This restaurant is in beautiful Bologna and is a little on the casual side, but the food is great…read moreand priced very reasonable

Amazing service! Amazing ambiance! Amazing food! Ristorante da Umberto is a gem in Lake Garda's…read morecrown. We enjoyed a typical Italian meal (i.e. 2+ hours) during a long weekend in Brenzone sul Garda, one of many picturesque towns on the lake, just a few minutes up the road from Umberto's. We started with the Gran Frito Misto. Even though it was listed in the menu as a secondi, our waiter humored us and let us have it as an antipasti. The assortment of fried seafood and veggies was delish! I loved the calamari and shrimp. Even the sardines weren't bad! After that, we moved on to antipasti and secondi. My sister and I ordered the lasagne because it's a minimum 2 person dish. My hubby ordered the steak because... well... men like red meat? Y'all. I need to wax poetic about this lasagna for a minute. It was super creamy, bubbly and hot. Layers and layers of fresh noodles with a savory meat ragu sauce on top and prosciutto cotto and mushrooms sprinkled throughout. All served in a GIANT cauldron, easily enough for four people even though it was billed as a two person dish. The steak was good, too. And, we also enjoyed the sautéed potatoes. But seriously. Get. The. Lasagna. If you are still reading at this point (why aren't you on your way to Lake Garda for the lasagna?!), I suppose my last anecdote is that the house red wine was delicious.

An absolute delight to stumble upon this gem. The restaurant itself is beautiful, with an outdoor…read more-covered- courtyard that was lovely even in early April (they turned on a heat lamp for us). Every dish we ordered was packed with flavor, and they had a very unique menu with lots of local/fresh ingredients. Adrianna speaks English, Italian, and Dutch, so it was a treat to understand her as she described the menu and gave us some recommendations. She was very helpful in offering suggestions as to what was freshest that day. She pointed out that there were no truffles available (as they did not find them)--- I think this is a great sign, as clearly they focus on ingredients that are fresh and available! We had fresh caught tuna, on a bed of arugula and crusted in pistachio -- best I've ever had. Also had a handmade spaghetti with fresh clams and a delicious tomato based sauce with fresh red peppers. Some sort of lemon creme brûlée (the proper name escapes me) for dessert --- I loved the touch of lemon. The only downside is that I wanted to try more! Everything on the menu looked marvelous Adrianna and her husband Paolo -the chef- truly know how to create a wonderful evening with delicious food, great hospitality, and they do it with passion. A must visit! I hope to come back! The prices were quite reasonable as well.

A fantastic restaurant at a fantastic location. Small but big in flavours and experience. A…read moreculinary must. I've got to go back and sample more before I leave. Had a warm Mozzarela with angelhair pasta as a starter and it was absolutely delicious. I had a simple tagliatelle with their pomodoro sauce which tasted like heaven. Cozy place and very attentive staff. A world class quaint restaurant!!

We heard this was the oldest restaurant in the area and a great spot. After our visit here, we…read morewere really disappointed. The service was not great. They were really nice, but ignored our table. Patrons that came after we ordered were served before us. I really think they forgot the rest of our order after the antipasti came out at lightning speed. I never salt my food at a restaurant. Every dish frantically needed salt and pepper. The antipasti: pulpo (octopus) was not great. They had some sauce under it that was way too much and just was not great. For our entrees we ordered under pistachio tortellini and the seafood pasta. The tortellini was great after we salted and peppered it. The seafood pasta was lacking much seafood, it was average at best. There seems to be a lot of restaurants here, recommend trying something else...

I visited Al Gondoliere for the first time over 5-years ago before I even know what Yelp was. I…read moreremember absolutely loving the restaurant and was sure to make a reservation when I found myself at Lake Garda again last week. I'm so excited to be able to log this 5-star review so many years after my first visit as Al Gondoliere is every bit as good as I remember! On this most recent visit, we shared the prosciutto and fig antipasti. While the prosciutto was great, the pairing with the fig fell a little short. (We should have gotten the melon.) This was the only blip in an otherwise perfect meal though, so no real complaints here! After the antipasti, we moved on to pasta. I had the ravioli with smoked cheese and pistachio sauce. My husband had the spaghetti bolognese. And my sister had the gnocchi with ricotta and tomato sauce. Every one was unique and delish. Don't ask me to pick a favorite because I can't. After all that (our eyes were definitely bigger than our stomaches that evening) we then had the sea bass and roasted potatoes. Both amazing. Capped it all off with homemade tiramisu and cinnamon semifredo with wine sauce. One word for ya about all of that. Y. U. M. During the meal, we enjoyed a bottle of the Garda Merlot. I do wish they had carafes of house wine that we've become so accustomed to while living in Italy (mostly because they're a fraction of the cost of bottles) but our €23 bottle was also worth every euro. The restaurant caps off the meal with small glasses of chocolate grappa. I hate grappa but I love this chocolate grappa. Looking forward to many more weekends in the charming town of Malcesine and many more meals at Al Gondolie

Busy Saturday night on a very hot June day. Food- a nice…read moreman, maybe manager/server took our drink order right away. The aperol spritz was not so good. The table bread was! He took our food order as well. Tortellini with butter and sage was REALLY good. We had the margherita pizza as well. Also nice. The caprese salad was a bit downscale on shredded iceberg and flavorless tomatoes but passable. Service- we never saw that man again but an angry woman brought our food out in about 5 minutes after our order. Maybe they are short staffed, But she was scary angry and curt. She was very annoyed when I asked for the bill too. She waved us toward the front counter. No one ever came by to ask if we wanted more drinks or dessert. She was huffing and running around. She loudly tossed the utensils into the clean set up area bin. Food is pretty decent but beware! Only some A/C. It's there but weak just fyi.

This place is great, so why so few reviews? Perhaps because it is a hidden gem, frequented by…read morelocals? As in the other Yelp review posted, Bacaro was recommended by Serena, our tour guide, as a place with high quality local fare. Since I had tickets to the opera, and the restaurant was just down the street from the arena, it is the perfect place for pre-theater dinner. A glass of lugana, a glass of valpolicella, a Veronese sampler, and a pizza - delicious on a heavenly side street for ~36 euros. Oh, I forgot to mention the friendly service. What more could you ask for?

Our first stop for dinner on our holiday in Sirmione! Wonderful little spot with great service! We…read moreordered the Buffalo pizza, prawn pasta, Greek salad & crème brûlée for dessert- all was fantastic!

We came here to relax and have a cocktail. It is in the main square, the view is nice. We sat in…read morethe main square, watching the lake. We chose this place for the cozyness. The staff were friendly. For two cocktails the total was 12€. They came with a small bowl of chips

I LOVEEE the fish! the service was nice :) the fries needed a little more salt but they offered…read morethat at each table. I love the lake view, the location was perfect. i wanted to feee the fish fries but i got embarrassed.

This is probably my favorite restaurant in all of Italy. The best prosciutto, the best risotto,…read morethe best beef cheeks and oxtail, and the best Amorone. Everything is just perfect. Service is great. Clientele is local. Food is special. I can't recommend enough.

Not cheap but delicious. Try the beef cheek braised in Amerone with oxtail. You won't regret it.read more