Salamensa — Restaurant in Montichiari

This was a fantastic surprise in a small town. We had a bit of trouble finding the place because the address in the Michelin guide was incorrect. But we persisted and afterwards i wrote to Michelin and they immediately corrected it.

The atmosphere is modern relaxed and fun. The placemats are paper and you're tested to coloured pencils to doodle or draw or write your thoughts. Very nice touch. The bread is made on site and it's fermented and delicious. The menu is not huge, which I like because what they do, they do well.

I had a starter to share with eggplant and posts, which were excellent. My dinner companion head the tagliata which was tender and perfectly cooked.

The service was outstanding. Friendly and English speaking.

They make more then bread. There were homemade panetone and other goodies like sbrisolano which i bought when leaving.

All in all, a wonderful evening.

Note. They have...

The service was good, staff was friendly and helpful. The non alcoholic cocktails tasted amazing, and the food was good quality too. We visited with three children so the idea of paper and crayons on the tables was great for us! The glass decorations all around though might make it a bit less appropriate for young children. The food was not exceptional but it was good and they accomodated different dietary needs with ease. Also quite on the expensive side for...

COLAZIONE: Ampia scelta! Salamensa propone un menù americano composto di uova strapazzate, tost, pancetta, pancakes con fruta e sirop, caffè e spremuta di arancia il tutto a €10. Tantissime brioche, menù senza glutine. Esperienza colazione superata, posto pulito, ambiente gradevole... Consigliato

CENA: Abbiamo ordinato come antipasto una frittura di calamari con maionese “home made”, purtroppo i calamari erano duri e la maionese non aveva gusto, siamo passati poi ai primi, linguine monogrammi e polipo al vapore su crema di patate, le linguine avevano un buon gusto e la cottura era perfetta, per quanto riguarda al polipo con il gusto ci siamo ma la cottura era decisamente indietro. Come secondo abbiamo preso una tagliata di manzo con marmellata di cipolle di Tropea e patate e un filetto di sgombro con verdure di stagione, la tagliata era ottima, anche la marmellata di cipolle squisita, mentre il filetto di sgombro aveva un gusto acido (sembrava sott’aceto) e le verdure purtroppo crude, solo le carote si salvavano. Momento dolce, abbiamo ordinato un tortino con mousse di cioccolato con all’interno mango e passion fruit, davvero molto buono, direi che il dolce è stato il piatto migliore della serata... In conclusione, piatti che colpiscono l'occhio ma non il palato. Prezzi elevati secondo servizio offerto, personale simpatico...