IL CASALE DEL BARONE In Mercatello sul metauro

I went to this farmhouse today for lunch with my husband, our little girl and a couple of friends... We discovered it by chance on Google and I can't help but leave a review... everything was absolutely wonderful starting from the location surrounded by greenery and far from everything and everyone, hospitality, kindness and absolutely perfect and exquisite cuisine... they use raw materials of their own organic production and it's all homemade. I can't wait to go back! (we also cooled off in their pool😎🙌🏻)

Rediscover genuine flavors that have long been unknown, in a relaxed environment surrounded by greenery and in addition to a friendly and excellent service. The prices and quality more than compensate for the small inconvenience of the distance to travel to reach this isolated farmhouse in the woods

Always looking for tastes and flavors far from the cities, they had recommended "il casale del barone" to us, telling us that we would certainly find what we were looking for in a site in the middle of the Mercatello hills (the final 4-5 km of dirt road are absolutely doable with a normal car), where “absolute peace reigns”. Well, it's all very true: welcomed with a smile by Mrs. Donati's daughter (at least so we believe, given the strong resemblance) we immediately immersed ourselves in the tradition that made us take a leap back in time by about 40 years... from the cutting boards of cold appetizers (cold cuts and fresh cheese with jam and what about the giardiniera...) and hot ones (the focaccias stuffed with wild herbs, absolutely delicious, like the pickled wild boar, a delicacy), to move on to the "white" lasagne with mushrooms and what about the tagliolini with duck sauce, which we made an encore of! Excellent steak and ribs, as well as the jugged donkey: the latter, if they hadn't told us, we absolutely wouldn't have recognised. At the end, tart and a sort of semifreddo with jam and very good fresh cheese, accompanied by coffee (finally made with mocha!) and an absolutely delicious "Centerbe" type grappa. In summary: quality, courtesy and convenience are the characteristics of the "casale del barone" and we will certainly return: highly recommended!!!!

Sempre alla ricerca di gusti e sapori lontani dalle città, ci avevano consigliato “il casale del barone”, dicendoci che avremmo sicuramente trovato quello che cercavamo in un sito in mezzo alle colline di Mercatello (i 4-5 km finali di sterrato sono assolutamente fattibili con un’autovettura normale), dove “regna la pace assoluta”. Ebbene, tutto verissimo: accolti con un sorriso dalla figlia della Signora Donati (almeno così riteniamo, vista la forte somiglianza) ci siamo immersi immediatamente nella tradizione che ci ha fatto fare un balzo all’indietro nel tempo di circa 40 anni… dai taglieri di antipasti freddi (affettati e formaggio fresco con marmellatina e che dire della giardiniera…) e caldi (le focaccine ripiene alle erbe di campo, assolutamente deliziose, come il cinghiale in salmì, una squisitezza), per passare alle lasagne “bianche” ai funghi e che dire dei tagliolini con sugo d’anatra, di cui abbiamo fatto il bis! Tagliata e costine ottime, così come il somaro in salmì: quest’ultimo, se non ce lo avessero detto, non lo avremmo assolutamente riconosciuto. Al termine, crostata e una sorta di semifreddo con marmellata e formaggio freschissimo decisamente molto buoni, accompagnati da caffè (finalmente fatto con la moka!) e una grappa tipo “centerbe” assolutamente squisita. In sintesi: qualità, cortesia e convenienza sono le caratteristiche del “casale del barone” e sicuramente torneremo: consigliatissimo!!!!