Another restaurant we went to in June was two star Uliassi in the beach town of Senigallia. We went there specifically because we had a great lunch experience there last year and wanted to have the full experience. Sadly, we were disappointed.

We opted for the 'Lab 2017' menu, a degustation of new and creative seasonal food. There were hits and misses but the best dishes tended to be the simpler ones which had less confused flavours. One of the more challenging dishes was advertised as fish offal, which I really enjoyed but Ms. Boh found off-putting. Ups and downs for sure.

We got the distinct impression that night that this was more of a 'show off' menu, with more process and style than substance. For some reason there was a common thread of oyster (meat, liquor, essence ...) running through most of the dishes, including the butter. I love oysters, but at some point it came to dull our taste for anything else.

Also, for a tasting menu, the portions were all both large and very rich, so towards the end of the meal some plates were going back unfinished. This prompted a visit from Chef Mauro to make sure everything was okay.

All in all we are glad we went back, but doubt we will go there again. Maybe next time we will try the starred Madonnina del Pescatore nearby.