# Ristorante Al Castello

Restaurant en Sermoneta · Garden of Ninfa and Sermoneta

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/where-to-eat/al-castello · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Restaurant serving Sermoneta cooking opposite the entrance to the Caetani castle, with truffle all year, mushrooms, game and polenta in winter; open Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes.

At the castle gate
Al Castello is at Via della Fortezza, 7, high up in the old town of Sermoneta, directly opposite the entrance to the Caetani castle. It has four dining rooms, one with a large fireplace, and views over the Pontine plain; in summer you eat outside, beneath the castle walls. It is a place to eat before or after the guided visit without moving the car.
What you eat
Local cooking with centuries of tradition, using local ingredients and flavours and extra virgin olive oil from Sermoneta. Its speciality is fresh truffle, which they have all year because the owners are tartufai, truffle hunters. Depending on the season, mushrooms and game. From the plain below they bring Agro Pontino buffalo, from cheeses to meat; from the mountains, Bassiano ham, from the neighbouring village, cut by knife. In autumn and winter they make polenta in several ways, and there are always soups and stews from the local tradition. The list of wines, grappas and liqueurs comes from cellars in the Agro Pontino and the Lepini mountains.
When it opens
The restaurant opens Saturdays and Sundays, at lunchtime only; on weekdays it serves groups only, up to 120 people, with tailor-made menus. They appreciate a reservation: call 0773 30404 or 333 432 6848, or write to info@ristorante-alcastello.com. The website does not publish exact times or prices.
How to fit it in
On a day when Ninfa is open, the garden is visited in the morning and the castle in the afternoon: Al Castello suits you if you change the order, or for a late lunch after the garden if it is a weekend. In winter, with Ninfa closed, the castle opens at weekends: guided visit in the morning, lunch here and a stroll round the village. On the third Sunday of January, Sermoneta holds its Sagra della Polenta.

Qué pedir: something with fresh truffle, which the owners hunt themselves, and in winter the polenta

## Practical details

- Address: Via della Fortezza, 7, 04013 Sermoneta, LT
- Phone: +39 0773 30404
- Email: info@ristorante-alcastello.com
- Open Saturdays and Sundays at lunchtime only, with no hours published; for groups, every day. Better to book
- Cuisine: Lazio, mountain
- House specialities: Dishes with fresh truffle, Polenta, Seasonal mushrooms and game, Bassiano ham cut by knife, Agro Pontino buffalo
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.ristorante-alcastello.com/
- Coordenadas: 41.54952, 12.98451

## Cerca de aquí

- [A walk through Sermoneta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/things-to-do/sermoneta), a 39 m
- [Caetani Castle in Sermoneta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/things-to-do/caetani-castle-sermoneta), a 109 m
- [Le Camere Pinte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/where-to-stay/le-camere-pinte), a 321 m
- [Pantanello Park, the wetland beside Ninfa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/things-to-do/pantanello-park), a 4.1 km
- [Bar and eating area of the Garden of Ninfa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/where-to-eat/garden-of-ninfa-bar), a 4.3 km
- [Garden of Ninfa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/things-to-do/garden-of-ninfa), a 4.3 km
- [Archaeological Park of ancient Norba](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/things-to-do/norba-archaeological-park), a 5.1 km
- [Agriturismo Giulia Bè](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta/where-to-stay/agriturismo-giulia-be), a 14.3 km

## Consejos

### Book for the weekend
It is only open on Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes.

### Order the truffle
It is what sets the place apart: the owners are truffle hunters.

### Table outside in summer
Beneath the castle walls.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which days is it open?
Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes; for groups, every day.

### Where is it?
Opposite the entrance to the Caetani castle, at Via della Fortezza, 7.

### What should I order?
Dishes with fresh truffle, mushrooms, game, polenta in winter and Bassiano ham.

### Do I need to book?
They appreciate it; call 0773 30404.

Destino: [Garden of Ninfa and Sermoneta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/garden-of-ninfa-sermoneta.md)