Ristorante Pizzeria Monte Maccione

A cooperative in the Oliena mountains

Monte Maccione is the slope that rises behind Oliena, the village at the foot of Corrasi. There, in a former municipal holiday camp that lay in ruins, a group of residents founded in 1981 the Cooperativa Turistica Enis, and turned it into a hotel, campsite and restaurant. The terrace looks over the valley, with Oliena below. You reach it by a narrow, winding road from the village.

What to order

The menu is Barbagia cooking and publishes all its prices. For a first course, the area's pasta: maharrones a busa, rolled on a rod, or pane frattau, carasau bread with tomato, cheese and egg, at €12; the angelottos di pecorino, cheese ravioli, at €13. For a main course, meat: porcetto arrosto, roast suckling pig, or cinghiale al Nepente, wild boar stewed with Oliena Cannonau, which they call Nepente here, at €18; the stufato di pecora, stewed mutton, at €15. For dessert, the sevada hin mele, seada with honey, at €6.

If you want to try a bit of everything, there are tasting menus from €31 to €44 per person, for a minimum of two: the Daddana is the shortest, the Ortu Hamminu is vegetarian and the Monte Maccione the longest. The house wine is Oliena Cannonau, from €2.50 a glass.

Pizza and something quick

In the evening it also works as a pizzeria: from the margherita at €5.50 to the house specials at €10 or €11. During the day, the snack bar serves quick dishes at all hours, useful if you return from an excursion at an odd time. There is a gluten-free option, with a supplement. With antipasti there is a €3 charge for bread and service, and with pizza, a €2 cover charge.

Who it is for

For those who want to eat Barbagia cooking without paying for a luxury restaurant, and for families: there is an outdoor play area. It is also the starting point of the cooperative's excursions to Tiscali: eating here on the way back is the natural thing. The website does not publish hours or closing days; call beforehand.