Selmi 22 In Modena

First time at Selmi 22 everything perfect. Small place, cared for in its simplicity. Young staff, highly appreciated, divine raw fish.

First time in Modena and due to a rainy evening had to pick a near-by restaurant to walk to. We were really lucky as the food was amazing as well as the service with a quirky surprise at the end of the meal. Really made our day!

I really enjoyed the food and the staff service was great too. One of my most memorable dinners.

Ottimo ristorante in pieno centro a modena Piatti di pesce notevoli e menzione d’onore per i crudi Buona carta dei vini Servizio cordiale

Excellent quality raw materials and excellent service, it is not easy to find a restaurant manager who today works with so much passion to express and communicate his products to customers. Very fresh and top quality fish, the plating of the dishes is very good dishes, I recommend!

Very good, but below expectations For some time I wanted to try Selmi 22, which is widely spoken about very well when you want to eat good fish in Modena; finally two of us went by booking with The Fork (precisely as of now, without any particular discounts). Well: extremely satisfied in terms of welcome, everyone was very nice and kind; the environment is well looked after. Excellent bread, breadsticks and pane carasau immediately arrive at the table. We started with two fish starters: a Selmi 22 (raw and cooked) and a mixed Carpaccio with the addition of tuna tartare. Really excellent! Absolutely fresh fish, carpaccio cut with a knife, nothing to say. So we had two first courses: an Anchovy Pasta and a Paccheri with seafood. Here, frankly, is the surprise: the pasta with anchovies and toasted breadcrumbs was excessively seasoned with tomato sauce, which decidedly alters the traditional Palermo dish (we are Sicilian) that is intended to be proposed, disappointing the expectations of those who probably expect to eat that; the Paccheri allo scoglio, unfortunately, were ruined by the use of clams which were practically all closed, something which honestly has never happened to me and on which I do not intend to make further evaluations. I personally would have been very careful, avoiding bringing closed shellfish to the table. Overall they were not bad, especially in terms of cooking, but certainly of an average level if we consider what has been pointed out above. At that point we opted for two desserts: a pistachio semifreddo with salted caramel and a Catalan flambé. Both turned out to be extremely good, as I have rarely tried them elsewhere! We accompanied everything with a vintage prosecco, definitely worthy. Clearly I am not expressing a negative opinion at all, but I must say that I was not satisfied according to expectations, although only due to the first ones.

Fresh fish, exquisite dishes, friendly and impeccable service just a stone's throw from Ghirlandina!

Christmas Eve dinner above all expectations. Excellent cuisine and impeccable service in an intimate and welcoming environment. The innkeeper Antonio welcomed us and pleasantly accompanied us throughout the evening. Thanks for everything and definitely see you soon!!

Excellent food, delicious fish.

Nonostante Modena non annoveri la cucina di pesce come specialità tipica, abbiamo voluto provare questo ristorante per via delle numerose recensioni positive, ma nel complesso sono rimasto soddisfatto a metà. Abbiamo preso due primi (strozzapreti con calamari e asparagi - che però in autunno non dovrebbero essere di stagione e che quindi si presumono surgelati - e paccheri allo scoglio, che ho assaggiato solo in minima parte) e un secondo per due (catalana di crostacei, un piatto leggero che però, mea culpa, eviterei di riprendere perché ho scoperto che consiste solo di gamberi e insalata, sia pure in gran quantità). Il problema è stato, al di là del sapore che ho trovato magari un po’ anonimo (ma è tutto molto soggettivo e forse avrei dovuto scegliere altro), il conto complessivo abbastanza eccessivo: 70 euro per 3 piatti mi paiono sinceramente un po’ spropositati, dal momento che in altri ristoranti di pesce ricordo di aver preso un numero maggiore di portate pagando però di meno. Il posto si presenta tutto sommato elegante e sobrio ma siccome dentro è abbastanza stretto e si crea facilmente un po’ di rumore, per stare più tranquilli ci siamo messi fuori nel dehor. Qui però la temperatura era un po’ bassa e nonostante abbiano acceso una lampada l’ambiente non si è riuscito a riscaldare più di tanto: non ne voglio fare una colpa, ci mancherebbe, ma siamo dovuto rimanere tutto il tempo con le giacche per non sentire freddo. Mi sentirei di dare nel complesso 3.5 su 5, ma non essendo possibile dare voti intermedi sono indeciso tra 3 e 4: forse il primo voto è un po’ troppo severo, ma siccome il secondo mi pare viceversa troppo elevato, ho optato per il 3, proprio per evidenziare gli aspetti che non ho del tutto gradito.