Teodora | Ristorante Residence Bar — Restaurant in Sequals

I went into the Da Teodora restaurant with my cousin today, Tuesday, October 10th 2023.||We had a reservation and were the first lunchtime customers of the day. The owner immediately opened a bottle of Prosecco and offered us a glass each (and one for him too, of course!). ||We sat at one end of the small locale and bread, sparkling water and a bottle of the house Cabernet arrived very quickly. We started with an antipasto of salamis that simply melted in the mouth! There was no menu as such and you simply had to eat what was brought to the table!! The primo arrived and it was some some of spinach (I think) risotto with a mystery accompaniment that seemed to be some sort of stuffed ravioli. When I asked what we had been given, the owner was adamant that ge was not going to tell us!!||The surroundings are unusual to say the least, being mostly a museum of Mussoini and Italian fascism era artefacts and to that great Sequals legend Primo Carnera, the pre-war world heavyweight champion. The owner was a font of knowledge of Carnera and explained his life and career to us. The chef is the owns wife and first cousin of Primo Carnera.||The owner introduced us to a couple of tourists from Pennsylvania. ||Anybody daring to ask for a menu was greeted with a mallet upon which was written "menu"! I quickly learned not to ask again.||The music was fascist era tunes like 'Faccietta Nera' and 'Giovinezza'.||A unique place, for sure.||The food was of the highest order.||We were offered and accepted an Amretto del Duce and I was given a Grappa del Duce to go with my espresso.||I left half drunk!||I cannot wait to go...

I went into the Da Teodora restaurant with my cousin today, Tuesday, October 10th 2023.||We had a reservation and were the first lunchtime customers of the day. The owner immediately opened a bottle of Prosecco and offered us a glass each (and one for him too, of course!). ||We sat at one end of the small locale and bread, sparkling water and a bottle of the house Cabernet arrived very quickly. We started with an antipasto of salamis that simply melted in the mouth! There was no menu as such and you simply had to eat what was brought to the table!! The primo arrived and it was some some of spinach (I think) risotto with a mystery accompaniment that seemed to be some sort of stuffed ravioli. When I asked what we had been given, the owner was adamant that ge was not going to tell us!!||The surroundings are unusual to say the least, being mostly a museum of Mussoini and Italian fascism era artefacts and to that great Sequals legend Primo Carnera, the pre-war world heavyweight champion. The owner was a font of knowledge of Carnera and explained his life and career to us. The chef is the owns wife and first cousin of Primo Carnera.||The owner introduced us to a couple of tourists from Pennsylvania. ||Anybody daring to ask for a menu was greeted with a mallet upon which was written "menu"! I quickly learned not to ask again.||The music was fascist era tunes like 'Faccietta Nera' and 'Giovinezza'.||A unique place, for sure.||The food was of the highest order.||We were offered and accepted an Amretto del Duce and I was given a Grappa del Duce to go with my espresso.||I left half drunk!||I cannot wait to go...

Premetto che non sono di fede opposta a quella del titolare (sono un liberale, non sono un comunista, giusto per prevenire eventuali uscite "pagliaccesche" dei soliti tamarri ignorantoni), questo per precisare che il mio giudizio non è toccato dal fattore politico, ho dato la possibilità, nonostante non sapessi a cosa andassi incontro.

Naturalmente è la fede fascista del titolare è quello che attrae i più nel suo locale, dove nostalgici del ventennio possono mangiare in mezzo all'arredamento inneggiante il fascismo. Il cibo è sotto la media, non merita un viaggio fino a Sequals. Il titolare è più ridicolo che professionale, la sua fama e i suoi atti lo precedono; inoltre sentito insultare diverse categorie di persone. Consiglio di lavorare di più in cucina e sul rapporto con il pubblico, magari non scrivendo chi può e chi non può entrare (non son fascista e ci sono entrato pagando quello che vi era da pagare). In sostanza il locale è un ridicolo tentativo di inneggiare il ventennio fascista, coerenza della persona con quello che va professando è pari a 0; è solo un modo per trovare clienti "particolari" e darsi un'identità. PS: SE E' VERO QUANDO C'ERA LUI ERA TUTTO MEGLIO, QUESTA E' LA DIMOSTRAZIONE CHE NON C'E' PIU', MAGARI ERA UNA OCCASIONE PER TIRARE...