La Cucina

The territory for us is not just a beautiful view.
It is the very essence of Darbia and the heart of its restaurant, La Cucina

The Kitchen —

The Kitchen —

A taste of Italy

Everything revolves around the products that are born from our lands, and so we choose ingredients and make gastronomic choices consistent with what our land provides.
We are fortunate to belong to a region, Piedmont, that has made food its flagship and we never tire of looking for its absolute excellence.

We are not interested in fashions, but we are always looking for new ways to enhance the taste of tradition.
This is why we like to think of it as a “country restaurant”.
Original, simple and genuine.

Fresh pasta —

DISCOVER OUR MENUS

  • TASTING MENÚ
  • OCTOBER / NOVEMBER MENÚ
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from Piedmont
  • VITELLO TONNATO
  • TAJARIN PASTA 40 EGG YOLKS, BUTTER, BRA SAUSAGE
  • BRAISED VEAL CHEEK AS A TRADITION
  • BONET
free hand
  • A PATH OF 6 TASTINGS CHOSEN BY THE CHEF TO UNDERSTAND THE PHILOPHY OF OUR KITCHEN
from cellar
  • TASTING COMBINED WITH THE MENU RECOMMENDED BY OUR MAÎTRE
Chef Matteo Monfrinotti
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the bread
  • Everything comes from here; from this moment your experience begins,
    that’s why we serve the most excellent bread, rigorously selected stone
    milled flours, mother yeast and lots of love.
    The bread is the king of the table
to start
  • Piedmontese fassona beef tartare “La Granda”, parmesan, leek, parsley
  • Glazed whitefish, beets, sweet and sour radicchio salade
  • Snails, black cabbage, bagna cauda sauce
pasta and rice
  • Spaghetti “Pasta Sanniti”, spring onion, potatoes and mackerel fish
  • Homemade ravioli stuffed with rabbit, spinach, horseradish
  • Carnaroli risotto, partridge, finferli mushrooms, nebbiolo sauce
earth and water
  • Fassona beef, pumpkin, chestnuts, gattinara wine
  • Mallard, artichokes, potatoes, salmi sauce
  • Glazed eel, fish stock, porcini mushrooms
cheeses
  • Piedmontese cheese tasting, chosen and selected
    with care by our chef, they come only from local dairies and farms
from pastry
  • Bacio di dama biscuits
  • Gianduja chocolate, figs, salted hazelnuts
  • Nebbiolo grapes, pistachio, salted caramel
Chef Matteo Monfrinotti

The Restaurant

Inserted in an old renovated farmhouse, the restaurant of La Darbia welcomes guests with a modern open-style kitchen. The internal dining-hall overlooks the large garden, from which you can enjoy a wonderful view of the lake and Monte Rosa. The pergolas of the garden are waiting for you to enjoy an aperitif at sunset.

The Chef

The Chef

Matteo Monfrinotti

Only just turned thirty, but with a great deal of experience already under his belt, gained amongst starred restaurants and prestigious resorts. Matteo Monfrinotti passionately dedicates himself to a regional cuisine, combining innovative techniques with traditional flavors. It's very characteristic. Interesting? The tenacious curiosity that leads him to search for small, local producers, to find handmade, genuine and unique ingredients.

When he's not in the kitchen, Matteo loves to practice carp fishing, a type of fishing that requires patience and respect for the environment. Just the same qualities that are part of his art: the precious but simple honesty of country cooking.

INFO AND TIMES

La Cucina della Darbia

The restaurant is open to everyone, both to guests of La Darbia and to anyone wanting to try an exciting gastronomic experience on Lake Orta.
We are open Monday to Friday (dinner only), Saturday and Sunday (lunch and dinner).
Wednesday closed (weekly closing).

  • Children

    Children are welcome in our La Cucina. The quality of the raw materials and the simplicity of the workmanship make our dishes perfect for even the youngest palates. On request, we will be happy to reduce portions and serve simple dishes or seasoned only with oil and tomato.

  • Events

    Theme dinners, aperitifs or wine tasting, cold cuts and cheeses, even participation in the harvest: in La Darbia we continually think about how to make our guests' stay more pleasant and unique. Write to us at info@ladarbia.com for information on scheduled events.

OUR KITCHEN GARDEN

Seasonal, farm to table produce and respect for what nature has to offer us: our kitchen garden reflects the philosophy at La Darbia.

The vegetables and aromatic herbs, carefully selected and cultivated with exclusively organic methods, will in fact be part of the basic ingredients of the kitchen menu every day.

And when evening falls, the garden becomes the setting to stop and sip an aperitif or simply enjoy the spectacle of the sun descending behind Monte Rosa while its light dapples the waters of the lake.

Are you thinking of organizing your event here?

Do not hesitate to contact us for personal advice:
Tel. +39 389 3113813
Email: info@ladarbia.com

Nature all around, interior joy.
Away from everything, close to you.
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