Ristorante Piccolo Teatro In Ascoli piceno

04/01/2025: Family-run tavern in the heart of the historic center of Ascoli with a few tables. They offer typical cuisine, in my opinion, not exactly from Ascoli, but from central Italy. In fact, as a first course we took some MEZZE MANICHE ALLA GRICIA, a little dry and lacking in bacon but perfectly cooked, some SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA WITH RED MEAT SAUCE, light and not very full of oil with some pieces of meat, and some RAVIOLI STUFFED WITH MEAT, PORCINI AND CHEEK, light but not exactly memorable with a too oily white sauce. As an appetizer, a classic ASCOLANO FRIED MIX, excellent breading but there were very few olives, the strong point of Ascoli fried food. Finally some delicious PISTACHIO and ALMOND SEMIFREDI. Very friendly and courteous staff, and really honest prices for the quantity of really generous portions. We spent €100.00 for 4 of us, including 2 bottles of water, a quarter of red wine and glasses of local anisette offered by the owner.

04/01/2025: We found this tavern by chance and it was truly a revelation. The friendliness of the owner immediately put us at ease, the dishes were really good and local. Excellent price and quality with lots of anise liqueur offered, stellar. Highly recommended!!