It had been a long day for my friend and me and we were ready for a nice big dinner in the amazing…read morefortress city of Bellinzona. Since we were in the Italian part of Switzerland, we really wanted to hit up an Italian joint. We wandered the many winding streets, looking for something to strike our fancy when we spied this place, all alone down one of the many side streets. We were attracted by its large "Trattoria" sign and the warm glow emanating from its windows. The place is larger than it looks, with a bunch of smaller rooms toward the back. It was also quite empty when we first got there, but we were pretty early for dinner, I think like around 6:30pm. As the night wore on the place steadily filled up (with locals, it looked like) and was quite lively by the time we left a couple of hours later. They had no printed menus, just a large chalkboard with the daily offerings that the waitress took around from table to table. They are serious about serving what's local and frech NOW, apparently. Since it was the start of autumn wild boar and venison were featured on the menu, as well as other seasonal ingredients, like chestnuts. We started off with a couple of glasses of local white wine, which was excellent, and they brought out some bread and a little pile of shaved wild boar salumi, sprinkled with salt and rosemary. Oh wow, that was so good, just melted in our mouths. The bread was great too, hearty and crusty. After some deliberation and help from our waitress translating what the menu items meant, I decided on the wild boar stew with polenta and my friend got the risotto with pancetta, chestnuts, mushrooms. They were both SO good, my stew was rich and flavorful, and the polenta delectably creamy and satisfying. My friend's risotto had all kinds of flavors happening within it and we were both very happy campers, chasing down the awesome food with some equally awesome local red wine this time. I forget the names of the grapes and all that--we just asked the waitress what she recommended and she just brought this stuff out. The service was as good as the food, and the prices were reasonable. Combined with a relaxed yet refined ambiance, I do think this place is as good as it gets. As much as I love to try new places, if I'm ever in Bellinzona again I'd come back to this place.

This was by far the best meal I had in all of Europe. Need more? Ok. You don't order, you just…read moretell them how many courses for your meal you want and that's it. I had amazing salad with tomatoes they just picked. I had the best tasting salmon every to be, dessert included sorbet that they literally had just made. I literally can't recommend this place enough.

What a lovely village in Switzerland. After exploring the town, we settled on lunch at Ristorante…read moreCorona, and it was well worth it. We sat on the patio and ordered pizza and the guys each ordered a calzone. The pizza was incredible. The crust was light and like nothing in the U.S. The pizza was topped with tender mushrooms, and lots of cheese, it was excellent. The calzones were huge, but they managed to eat every last bite. The tender crusts were filled with gently cooked eggs and a nice runny yolk spilling all over the ham, mushrooms, and cheese. We ended the meal with cappuccinos and they too were delicious, creamy, and not bitter. We still are talking about our lunch at Ristorante Corona.

Friendly service and great food! I don't recall the names…read moreof the dishes, but the food was delicious. My husband had a risotto with sausage, and I had pasta with tomato sauce with bacon, onion, and cheese. Both dishes were excellent. The location was lovely, on a quiet side street in the charming town. We walked over after visiting Castelgrande.

Was in town visiting family and got a chance to enjoy some good Italian food from a local place…read more Seated outside, we enjoyed delicious octopus and I had a pizza. Service was fantastic and food was out of this world. Prices were fair and location was convenient. If in the area and want a quality meal, give it a try.

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"

Although a visit here will be MUCH easier if you know italian we still managed to get the food we…read morewanted. We stoppede by on our way to Italy. The weather was amazing and we immediately made use of their 'porch'. The food was great. We weren't that hungry and simply shared a pizza and each got a salad. When ordering a salad look for the word 'insalate', I got no clue what my friend ordred, but she ended up with a salat ON TOP of a pizza-bread. (Perhaps that was why the waiter was a bit confused by us sharing the other pizza - they probably concluded she was very hungry and/or greedy with her food). All in all, the food was good (the pizza more than great - had tomate, mozzerella, zucchini, aubergine etc) and definitely worth a second visit - maybe on our way back home.

Brilliant pizzas just off the motorway, worth stopping by if you want something tastyread more

Excellent gem of a true Ticinese Grotto with attentive service set off the beaten path in a forest…read moreon the west side of Lugano. Definitely will try a visit!

I visited this place 11 years ago by chance and loved it. Came back, and it's still just as good…read more Looking forward to coming again!

We were glad to see a restaurant open mid afternoon as many close for a few hours mid day to reopen…read morein evening. We were able to easily get a table and browsed the simple but varied menu offerings. I ordered spaghetti bolognese and my husband ordered gnocchi. Both were very reasonably priced, especially with the high dining prices we have experienced in Switzerland this far. Our drink orders arrived quickly along with bread and fresh Parmesan for our pasta orders. It wasn't long before our beautiful meals arrived. We both loved our meals and noted the highlighting of simple flavors that made for an excellent meal. One of the best we have eaten here in Switzerland and we have been to Vienna, Salzburg, Lucerne, and now Locarno! Well worth a bus ride if less than an hour from Locarno or train ride to come see the castles around, walk the town, shop if you desire, & enjoy slowing down and finding shady spots to sit and relax,

For Swiss standards, good price quality portion value! Each pasta is less than 20CHF! Simple dishes…read morebut very delicious and the pasta is done al dente. If you go during asparagus season they'll have special asparagus dishes and they're amazing. This place is casual and a lot of tables, good for groups. Also right next to the train station so if you need to catch a train, good place to eat and relax till your train comes.