Our closest restaurant in Preci was the Agli Scacchi located at the Hotel Agli Scacchi. It's a nice little place with space outside and inside as well. However, if the weather is nice, most people are going to sit outside. We have eaten there three times, which is the most we have eaten at one place since being in Italy. Maybe it's out of convenience or maybe it's because it's home cooking at it's simplest.
The first meal we ate there was lunch on a beautiful Sunday. The outdoor seating has views of the surrounding hills and the hotel, which is from the 1500s. The hotel was the villa for the famous surgeons of Preci. The surgeons were well known for their removal of cataracts and gall stones. They traveled all over the world and worked on Queen Elizabeth I, among others.
Anyway, they have a large selection of dishes that have truffles. Like I have stated before, there are truffles everywhere in Umbria. You can't go somewhere without having options with truffles. They also have an interesting fish here, salmon trout. Salmon trout is pink in color (like salmon), but does taste like trout. Lynn really enjoys the salmon trout. When Bill and Jan were in town, after a day of sightseeing, we headed there for dinner. We had an extra dinning companion that evening as we sat out on the terrace.
The first meal we ate there was lunch on a beautiful Sunday. The outdoor seating has views of the surrounding hills and the hotel, which is from the 1500s. The hotel was the villa for the famous surgeons of Preci. The surgeons were well known for their removal of cataracts and gall stones. They traveled all over the world and worked on Queen Elizabeth I, among others.
Anyway, they have a large selection of dishes that have truffles. Like I have stated before, there are truffles everywhere in Umbria. You can't go somewhere without having options with truffles. They also have an interesting fish here, salmon trout. Salmon trout is pink in color (like salmon), but does taste like trout. Lynn really enjoys the salmon trout. When Bill and Jan were in town, after a day of sightseeing, we headed there for dinner. We had an extra dinning companion that evening as we sat out on the terrace.
He is only four months old. And as you can see, adorable. But I digress, back to the food and wine.
We started off with a bottle of rose wine.
For starters, I got the orichette with a four cheese sauce and truffles. So very tasty. The truffles didn't overpower the dish. They did add a nice earthy flavor to it. Jan got the artichoke lasagna. It had a good flavor, but it wasn't as good as the asparagus lasagna that I had earlier in Orvieto. They served local Preci cheese to top off the pasta dish as needed. The cheese, while strong in scent, adds a great flavor to the pasta.
For the main courses, Bill and Lynn got the salmon trout (of course). I think Lynn was going to get something different, but then at the last minute changed her mind and stuck with her usual. Jan opted for the veal with a truffle sauce since Lynn and Bill got the last of the salmon trout. I decided for the vegetarian platter. Sometimes, you just have to eat your veggies.
All of the food was very well prepared and very tasty. Well seasoned and the setting is what adds to it. The owner/operator knew us by the end of our stay and I think that says something.
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