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A hand brushing along the oak barrels in the cellar

TrattoriaLa Brenta

Monferrato cooking in Moncalvo, since 1987.

Pasta rolled by hand every morning, meat from the farms nearby and wine from the hills you can see from the window.

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Our kitchen

A brenta is the wooden tub that grape pickers carried on their backs at harvest time. In 1987 Rosa and Piero hung one at the entrance of the family’s old wine cellar, and the trattoria has carried its name ever since.

Today their daughter Chiara runs the kitchen. Pasta is rolled by hand every morning, the meat comes from Monferrato farms and the menu follows the seasons: cardoons and truffles in autumn, bollito in winter, peppers and vitello tonnato in summer.

  1. House specialities

    The ones that stay on the menu in every season.

  2. Vitello tonnato with tuna sauce and capers

    Vitello tonnato all’antica

    Veal cooked pink with the old-style tuna sauce: egg yolks, capers and anchovies.

    €12

  3. Filled pasta with roast gravy and sage

    Agnolotti del plin al sugo d’arrosto

    Small ravioli pinched by hand one by one, filled with three roast meats, in roast gravy.

    €13

  4. Braised beef in its own sauce

    Brasato al Ruchè

    Beef braised for six hours in Ruchè wine from Castagnole Monferrato, with polenta.

    €18

  5. A slice of bonet with caramel

    Bonet

    Piedmontese pudding with cocoa, Mombaruzzo amaretti and caramel.

    €6

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The trattoria

  • The dining room, with wooden chopping boards on the wall
  • The cellar with its barrels
  • Freshly cut tajarin
  • A glass of red wine on the table
  • Hills covered in vineyards
  • A farmhouse among the vines
The dining room, with wooden chopping boards on the wall
The dining room, with wooden chopping boards on the wall

Evenings and seasons

  • October to December

    Truffle season

    On the Sundays of the Moncalvo Truffle Fair, a dedicated menu by reservation: baked egg, tajarin and raw beef with white truffle.

  • November to March

    Thursday bollito

    Every Thursday evening, the trolley of mixed boiled meats, served with green sauce, red sauce and mostarda.

  • In March

    Ruchè night

    An evening with the winemakers of Castagnole Monferrato: four Ruchè wines and a menu made for them.

What guests say

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  • Agnolotti like grandma used to make, and a Ruchè I had never tried. We’ll be back.

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  • A real trattoria: proper portions and an honest bill. The bonet alone is worth the trip.

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  • We came for the truffle fair and felt right at home.

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Opening hours and location

Opening hours, lunch and dinner
DayLunchDinner
Mondayclosed
Tuesdayclosed19:30–22:00
Wednesday12:00–14:3019:30–22:00
Thursday12:00–14:3019:30–22:00
Friday12:00–14:3019:30–22:30
Saturday12:00–14:3019:30–22:30
Sunday12:00–15:00closed

Annual closure: From 7 to 21 January.

Strada dei Filari 7, 14036 Moncalvo (AT)

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Book a table

Call us or message us on WhatsApp. For groups of more than ten, please book a few days ahead.

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