Agriturismo Il Casale Di Pica Mariapia

Seriously, think twice before eating here! I ordered fish 'Dorado ' which was advertised on the board outside the restaurant but was told there wasn 't any left but the gentleman who was 'front of house ' said he has bought some wonderful fish from the market ' the fishermen had only caught five of them and he had managed to buy two of them, it was wonderful fish! Well, the fish arrived in a terracotta dish and this average looking piece of fish was sitting on three thin slices of anaemic potatoes and two slivers of undercooked red pepper plus some undercooked onions. On turning the fish over it was raw! I called the guy over, he looked at it didn 't say anything but just took it away for ' ten minutes in the oven '! Meanwhile my husband was eating his Aberdeen Angus steak which the same guy proudly told us came from Ireland! The cow was corn fed apparently! Having owned a butchers shop in my lifetime I was pretty certain that Aberdeen Angus was Scottish and it was chickens that were corn fed! My fish eventually returned after everyone had finished eating and there was no apology. It was tasteless! My origin of my husband 's steak is open for debate but I would wager it it wasn 't want it was sold as! It came with chirps and covered with sea salt whether you wanted it or not! All in all it was a horrid eating experience made more awful by this man 's fairytales!

Few rooms, recently renovated, simple and very clean. Quiet and professional and courteous owner. Good food with frescho and genuine products. Good variety of desserts.