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Da Iole

The menu

What we have today.

Prices in euro, cover charge €2 per person, half portions for children at half price. Each dish carries its allergen numbers — the key is at the bottom of the page.

Garden vegetables: tomatoes, carrots, beetroot and greens

Sunday lunch

How people have eaten here for sixty years.

Fried gnocco to begin, tortellini in broth, the roast, and a quarter litre of house wine.

  • Gnocco fritto con i salumi€12
  • Tortellini in brodo€14
  • Arrosto di maiale al latte€16
  • Vino della casa · Glass€3

All together: €45

StartersFirst coursesMain coursesDessertsWines from the hillsDrinks
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Starters

  • Gnocco fritto con i salumi

    €12

    Pillows of dough fried in lard, with mortadella, salame and prosciutto.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Milk and dairy

  • Tigelle con squacquerone e rucola

    €10

    Little mountain flatbreads cooked in an iron press, fresh cheese and rocket.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian

  • Erbazzone

    €7

    A savoury pie of chard, parmigiano and lardo, as they make it in Reggio.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian

  • Prosciutto di Parma 24 mesi

    €13

    Hand-cut with a knife, with a warm tigella alongside.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Gluten-free on request

  • Giardiniera della casa

    €6

    Garden vegetables pickled in vinegar, put up in September.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

    • Vegan
    • Gluten-free on request

First courses

  • Tortellini in brodo

    €14

    La domenica

    Folded by hand one at a time, in capon broth. The Sunday dish.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy, Celery

  • Tagliatelle al ragù

    €13

    Sheet rolled with a wooden pin, ragù that cooks for three hours.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy, Celery

  • Lasagne verdi alla bolognese

    €13

    Spinach sheets, ragù and béchamel. The corner piece has to be asked for.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy, Celery

  • Tortelloni burro e salvia

    €13

    Filled with ricotta and parsley, browned butter and sage from the garden.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian

  • Passatelli in brodo

    €12

    Breadcrumb, parmigiano and nutmeg, pressed through the iron.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy, Celery

  • Gramigna con la salsiccia

    €12

    Short curled pasta, crumbled sausage and a finger of cream.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

Main courses

  • Cotoletta alla bolognese

    €18

    Breaded veal, prosciutto crudo and parmigiano melted in the oven.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

  • Bollito misto con le salse

    €17

    Boiled meats from the trolley, salsa verde and house mostarda.

    Allergens in this dish: Celery, Mustard

    • Gluten-free on request

  • Arrosto di maiale al latte

    €16

    Pork loin cooked slowly in milk, with its own juices.

    Allergens in this dish: Milk and dairy

    • Gluten-free on request

  • Polpettone della nonna

    €14

    Iole’s own: meat, soaked bread and parmigiano, in tomato sauce.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

  • Friggione

    €5

    Contorno

    Onion and tomato cooked for two hours, until they turn to jam.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Vegan
    • Gluten-free on request

  • Patate al forno

    €4

    Contorno

    With rosemary, from the iron tray.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Vegan
    • Gluten-free on request

Desserts

  • Zuppa inglese

    €6

    Custard, chocolate and sponge fingers soaked in alchermes.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian

  • Torta di riso

    €5

    Rice, milk and almonds. Bologna makes it for Saint Joseph’s day; we make it all year.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy, Tree nuts

    • Vegetarian

  • Crostata di marmellata

    €5

    With plums from the garden when there are any. Otherwise apricot.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian

  • Gelato artigianale

    €5

    Custard, chocolate or fior di latte, from the village gelateria.

    Allergens in this dish: Milk and dairy

    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten-free on request

Wines from the hills

  • Vino della casa

    Glass €3Bottle €12

    Rosso o bianco · anche al litro

    Loose wine from the hills, brought by the grower every other week.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

    • Vegan

  • Lambrusco di Sorbara

    Glass €4Bottle €16

    Modena · frizzante

    Dry and wide awake — born to cut through the fat of the salumi.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

  • Pignoletto Colli Bolognesi

    Glass €4Bottle €15

    bianco frizzante

    The white of these very hills: green apple and a fine bead.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

  • Sangiovese di Romagna

    Glass €4Bottle €16

    rosso

    An everyday red — cherry with a faintly bitter finish.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

  • Barbera dei Colli Bolognesi

    Glass €5Bottle €20

    rosso

    Denser: it stands up to the bollito and the cotoletta.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

  • Albana passito

    Glass €5Bottle €22

    dolce · 0,375 l

    Sweet, for the end of the meal — with the crostata or on its own.

    Allergens in this dish: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

Drinks

  • Acqua minerale

    €2

    1 l

    Still or sparkling.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Vegan

  • Birra alla spina

    €4

    0,4 l

    A pale lager from the brewery in Bazzano.

    Allergens in this dish: Cereals containing gluten

    • Vegan

  • Nocino della casa

    €4

    Walnuts picked at midsummer, steeping since June.

    Allergens in this dish: Tree nuts, Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

    • Vegan

  • Caffè

    €1,20

    At the counter or at the table — same price.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Vegan

  • Succo di frutta

    €3

    Pear, peach or apricot — for the smallest guests.

    Allergens in this dish: None of the 14 allergens

    • Vegan

Allergen key

The numbers beside each dish match the 14 allergens listed in EU Regulation 1169/2011.

  • 1Cereals containing gluten
  • 2Crustaceans
  • 3Eggs
  • 4Fish
  • 5Peanuts
  • 6Soybeans
  • 7Milk and dairy
  • 8Tree nuts
  • 9Celery
  • 10Mustard
  • 11Sesame seeds
  • 12Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
  • 13Lupin
  • 14Molluscs

There is one kitchen, and the pasta is rolled on that table: there is flour everywhere. If the gluten allergy is severe, please tell us before ordering.

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