A great beautiful restaurant tucked away outside of Ivrea. If you don't know it's there, you may…read moremiss a great seafood feast. The place has super ambiance but is a little short on parking. The four of us were treated by ordering the complete meal selection which consists of 6 different seafood appetizers followed by either a seafood pasta dish or just a seafood entree. Our appetizer dishes were all made with fresh seafood selections and cooked in unique and refreshing ways. The seafood pasta was well prepared and our seafood of the day was with baby clams. Wonderful experience and will recommend if you travel or are in the area, you need to go!

This restaurant is located in the middle of Moncalvo, and you cannot tell from the outside what…read morehidden gem is inside. It is located on the main street, and there is street parking. Once inside, you realize that the entire back wall of this restaurant is essentially windows that look out over the Monferro hills. Spectacular view at lunch. I went in November, but I'm sure that if you go on a warmer time of the year, you can sit out on the terrace, and it must be truly amazing. Even though I speak extremely limited Italian, the staff was so nice. I started with scallops with pumpkin sauce and black truffle, delicious! Then, I had the ravioli with beef broth. So simple, so tasty and perfectly cooked. Finally, I had the Autumn In Monferro dessert which was a baked pear with hazelnut sauce and vanilla gelato. This restaurant was unexpectedly fabulous!

This visit was for our 10th anniversary. It was spectacular. The service was impeccable and…read morefriendly. The seating outside was entertaining until the mosquitoes arrived ( be prepared with spray) The food was so delicious that this was our second visit in 4 days. The preparation and placement of the food was a work of art. I especially enjoyed the sweetbreads with artichokes in a delicate lemon sauce. The ribs were equally as delicious and tender as the meat fell of the bones. A special request for a chocolate dessert was the end to a beautiful evening there. Reservations are a good idea for weekends. We will be back next time we visit this area.

One of the best meals of our lives: four hours of incredible course after course accompanied by…read morevery good wines Brothers Georgio and Roberto cooked and served the prix fixe repast. Their grandparents started the restaurant in 1954, and the brothers inherited it from their parents. Note: Ristorante da Maria is in Zanco di Villadeati. Email: ristorante.damaria@virgilio.it

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!

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.

Due to some reason I kept getting sent to this town to do repairs, the happy side effect was I was…read moreintroduced to this place. I used to think italian food was overrated, the same three basic ingredients arranged in different shapes. In all honesty it was on me for thinking the travesty we call italian food in the bay area is representative of what they have in the old country. The pasta is fresh, perfectly al dente every time, square cut noodles are the superior shape. Service is great here, they're super patient with me considering i cant speak any italian. The just plop a large bowl of bread in front of you to munch on as you work your way through the menu. Alot of the daily specials are not on the menu so it's best to have someone who is familiar with the language with you as to avoid confusion. I didnt even know they could make a lemon version of tiramisu. If I am ever back in italy, I will definitely check this place out once again.

Absolute one of my best food experiences ever! The first thing you see when you enter the door is…read moreall the awards and certifications from TripAdvisor...my first reaction was to look for the Yelp logo of course ;) but couldn't find one :/ Anyways, I continued and the next thing you see is all these wine bottle and I can't stop myself from taking a look into the labels. Pretty good wine produced in the wine yards nearby...of course! And some of the are worth over 2000€ The food, oh my the food! No wonder they have so many awards...! The antipasti roast beef with Tuna sauce was amazing! I like the rare combinations, like fish with meat or like the main course black rice with prawns and Gorgonzola sauce Mixing cheese with fish is something very rare in Italy but this was unbelievably good And now to the dessert! My colleague took the tiramisu and he's face said it all! He'd never had something so creamy and delicious in his life. I regret that I didn't took the last tiramisu piece, that he by the way got for free because it was the last piece (!) However, my new favorite dessert is the Bonet. Oh my gosh! So creamy, so much chocolate, it's like kissing the clouds! Try it out!

Very tasty food, I recommend frutte de mare spaghetti, waiter was friendly and spoke English. Stop…read moreby for local Italian dishes and excellent service.

On one of the first nights in Italy our host recommended Santa Lucia Pizzeria as a great authentic…read moreFamily Style Restaurant. We had an entire afternoon open and ventured down the street to the big yellow Pizzeria sign and gave it a try. All of the staff was very friendly and laughed with us at our lack of Italian but helped us pick a few items off the menu. We ordered a 1/2 Litre of Vino Blanco, Ravioli Pasta, Penne Pasta, and a specialty pizza. The dishes were proportioned well and full of flavor, and each was priced between €4-€7 with some easily being shared between two. We had a great experience and on our last night in Italy went back late at night for dessert and a full Litre of wine to share. The staff remembered us from the previous night and welcomed us back like family. I had a delicious ricotta cheesecake that was so fluffy and full of flavor I just savored it for an hour, and Nathan enjoyed a Tirolese; a chocolate layer cake similar to Tiramasu. We stayed there for a good amount of time just enjoying wine, dessert, and company with no rush just enjoying the Italian lifestyle for one last night.