Phone: +393358713716
Address: Via Gran Paradiso 2, 21040, ORIGGIO, Italy
City: ORIGGIO
Menu Dishes: 33
Reviews: 7265
Website: https://lapiazzettaoriggio.it
"I am loath to use superlatives when it comes to restaurants and hotels simply because there is always the possibility that one evening you can enjoy the benefits of of good luck only to be disappointed the next time you visit. I have had to downgrade a few places in the past for that very reason. I will venture a guess saying that La Piazzetta will simply see its fame and appreciation increase as time goes by. The points I noticed were: a not too vast menu with items that all seemed to merit being chosen. This would indicate a preference for quality over quantity. Many Italian restaurants often offer 45 or 50 different dishes. Statistically it would be a challenge to excel with each and every one. Some will be excellent and others so so. So a brief menu is the first point in favor of La Piazzetta. Their staff is clearly well trained and must have had the benefit of good formal schooling. Having received training used to be a must in Italy for hotel and restaurant staff. This is often no longer the case which makes a well run establishment stand out all the more. Their wine selection is varied and covers most of what the country has to offer. The wine list shows for each wine which main grapes have been blended. The is not something that you will find so frequently. I am not interested in studying the composition of each wine, per se, but the fact that I am presented with this information means that plonk (a poor quality wine) probably won 't be on this menu. I settled for a menu selection composed of an appetizer, a first course, second course and desert. The appetizer was a mini taste of boiled polyp, tomato and eggplant. The first course Carnaroli rice that by itself was worth the trip (20 miles from Milan) and the main course again polyp (octopus) that was so tender it could have melted in your mouth. The deserts were all excellent and making a choice was not at all easy. They also offer a well endowed cheese selection which I will try the next time I wist. You may think that as this is a slow food type establishment you will risk leaving the table still hungry. Not so. This restaurant is most certainly worth trying."
All prices are estimates on menu.