18/05/2026: Excellent dinner, excellent service, and excellent location! We'll be back!
18/05/2026: I had lunch at Locanda Montelippo with my girlfriend. We booked via WhatsApp, which I find convenient and practical these days. However, the road to get there isn't the best: it's full of rocks and potholes, and a low-slung car can easily hit it. It would be helpful to fix it, even if only by covering the most damaged areas.
The location, however, is truly beautiful: surrounded by greenery, with a large lawn, a pool, and well-kept spaces. I know they also offer accommodations, and you can sense the overall attention to detail throughout the establishment.
The menu offers unconventional dishes, with a strong focus on the farm's locally sourced products, especially vegetables from the garden. We had red potato gnocchi with duck ragù, a fillet of duck, and a polenta crouton. The gnocchi was very good, cooked to perfection, with a light and well-balanced ragù—perhaps just a touch more salt would have made it perfect. The fillet was excellent: ordered rare, it arrived exactly as requested, accompanied by garden salad and potatoes, all very good.
Some less positive comments about the polenta crouton: it was served directly from the cooking pan, a choice I personally didn't appreciate, partly because it left an unpleasant aftertaste. Furthermore, the smoked provola cheese was a bit sparse and unevenly distributed.
The service was friendly and helpful, but a bit hesitant: some questions (about the dishes or spirits) were answered vaguely. Nothing serious, but considering the €3 cover charge per person—with demineralized water not included—one would expect a little more in terms of preparation. The wine list, on the other hand, is excellent, well-curated, with several interesting options, even by the glass: as a wine enthusiast, I really appreciated it.
The price is mid-to-high: the quality of the ingredients is noticeable, but it's not enough on its own. With more attention to service and detail, the experience would have been worthy of the price.
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