Rifugio Sponata — Restaurant in Pustertal - Val Pusteria

I'm not sure what happened to this place since last season and what gastronomic idea is behind it now, but I can say that my guest experience this year was quite confusing. It's no longer a "mountain hut", because the interior of the restaurant has been redesigned to match the look of a higher-class restaurant, but without an adequate gastronomic offer. The food offering is now reduced to a small number of fancy-named main courses, so no more goulash soup, dumplings or Wiener schnitzel. In short, this place is now unusual in its location on the ski slope (in the sense that it is no longer a "mountain hut"), the food was delicious, and the waitresses were robotically cold, without a smile on...

The location of the restaurant is really nice.

Unfortunately, the waitresses have no desire at all. The guest does not seem to be welcome here. We are really patient. After a long wait, we then ordered something inside at the counter and were still arrogantly asked why we come in to order.... because outside probably no one wanted to serve, right?! 😉 Actually, we wanted to eat there, but have left it. Afterwards we would have still disturbed the cook.

2 stars for location, the gastronomic experience was...

This is amazing place, which completely changed from the last year, and now this is high class restaurant with perfect staff and excellent exquisite food, which not so often you will find on slopes. Artichokes, sponata pasta, crusty outside and very soft inside bread, home made butter.. mmm, just perfect. And the waiter Matteo was just fantastic....