Il Quadrifoglio

Externally the restaurant looks like a typical small town diner, but upon entering the very large room, you will be welcomed by the owner with warmth and kindness and will find unusual and special dishes on the menu: breaded snails with hazelnuts on a leek mousse, egg cocotte with white truffle, spinach and cauliflower flan with fondue, hen salad with grana cheese dressing with a 50-month maturing (from 8 to 15 €). In the first courses, the appetizing oxtail ravioli, the delicious tortellini pasta with porcini mushrooms, the veroniche (typical piedmontese ravioli del plin topped with fondue) are mouthwatering, and the cappelletti with a double shrimp, (all for € 10). The latter are all to be tasted, starting from the crispy pork belly with prunes and the pheasant breast with chestnuts and mushrooms (from 10 to 15 €). The menu also offers excellent sea food, shrimp and octopus, very tasty especially when are cooked at low temperature. In season there are always mushrooms and truffles, coming in original combinations and preparations. To finish the homemade desserts like the double chocolate cake with sweet potatoes and pears, the soft meringue with cream and the classic tiramisu served in large glasses (all for € 6). Coffee is made with the mocha. The kitchen opens onto the dining room to give you a peek at the setting where the husband’s owner, chef Marco Moraglio works with professionalism and competence. The nearby motorway exit also favors a stop for those passing through.

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