Vini e Panini

Perfect aperitif in Monopoli – Vini & Panini won us over! 🍷🥪 We organized an aperitif for our customers and the choice of Vini & Panini turned out to be spot on! 📍 Smart location in the heart of the historic center Welcoming place, tastefully furnished in a retro style, with tables both inside and outside: lively and authentic atmosphere 🍷 Well-studied formulas Wide selection of wines – including local labels – with generous platters and artisanal sandwiches prepared with fresh and quality ingredients. 👥 Attentive and professional service Friendly and helpful staff who speak multiple languages, move with ease and make you feel at home 💡 Also ideal for special needs Offers vegan and gluten-free options, perfect for satisfying every type of guest Our customers appreciated: relaxing atmosphere, good wine and tasty appetizers, all in an ideal setting for a perfect aperitif. Thank you Vini & Panini for helping to make this experience special! — Vita and Antonello, IViaggi di Zoe

Great gluten-free experience! Variety of sandwiches and different ingredients, all of excellent quality. I was also impressed by the taste of the bread, crunchy and delicious. The raw material (such as cured meats or cheeses) is truly first choice. Balanced sandwiches, excellent wines too. I highly recommend and will return

I can't put less than one, but I would gladly do so. Let's start with the service: non-existent! We booked here because of the gluten-free option, and so far so good. Too bad it doesn't specify that it's the place next door, same management. We gape in disbelief when we are told "you get up, go to the place next door which is ours, take what you want in a box, and bring it to your table", not even at the self-service on the highway, while the others are served at the table. Once we get over the shock we realize that the reality is even worse, because the choice is limited to what's left: a piadina and a slice of pizza, 9 pm. In practice, if you are in a group and someone is celiac, even if you specify it when booking, it doesn't mean that your companion can eat. Let's move on to the second point. We are all from Bari, and when we asked for taralli, a typical snack born in Puglia, we would have expected anything except to receive a packet that can be purchased for 0.80 euros at the vending machines. Third point, again because we are from Bari, and again because we are in Puglia we cannot tolerate being served olives that clearly come from other parts of Italy, in the region and especially in the Puglia area of ​​the olive tree par excellence. And the serious thing is that those who come here rightly believe that these are local olives, being in Puglia: nothing could be more wrong. Finally, the last time we checked, the cheddar is not a cheese from Puglia, which also does not go well with capocollo. It is certainly a place not to be recommended, especially to tourists who think they are coming here to eat Puglian flavors, DO NOT COME HERE. There are many places to go but Vini e Panini is not a place where it is worth spending time even just looking at it while passing by. I can't give less than one star, but I definitely would if I could. Let's start with the service: absolutely non-existent! We chose this place because it offered a gluten-free option — or so it seemed. What they don't tell you is that the gluten-free food isn't actually served here, but next door, under the same management. We were left speechless when they told us: “Just get up, go next door — it's ours too — pick whatever you want in a box and bring it back to your table.”, a thing you could find at the highway self service. Meanwhile the others could wait for the dishes at the one table. As absurd as that sounds, the reality turned out to be even worse. It was 9 p.m., and the only gluten-free items left were one piadina and a piece of pizza. So briefly, if you're dining with someone who has celiac disease — despite you book in advance and specify this — there's no guarantee they'll actually be able to eat. Second point: we're all from Bari (Puglia), and when we asked for taralli — a typical snack in Puglia — the last thing we expected was to be served a cheap little plastic bag, purchasable by €0.80 from a vending machine. Third: again, we're from Bari, and we're in Puglia — the land of olive trees — so being served olives that clearly come from another region of Italy is simply unacceptable. What's worse is that tourists who eat here will likely think they're tasting local products, since they're in Puglia. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lastly, foreign tourists can easily confirm that, the last time we checked cheddar was not a typical Puglian cheese. Not only is it completely out of place, but pairing it with capocollo makes absolutely no culinary sense. This is a place to avoid at all costs, especially if you're a tourist hoping to taste authentic Puglian flavors. DO NOT COME HERE. There are plenty of places you could eat in, don't waste your time and money in Vini e Panini, it is absolutely not one of typical place. It's not even worth a glance in passing.