Da Cipolla - Rio nell'elba

We chose this restaurant for dinner. Small nice restaurant with the view on the church. We took bruschetta it was normal, fritomisto was good, and vongole pasta was delicious. But the dessert disappointed us, the chocolate fondant was cold inside and not soft. The total check was 70€. For this place, we think the check is a bit high.

Excellent food, dedicated staff, absolutely adored the gnocchi with crab and strozzapreti with frutti di mare our waitress was lovely and recommended many wineries to visit on the island I’m recommended !

First we want just to take a short coffee break in bad weather but our stomach alarmed when we start to read the menu. Local dishes, freshly made, not very complicated but never the less special and delicious. So we decided to take two second plates for a small lunch. It must be that Italians can't do the pasta wrong but spaghetti al ragu was great. Of course with parmigiano beside. Other second plate was strozzapreti ai frutti di mare. Special small pasta sticks with fresh vongola or clam molluscs and Mediterranean mussels in probably white wine sauce with parsley. For us dishes was big enough to be as main dishes so just a good esspreso and catalana cake after that was more than enough. It was a little bit wrong to have a local Elba beer with such dishes. It is quite expensive all over the island but worth trying it. Stuff was very kind. It very nice to get the smile before you order and after you finish your meal. And very important for us: Dogs are allowed to come with you.

We stopped for a drink and stayed for lunch.. seafood pasta and wild boar pasta.. both were well prepared and served with a smile. Great stop, easy parking and an interesting town.

Last year the quality fell and the cost went up! good dishes but below the usual also regarding the originality of the preparations. the final cost definitely disproportionate to what we ate. ..Spaghetti with anchovies, cod, water and wine of the house... ..we had another memory.