It is a mistake to travel to Italy on 1st May, and to expect anything to be functioning in small towns in the afternoon. We traveled there for a meeting, as the University of Monash has a campus there. Staying in the centre of town in the quaint Hotel Flora, we found we had an immediate problem in there seemed to be almost nowhere to eat in the evening. Our hotel recommended Lo Scoglio (translates as crustacean) and said we should probably book. I booked on what looked like a mostly empty book, and when we arrived after 8, we found the place to be busy - a good sign. Check out their web site on http://www.ristoranteloscoglioprato.it/ but you may need to get Google to translate the page.The place is nothing to look at from the outside, and I gather it was a 14th century convent. There is what looked like a touristic set menu in the window, but do not be fooled by this. I had a look through the pictures I took and they pretty much speak for themselves. We did in fact opt for the fixed price menu, and it turned out to be an excellent decision.
You might not give this a second look in the dark
Menu "never on a Saturday"
Yummy herbed bread sticks, probably home made.
A decent bottle of wine: I think it was about 15 Euros.
Antipasti: fried prawns
Primi: pappadelle pesto e pulpo: also yummy
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| Secondi: granfritto di mare |
Desert based on fruit and mascapone.
The restaurant was definitely a lucky strike, and it was even scoring 8 or better on hotness, probably because everything was seeming freshly prepared. We enjoyed Lo Scoglio, and actually went back there for a second meal off the a la carte menu. Given that there are few restaurants frequently open in the centre of Prato, and this is the place the hotels recommend, this was a good choice. The value for money was excellent, and you really felt you had had an Italian meal for Italians.
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