Osteria del Grillo – Traditional Cuisine in Orvieto

An osteria where home cooking meets quality local ingredients.
Homemade cured meats, fresh pasta, and traditional Umbrian, Tuscan, and Lazio dishes.

Home cooking in the heart of Orvieto

THE'’Grillo's Inn it's a restaurant in Orvieto where the traditional cuisine returns to the forefront with genuine dishes deeply rooted in the local area. For over fifteen years this typical tavern welcomes travellers and loyal customers by offering a home kitchen made with simple ingredients, artisanal processes and great attention to quality.

The gastronomic proposal is born from the meeting between the culinary traditions of Umbria, Tuscany and Lazio, territories rich in extraordinary products and recipes that tell the story of Central Italian cuisine. Each dish is born from respect for local raw materials, carefully selected and processed according to traditional methods.

Sitting at the table at the’Grillo Inn in Orvieto means living an authentic experience, where the typical cuisine You'll find a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. Here, time slows down and every dish becomes a journey through traditional flavors.

Cured meats
Artisanal

Artisanal seasoning without preservatives, just salt, pepper and garlic.

Pasta Made
at home

Prepared every day according to tradition and seasonality.

Local Meats

Selected from local companies between the Umbria region and Lake Bolsena.

Selection
of Wines

Varied wine list and refined and affordable house wine

Chef Enzo Pelliccia

Leading the kitchen of the’Grillo Inn in Orvieto there is Enzo Pelliccia, chef and soul of the restaurant, who brings to the table every day a traditional cuisine made of passion, experience and respect for raw materials.

After having gained important experiences in various restaurants in Italy, Enzo Pelliccia has chosen to return to Orvieto to give life to a gastronomic project capable of enhancing the typical cuisine of central Italy. His idea of cooking was born from the desire to bring the authentic flavours of the home kitchen, with dishes that tell the tradition of Umbria, Tuscany and Lazio.

At the basis of his work there is a great attention to the choice of local raw materials, at the seasonality of ingredients and the artisanal workmanship that characterizes the cuisine of the tavern. From homemade pasta to the artisanal cured meats, up to the meats selected from local producers, each dish is created with the aim of offering guests an authentic experience of traditional restaurant in Orvieto.

Chef and founder

Traditional Dishes

To the’Grillo Inn Orvieto we offer a complete path every day typical Umbrian cuisine: appetizers with homemade artisan cured meats, first of homemade pasta, seconds of local meats, seasonal side dishes e sweets prepared according to tradition. A proposal that changes, following freshness, seasonality and research of best raw materials of the territory.

Home Cooking and Tradition

Our cuisine combines the gastronomic traditions of Umbria, Tuscany, and Lazio, with dishes prepared according to authentic recipes and seasonal ingredients.

A menu that changes every day

The Osteria del Grillo menu changes frequently based on the availability of raw materials and seasonality. This allows us to offer consistently fresh, local dishes.

Local Raw Materials

We collaborate with small local producers and farms in the Umbria, Tuscany, and Lazio regions. From meats to vegetables, to carefully selected wines, every ingredient is carefully chosen to ensure quality and authenticity.

The Osteria Menu

Discover the menu of the’Grillo Inn Orvieto, a journey into the typical Umbrian cuisine with artisanal cured meat appetizers, first of homemade pasta, seconds of local meats, seasonal side dishes, and traditional desserts. Dishes change frequently based on the freshness of the ingredients and the local seasonality.

some of our dishes

A selection of Italian wines

There Osteria del Grillo wine list It has been carefully constructed to best accompany the dishes of the traditional cuisine. The selection includes numerous labels from different Italian regions, with particular attention to Piedmontese wines and to Tuscan wines, two territories that the chef particularly appreciates and which have also partly influenced some gastronomic contaminations present in the tavern's kitchen. Alongside these labels, there is also space for the excellences of the’Umbria, which represent a natural link with the territory.

Among the whites, interesting proposals also stand out from Lazio, a region that in recent years has developed high-quality wine production. Naturally, there is no shortage of’Orvieto Classico, a symbolic wine of the area, accompanied by other labels capable of enhancing the flavors of local cuisine.

Great attention was also paid to the choice of the house wine, the result of years of research to identify the winery capable of offering a balanced, pleasant, and accessible wine, perfect for accompanying traditional dishes.

A welcoming place to feel at home

THE'’Grillo's Inn It's a warm and informal place where you can enjoy traditional dishes in a family atmosphere. A place where time slows down and cooking becomes a moment of sharing. In beautiful season, with the arrival of warmer days, it is also possible to sit in the outdoor terrace, an ideal space for outdoor lunches and dinners.

they say about us

Find out what customers are saying about Osteria del Grillo in Orvieto. Their reviews describe their experience of traditional Umbrian cuisine featuring homemade pasta, artisanal cured meats, local meats, and a warm welcome that truly makes you feel at home.