We were on our way back to Treviso airport after skiing in Arabba, in the Dolomites and a friend of ours, an artist from Malta called Pawlu Carabonara, advised us to have lunch at this restaurant. We booked (advisable) a table for four and started the drive through the deep snow back to Treviso.
When we arrived at Al Sile we were greeted by the owner, Spagnol, and seated at our table. The restaurant was full of local people so we were getting some curious looks, as if to say “how do these foreigners know about this place?”. We ordered a bottle of wine but Spagnol suggested Le Pale was a better wine at a cheaper price – always a good sign – so we opted for that.
Needless to say the food was excellent. This restaurant specialised in the local red chicory, so they served various dishes featuring that: in a risotto, caramelised with onions or as a soup etc, etc. They also had the equivalent of our Sunday Lunch, serving a whole beef fillet seared on the charcoal spit then cooked for 24 hours at 60 degrees! Spagnol brought us a plate of this meat to try and it was so tender you could cut it with a fork.
Al Sile has full wheelchair access, the restaurant and Easy Access Toilet are all on one level and the toilet is very spacious but does not have a pull down bar or emergency pull chord (See pic below, classic quasi khasi – ed.).
If you are using Treviso airport and you have the time you must try this restaurant, Spagnol and his wife and their staff were all great.
Sounds like somewhere to take a detour for, but limited accessible facilities – 2 BBS Ticks.