The Cuisine

We start off with the entrees, the traditional Tuscany "crostini", fried polenta with mushrooms and toasted bread with olive oil and fresh tomatoes, and the tasty "crostini" with anchovy and fresh small onions. And of course you will find the excellent cold cuts that come from the base of Pratomagno, by now the pride of the Shop as well as the Restaurant da "Pampurio".

The first courses vary according to the season, although you will always find Marcella's landmark dishes... you cannot NOT taste her ribollita (Tuscan bread soup), tagliatella alla Boscaiola, penne alla Chianina, or the Mugello potato tortelli with butter and sage. Other dishes that cannot be missed are the tortelloni stuffed with peppers and eggplant and the ricotta and spinach ravioli with meat or tomato sauce. In the hunting season you definitely should try the pappardelle with wild boar or hare sauce.

What can we say about the main courses... shall we start with the famous Florentine beefsteak? Or do you wish to try the roast chicken, rabbit, pigeon, lamb, pork, liver, or a nice grilled dish of spare ribs and sliced steak. One of the specialties of the house is fried chicken, rabbit and lamb, served with fried vegetables (eggplant zucchini, zucchini flowers, mushrooms), depending on the season, together with polenta and fried potatoes.

Passing on to the dessert, you can choose among various mouses made with either lemon, citrus fruits or berries; or how about a piece of Fedora cake, Cake with cream or some excellent cheese cake. And then there are the blackberry and apricot pies. And if you are in to traditions we strongly recommend the "cantuccini di Prato" with Vin Santo!

The wine menu is based on high-quality local wines, including the Pomino red wine, Nipozzano del Marchese Frescobaldi, a red Brunello di Montalcino; or why not a red wine and a Nobile di Montepulciano, not to forget the excellent house wine.