Fantastic food, beautiful setting, terrific service. Definitely check to get reservations (only in…read moreperson, not available via phone or email) when you arrive in Varenna. Delicious Northern Italy menu. Understated elegance and highly recommended.

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

Absolutely delicious and wonderful service. Make sure you get a reservation! We booked one through…read moreour hotel concierge a month out since we went during peak summer season. Good wines too!

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 One of the restaurants that open a little bit early so we have decided to try it out. We got there 10 minutes before and people started coming after us. We got the seat even we didn't have reservations. I ordered risotto with fried perch (minimum 2 orders), lake fish sampler entree, and white wine to pair with fish dishes. Risotto flavor was good but the texture was a bit hard for my taste. It was different from the one I had in Venice. I don't know which one is authentic but I don't really like the texture of this one. Lake fish sampler also great on seasoning but then again some fishes have small bones which I didn't like. So if small bones bother you like me, I suggest don't order this dish. Also order "Miascia" with figs jam and pumpkin ice-cream. Which tasted balance with ice cream and taste of fig jam. Overall experience was ok but it was a bit over priced.

Seems to be closed?!? We were in town 3 nights and never saw it open. Asked at the restaurant next…read moredoor and they said it is closed.

Tasted terrible .... Portions small, lamb was tough, potatoes were like French fries and clams in…read morespaghetti were small And tasteless .

Fun little dark restaurant off the beaten path. The staff…read morewas pretty funny. They played American music (80's) and were singing along to it. Food was good.. I had caprese board and my husband had the Napoli pizza. My food was fresh and tasty but my wine ( white was not great). My husband enjoyed his pizza but said his Negroni was just ok. Fun place and people.

Food is good, price is reasonable. We ordered pasta and…read morepizza. Service is good as well. One of the servers was chatty and nice. Ambiance, it's nice and cozy. We found this place to have lunch while we were waiting for our ferry to Bellagio. It's just behind the across the ferry port. *FYI: I reserve the "5 stars" when they exceed expectations or do extra stuff (above and beyond). If they're great, 4 stars is really good for me.

Amazing garden with a beautiful view. We thought the food and service was delicious and fantastic!…read moreOur daughter ran around the garden the whole time with other children and the cooks took her back into the kitchen to say hi to everyone. We will be back for sure!!

It was a bit pricier than I wanted it to be, but the views were impeccable and one of the girls let…read moreme use a closer bathroom, even though I wasn't supposed to, so that was super helpful. She put us right by the water, which was really nice because there was some people waiting. The food was fine. Nothing crazy but it was really good. You're in Italy. What else can you ask for.

You're going there for the views. The drinks were good, but kinda pricey. It's PACKED. if you're…read morenot sitting near the water, it's not worth it. A table further back near the restaurant opened up and we opted to just continue waiting (which I'm glad we did).

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!

Our first night in Varenna, Lake Como ended on a good note thanks to Locanda Cavallino. We showed…read moreup the day of & asked to make a reservation for that very same night. The waiter kindly put a reservation for table at 8 PM on their outside patio. While we couldn't get a full view of the water, that atmosphere was so nice and everybody was generally very pleasant, which was relaxing. Their menu was vast and because we had so many choices, we ended up ordering so much off of the menu, including fries with ketchup, their soup of the day, (which was a zucchini cream soup), cocktails and mocktails, seafood pasta and monkfish, shrimp & scallop skewers. Safe to say, we are completely full by the time we left, but everything was delicious and I didn't regret anything we ordered.

An elevated dining experience right by the ferry stop. They have an outdoor area overlooking the…read morelake but on cool march evening we dined inside. The interior is just a beautiful space modern but still showing off the old stone walls. Plenty of tables but all of them separate and not stuffed together so you will have privacy. The wine list is extensive while the menu is a bit more concise. The food is locally sourced and all is home made. The bread basket is not an after thought but a an excellent blending of different breads and bread sticks. I wanted to try the risotto with fish filets but they only prepare for 2 so I asked our waitress for he favorite dish she l Pointed to the raviolis stuffed with rabbit. They were amazing the wife had a top notch pasta with mushrooms.foe desert tired of tiramisu we asked the waitress she led up to a wonderful tarte with lemon ricotta and blueberries . Wow!!

La Vista was the restaurant that ran in our hotel, and we were able to get a balcony seat right off…read morethe water for our romantic honeymoon dinner. The views were spectacular and the service was exceptional, the food was good just like all other food we had in Lake Como. You are paying for the view and a decent meal to go with it, and that's what the food was: decent with a heavy price tag. I would go back just because I love the hotel so much, but I will not be expecting a culinary masterpiece to die for here.

Shockingly dissatisfied by our meal. The service was fine and view was beautiful, but this is the…read moreworst meal I have had in a long time. Recognizing that I am somewhat of a food snob, I can generally be hard to impress... but this truly was inedible. Everything was under seasoned. Shrimp spaghetti tasted like a bowl of pasta in lake water. Please go somewhere else if you're in Varenna... there is excellent food just down the street.