Excellent value for money offered by a one star Michelin restaurant! No one of our group would have imagined that we will find a restaurant of the highest gastronomic standards in a very rural Italian area. Thanks to the guide Michelin we did. It did not only win one star, but also a price for great value for money. http://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Pennabilli-61016-Il_Piastrino-144784-41102 Before we ordered, we discussed the details of the intended menu choice with the head waiter. Since we wanted to have a more filling menu, we were adviced to choose the menu called "Radici" instead of "1Mezzo". Instead of the only 6 courses of 1Mezzo (40€), the menu Radici turned out to have 3 additional snack courses (45€). Particularly these snacks were very delicious. The criticism in more detail: + Outstanding value for money + Very rich and filling menu + Most dishes good/very good, some stunning and excellent + Excellent expertise of waiter (both for wine, menu choice and dish explanations) + Very eager to provide a very good service + Great willingness to advise customer in advance via phone/email + Great ambiance and interior design + Arrangement of restaurant in different rooms creates pleasant feeling of privacy + Splendid for groups (Setting up a superior table for 17 persons -after reservation- was no problem whatsoever) - Great restaurant, but Michelin star not justified - Service sometimes not attentive enough (to wait several minutes until wine is refilled, experience some cutlery confusion, etc. is not appropriate for a one star Michelin restaurant) - Very poor English skills, hence communication cery difficult - At one dish there was a little worm (!) inside one of the cep/boletus slices. For a one star Michelin it is totally inacceptable. Unfortunately, the affected person did not let the waiters know about it. On the other hand it has to be mentioned that these mushrooms were handpicked and of the highest quality. Nevertheless, definetly a big no-go and setback of one star If this restaurant is judged as a normal restaurant (without taking into consideration the mishappenings), it would certainly deserve five stars. As a Michelin restaurant, it would deserve 3 or 4 Yelp stars, but due to the value for the price four stars are justified despite the mentioned incidents. Nevertheless, definetly recommended! read more

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