A great find, tucked away below a few stairs in a sloping arcade below the main buildings of the…read morestreet, a signboard menu (in Italian) on the main thoroughfare the only sign that, beyond its dark door beside a very small garden, lies a salute to the great tradition of Piedmontese cuisine. The hosts were very courteous even though we rang the doorbell before opening time, and graciously accepted our last-minute reservation for 45 minutes later. Like many restaurants in this area, we dined under sloping arched ceilings supporting floors above, and the restaurant, while busy, was never noisy. The menu offered several ideas and deals for multi-course meals, but we decided to go our own way, and chose starters of "trout of the valley three ways", and knife-chopped fassone, which is a local veal tartare, with truffle 'caviar' and local botargo (cured fish eggs), then a gnocchi of nettles with smoked mozzarella cream, and then for secondi, a suckling pig and a rack of lamb. The food was extremely good, to say the least. For me, this was lamb...that tasted like lamb. That was the first thing we exclaimed. Not gamy, but simply a perfect expression of lamb. The suckling pig had a perfectly crispy crust of skin over the softest, melt-in-the-mouth pork that I have eaten outside the best barbeque joints in the US. Amazing stuff.

Excellent establishment! Stopped in with clients on a business meeting. We had a large group and…read morewere well taken care of. We had a large variety of individual appetizers followed by an equally large variety of dining entrees. The wine was a local varietal which tasted wonderful to the palate, especially as it both breathed and warmed up. Waiter was especially good and knew the menus along with the cooking processes. Would recommend this to any one traveling through northern Italy as a must visit for dinner.

Every dish was well prepared and wonderfully presented. We had fried "porcini" (wild portobello…read moremushrooms) with giant shrimp on top. Our dessert was "tris di marroni" (chestnuts trio): superb! Though the restaurant was packed, we didn't have to wait and were taken care of with a lot of attention by the owners, who are very passionate about it. I recommend this restaurant also for the great value for money! I'll certainly be back!

This was the first place I ate after I arrived in Venice, and it was the best. They had a special…read moreof spaghetti with cuttlefish and black sauce, fried calamari and a salad for 12 euro. If you know anything about food and menus in Italy, that's a deal. Not only that, but it was delicious and service was friendly. They welcomed us in even though it was near the post-lunch closing time. I must also note that this is probably the first time I ever had fried calamari that did NOT get rubbery as it cooled. I would've gone back to La Rosa many times for meals had it not been for wanting to try many other places during my 3-days in Venice.

Trattoria La Rosa Dei Venti was our first meal in Italy and it was FANTASTIC! I am so glad we…read morestumbled upon this little gem of Croce. It sits just off of one of the many canals and just ask anyone in Venice how to get there and they will tell you to "go straight, over the bridge then make a left!" It is probably easier to get there by gondola or a private boat but you can certainly work up a nice appetite trying to find it. When we arrived it was pretty late in the afternoon so we had just missed the afternoon lunch crowd. The place was very quaint and the waiters are very sweet. The menu was in Italian so all we could really make out was pasta or pasta. Here is what we ate: Tagliatelle They had me at mushroom. I LOVE mushrooms and mix them in with my favorite type of carbohydrate and I am good to go. We knew when we left Trattoria La Rosa Dei Venti that we were in trouble! One day in and we are eating like we don't care about our waistlines. We will definitely return to the States with more than just the bags we came to Italy with! We will be bringing back some lbs--hopefully not permanent souvenirs!

Where to start with what a gem this restaurant was on our way to Parco Nacional di Paradiso?! If…read moreyou are anywhere near this restaurant, eat here!!! Our server Marco was fantastic, kind, and so patient going over the menu with us. Everything the chef made was delicious!! My family loved the pork dishes, (cotoletta a la Milanese) and my vegetarian gnocchi funghi porcini (I think that is what it was called) was comforting and incredibly delicious. The potato chips (patate fritte) were like nothing we've had before. They were so good. The desserts were everything we hoped they would be- we got the tiramisu, a chocolate mousse, and the cream filled fruit topped cake was so light and perfect. The chef is so talented and I just wish we had a place like this nearby. It would be our go to!

I loved this place! I was only there for one night but the…read moreroom was really nice and spacious but retained a very cosy feel. The restaurant in the hotel is excellent and attracts people from the local area in its own right, offering excellent food, service and a fantastic selection of mostly local wines.