Ambasciata Quistello

I Tre Soci

➤ Via Fabio Filzi, 46020 Quistello, Italy, Villa Saviola

Pizza • Europeo • Pizzeria • Italiano

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"Conosciuto tramite The Fork mangiato tagliata e fritto misto con patitine ed una margherita La pizza a me non fa impazzire essendo molto molto sottile.. il resto buono. Speso 38€ grazie alla app. Personale super gentile e sorridente. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €20–30"

Pizzeria Consolato

➤ Via Romeo Romei, 12A, 46026, QUISTELLO, Italy

Pizza • Pasta • Pescare • Pizzeria

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"Locale in stile contemporaneo, assolutanente ordinato e tenuto con grande attenzione. La cucina, il servizio e la presentazione dei piatti rispecchiano l'attenzione e la cura che si riscontra entrando nel locale. Un posto per andare sul sicuro, se non si ricerca il grande effetto o una cucina particolare. Contemporary interiors and kept with great attention. The food, the service and the presentation of the dishes reflect the attention and care that has been found while stepping into the restaurant. The right place, if you are not looking for something special to impress your guests ."

Ambasciata

➤ Via Martiri Di Belfiore 33, 46020, QUISTELLO, Italy

Pizza • Caffè • Gelato • Dessert

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"The food at Ambasciata was the highlight of our most recent trip to Italy, despite a very good list of competition including Dal Pescatore and San Domenico, which were very good (particularly, Dal Pescatore) in their own right. I must admit I had no idea what to expect when booking at Ambasciata, and was a bit concerned when we arrived. We were the only party in the restaurant upon arrival, and only one large party arrived after us. Chef Romano spoke to us from his seat across the restaurant, which was a contrast to the otherwise very formal experience. The decor is like a circus...completely over-the-top and honestly a bit of a mess, with books stacked everywhere, baroque decoration, and angels hanging from the ceiling. The service and decor attempts to be very formal and old-school. Chef Romano initially seemed like an intimidating figure, but ended up being extremely friendly and we ordered through a conversation with him rather than via the written menu. We ordered the pigeon tortellini, tortelli di zucca, and the roasted duck for two with potatoes. The pumpkin tortelli is dish we enjoyed several times over the past few days, including at Dal Pescatore. Chef Romano 's tortelli di zucca were, for my tastes, the best of the trip by a wide margin. The filling here is a bit looser than at Dal Pescatore, and the pumpkin flavor is more intense, without as strong of a mostarda taste. The tortelli are served in a pumpkin sauce rather than solely dressed with butter and parmigiano as we had them elsewhere; the sauce was delicious and further intensified the pumpkin flavor of the dish. While the appearance of the large tortelli, somewhat roughly plated with the pumpkin sauce, was a far cry from the perfect presentation at Dal Pescatore, the intensity of flavor here was much more to my liking. This is a dish that I cannot wait to eat again. The pigeon tortellini are far more subtle, but just as delicious. The spinach pasta pigeon filled tortellini were served in a sauce of butter and parmigiano. The pigeon filling here was divine. The whole-roasted duck is presented ceremoniously in a large roasting pan before being cut up and split for each of us, along with potatoes and some of the cherry sauce. The sauce for this dish ranks among the best I have ever had, combining the complexity of the roasted meat juices with just enough sweetness from the cherries. This sauce along with the roasted potatoes was my favorite part. That said, the duck itself was also very well cooked, and in particular, the crispy skin was a joy to eat. We completely devoured this course. For dessert, I tried the raspberry souffle , which was presented more like an affogato, with a frozen, creamy raspberry mousse topped with a fresh, warm sauce of raspberries. I find it hard to justify the 35 EUR price for a small dessert, but again, this may have been the best dessert of the trip. The intensity of the flavor of the warm raspberry sauce was striking, and there was a nice contrast of texture and temperature. There were several free desserts provided afterwards, which weren 't particularly memorable, but good. We were also sent home w/ a box of several types of cookies, which made for a very unhealthy but very much appreciated breakfast the next morning as we headed to the airport. There is a lot of comment here on the prices. For the most part, we thought the food prices were reasonable in the context of the quality. The pastas were both 35 EUR, and the duck for two was 100 EUR. These prices are in the same range as Dal Pescatore or San Domenico for the pasta and a bit lower on the main course. The dessert, on the other hand, was in any rational way overpriced at 35 eur, as it is hard to justify why it costs as much as the pasta. The wine selection was fairly limited, not that we looked at everything available, but my guess is the wine collection has not gotten close to recovering since the earthquake a few years back destroyed much of their collection. We ended up settling on a Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo, which, at 60 eur, was the most overpriced part of the meal (not by U.S. wine pricing standards, but certainly by Italy standards, even at high end restaurants). In closing, Ambasciata was one of the most peculiar dining experiences we had on our trip....it is an extremely old-school, very expensive restaurant in the middle of a small town, with very questionable decor, that with only two parties dining in the restaurant tries to be a bit too formal for its own good. I wonder how the restaurant can remain open with the vast majority of it empty for dinner service, although hopefully for their sake they are busier on the weekends. That all said, the food here, if a bit less refined than the price point may suggest, was on taste alone by far the best of our trip. Sitting here in NYC now, I crave Chef Romano 's food far more than anything else. We cannot wait to return and encourage others to make a detour to come here."

Agriturismo Zibramonda

➤ Via Argine Secchia Sud, 20, 46026, QUISTELLO, Italy

Vino • Pizza • Europeo • Cantina

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"Locale completamente ristrutturato con arredi particolari e curiosi. Menu fisso con ampia scelta, i salumi sono di qualita' cosi come lo stinco che abbiamo preso, tenerissimo e buonissimo oltre che abbondante. la ragazza che serve e professionale e cortese, a fine serata lettura rune. Sicuramente torneremo . esperienza ottima, forse locale penalizzato dalla posizione un po' fuori mano ma tranquiliita e qualita' sono di casa."

Trattoria Martinella

➤ Via Zottole 38, San Benedetto Po, Italy, 46027, SAN BENEDETTO PO

Caffè • Pizza • Italiano • Frutti Di Mare

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"Ambiente informale ma decoroso, accolti da un signore gioviale, tempo 5 minuti ed arriva un altro signore a prendere l'ordine. Ci presenta il menù a voce. Ordiniamo un antipasto di affettati misti con salsa giardiniera da dividere in 3, un piatto di agnoli in brodo, due roast beef, tre contorni, una bottiglia di acqua, una di buon bardolino, due caffè.Tutto davvero buonissimo, non abbiamo mancato di fare i complimenti per la qualità dei prodotti e della cucina.Servizio rapido ed efficiente.Conto totale 70 euro per cui equilibrato."