While attending a wedding at the Villa del Balbianello our son thought to ask the waiters serving cocktails what restaurant they would recommend in Lenno, where we were staying. This was the recommended one, and we had a very pleasant meal here, despite what seem to be a host of bad reviews. Our son ordered the missoltini as a first course, which is a local fish specialty (shad) from the Lake Como area that involves gutting, salting, smoking, and drying the fish. (The guts part is also made into a special dish called culadur.) We knew that shad is bony, but we are adept at dealing with fish bones and found the dish to be very tasty. It was served, as is traditional, on a bed of seasoned polenta, also very delicious. We also shared a rather small, but respectable caprese salad. For our main courses we had Tagliatelle al Funghi Porcini Freschi, Gamberoni all'Americana con Riso Pilaf, and Spaghettoni di Gragagno al Pesto di Zucchini, Acciughe del Contabrico e Crumble di Pane. All were delicious and competently prepared. The tiramisu for dessert was one of the best I have ever eaten anywhere. For local specialties and a beautiful setting on Lake Como, I highly recommend Plinio. read more