Il Palio Restaurant

Il Palio Restaurant is a restaurant in Shelton, Connecticut. It serves inspired Italian cuisine, with a menu organized into courses that include Per Cominciare, Le Insalate, Pizza, I Primi and I Secondi. Dishes include a seasonal soup whose preparation changes daily, a tagliere of prosciutto di Parma, mortadella, soppressata, porchetta and cacciatorini with Parmesan, mozzarella and mixed olives, a blackened yellowfin tuna carpaccio, flash fried baby artichokes over lemon aioli, and grilled octopus over chickpea hummus. The restaurant is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:45 to 9:30, Friday from 11:45 to 10:00, and Saturday from 5:00 to 10:00, and is closed Sunday and Monday. It holds a rating of 4.60. The kitchen is led by Chef Margherita Aloi, who was born on a vineyard in the Piedmont hills of northwestern Italy in the town of Tucci, where her father was a winemaker. She was later recruited by New York restaurateur Pino Luongo for Le Madri in Manhattan, where she was the youngest of three Italian women brought to cook regional specialties. She held the title of Celebrity Chef in Zagat for five years straight, one of only four women to do so. Il Palio occupies a true Tuscan setting in Shelton. Outside, hand carved sculptures depict the Palio Race in Siena; inside, frescoed walls are lit in golden light and imported marble floors run through the dining rooms. The restaurant was brought to life by Bob Scinto, and it sits in Enterprise Corporate Park. Guests have described celebrations and date nights there, noting servers who know the menu and staff who accommodate a severe onion allergy. The restaurant is at 5 Corporate Dr. Commerce Drive is about 0.1 miles away, the Farmill River about 0.2 miles, and Bridgeport Avenue about 0.3 miles. Gristmill Open Space, a nature preserve, is about 0.4 miles from the restaurant. Il Palio's rating of 4.60 reflects a positive response from the customers who have reviewed it, and its kitchen is led by a chef with a Zagat Celebrity Chef title and training in Piedmont and Manhattan.