than ‘this is where you wash your hands…’ You get a glass of rose wine with 2 taralli topped with soft cheese, quarter of a tomato and half an olive. We waited for an hour to receive a glass of red wine and the pasta and I hope you can see the stodgy mess with insipid ‘sauce’ and an optional sprinkling of cheese… we did not eat! Had our final glass of red with a biscotti (actually quite nice) and left after expressing our disappointment to the lady taking the final part of our €130 (yes €130! I did tell her I thought it was an expensive way to waste 90 mins waiting for a bowl of inedible pasta but she disagreed 🤷‍♀️

Supposedly a 2 hour experience. 45 mins sat in a restaurant waiting for what turned out to be overcooked orecchiette with a less than flavoursome tomato sauce. Wines were of standard quality. The cooking class itself was good fun and I did learn from that. The demo room was overcrowded however. Not a great way to spend valuable time in a lovely city

Great experience! Good value for money and would absolutely recommend anyone to do this. We spent roughly one hour preparing the pasta and were able to taste 4 different wines from the region. The hosts were very friendly and spoke great English.

We really enjoyed the cooking class. There was only 8 of us including our family of 4 and 2 friends (who live in Germany) and a couple (from Australia). We connected very quickly which made the class more fun. The chef gave us clear directions and was very helpful. Our orrechitte turned out very good. We also got to sample some cheese and other snacks not to mention 4 different wines. Great experience!

The class taught is how to turn basic ingredients into orecchiette pasta. We started by making the dough with two simple ingredients. (Flour and Water) Then we rolled and rolled the dough while the instructor guided us the entire way in order to achieve the perfect thickness. Then we cut and she taught us how to shape it. All ending with the best part. Tasting the tenderness and flavorful creation we prepared. Wine was served throughout alongside a few tasty apps. We met travelers from around the world in this tiny restaurant in the middle of Lecce's old town. Buon Appetito!