Enoteca Sgonico In Sgonico

Must try, a culinary treat, very pleasant. All the best from Trieste.

A restaurant for connoisseurs. Limited seating, but high-quality, expertly prepared ingredients. A good selection of wines. Prices are moderate, but in line with the offerings.

I had to think about it a bit before writing as balanced a review as possible, partly because I was recommended by friends who had warned me about the prices, and partly because I never like to write reviews on the spur of the moment without thinking first. That said, I can say with complete confidence that the products used (scampi, tuna, cod, pink shrimp, prawns, blue shrimp, scallops, and baby squid (and not calamari as indicated)) are of excellent quality despite having been frozen some time ago... The cuisine, in my humble opinion, is nothing so exceptional as to justify the €270 spent (without even knowing the cost details) for two people with 10 small dishes of appetizers only, 5 raw and 5 cooked! Let me explain... minus the estimated €40 for the bottle (we drank a Trentino seafood mix, a bottle that cost €15-18; I hope I didn't pay more than €40), plus dessert (four slices of Sacher Torte, really good, but I don't know the price), two bottles of water, and the cover charge, the remaining €200-210 for the two menus is truly excessive, both for the quantity and the quality of the presentation and cooking! I'll definitely be back for some good wine with some friends, but I doubt I'll order anything else to eat again without a menu and the prices on display, given how good everything was! The price is Michelin-starred, but it isn't, and in my humble opinion, it's very far from becoming one! The owner is very kind and introduced himself even though he'd just undergone surgery, which is worthy of applause, but unfortunately, I repeat, the price is way too high! Finally, a major lapse in style with supermarket pink salt, supermarket bread, and pairings with bitter, out-of-season zucchini and a Garda olive oil that, in my opinion (given the fantastic olive oils from the Carso region), is truly of extremely low quality! I'm sorry to say this, but unfortunately, Trieste and the Carso region continue to lag far behind the rest of Italy in the restaurant industry! Yet we have plenty of good products! What a shame!

Excellent tasting menu, excellent wine with prices in line with what was consumed.

Extremely high-quality fish, impeccable service. Highly recommended.