Tenuta il Giogo In Monterado

05/01/2026: Wonderful experience, very nice place, impeccable service, exceptional raw materials

02/01/2026: Experience today, January 2, 2026. High expectations, given the amount of advertising and the participation in the 4 Restaurants program. The service was courteous but not attentive to the flaws pointed out. My partner and I were there as a couple. We ordered two appetizers: one was monkfish in porchetta, with an unpleasant aftertaste, perhaps from the pork that finished it and perhaps added flavor. We didn't like it. The stuffed squid was a second appetizer, tough and flavorless, nothing exceptional. The artichoke and licorice was, in fact, an undercooked artichoke that had left the licorice somewhere along the way. The first course was stuffed cappellacci with a broth sauce, but what was a raw corn cob doing in there? I didn't ask for raw food; besides, two bones in the middle of the ravioli isn't exactly pleasant. At least the bones were clearly visible! The dessert was neither praise nor infamy, but we didn't like the airy chocolate served on a kind of ashtray, not because it wasn't good, but because it didn't fit in that kind of dish—sometimes practicality trumps aesthetics. The small pastries were a saving grace. It was definitely a negative experience. We wanted to be generous in our assessment. Obviously, we didn't leave a tip. The mint and basil popsicle scoop before dessert was a great idea.