Ristorante Ottavi Mare — Restaurant in Bevagna

Wow! We visited the restaurant yesterday with friends. I wanted a bit of a treat and, as good fish and seafood is rare in Umbria, we decided to visit following a recommendation. We knew that it would be expensive but we were blown away by the food. The menu consists of a small number of degustation menus ranging in price from €40 to €70 a head. All guests at each table have the same menu. We chose the sea and land menu degustation and it did not disapoint. From the bite sized pre aperitivi through the 6 courses of our €65 a head menu it was a taste and texture revelation. We finished with coffee and the most delicate petit fours. Everything we ate was beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. Well worth paying the extra to experience this fabulous food. We selected a crisp unoaked chardonnay to go with the meal, which was perfect, we had 2 bottles of the wine over the course of the meal. We all went away feeling well satisfied with the whole experience which took around 3 hours but was nicely paced with excellent service from our attentive but not intrusive waitress. We will...

Do yourself a favor and skip this restaurant! It is the most expensive restaurant in the area and by far not worth the money. We had dinner there and were very disappointed with basically all of the dishes. Everything was overly salty to the point of being practically inedible. Plus the combination of flavors was not working well. The staff didn’t seem to be too concern or acknowledge when we return almost...

We had the Chef’s Choice menu, it was €65 per person and worth every penny! The food was exquisitely prepared, the majority being locally sourced, beautifully presented and served in an relaxing, smart atmosphere. Chef Vittorio delectably described each dish as it was presented on the table, the service...