Ristorante "Rifugio Senes" — Restaurant in San Vito di Cadore

We stayed at a hotel in Cadore, so it was a sensible choice to have dinner at this rifugio, located only around a 10-minute drive from the valley.

If I could go back in time I’d leave this note to self – slow down on the way up! The road is full of serious potholes.

Fortunately, our car made it to the rifugio, where we had a great board of salumi and cheeses, followed by a decent main course featuring grilled sausage and cheese, mushrooms and polenta.

The kindness of our host only amplified the genuine food we had, which tasted fresh – although I am not sure this alone can justify the big bill at the...

The Rifugio is easy to reach by car with a proper road of just 2.5km from the town. Getting inside the atmosphere is very nice and warm, with a big fireplace where meat gets roasted. The service is kind and quick, and they’ve ready with seats for kids. We went with gnocchi and ragout, very tasty, and typical plate with sausages, cheese, mushrooms and polenta. As the weather was quite cool, a good Amarone wine was perfect. To finish we got an apple strudel, very typical of the...

So worth the one lane road drive! We arrived late afternoon for an early dinner that we enjoyed outside, both the antipasto platter and my dish of braised pork cheek in gravy over polenta were delicious - service was prompt and my mother was thrilled to learn that the one kind server was a distant relative (my grandfather is from San Vito di Cadore). Fabulous food...