Viora Mario Trattoria Villata In Gassino torinese

A historic Piedmontese restaurant like few others today. A genuine and authentic atmosphere expressed through friendly and attentive service. Traditional dishes prepared with dedication include five or six typical appetizers, one or two first courses, one or two second courses, including a spectacular Piedmontese-style fried dish, along with desserts, coffee, and bottles of bitters brought to each table. The menu is a fixed price, so there is no à la carte option. This is one of those restaurants that are pillars of Piedmontese tradition...a place worth preserving.

There's no better restaurant serving authentic Turin cuisine within a 100km radius. Since 1977, I've never left the restaurant without being amazed by the food and service. Mario is an attentive and perfect owner. In the Alta Langa and Alto Monferrato areas, they dream of a Ristoro Villata. Unfortunately, tourists from outside Turin don't understand much about cuisine and therefore can't fully appreciate it. Tant pis

The outdoor canopy is quaint but excessively noisy due to its proximity to the road (perhaps soundproofing!!). I couldn't choose the menu, which wasn't even offered. The food is good, but the prices aren't "trattoria-like."

It was certainly a top restaurant in years past, just look at the photos of VIPs with dedications hanging in the unchanged dining room: Tony Blair, John Elkann, etc., etc., and it certainly has a long-standing and loyal clientele. We ate outside under a rather nice canopy, disturbed only by the motorbikes that cruise along the road in front, almost as if they were racing tracks. There is no menu. The appetizers were brought right away: giardiniera, raw ham with figs and melon, good raw meat seasoned Piedmontese style, veal with tuna sauce, good meat but a sauce with little tuna and capers, very much like "mayonnaise." First courses: agnolotti with ragù, definitely homemade and tasty, but served overcooked. Second courses: finanzierà or fritto misto. We ordered the fritto misto, fried in oil and butter in a pan, not in a deep fryer. It was excellent quality, well-balanced, sweet and savory, only with the loaf of offal, but many pieces had a soggy, not crunchy, breading. For dessert, a choice of berries, sugar, and lemon, or stuffed peaches. Wine: they leave two bottles of the house white and red on the table, but given where we were, I ordered an excellent one that went well with the dishes, Freisa di Chieri del Balbiano. The bill was €55 per person, which I consider fixed regardless of the choices. Service: a kind and attentive waiter, and Mr. Mario, the owner, was friendly and helpful, assisting the tables. What can I say? A few snags, perhaps due to... at the cook's age but overall you will be welcomed and treated like a nice family.