"I visited this restaurant as it had been highly recommended by friends who live in the area it is situated in a beautiful green spot infront of the irpinia countryside in the summer you can sit outside and eat on a beautiful terrace.. in the winter indoors is nice not flash or exaggeratedly country style, just clean, spacious and welcoming the waiters were very attentive and considering that we had not been there before, treated us like old clients there were three of us and all adults but we wanted to taste everything so decided to start with the house antipasto and we split it x i was more than enough and comprised a full plate of tomatoe bruschetta with local olive oil that was bought to the table and stayed for the whole meal there was a plate of cold cuts, salame, parma ham, pork cold cuts, ricotta, cheese, carpaccio of roast beef, mozzarella, grilled marinated vegetables, baked smoked mozzarella with porcini mushrooms, a bowl of chestnut, truffle, bean and porcini mushroom soup, broccoli and mashed potatoes, fried polenta sticks, all washed down with a great bottle of their house red. This was an antipasto for one person we ate it in for two people it is more than enough My husband ordered ricotta stuffed ravioli with grated black truffle sauce and it was covered with truffle delicious, my daughter and i ate sides made up of broccoli, escarole and green vegetables we had chilli olive oil and parmesan cheese was left at our table too. WE THEN WENT FOR THE STAR OF THE SHOW kilo of local mountain reared beef steak cooked rare and served on a red hot plack of black marble to finish the cooking process at the table it was smothered in wild rocked and porcini mushrooms and we were bought pink salt, black pepper and dressed the meat as we ate it with olive oil. We had a great side salad for one which again we ate in then we were offered deserts which where fantastic, liquors and coffees on the house. We opted for a savoury option of cheese see below. We paid a bill of just euros that is around euros each which is a great deal considering the cost of the wine we had one and a half bottles water and the porcini mushrooms and the truffles where so abundant, and the service was excellent usually this kind of meal would have costg around euros for we will return to eat pizza as the other guests started with a pizza and finished with the infamous kilo steaks the table next to us had two massive Tbone steaks and various other dishes this reatuarant specializes in just hand made pasta, great meats including local game- home grown vegetables and local cheese we TRIED AS A GRANDE FINALE local goats cheese and a speciality of my area, a local cows milk cheese called caccio cavallo which was presented with chestnut honey and pumpkin, onion and rosemary relish we just cannot thank the waiters and the chef enough as we really had a great meal and a great evening out. Cannot wait to return. Thanks so much again, Rita and Gennaro, Santo Stefano del Sole."
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