It has been my
experience that Hotel Restaurants are usually not the best, and are generally
used as a last resort when you’re too tired to go out of the hotel. In Madonna
di Campiglio this is not the case. In
fact, all of the best restaurants we ate at where hidden inside the
hotels. The hotels had their standard
hotel restaurant, and then they also had a specialty restaurant.
Our first choice of
hotels was the Cristal Palace Campiglio Alpine Hotel, but it was completely
booked. We were still intrigued by it
and read great things about their Osteria Del Circo, so we made dinner
reservations. They offered their own
taxi service to and from our hotel too which was great.
As we came
down the honey colored wooden staircase, we entered into a room filled with
warm light, piano bar music and movement. Our jackets were shuffled off and we
decided to stay at the bar for a splendid bubbly, Ferrari Riserva Del Fondatore
(complimentary).
Then we were
guided through the bustling hotel restaurant dining room, where the dinner buffet was in full action. All the food looked great and well stocked.
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| Main hotel dining room after everyone left |
Then a ruby
red velvet curtain was opened and we entered into the circo! The host gave us a
choice of 3 tables and we choose the corner one.
As we were reading the menu, some
interesting looking, serious and tall gentlemen came in and sat at the table
next to us. The one Italian speaking of
the three immediately asked the waiter for a menu in Russian. The waiter said
we don't have one but we have Sascha, I’ll send him right away. Sasha arrived subito and basically read the
complete menu by memory in Russian. He
was very efficient.
Back to our
table, we ordered some pretty filling plates and enjoyed every bit. The owner came to our table and introduced
himself and gave us one of his music CD’s.
He was so nice.
The trip
advisor questions came up and we were encouraged to explore that option. I, of course wrote a nice little review for
them.
Unfortunately
it was really really dark and the photo’s didn’t come out that well.
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Graziano's sausage, potato
& sauerkraut plate |
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| Osteria Del Circo |
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our friendly waiter was from the Marche region,
and yes, his tie is plastic, really fun |
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A locale Trentino wine from the Tenuta San Lorenzo,
a Merlot and Carménère blend, nice but a little too young |
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I thought this mirror was fantastic, a little creepy
but like a scene on a film on a boat or something... |
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| seasoned alpine butters |
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| Graziano's Pasta |
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| an Alpine classic, polenta & cervo (venison) |
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| After dinner drinks |
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| fun & creative table setting |
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| loved the silverware & mis en place |
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| my big ravioli |
