Allo Spiedo - Venzone

When on our annual holiday in Carinthia we will visit Allo Spiedo several times, because the pizzaiola there prepares my favorite pizza, pizza Carnica, to perfection. Furthermore, my travel companion reports, that the pasta, prepared in the kitchen of Allo Spiedo is very tasty. Add a ample parking area in front of the restaurant, a nice outdoor seating area, efficient waitresses and a management bill, then a stop at lunch time is almost automatically, when we are in the neighbourhood. However, as Allo Spiedo is situated directly at the SS13 motorway, close to the historic city of Venzone, Allo Spiedo tends to be rather busy, caused by passing tourist groups on electric bicycle or motor bike. So a quiet sit down isn't always guaranteed.

A year ago the pizzaiola of Allo Spiedo produced the best pizza I ever had. This was the pizza Rustica with Sauris ham and local cheese. So this september 2022 I stepped onto the porch with the outdoor tables of Allo Spiedo with high expectations and ordered of course a pizza Rustica. No anxiety of failure was necessary. The pizza was as tasty as last year. As Allo Spiedo is located at the SS13 main thoroughfare, close to the top tourist attraction of the historic center of Venzone, it can be very busy with groups of cyclists or motor bikers, especially round lunch time. But I must compliment the staff with their efficient and friendly service, even when large groups of tourists on electric bicycles descend on the restaurant. The individual guests never get lost in the crowd.

Italians know a thing or two about preparing a tasty pizza. The best ingredients, oven at the right temperature and a skilful pizzaiolo do the trick. The only places you may get an overpriced mediocre pizza is in the tourist traps in Rome, Venice, Florence (complete this list to your liking). As the Friuli is not very touristy compared with the places I mentioned, there are numerous places you can get a decent pizza for a reasonable price. I have reviewed several in the past and mostly for a four point rating. But this time, at restaurant Allo Spiedo, I was served a pizza, so delicious, that I think it was the best pizza I ever had eaten. It was the pizza Carnica, with local cured ham and local cheese. I have known this restaurant for many years; this establishment has gone through several owners during this time with varying success in attendance and food quality. Due to the corona travel restrictions the last time I visited was three years ago, so I don 't know if the same owners are still operating Allo Spiedo. But I can only praise this restaurant after my recent visit. Beside the pizza to die for, the service of the staff was friendly and prompt and the bill reasonable. What is still the same is the generous parking area and the outdoor seating area, very handy in this corona virus time frame, giving optimal ventilation.

Seen the beautiful day we decided to eat in this place outdoors. Good service. great and abundant food, so much so that we can not finish it.

Chicken. very good type waiter, nice and efficient