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Very good espresso

Tasty food and good service! Highly recommend.

You have heard the cliché "the best meal we ever had in Italy...", etc, etc... You won't hear that from me, but, I was compelled to write about this exceptional little restaurant tucked away in Sovana, Maremma, Toscana, Italia. I focused in on this restaurant by mostly reading the translated reviews by Italians, which has worked for me before. A collaboration between a mother and son, and la nona, who hangs out there, the restaurant decor is modern, in contrast to the traditional rustic nature of the town. This may put off some, but I am glad I looked beyond it. Firstly, the people are kind and welcoming, and dog friendly. They are food enthusiasts who are passionate about the ingredients, that was self evident. I started with a sparkling water, fresh bread with a local Sovana olive oil, and an excellent well balanced red wine locally produced near Sovana. The first plate was a home made pappardelle pasta in wild boar ragù. Just al dente, the combinato of the pasta and red sauce with tender pork made every bite delishious. This was an exceptional ragù. Refined rustic, but down home. Next came an original casserole-like dish comprised of baked and sautéed vegetables, including eggplant, covered by a savory local cheese. Super tasty, not salty, again refined and balanced, yet such a simple dish. This was accompanied and complimented by sautéed spinich with raisins and pine nuts. Dessert was a stunner, yes, because the extra dark chocolate truffles were made in house, and placed in a creme freshe of their own making. If you can't get to sleep later, don't worry, it was worth it. Finally, I stumbled out the door, but only after they plied me with a home made limoncello. Lovely people and food here. You can't lose.

Excellent service, excellent food. My spouse and I found that it's hard to find good food in Italy for tourists and most of the restaurants we visited served simply bad food. Imagine our surprise to receive not only carring service, good apperitives and downright homely delicious food at this small, unassuming village. Hail to the chef!

We stopped here for a quick lunch. It was a nice cosy place with a lovely terrace in the historical centre. The menu was creative and the dishes were unlike any ither we've seen in other places which was vet refreshing. It was still great Italian cuisine. The waiter was nice and helpful and spoke good English! The food was very tasty and fresh (home-made pasta). The prices of food were slightly above average but that's expected in a historical centre and for such good quality.

Really nice restaurant on a fantastic an quiet place. Really romantic. The prices are fair and the quality high.

Best meal we had in italy in the week we're here. Nice and pleasent serivce.

Great atmosphere and food with local recipes and ingredients. It would have been 5 stars easily, just a bit too long waiting and lack of a chilling system for the white wine. Very recommended.