The food here was excellent really, it is a quiet place, but you may need to book if you are a…read morelarge party or going during a major holiday. It was so stunning we went twice. The menu is simple but very well constructed and everything tasted so good. The staff are lovely too, and will make recommendations on what to have, although to be fair I would happily eat my way through their entire menu, if I had the time. It was good value too.

These guys have a taste for food. It's not cheap, but worth…read morewhile if you like good food and excellent wine. The place being off the main streets gives a nice quiet atmosfere where service is quick and pleasantly relaxed. Do take the effort to find here. No hotel nearby can match this cookery.

Great service and wonderful food! The ambience is amazing too...Easy walk from all the hotels in…read moreStresa. Highly recommend!

This restaurant is rated #1 on Yelp (as of 07/20/2025) and I have no idea why! I'm giving this…read morerestaurant 2 stars because the Tomassi Amarone wine was excellent. We started with the beef tartar which was flavorful, but every other bite had gristle. I got the tagliatelle with prawn and the sauce was fishy, which I could not understand at all because the prawns themselves tasted fine. My son got the ravioli, which was just ok. Finally, we ordered the hot chocolate cake (think mini lava cake) - which was good but very small. Maybe we ordered all the wrong things. The service was good. The inside of the restaurant was pleasant.

Amilie offers a wonderful, thoughtful dining experience. The staff is very polite and…read moreknowledgeable on the food and wine. The chef personally greets the tables, time permitting in a charming spot with a great feel. The food choices offer a variety of well planned flavors with locally sourced products. From the bread to the food one and everything in between, make a reservation and enjoy. Specifically the artichoke salad, the beef, the local fish and the macaroni with ham were delicious.

This should be a 10 because this was the best place I have ever eaten. The food was phenomenal and…read moreso was the service. We have never had such a wonderful experience. You will enjoy the first second until the last second and walk away very enriched. The ambiance is unmatched. Charlene & Jan Heaberlin

I had dinner beautifully. If I have to use three adjectives to describe the dinner I would say:…read moresimple, intimate, good. I mean, the raw materials were fresh, the service polite and attentive, the location cozy and characteristic.

I'll go back again and again. One of the best meals that can be had on Lago Maggiore!read more

I have eaten at a lot of restaurants around the world. I have dinned at the best in New York & Los…read moreAngeles, but I have to say, this was the best restaurant that I have ever had the pleasure to dine. In no way was I expecting a five star meal at this resturant. We just wanted to dine in a nice restaurant with a view of Lake Maggiore while in Laveno, Italy. ( an hour north of Milan) Wow! Was I pleasantly surprised! If you are anywhere near Milan, make sure to take time to jump on the train from Milano Cadorna in Milan to Laveno ( the last stop). You can walk from the Laveno train station along the promenade next to the lake (lungolago de angelis) to piazza marchetti to get to Hostaria del Golfo. it is a nice 5 minute stroll from the train. The food presentation was artistic. The quality was amazingly fresh. The service was impecable. I recommend the fresh fish that they serve directly from Lake Maggiore. The strawberry Risotto with gelato parmesan was just amazing!! The entire meal for two, including appitiser, second course, wine, desert and expresso was only 60 euros . After eating the meal, i was expecting to see a check for ten times that price based on similar restaurants in New York. Again. I highly recommend this amazing resturant! I rarely give five stars, this is one of the few.