I migliori ristorantinella città Frugarolo della Alessandria

23/12/2024: I went to the "crotto" for an evening with friends. The interior of the restaurant resembles a cabin, with wooden walls and a trussed ceiling. At the entrance to the kitchen there is a motto: "You always cook thinking of someone, otherwise you are just preparing food". The dining room staff was kind and professional in seating us and taking orders. The menu contains many fish dishes but does not leave out local cuisine. I asked for a steak of fassona with breaded artichokes and egg of two consistencies and a mixed grill of fish and vegetables. Here is the first less positive note. The fassona steak seemed more like a smoothie to me, with the consistency of a puree. When I tasted it, the taste seemed like wax. I couldn't get past the first two bites. It's a shame because the egg yolk cooked whole but still liquid in the center made a positive impression on me. The barbecue was varied. A large slice of swordfish dominated two fillets, two prawns and a mixed skewer of vegetables and calamari. Among the vegetables were peppers, courgettes, a decorative salad leaf. I liked everything for how it was cooked. Dessert: a base of meringue (Italian style?) with whipped cream, drops of salted caramel, fragments of marron glacé and boiled chestnuts. I liked this too. At the end of the dinner, well before 10pm, the staff began to tidy up the tables, clean the counters, the windows and the bathroom. An activity that we interpreted as a not too veiled invitation to leave the place. I found the bill not proportionate to what we ate when compared to what we paid for similar dishes in other places, also considering that about a fifth of the cost of the fassona was discounted from the total. Final note: I didn't feel very well at the end of dinner. So much so that, if I hadn't found a place halfway home that very helpfully allowed me to use the services, the evening would have ended in a humiliating way.

20/12/2024: MARVELOUS! We had a great time! Excellent quality food, quick service and very friendly and helpful waiters. It will definitely be a restaurant we will return to! If you want good food and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, this is the right place!