GONNESA
Matau

Matau

Corso Matteotti 65, 51016, Montecatini Terme Italia, Gonnesa, 09010, GONNESA, Italy

Pizza • Italiano • Salutare • Mediterraneo


"Originally we were planning to eat elsewhere but were unable to get a table so we decided to try Matau. The service was wonderful and the staff were very proficient in multiple languages. As we ordered our dinner which was mostly seafood based we asked for a white wine recommendation and our waiter suggested that we try the house white at only 14 euro. I love when they don't try to point you to more expensive wines. Our first course was not something we had ordered but was a very good chickpea soup. Perhaps a tad on the salty side but still delicious. The bread plate had 3 very different types of bread; one better than the next. The menu offered many of the courses in half sized portions which allowed us both to taste various items. To begin with we each had a small pasta. One was gnocchi with black truffle and peccorino foam sauce. I'm not a great fan of gnocchi but this was so light and melted in my mouth. The other pasta was paccheri al Ragu di polpo, AKA a broad pasta with octopus sauce. Following that we had small portions of sesame encrusted seared tuna cooked to perfection and a plate of tempura vegetables and seafood. We wanted to try desserts but were unable to find room for anymore food so we just finished with an Amaro accompanied by 2 little cookies. Tomorrow we have reservations at a Michelin restaurant but are considering going back to Matau instead. The bill for the dinner was 70 Euro."