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7266 Manchester Road Maplewood, MO 63143

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  • Italian
    $, $$, $$$
    MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, cash, ATM/Debit
  • Business-casual to dressy attire
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Highly Recommended
    Lot Available, Meters
Description

St. Louis has approximately 1 million Italian restaurants, but nothing like Acero. Here you don't choose between the red sauce or the white, and you won't find Provel on anything. Sample salumi from the nation's top artisanal producers, or share a quartino of Amarone wine with a special someone. Pasta dishes, especially, are exquisite - small portions crafted with incredible attention to detail; polenta is poured tableside onto a marble slab and then topped with one of several sumptuous sauces. You're meant to order in the traditional Italian style - antipasto, pasta, then entrée -- but there are no rules except to celebrate the sheer joy of good food and wine.







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  • 2011 | Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap)

    This town has an abundance of red-sauce Italian joints (to put it gently). And if you're in the mood for simple, hearty food like someone's Italian American mama used to make, that's not a bad thing. Not a bad thing at all. But sometimes you've got your palate dialed up for something more, shall we say, refined. Not better, necessarily, but existing on an entirely different plane (albeit one that would knock Mom's socks off). Fortunately, that plane is well within reach. In fact it's... More »

  • 2010 | Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap)

    There is no Italian dish in St. Louis any better than the egg raviolo at Acero. There is no dish any less complex: a single raviolo surrounding the deep orange yolk of a farm-fresh egg. This simplicity, this beauty, goes a long way in explaining why, three years after it opened, Acero remains unique among the area's many (so very many) Italian restaurants. Owner Jim Fiala wants to take us beyond red sauce and white sauce, gloppy cheese and dried pasta no different from the Barilla we boil at... More »

  • 2009 | Best Prix Fixe

    Despite three successful restaurants -- Liluma, the Crossing and Acero -- chef Jim Fiala seems to maintain a low profile. For whatever reason, word of his $25 prix fixe dinner at Acero seems to be a secret, too, known only to foodies and acolytes of his mini-fiefdom. It hurts a little (full disclosure) to let the rooster out of the barn, but Fiala deserves it. He offers the set menu nightly, including weekends. The portions for the three courses tend toward generous, if not... More »

  • 2007 | Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap)

    Step through the front door of Acero and you might think you've left sleepy downtown Maplewood for one of New York City's hippest 'hoods. The unflappable hostess telling you there will be a wait. The bustling, black-clad waiters. The noise. Yeah, Acero's loud, but everyone's talking about the food -- Italian cuisine unlike anything else you'll see in St. Louis. Start with salumi from some of the nation's best artisanal producers. Then indulge in small but oh-so-satisfying portions of... More »

  • 2007 | Best Wine List in a Restaurant

    Acero's wine list isn't comprehensive. Every wine offered at this fantastic new Italian restaurant hails from Italy. That's the beauty, though. Rather than force you to choose from a bewildering variety of varietals and producers, or allow you to fall back on a reliable favorite, Acero's list focuses your attention on the extraordinary diversity of Italian wine. You'll find wines you know: pinot grigio, prosecco and even Chianti. You'll find wines you've always wanted to try: super-Tuscans,... More »

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    StaceyT1 | Saint Louis, MO | 3 Reviews

    | Tue, November 10, 2009

    I ate once on the patio. Service was poor. Selection was weak. Food was above average. Not sure if the food is quite worth the overall experience. I may try it one more time.

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    andrew.ciembronowicz | Chesterfield, MO | 8 Reviews

    | Fri, January 9, 2009

    This Place has the best Italian/french Cuisine around. If you haven't eaten here you NEED to.

Back to TopMenu
Main Menu
Regional Italian
$5.00
Today's Seasonal Soup
$7.00
L’insalata Mista
blue cheese, dried cranberry, missouri pecans, pear and red onion
$7.00
Today’s Seasonal Bruschetta
$7.00
The Acero Salad
romaine, egg, onion, genoa salumi and herb vinaigrette
$5.00
Crostini Fegatini
marsala chicken liver mousse
$7.00
Mixed Field Greens
parmigiano, pine nuts, white balsamic and citrus
$10.00
Gnocco Fritto
meat donuts prosciutto di parma, grey sea salt and olive oil
$10.00
Crudo
claverach sprouts, shallot, olive oil and alaea sea salt
$10.00
Tuscan Anchovies
pecorino romano, sprouts, extra virgin, celery
$13.00
Ravioli
pumpkin, sage, ameretti cookies, brown butter
$12.00
Today’s Ragu On Polenta
$13.00
Gnudi
butternut squash, pancetta pepato, parmigiano
$13.00
Add Fried Egg $3.00
Spaghetti Alla Chitarra
amatriciana
$15.00
Tagliatelle
wild mushrooms, brown butter, shallot and parmesan
$13.00
Egg Raviolo
locally farm egg yolk wrapped in delicate pasta
$30.00
Rainbow Trout
spaghetti squash, sage, truffle and lemon
$32.00
Sea Scallops
spinach, pinenut, proscuitto, white wine
$38.00
Grass Fed Steak
brussels sprouts, porcini and rosemry oil
$34.00
Lamb Rack
roasted cauliflower, jerusalem artichoke and caper
$8.00
Affogato
shot of espresso on vanilla ice cream
$8.00
Ricotta Cheesecake
goat, cream and ricotta
$8.00
House Made Biscotti
twice baked italian cookies
$8.00
Panna Cotta
eggless custard
$8.00
Warm Chocolate Torte
vanilla ice cream
$8.00
Bread Pudding
chefs creation
$8.00
Stuffed Figs
almond, hazelnut, lemon, gorgonzola dolce and localhoney
$15.00
Formaggi
chef’s selection of three italian aged cheeses
$15.00
Mussels
white wine, tomato, leek, lemon, garlic
$28.00
Slow Roasted Porchetta
potato puree and greens
$32.00
Yellowfin Tuna
celeriac puree, roasted shiitake, red wine
$28.00
5-hour Slow Roasted Porchetta
potato puree and greens
Desserts
Flavor Varies At Chef’s Descretion, Suggested Drink Pairings
$5.00
Affogato
espresso over ice cream, amaretto di saronno add
$7.00
Semifreddo
semi frozen mousse, sparkling lemoncello add
$5.00
Panna Cotta
eggless custard, meletti amaro add
$10.00
House Made Biscotti
twice baked cookies, vin santo add
$5.00
Warm Chocolate Torte
with ice cream, late bottle vintage port add
$5.00
Bread Pudding
with ice cream, romana black sambuca add
$7.00
Grappa And Prosecco Add $10.00
Stuffed Figs
with almond, hazelnut, sesame seed, banfi montalcino grappa add

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