Visiting from the states. This place was right down the street from out place. Excellent service…read moreevery time we came down and great menu options. Would definitely recommend checking it out.

My wife and I visited La Vecchina for dinner in early June, 2014. La Vecchina was the least formal…read moreoption in the vicinity of our hotel (The Grand Hotel Imperiale) with outdoor seating. The cocktail/wine/beer menu was extensive and the drinks were excellent. The dinner menu was limited to some items for sharing and sandwiches. We shared the prosciutto e melon, which was excellent, and the portion was very generous for two people. The special for the evening, a homemade gnocchi pasta with tomato, zucchini (vegetables grown in the waitress' garden), and a light sauce was excellent. The apple cake with homemade vanilla gelato is their signature desert and is simply wonderful. The service was friendly and helpful. I would recommend La Vecchina for dinner or pre/post dinner drinks.

Charged 29 Euros for 2 plates of microwaved pasta (which was cold), a coffee, and a tea. No…read moreitemization, just a flat price of 29 Euros for everything. Totally felt taken advantage of. The person at the register didn't say a word to me. Complete surly silence. The pasta was not great, watery flavourless tomato sauce, meatballs were like paste and the coffee was weak and terrible. Serving coffee like that in Italy is a travesty. The place was busy, lots of locals. Maybe i was centered out as being a tourist and overcharged.

Great little place for a quick lunch. Beautiful sandwiches, focaccia, salads and pastries The…read moreplace was really busy when we dropped by--- tons of locals. We had a wonderful sandwich on a soft sesame bun with pancetta, cheese, tomatoes and lettuce. They heated it up and served us at one of a few tables set up outside. They have wine too.

We had about an hour to kill in Lake Como before we had to meet our tour group. Lucky for us,…read moreL'Ambrosiano happened to be across the street from our meeting point. It also couldn't have looked more inviting. We chose to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. It wasn't a sunny day but the outdoor seating did provide shelter from the misty rain. The waiter took our order (one Valtellinese pizza) and shortly our food arrived. I found it a nice touch that the kitchen split the pizza in half so we could share it easily. We were also given plates and silverware. L'Ambrosiano is no ordinary cafe. It's a bit classier. The pizza was delicious and covered amply in braseola and mushrooms. The sauce was slightly sweet and brought the whole pizza together. I did enjoy eating my pizza with a fork and knife, a far cry from folding it in half and eating with hands New York style. What a great way to enjoy Como. It topped off our morning of silk scarves, cloud bread, gardens, and farmers markets.

The food here is great. Pizza was more expensive here than other places and tasted fantastic, but…read morenot more so than any of the other pizza places I ate at. The spicy salami was actually spicy and was extra crisped which is actually how I prefer it. The bruschetta was very good and big portion. I give it three stars because it's more expensive than any other pizza I ate in Italy and there was nothing to justify that - the food was simple nothing fancy, it was not memorable, and I wouldn't go back.

Wanted to eat Mexican and this came up it wasn't but we enjoyed it and they were very…read moreaccommodating. Unlike a lot of restaurants in Italy this place was ready to make what we wanted and made sure it was spicy and to our liking. Would recommend for sure.

Prob 3 and a half. Anti pasta great. Dinner - risotto…read moredelicious tho' simple. Duck in gravy good but nothing better than at home. Service very good and local wine recommended was superb. Reasonably priced choices