Osteria a le Due Spade — Restaurant in Territorio Val d'Adige

Biggest dissapointment meal of the year award from us two foodies. We had read the reviews and were prepared for great things. Good news was the service and the wine were great. Bad news was the flavours in the food and three big misses on the seafood menu were outright unpleasant tastes. Strange rule that if one person at the table wants the seafood menu and the other wants the meat menu, no can do...as a table you must all eat from the same fixed menu, so it arrives at the same time from the kitchen...odd... so we went a la carte. Sadly,not one dish was the least bit inspiring and the dishes that were seafood driven were by far the weakest bites.My lamb was good, but the very large stack of accompanying wholewheat polenta was like a damp sand dune in the mouth. Sorry, it was a big miss from us and we wouldn't be reccomending it to anyone. Expect to pay around $75-125 per...

After eating here, I spent the night throwing up and also going to the bathroom. I don't think the chef knows what he is doing. They gave me what looked like raw fish, which I asked them to cook more. Why would you put sweet chutney on fish? Disgusting. Then, they bring a seemingly normal white fish, and top it off with a sweet, coconut milk concoction. When I tasted it, I could tell it was too heavy and weird. And again, why would you put something sweet on fish? The chef thinks he is doing "fusion" cuisine. This is not a Thai restaurant; if you don't know what you are doing, don't do it! Sure enough, a few hours later, I threw up and spent the night with stomach cramps. I was tempted to go there the next day and demand my 50 euros back. Stay away from this place!! In their response they are saying the fish was fresh, the problem wasn’t the fish but the indigestible...

I stopped in Trento on the way to the Dolomites for lunch and chose this osteria because of the food photos and good reviews. The food is outstanding. The dishes are very delicious and innovative, but are still rooted in the traditions of the region. This is definitely not the kind of restaurant where you get boring standard osteria food. The wine list is extensive and filled with excellent reasonably priced wines from the region. The service is friendly and professional. The osteria is only a 5 minute walk from the parking lot called Parcheggio Sanseverino, which is easy to reach from the highway. In addition, the osteria is very close to the Duomo and the Diocesan Museum, so you can visit these places as well. Trento is famous for having been the location of the historic Council of Trent...