Terre Del Tirino - CAPESTRANO

A nice lunch on our return to Rome after a long weekend on the Adriatic. The place is not fancy but demonstrates class and good taste in its choices of decor and menu. We learned about it from Cinzia Mancini, chef at Bottega Culinaria, and it was well worth the stop. Staff is friendly, quick and responsive. A lunch for five ran just a bit over €100. The agriturismo also sells flour and other products from around the area.

Before writing about the restaurant, i need to spend some words about the philosophy and the inspiration of Carla and Alfonso...Instead living in a good living quality city, the chose to jump in this adventure...respect for the enviroment, take mother nature's course, heritage preservation, sow ancient wheat, stone grinding, ...it leads to a genuine menu, high digestibility plates, forgotten tastes! In addition we were greeted by Carla's smile and hospitality, a sign of the curious and genuine humanity of our land of Abruzzo. Must experience it!

Beautiful experience with my partner. All for a very reasonable price too. We will not forget it, not even a year open for a business and they are already excelling at a top notch yet humble eating experience

We enjoyed a special 'archeofarm ' dinner at the restaurant: Alfonso, the owner, together with a team of archeologists, had created a multiple courses dinner to make it possible to taste the ingredients and the meals the italic tribes of the area originally ate. Very nice and tasty combinations, a rich meal in an enjoyable, relaxed atmosphere. Also, I appreciated the special attention I was given as a coeliac, with great glutenfree options especially prepared for me. Cherry on the cake, Alfonso, who is very passionate about his area and roots, took his time to talk (and guide us, the day after, on an informal appointment he made with us! through the stories of the ancient populations and who inhabited the area, showing us what remains: from an archeological site to an ancient amphitheatre. Thank you very much for the experience.

My cousin and I were in the area for some business and saw the agriturismo but thought it wasn't open that evening. However it was and we went in. Great food and loved the decor and atmosphere. Had a wonderful starter made from the solina grain that the restaurant is named for. Then had polenta with ground sausage and mushrooms on top. I'm more familiar with a yellowish colour polenta where this was a light brown and it was really good. Finished with the veal my cousin had lamb both very good. Will definitely go again.