Cantina degli Alpini — Restaurant in Cesana Torinese

Almost gave it 4 stars, why? Because of the excellent selection of wines, and the really good and attentive service. Why not 4 stars? The food. While the menu boast fancy dishes names, the actual product is mediocre. I had the chef sauteed carciofini, not so exciting, you could still taste the vinegar, there was not red crashed pepper, and most importantly the carciofini were not sauteed at all, just warmed up briefly on a fry pan. Then, i tried the tagliolini al cervo. Okay, the choice of tagliolini shape is really not something i can say anything about, but the old, slushy and bland cervo sauce was really disappointing. Now, the good staff, Angelo Gaya 2016 Barbaresco by the glass!!! That...

What a wonderful place! It was my first time here, despite I know the area rather well. We booked for 11 persons. The parking space it's not really the top: there is space for 8/9 cars, then you need to park on the other side of the street... it's rather dark in the evening so... be careful when you cross the road! Once you are inside, the warm welcome of the staff will make you forget about the street. Our table was close to the fireplace. Wonderful. The food was excellent! We decided to taste some wine made with local vines. We were definitely not disappointed. Last: the price was definitely fair. Try it! BTW, if you liked this review please put a...

What a great ristorante with some amazing home cooked Piedmonte dishes we have tried on this trip. It's a simple ristorante style restaurant but gets crowded with locals even on a weekday.

All the dishes we tried were delicious, deer meat sauce pasta was so delicious for such a simple humble dish. Warm service by the entire team and they had a nice variety of barolo wine to complement the great Piedmonte dishes.

All the desserts were home made and apple tarte tartin was the clear winner for me. Such a simple and humble dessert but made it...