Osteria L'Archivolto In Ovada

Beautiful place and fantastic staff. Excellent food and well-prepared dishes.

Cliente non abituale ma non è neanche la prima volta che ci vado negli anni . Nulla da dire sulla qualità complessiva, ma i prezzi sono diventati esorbitanti a tal punto che ci vado meno della metà del passato

A safe place, we stopped several times in this welcoming restaurant in Ovada, the service is attentive and welcoming, the dishes, from traditional to more contemporary ones, are all worthy of the choice, the raw materials and cooking techniques are of quality and do not disappoint. The choice of wines is excellent, even by the glass and now given the restrictions, they also offer half a glass.

All excellent... highly recommended

Lovely ambience with great design ideas like the glass lamps inspired by wine glasses. Fantastic food, local produce, cooked just right and beautifully plated. Kind and professional service. We loved it and will be back.

Esperienza eccelsa...Grazie per livello di qualità a tutti i livelli!!!!!!!

Excellent culinary experience in a very refined and welcoming environment

Elegant restaurant ...just for the entree offered by the kitchen and their focaccias (they make the bread!!) it would be worth going there. Ravioli with special roast sauce.

In the heart of old Ovada, where the architecture of the facades betrays Ligurian influences, in the main square, a space of ancient agoras, a discreet entrance announces the Archivolto. Once you cross the threshold, you immerse yourself in a world that once was, witnessed by walls full of photographs from times gone by, almost as if to establish a bridge between the present and tradition. A fireplace divides two rooms, separate and autonomous, as if to lighten the number of customers between them, preserving their privacy. A worthy mention should be made for the uniform of the lady in the dining room, an intense and austere black, a sign of class and elegance. Work is pressing and the time available allows us to have an appetizer and a first course. The vitello tonnato is sumptuous, delicate as rarely happens, but with a precise and clean flavour. The castelmagno gnocchi remind us that, even if only slightly, we are still in Piedmont. The Ovada dessert is excellent (it would be insulting to the majesty not to taste such a peculiarity of the area) and the pralines offered by the house are very welcome. Certain excellences have a price that must be recognized, as it is the sum of many commitments aimed at achieving the best and keeping it constant. L'Archivolto is not a place for a lunch break or after work: it is a temple that you enter if you want to celebrate the food and wine culture of a border land, full of experiences that add up. Lookout for excellence, bearer of good news to the palate. Compliments.

Purtroppo l'ultimo posto era nella parte aperta della cantina, locale degli stessi proprietari adiacente al ristorante. Stesso menù. Funghi per riscaldare e copertura di plastica. Abbiamo mangiato gnocchetti col tartufo buoni. Ma il tartufo nero era praticamente insapore. I secondi avevano prezzi eccessivi, a mio avviso. In compenso ottima accoglienza con focaccia e grissini fatti da loro e budino di patate con salsa di carciofi davvero buoni. Prezzi un po' alti, decisamente troppo per chi pranza in quello spazio aperto. Pro e contro, insomma. Riproveremo l'esperienza nei locali principali del ristorante.