Osteria della Ribolla - Shop Cantina Collavini — Restaurant in Corno di Rosazzo

before starting with the review I would like to notify two things: the exceptionally low vote is compared to the high price; if the price had been lower (maximum 25 euros for a dinner) then I would have been able to give 3 stars, but of course I set myself up for 60 euros for person for a dinner (on average the price is this, including the wines) then we stay on just one star (on detail: 12 euro average apetizer 12 euro first course, 18 euros second course, 4,5 euros glass of wine, 5 euros sweets..you can easily spend 60 euros) -we didn't try the second courses, so we can't judge their quality; appetizer, first courses and wines had us so dumbfounded that we preferred to skip the second (especially scared of spending almost 20 euros for a second course of poor quality)

Having said that, it must be said that the quality of the food is an amateur tavern, not a high-level cuisine, to which the restaurant aims, obviously, given the elegant atmosphere and the large presence of waiters, as well as the high prices of the dishes. Going into detail, the pumpkin sup with polenta (kind of (coocked korn) was a microscopic portion of pumpkin blended with a scoop of polenta, with some drop of cheese and decorative cream of questionable quality: mind you, not inedible, but my home coocked pumpkin soup si much better. My girlfriend took the tartar instead, the only really good thing of the evening! I was thinking of raising to two-star the judgment only for this excellent beef tartar, but as I said, if the restaurant aims to be a luxury restaurant, then it must pay the consequences of a severe judgment, and I think a very good tartar cannot compensate for the errors I'll talk about shortly, As first course we tried the wild boar tortelli with raspberry sauce and the beetroot spatzels: one worse than the other! The stuffing of tortelli was a very salty wild boar ragù and the combination with raspberry jam made no sense (it makes me shudder to ruin the wild boar meat, one of my favorites, in that way). Regarding the spatzle, they would have been ok (mind you: OK but not excellent compared the price) if it wasn't for the very strong but above all, burnt bacon! Unforgivable. I will overfly sweets, completely useless and lacking in quality. Regarding drinking, another very painful note: the four types of wine tested (all 4 white) apart from a quite good muscat, were very harsh and with little complex organoleptic notes and, although barely perceptible, were covered by the high degree of sourness, therefore essentially poorly balanced. I must say that they were definitely not bad wines at all, but by setting them at more or less 4,5 euros for a glass, then the vote collapses. Ah the sorbet was terrible, with pieces of ice inside (one of the biggest mistakes for an ice cream).

The restaurant itself is pleasant, nice, clean, the managers and waiters are friendly but sometimes not very competent (unfortunately some waiters are not experts in wine).

Lot of people gave an high score: don't know if in the past the quality was better or the people are blinded from the nice atmosfere.

I'm very sorry, I...

Here we had two pastas and a frico. The pastas were really rich and not obvious - with different styles of course, but they reminded me a bit the opulent Sicilian pastas. The frico is excellently prepared. It was also a lot, as the waitress kindly warned us. About the service, it was really friendly. I think in Collio a place that tries something a bit ambitious can easily tend to become snobbish and unpleasant, here it was totally not the case: down to earth attitude and great food can go together! I am not a huge fan of Collavini wines so I was not blown away by the glasses I tried and the outside area can enjoy a bit more care (the glass windows on the building side look the ones of an office) but hey, it's an osteria, just with awesome food! Price fair for the quality, actually a difficult benchmark to beat for the restaurants...

L’Osteria della Ribolla si presenta con un interno davvero suggestivo: un ambiente curato e accogliente, con un’estetica che richiama l’arte di Botero, donando un’atmosfera unica e affascinante. La selezione dei vini è indubbiamente un punto di forza, con una qualità eccellente e una varietà che soddisfa anche i palati più esigenti. Anche i piatti si distinguono per gusto e qualità, con una menzione speciale per il frico: corposo, ben condito e servito in una porzione generosa, perfetta da condividere in due.

Tuttavia, la scelta di alcuni piatti mi ha lasciato perplesso. Proposte come il “tagliolino al nero di seppia e vongole” o la “parmigiana” sembrano un po’ fuori contesto rispetto a ciò che mi aspettavo. Personalmente, avrei apprezzato di più piatti legati alla tradizione locale, come un risotto alle erbe del territorio, una Jota o uno strucolo, che forse avrebbero reso l’esperienza più autentica. Scelte dello chef, comunque, che rispetto. Il personale è cortese e simpatico; il servizio risulta un po’ rallentato, probabilmente a causa di una gestione tirata dei tempi e degli ordini.

La cena, composta da un secondo, un contorno e un dolce, è durata circa un’ora e mezza, con un’attesa particolarmente lunga per il dolce. Nonostante la gentilezza del personale, la velocità del servizio è un aspetto che potrebbe essere migliorato. Cenare all’aperto è stato molto piacevole, un tocco che ha arricchito l’esperienza. Nel complesso, l’Osteria della Ribolla è un locale che consiglio di provare per l’atmosfera, i vini e la qualità generale dei piatti. Tuttavia, difficile ipotizzare un mio bis.

🇬🇧 The place looks awesome inside—super nice and artsy, kinda like Botero’s vibe. The wine selection is top-notch, with great quality and variety. The food is tasty and well-made too, especially the frico—it’s hearty, flavorful, and the portion is huge, easily enough for two. That said, I wasn’t totally sold on some menu choices, like the “squid ink tagliolino with clams” or the “parmigiana.” They’re fine, but I’d have loved more traditional dishes like a local herb risotto, Jota, or strucolo. Just my taste, though—chef’s call, and I respect it. The staff is friendly and cool, but the service felt a bit rushed and slow at times. Our meal (main dish, side, and dessert) took about 1.5 hours, with a long wait for the dessert. They were always nice, but the speed could use some work. Eating outside was super pleasant. I’d say give it a try for the vibe, wines, and food. Not sure I’d rush back for round...