17/11/2024: We highly recommend. In the historic center of Verona, in the Rione dei Filippini, there is a historic, beautiful restaurant, as if straight out of a fairy tale, which takes you back in time. Today Sunday 17 November, a lunch that brought us together as a large family, eager to be together. The venue is intimate, well ventilated and inviting. Where the kitchen is in plain sight and is impeccably clean. A combination of history and class. Where the food is delicious, you'll lick your chops. We ate "Bollito misto con Peara". The staff welcomed us with great kindness. They immediately put us at ease. We thank the staff for their availability and attention to the customer.
01/11/2024: Let's say right away that if you want to eat well overall, in peace (away from the hordes of tourists that invade the centre), while spending the right amount, Osteria Dogana Vecia is for you.
The restaurant - a historic shop in Verona - is just a stone's throw from the most popular places in the city of Verona, near the church of San Fermo and a stone's throw from the Adige promenade.
The room is very small with exposed beams bearing quotes in dialect, the atmosphere is pleasantly familiar, of the good old days, very intimate, the seats can reach maybe twenty, but in any case the tables are not very close considering the size of the room; However, the presence of only one small window makes the room poorly ventilated.
All roses and flowers? No, there are some things that in my opinion should be revised…
Let's start with the reservation: when a person books a table, they are not assigned the one in the most unfortunate position (in my case we were practically at the entrance door), especially if there are three other free tables... However, everything was resolved in an instant with extreme courtesy and kindness from the lady who serves in the room, who let us choose another table to our liking.
Let's get to the menu: the choice is between three first courses and three second courses. Undoubtedly, fewer dishes (generally an indicator of quality) are better than extensive menus, but this is a bit exaggerated. I had the choice between three courses at the hotel restaurant where I was on half board...A place that only caters should offer a little more. And then - even more so given that the kitchen only has 6 different dishes on the menu and it is not a place that works primarily with tourists - you cannot offer the same menu as the day before the next day! In fact, the next morning I called to ask if there were any changes, but given the response I never went back...
I add a note for the bread basket, which is very poor in appearance: only three sandwiches like - if you can pardon the simile - a hospital canteen! With all the types of bread available on the market you can and must do much better!
I finish with the coffee: despite the presence of a San Marco espresso machine (not very new to be honest) the cup is rather disappointing; better to stop at the desserts to leave satisfied.
Wide choice of wines by the glass.
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