Trattoria Montonero In Vercelli

To come here you have to follow the directions from the state road and in two minutes you find yourself in this beautiful restaurant inside this small village with I presume also the castle. The place is very well cared for in its furnishings and details, we stop for a working lunch. At the right price you can eat well, with a choice between two first courses and two second courses, I suppose there are also off-menu à la carte options but frankly I didn't ask. We take the Vercellese panissa, very good and the tasty tagliolini with parmesan, good. For the second course, a nice creamy tomino cheese melted inside with some broad beans, a nice quick and light dish. Clearly hilly coffee with that strong citrus flavor, not much to my taste but certainly not bad, made with capsule machines, best solution for catering. Just the right light wine, and you are served quickly and well, because in any case it is a very crowded place, a sign of quality, also because you have to come here on purpose, there is only one single asphalted road, plus the Via Francigena traveled on foot by many pilgrims. Nice discovery, I will return soon in the evening to try it too the à la carte menu. Well done

A place with top marks, very kind staff, excellent food. Good, good, good

Trattoria from times gone by among the Vercelli rice fields. Excellent stopping point along the Via Francigena.

Pranzo feriale del “lavoratore” all’insegna del fagiolo con “panissa” e “fagiolata con salamino” in occasione del Materdi Grasso. Con 15€ grande piacere!

Really great service! And equally delicious food!

I didn't like the wine, it was warm and didn't seem like much to me, the food was good but small portions, rustic atmosphere

Very good surprise. We will definitely return

Located on the Via Francigena, it is a stop nestled in the infinite expanses of Vercelli's rice fields. The place is well kept, clean, with extremely welcoming and friendly staff. As a couple, we took the menu of the day, consisting of an excellent risotto with toma cheese and hazelnuts, truly of a high standard, and a splendid chicken leg with paprika, accompanied by delicious sautéed "croissants" (green beans). Apparently a minimal menu, but the difference is made by the excellent flavor of the dishes, and the WONDERFUL pair of desserts that we added at the end of the meal: one of the best hazelnut cakes we have ever tried in our lives, and a bunet with typical Vercelli cinnamon biscuits instead of the more famous amaretti biscuits. Truly two gustatory excellences. Without asking, a bottle of delicious house red arrives on the table, which, looking closely at the labels that are beautifully displayed inside the room, is certainly a wine of excellent quality, really good. An experience to be repeated, if only for the desire we still had to try the panissa, made upon reservation or in any case presented on the menu every Tuesday. It is considered among the best in the area.

A fireplace lit with the scent and noise of crackling wood would have made me give 5 stars to the environment😂 but on the food and above all on the impeccable service, a sign of dedication and love for this type of (difficult) work, the dutiful and well-deserved tips . (We are the Ligurians of Sunday 2 February)

Scoprendo Vercelli non si può non andare a caccia del buon cibo e, fortunatamente, uscendo un po' dalla città si incappa in trattorie di una volta che mantengono ancora quell'aura di mistico. 🏠 LOCALE | trattoria tipica dal mood vintage e da quel legno scuro che circonda ogni angolo. Dentro una bella schiera di anzianetti o lavoratori (siamo andati a pranzo) e quell'aria di tempo che si ferma riscontrabile solo in questi luoghi. 🚶‍♂ PERSONALE | le ragazze al servizio e la titolare sono simpatiche e immediate, pochi fronzoli ma via con l'ordine e zero tempo da perdere. Hanno sempre un sorriso per tutti, che non fa mai mail 👨‍🍳 CUCINA | tipica di quella zona dove la panissa (o paniscia) la fa da padrona. Io ho preso un piatto di quella + delle polpette. Tutto buono, forse già pronto e poi riscaldato, ma buono. 💶 CONTO | in 2 con 2 piatti, una bottiglia di vino, il dolce e il caffè abbiamo speso 35€. Direi un prezzo assolutamente onesto per quanto offerto.