Highly Recommend!…read more Great service and the restaurant was very nice and organized with good ambiance. Service was excellent. Staff were very nice and helpful. Food was excellent. Everything we had was fresh.

Staff was very friendly. Wonderful meal. Risotto was excellent! Companions, all had pasta…read moredishes, all dishes were very very good. Highly recommended.

We had our lunch here while in Menaggio. I am not sure about other meals but pizza is very good…read morethere. Me and my husband we shared 1 pizza. And we had some drinks, unfortunately they didn't had the drink I wanted but I choose Limoncello spritz, which was very strong by the way. My husband took local wine and it was pretty good. The waitress gave us good recommendation on that. The service there takes time and i had to go to pay to register because they keep forgetting even we ask 3 times. Overall good inexpensive lunch place.

Found this place because it was on the Michelin guide in the area. Really fun takes on traditional…read moreItalian dishes. My favorite dish was the "liquid caprese"

Our favorite meal in Italy - sea bass and tortellini pasta! Beautiful presentation and so…read moreflavorful. Highly recommend this restaurant with reservations suggested.

HANDS DOWN the BEST in Varenna... and the best restaurant around the lake that we had eaten at…read moreduring our week. Food was excellent, service was 10/10, ambiance was wonderful. The owner and his staff were wonderful, kind, welcoming and made great recommendations. Al Prato is a gem, and a peaceful yet lively respite from the crowded lake-front spots. A must-try. Make sure you stop by to make a reservation in-person, it fills up quickly! Thank you Al Prato for the delicious meals and beautiful evenings.

I genuinely do not understand the hype about this restaurant. It felt like we were eating at…read moresomeone's aunt's house (and not in a positive way). All of the food was very subpar and lacked flavor and freshness. Overall we were very disappointed with the food options in Lake Como unfortunately, this did not change our minds.

SLOWEST SERVICE IN MENAGGIO AND THE FOOD IS AVERAGE AS CAN BE!…read more This place is ran by 2 elderly women who most likely do not know what year it is. They ignore people trying to get a table and really have no idea how to run a restaurant Expect to sit there for hour+ before you see any food and it will NOT be worth it Take your time and money elsewhere! AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

Good service Food was good…read moreRavioli tasted hand made - yum! No tap water available, have to purchase still water. €2.50 service charge

The food and wine were so good, we almost went back and then regretted not doing so. The menu is…read moresmall but everything was amazing. Service was also excellent. Super friendly. We would highly recommend.

Ok. Many restaurants in Bellagio are off the many stairs in the area. Small and intimate but full…read moreof experiences. We saw La Lanterna on our first night thought we have to give it a try while we were here. The next night we walked by and the was a table outside in the stairs. OK, it does not talk much to excite us but this was awesome. Enjoying our meal while watching people walk by and walk by. A lot of people walk by and look et you. So if you are self conscious ask to sit inside. They have a basic menu of pasta and at first we thought, "this will not be enough food." It was plenty and so flavorful. In our four weeks of travel in Italy and Greece, this was my most memorable and tasty meal. No hesitation. Just a cute little restaurant with a great eating experience.

Date of visit: May 27, 2025…read more We had a couple of hours to explore Bellagio and my fellow Yelpers recommended this place and they were right to do so! Just barely beating the rush, we were given a lovely table inside and could enjoy the artsy decor--loved the flat wine bottle art, just wish it wasn't so expensive. 60 euros with the current exchange rate is a bit much especially that I was wary of being able to get it home safely! My mom went with the minestrone and she raved about it the rest of the trip! I dipped some of my bread in it and agree that it was quite good and that's not normally a soup I care for. The rest of us somehow all got lasagna and most of us enjoyed it, though one of the group found it too "creamy." I would agree that I do like a bit more mozzarella on my lasagna, but that could also be an American thing and not "authentic." Really the only negative here was having to go all the way downstairs to pay my bill. The restaurant isn't very big yet it was not the easiest journey and the wait down there was a bit long. Otherwise a great experience!

This was a perfect spot for lunch. In vacation walking around we wanted to sit and enjoy the…read morescenery. It could not get much better than here. Right on the water with an incredible view. Great food options and a very relaxing environment. You have to go down the street to pay by card or cash at the table. Yes, in many places the actual kitchen/restaurant is not right on site but they move the food fast and it was great. Already miss it there.

Pretty good stuff!!! You need to eat a lot of gelato in Italy and I ate my fair share. This was the…read morebest my husband and I had on Lake Como. It is in a great location and we were able to find a nice spot along the water to eat our deliciously creamy treat!

Best meal I have ever had in my life. Ask the other reviews said the same. The food is still on…read moremy mind from one year ago. I hope anyone traveling within 100 miles makes a point to add this to their trip. Incredible. Plus Chef Moreno and his wife are charming and warm, kind and very funny. Other tip - let someone else do the driving. The winding hairpin turns were just like those mountain roads in all the best movies in Italy. Do yourself this one favor - go!

I read a review where the reviewer wrote he was still thinking about this meal 4 years later and…read morethese words couldn't be truer! Absolutely incredible! The tasting menu delicious, the veal was incredible, and the risotto with mushrooms and apple, wow! Such a warm cozy place and great overall experience. Book ahead of time, they turned 10 people away just tonight!

Incredible people, super delicious food. Best I ate in Lake Como! This is a must. If you're fit, do…read morethe walk up the hill. It's so stunning. If not, be aware that getting a uber like service will be tough on the return leg if you're out after 8pm.

Wow, the restaurant is amazing, very rustic, exactly what you would expect it to be as it is in the…read morehills overlooking the fabulous lake. We had dinner on the balcony with breathtaking views. The food was delicious, the service excellent and the atmosphere just perfect. Their bruschetta starter probably the best I have ever had in my life. Also ordered the local specialties, like salted lake fish with polenta, heirloom tomatoe caprese. Every dish was just unbelievable mouth watering.. The quality was top notch. Excellent food, excellent people, excellent location.

Food: 5/5 Service: 4/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 There is only a handful of restaurants in Varenna for dinner and this one is top of my list. Previous night I ate at different restaurant and it was ok so I didn't have much expectation coming to this but I was wrong. I ordered Grilled octopus, Burrata with tomatoes for appetizer and flat noodles pasta with duck meat for main course. Also ordered house white wine to start. The restaurant filled up quick. They brought cured meat with cheese on the house while I was waiting for the food. The dishes came out not so long after. Octopus was cooked right about of time, it was very tender. I enjoyed the pasta very much. All the dishes tasted so well that I want to order some more but I was full. This is my go to restaurant if I come to Varenna again. Highly recommended

Came here for dinner on Varenna and they did not disappoint. We ordered Caprese con burrata, egg…read moretagliatelle with duck white ragu, and crispy octopus tentacles. All those dishes were delicious with great amount of seasonings. We did not have reservation for dinner but we were the first one there; so the staff gave us a table. Dinner dishes came out quick. Tiny restaurant but good service and ambience was good with family style dinning. Highly recommend those dishes to try if you come to this restaurant on Varenna.