I depend on Yelp reviews to help me make a better decision. I realize there were only eight and…read moresome from a long time ago, Sadly, I found the food to be very disappointing. Perhaps it was just the kind of food and other people would like it. We had the vegetable salad, which was apparently grilled vegetables in a mayonnaise base. It reminded me of egg salad. We had the mushroom risotto, which was actually pretty good, but I had it a few nights earlier, at another restaurant where I thought it was exceptional. Finally, we had the braised beef in a Barolo wine sauce. Sorry, not good at all. We had the cheese tray, which was delightful. We had the best bottle of wine I've ever had. The service was fabulous. Our server was so kind and had everything split for us. I really wanted to like the food and maybe it was just a bad night. I thought the ambience in the front of the restaurant was more Italian authentic. The back was a little more eclectic but still nice. My favorite part was a bottle of wine that our server recommended and the complementary appetizer they gave us. The cheese selection was great. If I lived in the area, I would definitely come back and try them again because I think they just had a bad night.

Okay we have not been here since 2009, well before I was Yelping! Here is what I wrote on my blog…read moreback then: A few weeks ago we were in Barolo, Italy and enjoyed a fabulous meal at a restaurant called La Cantinetta. The food was great and the service fun and relaxed. Here are a few photos from that evening. We ordered the antipasti tasting which happened to be five courses of starters. We expected a lot of local cured meats and pickled veggies - we were very pleasantly surprised that was not the case! The first course or amuse bouche was a very thin slice of local salami and small blini sized frittata of greens - crispy on the outside yet tender and with great flavor. We didn't think to photograph the dishes until the next course arrived - a rabbit mousse with caramelized red onions and toasted brioche. OMG! Heavenly, and for those of you squeemish about rabbit just think of it as a chicken with fur. It was amazing - creamy, savory, sweet and crunchy! he next course was delicious vitello tonnato. Have always shied away from this dish thinking it was too strange a pairing. Well I was wrong. A tender, perfectly roasted slice of veal with a tuna and caper sauce. We had to have seconds, hence the dirty plate in the picture! That was followed by a famous raviolo filled with verdura (chopped mixed greens), a soft egg yolk and topped with Parmigiano Reggiano and browned butter. Amazing that such simple and pure flavors could be so response provoking. The mmm's and oh my's kept flying out of our mouths as we devoured this delicacy. To bring it to the next level they offered a crispy asparagus tart with a fonduta sauce. It's hard to describe how perfectly crisp and yet light the pastry shell was on this dish. The cheesy sauce was a perfect smooth and silky accompaniment to the crisp and tender asparagus in the tart. To amaze one even further a dish of spinach gnocci with gorgonzola sauce was beyond description. Surely we will never have gnocci this light and tender without it being at all wet as most gnocci tend to be. We had braced ourselves for knock your head off gorgonzola flavor only to find that the chef used a slight hand with such a potentially overwhelming cheese. A dish / the local classic - ravioli al plin - were tasty but woefully inadequte next to that masterpiece of spinach gnocci. Regardless of the tastier dish on the table, all the ravioli al plin were consumed! We had no room for dessert and missed what appeared to be a delicious mixed berry tart that we saw them shaping in the pan just as we were arriving. We can't wait to return to the area in the future and experience another wonderful meal here.

I've visited Osteria More E Macine in La Morra a bunch of times, and it's always a great…read moreexperience. I always try to sit on the rooftop patio, which is a great spot to relax, enjoy the views, and take in the atmosphere. The staff are fun, the food is consistently good, and there's always good wine to go with it. On this visit, I thoroughly enjoyed the Polpo, Fiori di zucca, and the Ravioli di Plin -- all excellent choices. Another great visit, and another reminder of why I keep coming back whenever I'm in La Morra. Saluti.

Local fare. It was truly a unique culinary experience. The food is beautifully presented. The…read moreTagliata was delicious along with the Cannolo di Baccala, zucchue e limon. Cheesecake di Piselu was refreshing on a hot, humid evening and the Risotto con Fungi was creamy and flavorful. I would recommend this place to my friends.

Un Pizza D'asporto con prosciutto crudo. Delizioso…read more As an American visiting Saluzzo for work, I needed something simple and quick for dinner to eat on the run. I don't speak Italian well but the staff were very polite and accommodated me. And I am so thankful to experience this because I have not found a pizza in America that can compete with what Pizzeria Donna Tina served me that night. I was expecting fresh ingredients given this area and the pizza exceeded all expectations. I felt like an animal eating it, because the flavor was unlike anything I've ever had before. Thank you, for opening my eyes to what pizza can really be.

Really great food here. We stumbled upon this place looking for a restaurant for lunch near the…read moreMarchesi di Barolo winery. It was white truffle season so we got that for lunch. Their prices were less expensive than the restaurant where we had dinner at in Alba. The taglioni dish with white truffle was absolutely delicious! Everyone was happy with their food. The complimentary breads and mountain butter were so good! We are used to having butter with our bread so we miss it being in Italy. This butter was creamy and melted right into the bread. We didn't have reservations. They were able to seat us. Waiter was very nice. Everyone working there seems nice.

Barolando is located within the heart of the Barolo village. Barolando is nearby a beautiful castle…read moreand is the most perfect spot to make a pit stop to grab some yummy food and iconic Barolo wine. On this trip, I learned that small fish like anchovies and sardines are commonly served items in the Italian diet. They are extremely flavorful and were a delightful surprise. My favorite item here has to be their cod gnocchi! The gnocchi was artfully made and each bite was a burst of chewy dough. One thing I also learned was that the Barolo region also has white wine! I really enjoyed getting to explore the Arneis white wines produced in this region! What we ate: Green Cantabrian Sea Anchovies, Alpine butter and pan brioches Beef tartare and "Burrata" cheese Cod gnocchi in roux of potatoes and leek, cuttlefish ink and black truffle Risotto with Barolo wine and creamy Langa blue cheese Instagram: @jessgoeat

Highlights: * A One Michelin Star Family Run Restaurant next…read moreto Damilano Winery * Some dishes very good and a good value for a fine experience * Wonderful family, Father Massimo the Chef, Son Sommelier, Daughter working in the kitchen, wife helping to run things as well If you are staying in the area Massimo Camia is a good choice for a visit, not far of a drive from Castello di Guarene, which I highly recommend for a Realix Chateau stay. The restaurant is full of regulars from the area but as a first time guest we were made to feel welcome. Chef Massimo visits every table. My Italian is not very good, neither is his English, but we felt appreciated for our visit. There is a 49 page wine list presented on an iPad focusing on the region. Prices are not cheap but fair with Gosset Brut Grand Reserve Champagne at 100 Euros, for example, during our December 2023 visit, and perhaps some better values on wines from Piedmonte. What I love about Italy is that wines in most places are priced closer to retail than in the US where wines are routinely markup up two to four times retail. That's why you see wine on almost every table in Italy while in the US people will drink iced tea or cocktails rather than spend $200 for a $50 bottle of wine. I digress. Pet peeve. The food is available as a Chef's Menu around 120 Euros or A La Carte with plates from 25 - 30 Euros. A four glass wine pairing was available for only 60 Euros pp. The Egg with potato foam, foie gras and liquid fondue was very enjoyable as was the Tortello Pasta stuffed with pumpkin and anchovy cream. We also enjoyed the Risotto with Jerusalem Artichoke and Roccaverano Cheese Fondue. My partner did not love the Lamb Ribs Breaded and fried with Crispy Batter but I could see how some people would like it. Our favorite dish was not even on the menu, a delicious Pannetone with Zabaglione from Moscato. I never loved Panetone because I always ate the ones in the US that were mass produced and probably sitting in boxes for a month. Some of the Pannetones we had in Piedmonte completely changed our appreciation for them, fresh, soft, juicy, delicious.

Michelin Star. Ok. The food was really amazing. I wish I could try everything. But most of the menu…read morescared me. Pig snout, snails, pate. Definitely outside my comfort zone. But the wine, the desert, the digestif will blow your mind

We have been to this restaurant several times. I was looking forward to coming back. The food was…read morejust OK. It's not what it used to be. I'm sure we will not be returning! Additionally, it was very noisey.

This place is absolutely phenomenal on all levels. We were staying nearby in Dogliani, and our B&B…read moreowners recommended Locanda dell'Arco to us, so we decided to check it out. We had a multiple course meal replete with fresh, local Piemontese specialties coupled with exquisite wine. The ambiance was intimate and romantic, and the service was impeccable. It's expensive so it's best saved for a special outing, but everything was well worth the price and the atmosphere was relaxed rather than stuffy. I honestly felt like I could die the next day and be content. I even joked with my boyfriend that we ought to kidnap the chef so we could eat like that forever. I especially liked the veal with tuna sauce and the torrone hazelnut dessert.

This was amazing. I'm always skeptical of hotel restaurants, even ones with a Michelin star, but…read morethis one fully lived up to it. We got risotto with sea bream and lemon, cappellaccio filled with essentially a panzanella salad, spaghettone with a bread/butter/anchovy sauce, an eggplant dish cooked in several different ways, and local steak cooked in a Tuscan style. Every bite was excellent, including their amazing amuses to start, and bread which was basically perfect crusty Tuscan bread but with actual flavor too (unlike the real thing in Tuscany). Our favorite dish of the night was probably the spaghettone, which really says something for Emmy wife who rarely likes anchovies, but this is about as perfect a pasta dish as you can get. The steak and the risotto were also particular standouts, as was the seriously-excellent fusilli with tomato sauce that they made for our three year old daughter. We also stayed at the hotel here which was absolutely perfect in just about every way.

Athmosphere: 5* Service: 4*…read moreFood: 4* We were here last year and it was extremely nice. We stay at the Relais which I fully can recommend. They only have like 10 rooms but they are big and well designed. The food was very good, it was overall a very nice feeling. I really recommend this.

Bovio is located in the beautiful land of La Morra where you can find Barolo which is some of the…read moremost delicious wine in the world. At Bovio, you can get a 6 generous course set at the price of 55 euros (drinks excluded) during lunch! Each dish was insanely delicious and very classic to the La Morra region and we were genuinely floored by the food, beautiful view, and amazing wine. My favorite dish had to be the veal tartare which was topped with black truffle. Its taste and consistency reminded me very much of my favorite beloved prosciutto. Our menu 5/16/23 is below: 0Entree (All 3 is served) Veal tomato with old style tuna sauce Veal tartare with parmigiano cheese and black truffle Tart of asparagus and cheese fondue 1Primi (choose one) Typical ravioli "del plin" stuffed with meat, vegetable, and beef sauce or Risotto carnaroli with asparagus 2Secondi (choose one) The typical braised veal jowl in Barolo wine sauce or Roast baby goat from Alta Langa and vegetables 3Dessert (choose one) Selection of cheeses from Piemonte and cugnà or Tasting of three typical desserts Instagram: @jessgoeat

First of all, the view is perfect. In the summer, they open the windows in the main restaurant and…read morethere is also a patio. Second, family owned. The wife is very sweet, I guess the husband does the cooking? If we hadn't been at a Michelin stared the eve before, I maybe would have given it 5 stars. I hear of you come during truffle season, you get quite a treat. I thought the food was just okay- the veal carpaccio was lacking flavor and so was the tagatelle with bra sausage sauce. We liked the veal with balsamic entre and the baked onion stuffed with cheese and sausage.