Ristorante Universo

This amazing restaurant is located at the top of a hill in the tiny village of Vignale Monferrato. There's no menu & only one waiter. Once you are seated at your table the food starts arriving. In all there were 9 delicious courses. It was a memorable experience & really good value - our bill came to around €36 per person (not including wine).

- Suzie Lee -

This place is absolutely worth mentioning and visiting. The building evokes memories of old villages while offering the high quality of a restaurant. The staff is very hardworking and kind, the toilet is exceptionally clean, and the atmosphere was great. One point to highlight: the food. Since I am traveling in Italy (and I have been to Naples and many other places), I can say that the food here is incredible and very tasty. A big thank you to the cooking staff, the chef, and the sous-chef!

- Elek Ignác -

Typical Italian Ristorante in family friendly setting. Great to eat regional classics like the gnocchi.

- Pedro Mascarenhas -

This is heaven on earth. Can life be better? Highly recomendable!!

- bubblegum dandy -

Fabulous. Typical Piemontese style and cuisine with a view to die for. It's nestled in the heart of a quaint, well organized and clearly loved town. I was there for a conference dinner so it was a fixed classic Piemontese menu-salami/lardo, ravioli di plin, roast with julienne vegetables. All excellent, including the local wine!

- Gillian Elisabeth Walker -

Been to Ristorante Universo a few times now. High quality local food and wine delivered in a excellent relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant is located at the top of Vignale Monferrato (hill) with great views over the nearby farms and vineyards. Don't be fooled by the unassuming and low key entrance. Like an old war vet with nothing to prove, this place doesn't need to to shout about its quality. There isn't a menu that I've ever seen, and I don't know if a vegetarian would be catered for. The food service follows a simple progression of simple servings of traditional seasonal food. Maybe totalling somewhere around 8 courses. Typically 2 or 3 cold meat courses, 2-3 anti-pastas, a main hot meat dish, desert and then coffee. As the food changes with the seasons there's little point of me talking about what I had in January because what you get will be dependant on what time of year you would go. However as I said before I've been there a few times now and have never been disappointed. As a food lover (aka gourmand) I can say that the standard is as good as many michelin star restaurants I've been too!! No joke. The only difference is here you sit wait and get what your given. This might not be the cheapest place in the area, but the bang for buck you wont be disapointed.

- Ben Sanchez -

Fantastic restaurant! Greatest quality of regional food and wine!

- David James Pinato -