Restaurant in Ortisei, Italy
Solid Alpine meat cooking, easy to book.
Tubladel is a Michelin Plate-recognised Alpine restaurant in central Ortisei, serving honest regional cuisine — venison, pork shank, local game — in a warm wood-lined room that feels genuinely rooted in the Val Gardena. At €€€ with a 4.6 Google rating across 1,500+ reviews, it's the right choice for grounded meat-focused dining without the commitment of a tasting menu or a €€€€ bill.
If you're weighing Tubladel against the polished fine-dining rooms scattered across the Val Gardena, reset your expectations before you arrive. Tubladel is not trying to compete with the tasting-menu format or the technique-forward kitchens you'll find at Anna Stuben nearby. What it offers instead is a grounded, wood-lined dining room that delivers honest regional cooking at a €€€ price point, with a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 confirming that the quality is real and consistent. For a first-timer in Ortisei who wants to eat well without committing to a multi-course tasting format, Tubladel is a credible choice. If you want creative ambition or serious service theatre, look elsewhere.
The name gives you the blueprint: "tubladel" translates from Ladin as hay barn, and the dining room leans into that reference with wood-adorned interiors that feel genuinely rooted in the valley rather than staged for Instagram. The space sits close to Ortisei's centre, which matters for logistics — you don't need a taxi after dinner, and the walk back through town is direct. The spatial atmosphere is warm and intimate without being cramped, the kind of room where the setting does real work in making the meal feel like more than a transaction. For a first-time visit, the room itself will meet expectations: this is what Alpine dining should feel like, without the self-conscious rusticity of venues that perform their heritage rather than live it.
Tubladel's kitchen focuses on local meat and game, with dishes like venison pappardelle and roast pork shank confirmed on the menu. If you're coming for seafood, this is not your restaurant , fish options are deliberately limited, which is the right call for a landlocked Alpine kitchen sourcing with any integrity. For a first-timer, order into the kitchen's strengths: the game and slow-cooked meat preparations are where the Michelin Plate recognition sits. The wine list includes a good selection by the glass, which is genuinely useful if you're dining solo or want to range across the menu without committing to a bottle. This is practical hospitality, not a flex.
At €€€, Tubladel sits in the middle tier of Ortisei's dining options , meaningfully more expensive than a casual trattoria, but well below the €€€€ rooms that dominate Italy's Michelin-starred tier. The Michelin Plate recognition (two consecutive years) signals that the cooking is consistently competent, not just occasionally good. What the data doesn't confirm is whether the service style matches the price point in warmth and attentiveness , the 4.6 Google rating across 1,591 reviews suggests the overall experience lands well for the majority of diners, which is a more reliable signal than a handful of press mentions. For a first-timer, that rating at that volume means the kitchen and front-of-house are doing something right with regularity. You are unlikely to be disappointed; you are also unlikely to be astonished. At €€€, that's a fair deal in a destination where the alternative is either going cheaper and losing quality or going higher and entering a different category of commitment entirely.
Booking difficulty at Tubladel is rated Easy, which is one of its practical advantages over busier Alpine tables that fill weeks out. Address: Via Christian Trebinger, 22, 39046 Ortisei BZ, Italy. The location close to the town centre means accessibility is not an issue whether you're staying in Ortisei or coming in for the evening. Hours and booking method are not confirmed in available data , check directly or via a reservation platform before planning around a specific time slot. No dress code is documented, but the room's atmosphere and price point suggest smart-casual is appropriate; ski gear from the slopes would be out of place.
See the comparison section below for a full breakdown against regional and national alternatives.
For broader context on dining in the area, see our full Ortisei restaurants guide, as well as our Ortisei hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide.
For regional cuisine peers operating in a similar register elsewhere in Italy, Trattoria al Cacciatore - La Subida in Cormons and Thaller - Gasthaus in Sankt Veit am Vogau are worth comparing if you're touring the broader northeast Italy and Austria region. At the other end of the ambition spectrum, Uliassi in Senigallia, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Piazza Duomo in Alba, Le Calandre in Rubano, and Enrico Bartolini in Milan represent what Italian fine dining looks like when the investment goes up significantly.
Book Tubladel if you want a grounded Alpine meal in a room that feels authentic, with game and meat cooking backed by two years of Michelin Plate recognition and a 4.6 rating across over 1,500 reviews. It is the right choice for a first-timer who wants regional cuisine done properly without the pressure of a tasting menu or a €€€€ bill. Skip it if you're after creative cooking, serious seafood, or a service experience that matches the ambition of the Alps' leading tables.
At €€€, yes , with reasonable expectations. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024, 2025) and a 4.6 Google score across 1,591 reviews confirm consistent quality. It won't deliver the technical ambition of a €€€€ table, but for grounded regional cooking in a genuine Alpine room, the price-to-quality ratio is solid. If your benchmark is a Michelin-starred tasting menu, it won't satisfy. If your benchmark is eating very well in Ortisei without a significant financial commitment, it earns its place.
Anna Stuben is the most obvious local alternative if you want creative cooking and are prepared to spend more. For a broader view of options, see our full Ortisei restaurants guide. If you're willing to travel within the region, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in Brunico is the benchmark for Alpine fine dining in South Tyrol, though at a significantly higher price point and booking difficulty.
Order from the meat and game section of the menu. Venison pappardelle and roast pork shank are confirmed dishes, and they represent the kitchen's core competency. The wine-by-the-glass selection is genuinely useful here , the list is noted as good, so take advantage rather than defaulting to a bottle. Avoid coming with high expectations for seafood; the kitchen deliberately limits fish options, which is honest for an Alpine restaurant sourcing locally.
It works for a relaxed celebration dinner , the room is warm and the meal will be satisfying. But if the occasion calls for service polish, a wow factor, or a structured tasting experience, Tubladel is not the right venue. The atmosphere is convivial rather than formal. For a birthday dinner or anniversary where the setting matters as much as the food, the Alpine room delivers. For a proposal or a serious milestone that requires impeccable front-of-house, consider Anna Stuben or a €€€€ table with more service depth.
No tasting menu is confirmed in available data for Tubladel. The kitchen operates as a regional à la carte format focused on meat and game. If a tasting menu is your preferred dining format, this is not the venue to pursue it. For tasting menus in the broader Italian Alpine region, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler is the reference point.
Three things: the name means hay barn in Ladin, and the room looks the part , expect warm wood interiors, not a sleek modern dining room. Second, the kitchen is built around local meat and game; if that's not your preference, the menu will feel limited. Third, booking is rated Easy, so you don't need to plan weeks ahead, but confirming hours and availability directly is advisable since exact opening times aren't publicly confirmed. Dress smart-casual. The restaurant is close to Ortisei's centre, so no transport logistics required after dinner.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tubladel | Regional Cuisine | €€€ | Easy |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Dal Pescatore | Italian, Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Osteria Francescana | Progressive Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Quattro Passi | Italian, Mediterranean Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Reale | Progressive Italian, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
A quick look at how Tubladel measures up.
At €€€, Tubladel earns its keep if regional Alpine cooking is what you're after. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) confirm the kitchen is executing at a reliable standard, and the focus on local meat and game gives the price point an honest foundation. If you want fish-forward or fine-dining precision, the price-to-experience ratio shifts — this is not that room.
Within Ortisei, Tubladel sits in the middle tier: more considered than a casual mountain trattoria but a clear step below the €€€€ fine-dining rooms in the valley. For high-end South Tyrolean cooking with full tasting menus and more ceremony, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in nearby Brunico is the regional benchmark. Tubladel is the better call when you want a grounded, unfussy meal without a lengthy booking lead time.
The kitchen's confirmed strengths are venison pappardelle and roast pork shank — both draw on local meat and game, which is explicitly where Tubladel focuses. Fish options are limited by design, so if seafood is a priority, plan elsewhere. Pair your meal from the wine-by-the-glass selection, which the venue is noted for offering.
Yes, with the right expectations. The wood-lined dining room reads warm and atmospheric — a better fit for a relaxed celebratory dinner than a milestone-level splurge. At €€€ with a Michelin Plate and an easy booking window, it works well for birthdays or anniversaries where the priority is a quality meal in a characterful room rather than a full fine-dining production.
Tasting menu details are not confirmed in available venue data, so committing to that format sight unseen carries risk. What is documented is that Tubladel's kitchen centres on local meat and game — venison pappardelle and roast pork shank are confirmed dishes. If a tasting menu is available, it almost certainly follows the same regional, meat-led direction rather than offering a multi-course showcase across categories.
Booking is rated easy — you are unlikely to be shut out weeks in advance the way you might be at busier Alpine tables, which is a practical advantage. The room channels an old Alpine hay barn ("tubladel" is Ladin for exactly that) with wood-adorned interiors, but the address at Via Christian Trebinger 22 puts you close to Ortisei's centre rather than deep in the countryside. Come with an appetite for meat and game; the menu has very few fish options by design.
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