Antiche Sere — Restaurant in Turin

Exceptional! You know you are in the right spot when on Monday late evening you enter a restaurant in Torino which is packed full.

I came without reservation based on my simple online research and was greeted by an elegant host. Whom one of the staffed might have called “mom” in Italian, but I might be wrong. What I am positive about is the feeling I m getting. Coming here feels like visiting your best friends grandmas house. Look at the decor and the dishes! It feels like this menu has not been changed for a century but for a good reason. If the chefs do a dish for a 1000time, I believe it becomes close to perfection. Simple presentation and even more so the offer, but that is a kind of thing everyone should expect from place like this. You can get a sneak peak in the kitchen and when you see the chefs impeccably dressed with white hats, clean working surface, again, you know you are at the right place! I admit, I m writing this review under such a positive emotions waiting for dessert. The only thing for improvement I can think of is that I would like the side salad to be mixed with oil and vinegar before service, but again I admit this might be the Italian way or serving salads without any dressing?

There were four ladies running the floor and it felt everyone shared the same enthusiasm and passion for work. Going beyond the obvious service and great food makes one experience exceptional.

I almost feel obliged (in good way) to write this review and think of when can I next book my flight ticket to come to Torino because...

Very nice restaurant with extremely friendly staff. It was fully booked when I arrived without making advance reservation. They told me to try again after one hour. So I made a walk and came back and they had a table for me. It was worthwhile waiting one hour. I ordered mixed starters and gnocchi with sausages and gorgonzola creme and had bonnet as deserts. Everything accompanied by a perfectly fitting open white wine.

Where shall I start? The antipasti were excellent. Carne crudo and fresh white cheese, vitello tonnato, red peppers with a wonderful sauce a slice of perfect quiche. All perfect and extremely well tasting. My main course the gnocchi. I can never eat gnocchi again in an other place. These were the best gnocchi I ever had. Tasty and tender and the sauce of sausages and cheese were the perfect combination. The typical piemontese desert bonnet was also very tasty. Finally i took one espresso and left very satisfied. Thank you for your great hospitality. And a big thank you and greetings to the cuisine. I will return whenever I come...

highly recommend, even though it is quite famous now in Turin it lives up to its reputation in serving genuine, homey Piedmontese food. It is clear the chef cares deeply about hospitality, he was always walking around the restaurant making sure everyone enjoyed the food. All the staff was so kind to us and we felt welcome as tourists - we tried our best to show respect and interest in wanting to eat the most representative Piedmontese dishes and we were well rewarded. Thank you!! 💖

We had similar food at another famous Piedmontese establishment the night before, but I found Antiche Sere’s vitello tonnato more flavourful. Their veal cheek was also more gelatinous and soft than the night before. You must also try the bagna cauda and...