Restaurant · Langhe
Trattoria della Posta
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- Where
- Monforte d'Alba
An 1875 inn still in the same family
Trattoria della Posta began in 1875, when Sabino Massolino, great-grandfather of the current owner, opened an inn with a stable for travellers on the Langhe in Monforte d'Alba. The family has run it without interruption since. After the war, another Sabino, the father, extended the cellar; in 1985 his son Gianfranco joined the kitchen, having worked in restaurants in Italy and elsewhere, and he is now chef and owner.
In 2000 the trattoria left the village and moved to a country house in the Sant'Anna area, in the hills of Monforte. Gianfranco and Marita Filippi renovated it to recall the Piedmontese countryside of old, with a more refined air. There are 45 seats inside and, in summer, 30 more on a terrace under a porch with views of the Langa hills.
What you eat
Piedmontese traditional cooking that changes with the season, with mushrooms and truffle in autumn, and the occasional international classic of fish or foie gras. The menu asks for a minimum of two dishes per person among starters, first and main courses.
Starters cost about €20: the oven-roast veal rotondino with old-style tonnata sauce, raw Piedmontese fassona beef with Castelmagno cheese, roast pepper with tuna and anchovy cream or onion stuffed with Roccaverano toma and Bra sausage. There is a poached egg with porcini, fonduta and black truffle at €30.
First courses, €20: the 30-yolk tajarin cut by knife with meat ragù, the agnolotti del plin with mountain butter or green goat's cheese ravioli; gnocchi with Castelmagno fonduta, €25. Main courses run from €30 to €50: roast rabbit wrapped in lardo, oven-roast milk-fed lamb with thyme, fassona fillet with porcini, and a stuffed guinea fowl for two. Desserts are €12, including the panna cotta with caramel and the Paris-Brest with Piedmont hazelnut cream.
Hours and getting there
It is open at lunchtime from 12:30 to 14:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, and in the evening from 20:00 to 21:00 every day except Thursday. It closes on Thursday and does not serve lunch on Friday. Always book: by phone, by WhatsApp (+39 366 3405973) or by email.
The house is outside the village, at Sant'Anna, a few minutes by car east of Monforte. From the village of Barolo it is about 15 minutes by hill road; from Alba, a little over half an hour.
What to order: The veal rotondino with old-style tonnata sauce, the 30-yolk tajarin cut by knife with ragù and the roast kid or rabbit.
Practical details
- Phone
- +39 0173 78120
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–Wed12:30–14:30 and 20:00–21:00
- ThuClosed
- Fri20:00–21:00
- Sat and Sun12:30–14:30 and 20:00–21:00
- Cuisine
- Piedmontese, Langhe
House specialities
- 30-yolk tajarin with ragù
- Agnolotti del plin with mountain butter
- Old-style vitello tonnato
- Fassona raw beef with Castelmagno
- Panna cotta
Tips
- Sunday at lunchtime It opens on Sunday for lunch: it fits at the end of a morning at the wineries in Barolo or Serralunga.
- Two dishes at least The menu asks for it. A starter and a first course are enough for a good meal.
- The terrace in summer The 30 seats under the porch face the hills: ask for them when you book.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to eat at Trattoria della Posta?
Starter and first course come to about €40 without wine; with a main course and dessert, €70 to €90, according to the published menu.
Which days is it open?
Every day except Thursday. On Friday it opens only in the evening.
Where exactly is it?
At Località Sant'Anna 87, in the countryside of Monforte d'Alba, not in the centre of the village.
How do I book?
By phone, on +39 0173 78120, by WhatsApp or by email at [email protected].
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