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Menus for
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Throughout our main season (15th April to 30th October) we
twice weekly offer a table d'hote*
5-course evening meal of regional dishes
prepared freshly by Marcello using the finest local ingredients, some of
which are likely to have been grown at Casa Portagioia. Most often
we provide this informal dinner on Tuesdays and
Saturdays, though this may occasionally vary. Should you
wish to join us for dinner on your arrival day (this being a Tuesday or
Saturday) please let us know in advance. Off-season,
we cater for dinner as and when required - but always to the same high
standard. Usually, for smaller numbers, we use our private dining
room where a wood-burning stove will assure your comfort.
We pride ourselves on
catering to a high standard in an informal atmosphere either on our
delightful terrace overlooking our olive grove and gardens or in our
pleasant and relaxing dining room where a wood burning stove may warm
things up on chillier evenings. Dinner service is at 8pm (for 8:15pm)
and ends
when it ends!! - often quite late! Guests choosing to dine
with us are free to invite non-resident friends or acquaintances to
dinner provided a little notice is given. Otherwise our dinner is
not open to the general public.
Our table d'hote* menu varies daily
and will have an emphatic and highly distinctive Tuscan influence.
This is Italian food at its most interesting and innovative, often quite
unlike that found in other regions of Italy, filled with new flavours
and an intriguing juxtaposition of textures and flavours. We
offer our guests the opportunity to join us for dinner at their
breakfast when we outline that evening's menu.
We aim to provide a relaxed and informal
evening for an unhurried dining experience of 5 courses including a selection of local cheeses and
followed by unlimited
coffee (or tea if requested). The charge of dinner may vary
according to availability of local produce and the nature of the menu.
However, generally we charge in the region of €35.00 per cover (without wine). We also offer carefully
selected (though limited) wines, some of which are produced in
local vineyards while others are chosen for their excellent quality and
are highly recommended. We also offer a limited selection of
chilled soft drinks, juices, mineral water, beers and lagers.
As with all the interior
rooms at Casa Portagioia, our dining room is strictly non-smoking;
however, smoking on the dining room terrace is, of course, perfectly
acceptable.
There are toilet and wash hand facilities available in our dining room for our
guests.
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We do not provide an a la carte
menu. However, if dinner guests have specific
dislikes
we do attempt to offer a suitable alternative if at all
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Homemade Tomato
Soup, served chilled with a delicious basil pesto |
Crostini
'Portagioia', served with garlic infused olive oil for dipping
and drizzling |
Seared Tuna on a
bed of couscous, served with a Tuscan bean salad and baby new potatoes |
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