SpaltoDieci — Restaurant in Monza

Mamma mia, this place is excellent! My wife and I just found this place while enjoying the Christmas lights and shopping of Monza. We didn't have a reservation, but they kindly managed to find us a table anyways. The atmosphere was wonderful, with a beautiful interior, interesting paintings in the walls done by a Portuguese artist, and neat architecture... Even the music was good! I had an appetizer and second plate, both from the chef's recommendations part of the menu which featured a lot of seasonal specialties: carciofi impanate e fritti (breaded and fried artichokes), and Bife de chorizo alla griglia con carciofi dorati. (New York strip steak of argentinian beef with golden artichokes), and finished with a yummy lava cake. The appetizer of lightly fried artichokes was light and tasty, and the steak was delicious! I ordered the steak rare, and it came perfectly cooked, seared perfectly and nice and pink inside. The flavor was great, and it was obviously high quality beef. The artichokes were absolutely delicious... If I wasn't already full, I would have asked for another entire plate full! As an American in Italy I find myself missing all of our good IPAs... So I was pleasantly surprised to find that they even had an artisanal IPA on tap, and that it was really good and well balanced!!

The service was quick, the presentation of the food was beautiful and the staff was very polite and cheerful... the manager was funny and even offered us an excellent amaro before we left!

All in all, it was a great experience and a wonderful end to our day out!

I will definitely go back next time I...

I’d like to share my disappointing experience at SpaltoDieci. We came as a family of four, excited to try their gluten-free pizza, but unfortunately, it didn’t live up to our expectations.

First, we were charged for drinks that were supposedly included in the kids' meal, and when we questioned it, the staff wasn't very accommodating. To make things worse, we were also charged €2.50 per person for a cover charge ("coperto"), even though we didn’t receive any bread, olives, or starters, something we hadn’t encountered at any other restaurant in Italy during our trip.

The place is full of mosquitos, weirdos that try to sell you some flowers, the atmosphere was extremely noisy, the staff seemed irritated, and the overall service left a lot to be desired. The pizza itself was just average, definitely not worth the high price tag.

If you’re looking for a great gluten-free pizza experience, I’d recommend...

Looking for Gluten-free in Monza, we came across this place. Service was so-so. To reserve, you have to provide a phone number and an email. Never heard back about reservation and when we showed up, they explained they never responded because my phone was a US number. But I also gave you an email address, I said. They shrugged, then shunted us off to a tiny table in a cramped corner. To be fair, it was drizzly and cold, so those tables weren’t available and they were otherwise booked.

Anyhow, the gf pasta with seafood was excellent, though the bacon cheeseburger (I know, in Italy?) was so -so, with limp bacon. But, we’d return, given the shortage of gluten free...