Da Tano - FANO

This is a fish restaurant and if you like fish you 'll find innovative gourmet proposals throughout the whole menu from the entree to the first and second cours... read more This is a fish restaurant and if you like fish you 'll find innovative gourmet proposals throughout the whole menu from the entree to the first and second courses. My wife had as a first course gnocchi filled with fish and a mantis souce (excellent and a caught fried fish (frittura di paranza as a second course (again excellent . If you would like to try different dishes highly recommandable is the mixed entree, you can decide how many you want to get (the more you want the more you pay ; . All are delicious. Unfortunately not much choice for vegetarians, a mixed salad and penne with tomato souce (actually very tasty : they should at least provide another alternative. If you are not vegan the dessert is your revange. I had Semifreddo al croccante con cioccolato caldo a sort of iced meringue with hot chocolate and crispy nuts. It was really very good.

The location of this restaurant couldn't be more awkward, wedged between the railway track and some wasteland behind the beach. But they really make the best ou... read more The location of this restaurant couldn't be more awkward, wedged between the railway track and some wasteland behind the beach. But they really make the best out of it the dining room is smallish, but very elegant and there is a lot of space between the tables, so you don't feel like a sardine in a tin like in many places in Italy. The mainly fish dishes are very well cooked and beautifully presented, also something you don't find easily in Mainstream restaurants in Italy. The service is attentive and competent. This is not a cheap restaurant, but the higher than average prices are justified because of the quality and freshness of the food and the expert cooking. This is a place for special occasions eg, for business but also very suitable to invite your mother or father to a great Birthday lunch/dinner.

I have given three stars because the food is quite nice, fresh and tasty. However, prices are way too high, especially for its poor location (the restaurant is... read more I have given three stars because the food is quite nice, fresh and tasty. However, prices are way too high, especially for its poor location (the restaurant is far from Fano city-centre and under a railway bridge . As you enter, you can either be seated in a big conservatory (to the left or in a smaller and more intimate area to the right, which can be accessed via a small corridor overlooking the kitchen and a small bar. We sat in this more private area at a nice big round table; the chairs though were quite battered, old fashioned and would need a good clean up. There were three of us plus a baby and we ordered two starters, two pasta courses and two main fish courses, a bottle of wine and no desserts and the bill came up to €140! Considering that what we 've ordered could have been the meal for 2 people 140 Euros is definitely too much! Pasta courses cost about €12-15, all main courses cost over €18-20 apart from fried fish which costs €15. Desserts are about €6 and the typical Moretta Fanese (coffee mixture with rhum, brandy and Varnelli costs €3,50. Coperto (cost for bread/tablecloth/service costs €2,50. All food that we ate was fresh, cooked in simple yet delicious way and using fresh ingredients. Mr Tano seemed a kind man, with quite a loud voice though. The blonde waitress too was kind and smiley but a bit rushed off her feet (she appeared to be the only waitress, along with the owner, so no surprise really if she had forgotten our bread and we have to ask for it twice... . The kitchen made a mistake with my husband 's main course: they presented monkfish with potatoes, veggie and a watery sauce instead of monkfish with artichokes. When we 've asked the waitress for an explanation she said it was the kitchen 's mistake but didn 't apologise nor offered the due replacement. In a UK restaurant, you 'd expect the owner/manager to come and apologise and perhaps to offer a complimentary bottle of wine for the inconvience (especially since my husband didn 't make any fuss and agreed to eat the wrong dish, saving them from having to cook another main course . I felt that they didn 't get out of their way to please us, something definitely NOT in line with their prices and the tone they 'd like to give to their restaurant. Would I recommend this place? Probably not. There are loads of really good fish places in Fano, with much better prices and definitely more central and nicer locations so I 'm afraid but they won 't see us again...

Came here for a business dinner, was not disappointed! We ordered a fish started,it was delicious and super fresh! The waiter was lovely, the overall experience... read more Came here for a business dinner, was not disappointed! We ordered a fish started,it was delicious and super fresh! The waiter was lovely, the overall experience was good. The only con was the fact that it was slightly pricey, but nothing crazy. Would definitely recommend!

As others have written before, the location of this restaurant is peculiar: it is between the railways and a major street, yet quite close to the beach.You can... read more As others have written before, the location of this restaurant is peculiar: it is between the railways and a major street, yet quite close to the beach.You can easily walk to Da Tano from the main beach in Fano (lido), crossing a bridge over the canal Arzilla and walking under the bridge of the railway. The decor is fine, with white tablecloth and napkins, it ha air-conditioning and good windows to shield from the noise of the high-speed trains, which run about every 45 minutes. The fish and seafood are local, fresh and well prepared. There is an excellent selection of local wines at reasonable prices, as well as other Italian wines, and the staff knows about both the food and the wines. I had an appetizer of mantis shrimp (aka cigales de mer or canocchie) beautifully shelled (see photo), and a first course of ravioli filled with hake (merluzzo) in a sauce of local soles. My partner had stuffed squids (see photo) and the fish soup (brodetto), which was huge and quite a bit of work to eat (there was some unshelled seafood. We could not eat more. With a bottle of excellent local wine, and an accompanied of excellent breads the price was 75 euros total. Completely correct price for what we had.