Satakunta In Solferino

01/08/2025: Excellent experience! The elegant and welcoming atmosphere is warm and meticulously maintained. The staff is friendly and professional. All the dishes are delicious; I'll remember the pumpkin tortelli and the lobster terrine for a long time. I highly recommend a visit to this temple of Italian cuisine.

19/07/2025: I'll start by saying it was a wonderful experience, and we had a good time... but there were a few "buts" I wasn't expecting given the restaurant's caliber. The feeling of arrival and welcome was excellent, the dining room was very elegant, the ambience sophisticated, and the lighting was beautiful. Don't be fooled by the menu presented on a single sheet; it's designed for that day and so you can easily take it with you (personally, I'd warn you to avoid it seeming superficial). The dining room was beautiful, but a bit noisy. The echoing noises and voices needed work, and there was a beep sounding like "elevator arrived." I couldn't figure out what it was coming from, but it was coming from the kitchen. When I got up from the table, no one cared about my napkin; my wife's, however, was, strange. The bathroom was a complete fail... sparse and not up to par with the rest of the place. No washcloths, hand cream, air freshener, or other amenities found in such high-end restaurants. The sink with the Dyson system found in some shopping malls...and those automatic doors, certainly "clean" but really "strange." The bread service was very sparse, a tray with focaccia, breadstick, and a slice of bread...refills made with a basket. The focaccia was very good and refilled frequently, as was the water: the waiters were always punctual. Regarding the plating, I expected more. All the dishes were personalized, but practically all the same. The plating was unexciting. On the other hand, the staff in the dining room were all very professional and attentive, VERY good. The Santinis were all wonderful and very kind. I honestly didn't find the dishes what I expected, not only aesthetically but also in terms of flavor. I'll leave out the amuse bouche: excellent ingredients, beyond simple. The zucchini was very beautiful, but had a very "normal" flavor. The eggplant and tomato compote: beautiful and delicious, but I won't remember it. The lobster terrine: beautiful, but too cold and gelatinous; this too was a dish that impressed us. Summer Garden: beautiful, but I won't remember it; beyond the flavor of the vegetables... nothing. The Pumpkin Tortelli were truly SPECTACULAR, truly a poem. This was the level I expected. Perfect, simple, with a surprise in the flavor: a flavorful pumpkin that combines amaretto and mustard in a sublime way. A MASTERPIECE to remember. Very good risotto, but to balance the bottarga, the risotto "alone" is almost bland. So I recommend always eating it together... if you have any risotto left without bottarga, the dish is a complete loss. Eel: potentially the worst dish. Poor presentation, the radicchio and eel are nothing to write home about. Sirloin: well presented, good meat, although I expected it to be softer. The sorbet was good, and the amaretto cake and chocolate fondant were very good. I'd say I expected dishes more on par with the ravioli, memorable dishes you'll want to eat again.