The three stars are for the food specifically. I'd normally rate a bit less for the space and…read moreservice but this was one of my favorite meals in Italy so I think it worth some of the grief. It was raining, so we ate in the upstairs restaurant. They surely made the most of their space! The bathroom under the stairs had a door blocked about a quarter of the way up by the stairs themselves. In the restaurant, there were only two other taken tables at the time, but if it were a full house this place would be an acoustic nightmare and we'd all be fighting for space and oxygen. The service was meh, but a bottle of wine can fix that. The menu was also meager - only 5 items to select from, but they were the specials of the day and prepared fresh so everything on that teeny tiny menu was incredible. As for the meal - YUM. I had the fresh pasta with locally made pesto. I may or may not have licked the plate. The focaccia with olive oil was a delicious accompanyment and I could have subsited the rest of my trip on that alone. We also sampled the roasted vegetable platter with cheese - also wonderful. Bottom line: If you have the time to just enjoy yourself, this will be a wonderful meal.