A cosmopolitan setting, first-rate ingredients, a serious wine list, a kitchen that never stops, and a team that puts its experience at your service. That is Waves, your restaurant in Gaeta.
Chef
Raffaele Lenti
Who is behind the food at Waves?
Born in Naples in 1977, Raffaele Lenti grew up breathing the smell of a kitchen. That early pull led him to train at the Istituto Alberghiero in Ottaviano Vesuviano, and his first jobs in the streets of his own city shaped him as a cook.
But it was in Rome that his career turned. The elegant dining rooms of luxury hotels became his new kitchen. There Raffaele discovered a refined, cosmopolitan world of cooking that stretched him professionally and pushed him past his own limits.
He still works with that same energy today, building dishes that tell a story and stay with you. For Raffaele, cooking is not just a job — it is a mission: to share what he loves with other people.
His cooking travels beyond Waves, too: he is the resident chef on Geo , on Italy's Rai 3, and the author of Uno chef a casa vostra ("A Chef in Your Home").
Chef
Raffaele Lenti
Who is behind the food at Waves?
Born in Naples in 1977, Raffaele Lenti grew up breathing the smell of a kitchen. That early pull led him to train at the Istituto Alberghiero in Ottaviano Vesuviano, and his first jobs in the streets of his own city shaped him as a cook.
But it was in Rome that his career turned. The elegant dining rooms of luxury hotels became his new kitchen. There Raffaele discovered a refined, cosmopolitan world of cooking that stretched him professionally and pushed him past his own limits.
He still works with that same energy today, building dishes that tell a story and stay with you. For Raffaele, cooking is not just a job — it is a mission: to share what he loves with other people.
His cooking travels beyond Waves, too: he is the resident chef on Geo , on Italy's Rai 3, and the author of Uno chef a casa vostra ("A Chef in Your Home").
An evening
at Waves
The restaurant opens at 7 pm. Raffaele Lenti’s kitchen and the steakhouse — the Maturmeat® cabinet and the Josper oven — share the same room, with a list of 500 wines and Champagnes built to match both.
Upstairs there is a sea-view terrace, reserved for private events and celebrations. It is not part of the regular dining service. See what we serve.
An evening
at Waves
The restaurant opens at 7 pm. Raffaele Lenti’s kitchen and the steakhouse — the Maturmeat® cabinet and the Josper oven — share the same room, with a list of 500 wines and Champagnes built to match both.
Upstairs there is a sea-view terrace, reserved for private events and celebrations. It is not part of the regular dining service. See what we serve.
