The white truffle of Piemonte holds a place of honour in Giorgio and Rachel Alessio’s long-running ‘reassuringly familiar’ restaurant. It occupies an entire section of their predominantly Piemontese menu, which also features a clutch of risottos prepared using Carnaroli rice, hand-made pasta and other classics. many provisions are imported direct from Italy, but when it comes to fish Giorgio simply makes early-morning trips to pick the best from Scarborough’s market......as a novel finale, sweet nettle pudding has been deemed ‘a great success’. The wine list is an oenophiles tour around the Italian regions.

This classic, definitely not modern, Italian restaurant is much a part of Scarborough as the nearby Boyes department store. In it’s two small rooms, the walls are lined with press cuttings and testimonials from satisfied diners............

......Daily specials, including fish that Giorgio selects daily at the harbour, and vegetables religiously di stagione, keeps it lively. Italian produce - including wine, the remarkable prosciutto San Daniele, oils and truffles - is imported direct, and menus are Italian, in language and structure. A section of dishes, including the revered white truffle, and two pages (one of hand-made pasta, another of risotti using carnaroli rice) show how they are put to good use. Puddings include pannacotta, zabaglione and more, service by Rachel, is well informed and cheerful. Wines are all italian.......from Italy’s classic regions available in several vintages.