Da Regina - Polcenigo

While I was living in polcenigo, I took my friends and family here, who visited. They still talk about the best meal they had in italia at da reginas! must eat include seasonal risotto, muscheln and steak! and I have sgroppino for dessert! plan them on a couple of hours as it is really an Italian experience!

I will begin with the good things. the people they served our food were good. That's just it. we ordered four Carbonara dishes and after an hour they waited for us spaghetti with whistle. we tell them we ordered carbonara, and they recognize their fault. they take our dishes back and after five to ten minutes they bring the same spaghetti without the shellfish and they served us as carbonara. the children could not eat it, of course. they reduced to the bill that I would not recommend for sure. the worst restaurant in milano.

Ok, I visited ende august when a sleeping Italian village goes in complete overhaul, so I lowered the expectations, at least in service. sad, very little went well. from the approach, cracked drinking glass, stale brot, no weinlist, etc. honestly, they had only red and wein (sweet and dry) wein from any reason. in principle all tables were given only the possibility of house wine. why? scallops are the quality of the olive garden. the garnel starter was small, but quite good, married sesame and honey. mustels were standard. polenta did not arrive despite the order. gnocchi was remarkable bland a simple one. the mushroom color was painful blanden. only a terrible waste of high-quality ingredients. the chicken head was very good. the truthahn (roasmarin roasted) was excellent, the only thing that saved the place from a star. there are so many funny places in the opposite. Maybe that was a bad time to visit. all about this hour chaos suggested no one was really worried about the result. it was shown.

I recently had a business lunch with a colleague at Da Regina in Polcenigo. This is a quaint little restaurant located at the base of the Dolomites, featuring both seafood and meat dishes. The main dining room consist of about tables, adequately spaced apart...from each other to afford private conversation. It is the end of the winter season and the room was heated by a wood-burning stove. Another dining room opens up to a covered terrace outback for when the weather becomes nicer. Tables are covered with checkered tablecloths and the service ware (plates utensils) were nice. There is limited parking in a small courtyard, which could prove to be a problem on a busy day. I believe the woman who took our orders and served us was Regina, the owner, who was very gracious and accommodating. She brought us a colorful bouquet of fresh carrots and celery, accompanied with a flavored mayonnaise for dipping. We were not provided with menus which is often acceptable when dining in Italy. Regina asked if we were interested in eating seafood or meat dishes. We were interested in seafood so Regina commenced to recite what was fresh in the kitchen. There were several creative and tempting suggestions; however we selected the Paccheri with a Shrimp and Mozzarella sauce. Normally, one does not associate cheese with seafood; however this dish was excellent and featured a light seafood sauce that was worthy of using a piece of bread (scarpetta) to mop it all up. For our main meal, we enjoyed two Orata (Sea Bream fish) roasted in the oven with potatoes and herbs. Regina deboned and served the fish tableside. The natural juices from the fish and herbs greatly enhanced the flavor of the potatoes and were a nice combination. We had a little room for dessert; however, Regina sadly reported that she only had two desserts left which lead me to believe they may be leftovers and not very fresh. We passed on dessert and ordered cafes. Prices were reasonable and our meal, along with a couple of glasses of house wine and a bottle of water totaled Euro. I suggest you try Da Regina if you are in the area. I will return.

Very friendly. clean. food was good. nice owners. ideal setting. shame i was stuck up the road at a **** hotel