Stopped in on one of our nights in Turin...it looked cosy and the menu sufficiently hearty for a pretty cold January evening. We ended up WAY over-ordering as portions are quite substantial, but that meant we had enough leftovers for lunch on our train trip to Milan.
Started the night with a Piedmont red wine and cheese plate. I then had the mixed salad with lard, chestnuts, croutons, honey, and maccagno, which was a very fillings salad! I honestly could have been done at that point. Husband had the very interesting (and tasty) risotto with parmesan, pears and wasabi gel.
We'd ordered two meat dishes as well just because they'd sounded so good on the menu. I can never resist when I see venison, so I had to get the marinated, stewed deer served with red cabbage. It was a HUGE dish, very filling, and I ended up having to take most of it to go. Sweetie got the beef steak that was served with a rich sauce and crispy potatoes...again, we took a lot of that to go with us.
Despite how full we are, sweetie always needs his dessert, so we got the thankfully light panna cotta to share.
All in all it was a nice night out with a good selection of interesting and different dishes to try, a good wine list, and a comfortable atmosphere to linger in. read more