La Piazzetta - TEOLO

We just got settled in our temporary home and went to the village to find a late lunch. La Piazetta looked inviting. The menu confirmed our choice and the presence of locals told us we picked right. Service was typical laid back Italian country side. Food was delicious across all our selection. This was paired with a local vintage. All for sixty euros. Can't beat that. We will be back.

When we arrived in Teolo to take up residence for 12 days, we were tired, jet lagged and hungry. It was after 1:00 and when we connected with our host, Maurizio, we decided that we would eat first and check in after. It was a beautiful, sunny late October day and as there was a table in the shade we decided to sit outside. Inside is a lovely dining room and next to that a coffee bar. More about that in a moment. Jacopo server? manager? owner? is the love of my life now, particularly since he backed my car out of its trap in the piazza the next day. But I digress. The idea of a menu was too intimidating, but Jacopo made a couple of suggestions, one of which was pasta con funghi as mushrooms, wild mushrooms, were in season. Perfetto, I responded. I then asked for a couple of glasses of red wine. Young or more mature, Jacopo asked. Went for one of each. What came out were glasses of truly excellent red from the Colli Euganei, our new neighborhood. And yes, the younger wine was a bit saucy, the older, a little sterner, more rounded. The pasta? Oh, my, the fresh fettucine and the 3 kinds of funghi sauteed to perfection in heaps of butter. It could not have been better. Since then we have trotted down in the morning to buy cornetti con crema, and one evening, short on cooking supplies, I was able to buy a few slices of speck, a piece of parmigiano reggiano and a bottle of wine that was definitely a couple steps above what I was getting in the grocery store. Heavens, I do love living in a village! Teolo is in the Euganean Hills, a little west of Padua. On weekends, those steep hill roads and switchbacks are jammed with bicyclists. Every town has something to offer. So come for an explore and drop by for lunch or supper at La Piazzetta!

I was really looking forward to this evening; last time was SPECTACULAR!!!! Scenery was nice as always, but that was it... In 6, the starters were on time and okay, than 3 became their meat, 2 had to wait 15 min till their fish was cleaned and the last of us became her meat after another 10 minutes.. A DISASTER! Than came the excuses: “only 4 fire points in the stove, the fish needed 40 min...” WE ORDERED ALMOST 1.5 HRS BEFORE!!! If these excuses had been made probably I could have given a higher note, but lying to your paying costumer.... NO GO ! Over all the quality was not as good as the times before (4 of us went at least 10 times in total; we used to love this place!! We will try one more time and hopefully they won’t disappoint again.... Mi dispiace

Stopped for a drink and some food whilst on the road before getting to our lodgings. Sitting in a small town square (or triangle) opposite the church in full sun with one umbrella and colourful plantings attracted us. There was no menu as apparently they changed the dishes every day. Slightly difficult for us to choose when we spoke no Italian but server was very patient. Food simple but good and ambience excellent. Had pickled figs with our beers ...a new experience.

Dopo tre anni essendo di passaggio siamo ritornati in questo ristorante del quale avevamo un ottimo ricordo.Pranzo non male ma un po' delusi.I bigoli al ragù avevano ben poco ragù ma soprattutto erano MOLTO al dente (direi metà crudi e difficili da masticare).Antipasto ok ma la tagliata non era tenerissima e, sebbene al sangue, dovevi masticare per bene per poterla mangiare.I fiori di zucca fritti erano legnosi e poco saporiti (ne ho mangiato di migliori..)Peccato Posto incantevole.