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.

One of the reasons we keep coming back to the region is the food, wine and places like this. Menu…read moreon a chalkboard. Staples of the Piedmontese- Carne cruda, Vitelli tonnato, tajarin, plin. And this time of year, tartufo bianco- White truffles. Everything here is just fabulous. We were super lucky to get in without a reservation. If you are in La Morra, this place is a must!

Very nice find in Cuneo. Fine 4-course meal for affordable price, also openers for lunch.read more

I enjoyed the food at this casual eatery. I was craving some raw food and really liked their…read moresalad. Pasta, of course, is good too.

As mentioned in the previous review, Grappolo D'Oro is a family run coffee shop, restaurant and…read morehotel in the center of Monforte d'Alba. You can't miss it, it's in the middle of the central piazza. Two brothers, they look like twins, are at the front either greeting in the restaurant upstairs in the coffee shop downstairs. Their mother is a regular fixture in the coffee shop too. The Coffee Shop- It's always busy and a great spot to catch up with locals. The coffee is pretty darned good too! Morning pastries and fresh bread is quite limited though. The Restaurant- Located on the top floor, it's a spacious and classic spot serving up a super traditional Piemontese menu. An insalata mista and grilled veal made for a light lunch. The veal, however, was quite tough and chewy, so it wasn't the best I've had in the area. I'll be returning to Monforte to get married, I'll be sure to grab my morning cappuccino there! And yes, English is spoken there for those that need it.

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.

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.

Lunch in Barolo at this wonderful restaurant was delightful. Food is delicious, owner is warm and…read moreinviting. Obviously wonderful wine. Highly recommend.