I was very fortunate to be invited here by an Italian customer to join him and his staff for dinner one night. You need to be introduced to this restaurant as it would off any visitor or tourists radar screen due its location in an isolated old farm house about 20 kilometers north of Bologna. This restaurant is truly unique and very special. Where to start? First, its located off the beaten track in the middle of farmland with no visable signage from a small country road. Second, the farm house dates back to 1820 and is constructed of hand hewned logs/planks and site cast bricks. Talk about "Old World" charm! Third, there is exactly one dinner seating at 8:00 PM sharp for no more than 30 patrons. Fourth and perhaps most unusual, there is no menu. Yup Yelpers - thats right; no menu! The restaurant prepares three special entrees per day as their offering. Patrons can sample any or all of them. I did and they were all superb. To cap it all off, our waiter brought the well stocked grappa cart to our table which featured one the largest bottles of grappa I've ever seen. Essentially, it looked like a 5 gallon Sparkletts bottle with some type of distillery dispenser attached creating a remarkable presentation. This was a simply a wonderful dining experience. I highly recommend this restaurant to those willing to make the effort to find it and book it. read more

Il Truciolo - Main dining area - Italian Near Me - Malalbergo, BO