Dal Pescatore In Mantova

It is a pleasure to return to this fantastic restaurant of the Santini family. Everything perfect, congratulations.

An extraordinary dining experience. The restaurant has a beautiful environment and the dining area overlooks the elegant garden view, which fully demonstrates the experience of the five senses. In terms of food, each dish is brilliant, rich in layers, and highlights the advantages of the ingredients. The seafood, including octopus and fish, are particularly well handled. Especially the fish, which is similar to the "steamed fish" cooking method in Chinese Cantonese cuisine. It is tender and smooth while retaining the freshness of the fish meat. Every bite touches the taste buds. In terms of wine pairing, the sommelier is very professional and the recommended wine is excellent, which matches the dishes perfectly. The service is impeccable, professional, polite, attentive, and comfortable. In general, the three-star honor is well deserved.

I have been to this wonderful restaurant with my family. As fans of starred cuisine we were really curious to live a unique and unrepeatable experience and so it was, our expectations were not disappointed. From the beautiful location immersed in nature to the excellent quality of the dishes offered and the impeccable service everything was to our liking. A particular appreciation for the saddle of roe deer.

Dal Pescatore is as authentic Italian fine dining as it can be with each ingredient used in preparing dishes is grown in their farm or surrounding region; every guest is treated with special care with 2 set menus or ala carte to choose fromb with amazing wine selection. They made it very special dining experience for us.

A temple of food and wine that has delighted the palates of the most demanding gourmands for four generations. An elegant and relaxing location, refined mise en place, cuisine with dishes that surprise you in a crescendo of flavors and emotions, a wine list with enormous depth of vintage. Antonio and Alberto in the dining room, Giovanni and Nadia in the kitchen are an inimitable example of a family that has brought Italian catering to the top of the world for 30 years

Fantastic experience. We'll be back

ristorante tre stelle michelin. Le tre stelle le abbiamo trovate certamente nella bellissima location e nell’ottimo servizio, ma purtroppo non le abbiamo trovate nei piatti. Abbiamo preso il menù primavera. Sapevamo che “Dal Pescatore” non si inseguono le mode che vanno e vengono nella alta ristorazione, pertanto sapevamo di non trovare tanta tecnica e tanta ricerca nei piatti. Sapevamo che avremmo trovato quindi una cucina “tradizionale”… ma speravamo di trovare nella tradizione una eccellenza del prodotto. No, piatti certamente buoni ma come li abbiamo trovati in tanti altri ristoranti anche non stellati. “Dal pescatore” è stato protagonista ed ha segnato decenni di alta ristorazione italiana e forse le tre stelle ad oggi sono ancora mantenute a riconoscimento di questa lunga storia.

I thought a lot about whether to write a review of my experience at the Dal Pescatore restaurant, because I usually avoid writing reviews of places that have disappointed me, preferring instead to reward only those where I was better. However, this is a special case because I think it is worth sharing with other food enthusiasts what to expect from a 3-star hotel that I would define as "anomalous". Let's start with the excellence: the service is of the highest level. That right balance between formality and hospitality. The father and son owners spent time with us telling us anecdotes about colleagues, cellars, the history of the restaurant... Extremely prepared but never intrusive. And around them many excellent waiters managed dinner and after dinner impeccably. Well done and for this reason it is sad to have to penalize other aspects. Why then 4 stars and not 5? 2 things: the first, a minor note, I found the mise en place not very refined... Quite banal porcelain without particular shapes or materials that I would have expected from a 3 star hotel and which I found more sophisticated even on some 2 or 1 star hotels. The second which I find very negative and which also impacts my opinion of the otherwise excellent environment is that in the bathroom you dry your hands with the Dyson service-restaurant style tap... Honestly very disappointing.. However, let's now move on to what prompted me to write the review and which I penalized the most in my opinion: the menu. We chose the longest route to have the most complete experience. I'm probably not the right target for this route which I believe is more suitable for those who appreciate excellent raw materials without overly elaborate preparations, perhaps foreigners who want to get an idea of ​​excellent Italian products. Unfortunately, I found it totally forgettable. Not a dish that amazed me or deserves a second visit. Some high points (the lobster terrine) and some dishes that I read as real wasted opportunities... Artichoke and mixed salad, agnolotti in broth, pumpkin tortelli... good but... Maybe it's because when I choose starred paths I'm fascinated by the complexity of certain executions and the clashes of flavours, but also consistencies, temperatures... I didn't find any of this here... I have indelible memories on my palate of dishes from other starred colleagues in which even in simple salads contrasts of cold sorbets and hot components stand out, crunchy grains and soft creams. Here the raw materials are undoubtedly excellent but served without push. I ate well but I didn't have the dining experience I expected from a 3 star. I was probably wrong to expect from a restaurant that has boasted 3 stars for so long the same level of research and development as more recently trained chefs who probably focus more than Santini on surprising the diner. Finally, nothing to say about the wine list which, although not very extensive, is adequate in terms of the level of bottles and I also appreciated the not excessive mark-up.

3 stars Michelin for more than 25 years! one of the best restaurant in the world!! You need to experience that once in your life ( at least)

Poco da aggiungere ad un tre stelle Michelin se non tutto splendido con un personale davvero estremamente preparato e cordiale ed una cantina davvero all’altezza della situazione. Serata assolutamente splendida