Very informal pizzeria and restaurant down by the lake shore in Padenghe Sul Garda. Excellent food…read more- and at €110 for 4 (2 starter mixed seafood and 2 meat and 2 pasta 'mains' plus 2 salads) including 2 bottles of prosecco, we thought it very reasonable. Someone pointed out to me that on Italian menus there is a ** sign against a dish if the item has been frozen, so the lack of that sign on the seafood meant it was fresh, and it did taste delicious. Very friendly staff and proprietors. A bit lackadaisical about bringing the bill but happily got on with it when I went up to the bar to pay. We didn't have pizzas but the big pizza oven was right by us and the pizzas going out looked great, so we'll be back to try.

Best display and quality of foods I've ever had. Such an expected hidden gem to have found!read more

I had a very bad experience in this restaurant and would advise anybody to stay away as far as…read morepossible. They were sold out of a lot of stuff after just opening for the night, didn't tell me after i got seated. They didn't have anything besides pasta or fish, my Girlfriend doesn't eat fish so she ordered pasta, but the server angrily told her it's for two persons only. the wine we ordered was also sold out, do they have anything on stock here? Anyway at that point we decided to leave, I went to the bar to pay where I was shouted at and harassed by 5 of the servers because I refused to pay 5 euro extra for their "service". Big scam if you ask me because they didn't even have anything to serve us besides water which I was trying to pay for.

My parents have a house about a 5min walk from Da rino, so when I'm over visiting lake Garda I…read moreoften eat here. The pasta is beyond beyyyyyond delish!!! We get it every time. Pasta Mediterraneano is always the first meal I want when we arrive in Borgia del torchio. Slimey, fresh homemade pasta with delicious seasonal veg and beans, in a simple local olive oil sauce. I can't explain to you how good it tastes. Da Rino know how to produce dishes packed full of flavour and skill by using local and authentic Italian ingredients. If yours anywhere near manerba get to Da rino now!! Great spot, friendly staff and fantastic food and to top it all off a beautiful views as its located just on the lake ;)

While on our honeymoon and staying in Vicenza, my wife and I had a hard time finding anything open…read moreon a Monday, with most stores and all big tourist sites closed. Restaurants were a bit better, and with some online research we found a couple spots that were (hopefully) open, and if not they were in an area where we'd be able to find *something* open within a short walk. Al Ritrovo was our first choice, and was very close to a stop for the #1 bus, right next to the Duomo, with a nice patio and modern looking interior (it opened in 2013), although we chose the patio on a beautiful evening. They must have been rocking 90s on 9 on Sirius, because Gangster's Paradise was playing when we arrived, followed by the Spice Girls' "Stop", and then "Da Funk" by Daft Punk, which I was very much down with. The kitchen wasn't going to be open for another 20m, so we took a look at their drink list and I picked a bottle of their valpolicella riposa. Wine came out with a glass of salted peanuts to hold us over. The valpolicella was very enjoyable, with slight tannin hit on the front, but with a smooth finish, and warm down the throat thanks to the 15.5% punch of this Venetian wine. I went with the fresh pasta and duck to start, and a signature Vicentini/Venetian dish - salted cod and polenta, or baccala. The pasta and duck were fantastic; the pasta was fresh, just slightly eggy and perfectly cooked. The duck was chopped and also cooked to just the right doneness, being moist enough to not need the sauce to save it. Speaking of which, the cream sauce was used with a light hand, with just enough to evenly coat everything but not eclipsing the pasta or duck. The cod and polenta was a bit disappointing presentation-wise, and was fine on execution, but didn't have the wow factor of the duck. The salt cod was in a creamy sauce but still maintained some of its distinct dried fish texture. The polenta had a slightly different flavour compared to most I've had, but I couldn't quite place it, and it wasn't bad. Could have just been the kind of polenta or a better quality than is available back home, and I just wasn't used to it. Service was attentive and professional. Wherever you're staying in Vicenza, you definitely want to swing by Al Ritrovo for some very well done traditional dishes at this modern restaurant.

Had dinner here on our last night in Vicenza with my parents. We ordered what turned out to be way…read moretoo much food, but it was all so good that we finished it all! I had some absolutely divine lamb chops, with a Caesar salad (the salads are massive here). Definitely worth a try if you happen to visit this charming little town.