Osteria taStè — Restaurant in Barbaresco

We came with high expectations, but left very disappointed: We booked about 10 days before the visit, but got the worst table. Just behind us was the „service station“ of the waiters. Every 10-15 seconds was a waiter behind me throwing menus into the shelf, taking cutlery out etc. - very noisy, disturbing, unpleasant and a nogo on this level. Service: Ok - not wow, not bad - but overall there was quite a stressed atmosphere -plates were almost thrown on the table, waiters were almost running. Food: Biggest disappointment of 3 nights in Piemont region: Antipasti ok (3/5), Gnocci completely tasteless with a boring sauce (1/5), Fish of my wife 100% not fresh/frozen and thus not tasty (2/5). Finally: I am used to Coperto, but not so much in this region (yet). 2.50 per person reminded me on Lake Garda, but not typical for this region. On a final note: I usually do not write many feedbacks on Google, because most often things can be resolved without making it public. In this case I do not have another choice as the the owner (?) left us smiling while paying after asking „everything ok?“ and me responding „No, we did not like it!“ The best of the evening werr the wine and the view - both 0% contribution of the restaurant and therefore...

LOVED our first dinner in the region. It was recommended by one of the staff at our accommodations, they called and made reso's for us. Beatrice (spelling?) was an outstanding server! She was very helpful with their large wine list and even gave us some winery recommendations in the area - the ones we went to were all excellent.

Starters: puff pastry with asparagus and melted fontina + beef tartar (from Fassona - female veal). Primis: ravioli al plin + parpadelle with procini mushroom sauce - both really nicely done and delicate, the flavours from the stuffed pasta was very nice without needing much added. Dessert: a kind of chocolate lava cake with berry ice cream + peaches topped with some chocolate/hazelnut sauce.

The restaurant seemed well-known everywhere we went in the region and with other visitors. It was worth it, really nice view too if you want to sit outside. From what we saw at other tables, everything looked delicious! (Blurry photos because I zoomed...

Can I give this 10 stars? This restaurant is a gem tucked away in the vineyards of Barbaresco.

We opted for the tasting antipasti - 5 different sizable plates of creative starters. Could have been a meal in itself!

This place is known for its pasta, for good reason - the owner has a pasta laboratory and is incredibly skilled in egg pastas. The pastas are rich and luscious, absolutely delicious. The tajarin is a local specialty - get it with the truffles when you can!

Also, our server Beatrice was a rockstar - we felt very well taken care of. She and the rest of the staff were hospitable and kind, and working really hard to take care of us! I appreciated her descriptions of the wine as well - more than your average beverage service.

Anyone that goes to Italy, I will recommend this restaurant. We traveled over an hour to get here, and it was worth it a hundred times over. In fact, we'll travel from the US to...