Spaghettoteca Campoleone — Restaurant in Benevello

On our first night in Manera, we decided to try Spaghettoteca Campoleone, and we were so glad we did! This restaurant is right on the main road and impossible to miss. We chose to sit on the terrace to enjoy the warm evening, and even at 7 p.m., the place was already bustling with clients—a great sign of its popularity.

Our waitress was absolutely fantastic. Despite how busy it was and a slight language barrier, she was incredibly kind, friendly, and went out of her way to help us. The menu is extensive, with so many options for combining different pastas with a variety of sauces, which made it deliciously difficult to choose! She even brought over a colleague who spoke fluent English to help us make the perfect selections.

We ended up with penne arrabbiata, tagliatelle with pesto and vegetables, and meat ravioli. Every dish was tasty, but the most striking thing was the portion size. The plates were absolutely huge—easily the largest we saw all vacation. The prices were very decent, at only 10-15 euros per pasta, so you get incredible value.

Just a heads-up for anyone visiting: be mindful of the portion sizes when you order, as they are very generous. We couldn't finish all our food, which was a shame because it was so good! We highly recommend this spot for a delicious and filling meal in a...

We were a group of day bikers. We popped in for a plate of their famous pasta and a beer while biking around Langa.

The waiter was really down to earth and funny. He explained how it all worked and made useful suggestions.

We had to leave our bikes outside on the balcony. Maybe for bikers, it would be better to sit outside so we could keep an eye on our bikes. Plus, we were pretty muddy, and I felt a little guilty sitting down in the restaurant. However, the waiter said not to worry. (Sorry about that, I hope we didn't leave...

Sorpreso e felice di aver trovato questo posto non lontano da Alba.

Chi mi ha portato c'era già stata. Io pensavo fosse un posto tipo Mi Scusi o Pastarito con 7 tipi di pasta e 10 sughi. In realtà è un autentico paradiso del mangiatore di pasta con ben più di 7 formati diversi, 3 quantità diverse espresse in etti di pasta per la massima trasparenza, due tipologie di grani (normale o kamut) ma soprattutto 5 pagine di sughi differenti. Saranno ststi boh.. Oltre un centinaio di sughi diversi tra cui tutti i classici.

A questo punto ho sospettato della qualità degli ingredienti eho scelto delle tagliatelle al salmone. Quando mi sono arrivate sono stato felice di vedere che le tagliatelle erano al dente, il salmone era veramente salmone e anche in quantità corrette, il sugo era stato fatto a regola d'arte.

Anche la pasta alla tirolese presa da chi era con me era buona.

Se devo fare un appunto cercherei di rifare i menù in maniera più carina, leggibile e con una grafica unica e chiara di questo decennio. Cercherei anche di semplificare la scelta dei sughi offrendo una diversa lista in base alla stagionalità o semplicemente scrivendo come un'opzione l'aggiunta di noci tritate sul sugo al salmone invece di trattarlo come due sughi differenti. Suggerisco anche di gestire l'intera lista in maniera elettronica filtrando la lista per nome o per ingrediente desiderato.

Cmq davvero un ottimo posto, deve solo entrare nel terzo...