Villa Toscana’s reputation for culinary excellence and unparalleled ambience has ensured an award-winning reputation in the UAE capital and a prestigious honour as a Michelin-selected restaurant. It is easy to see why. Guests fall under the spell of this unique restaurant at The St. Regis Abu Dhabi from the moment they arrive. Inspired by the lavish dining rooms and sun-dappled terraces of an Italian aristocratic home, Villa Toscana provides intimate settings - both indoor and alfresco - for lively lunches and delectable dinners.
This is a restaurant that is defined by fresh ingredients and Italian beverage excellence and revels in its celebration of authentic dishes from antipasti and fresh homemade pastas to wood-fired pizzas, unforgettable desserts and distinctive house specialties. Curating these flavours is Head Chef Vittorio Nania who marries the culinary creativity of Northern Italy with the inspiration of his Calabria home, consistently infusing traditional recipes with contemporary innovation.
The ambience of the restaurant is the perfect setting for chef’s creations. Villa Toscana’s vibrant interior - featuring two private dining areas and a sophisticated bar - transports guests to the country home of an Italian nobleman. Here, bright paintings offer a window to the verdant rolling hills, olives groves and cypress trees of Italy’s most famous landscape and every antique, arched window and wooden detail reflects the comforts of a lavish aristocratic rural life. Outside on the restaurant’s terrace, the alfresco delight of Villa Toscana is enhanced by rustic detailing, elegant countryside seating and an inevitable fresh breeze.
Naturally menus change with the seasons, and Villa Toscana has debuted a new à la carte menu showcasing a plethora of chef’s signature creations. What adds an exclusive flavour to Villa Toscana is that every dish is informed by Chef Vittorio’s passion for innovation, the warm memories and ingredients of his childhood home in Calabria and the inspiration of his grandmother who ignited his love of food. Among Chef Vittorio’s most celebrated creations are duck breast with tropea onion gel which balances intense flavours with nuanced Calabrian sweetness; Chilean sea bass which showcases bergamot sauce, an ingredient unique to Calabria; creamy risotto n’duja featuring incomparable regional beef n’duja flavours and delizia limone, a dessert celebration of chef’s Calabrian culinary childhood. Another exceptional experience is the new business lunch, featuring a curated selection of the venue’s most popular dishes.
Villa Toscana offers the ultimate escape to a timeless Italy where the ambience is as memorable as an escape to the Tuscan countryside and the flavours are as unforgettable as Calabrian n’duja. An outstanding addition to the UAE’s culinary landscape.
