Eating Italian food in a historic Italian building is always delightful, and I can only speak to…read moreour choice, because it was fabulous. It was close to 2 pm and all the tables on the main floor were taken, but when we were taken upstairs and seated, we realized we had the best table and view of the lake and islands. We ordered 2 glasses of wine and 2 linguine, each served with half a lobster. Fresh grilled lobster, and a delicious tomato based saúce on the linguine. The local white wine is dry, so we ordered 2 more glasses. With tax and service the bill came to €80, which was quite a deal. Everyone talks about Lake Como, but try Lake Maggiore and Orta.

In Orta I used to have lunch in another restaurant, but thanks to the great pictures and reviews by…read moreNancy, Brett and Mark I discovered this excellent small restaurant. In fact, it is not directly on the lake or in the main street, and therefore not so simple to be found. Not a long menu (four starters, four pasta and risotto, four main courses and four desserts), but all highly creative and well prepared. On the other side a rich wine and beer menu. I confirm the previous positive evaluations!

Quirky and fun decor with unusual retro-like touches. I had the pumpkin cream pasta dish that was…read moreout of this world! Everything homemade, authentic and incredibly delicious. The wait staff worked really hard to make sure our every need was met and were extremely courteous and professional! The small town was darling by day and night....a wonderful experience!

Wow. What a find. Not your usual Italian restaurant. Creative. Lovely. Tasty. Started with duck…read morebreast in berry sauce. Great. I had tortellini with lemon ricotta. Fantastic. Husband had char and was very impressed. We shared a chocolate mouse dessert that was excellent. I'd definitely recommend this for a creative and wonderful meal.

A lovely and elegant meal in an intimate setting. Slow cooked duck breast was excellent. The meat…read moreplate was perfect. Roasted peppers and cheese was great. You need a car to get there but it's well with the 5 minute drive drive from orta San Giulio. Highly recommend it for a tasty meal.

We booked our holiday location without really looking at nearby restaurants as we had a car so…read morecould drive out for dinner, but fortunately this amazing restaurant was a few minutes walk away, and we ended up having three very enjoyable meals there. The setting is lovely, in the old town hall, with a terrace where we sat in the late evening sunshine. The hostess Lili is amazing, really welcoming and conversing in at least 5 languages with customers at nearby tables, her English was faultless. The wine (very important for any trip to Italy!) was really reasonably priced, with a delicious bottle of local white costing just 14 euros. The food is all freshly made, with a ravioli and risotto of the day. While you wait for your food you're given a plate of fresh focaccia, which is a lovely touch. The starters I sampled were a duck liver pate which was lovely and creamy, and a salmon trout carpaccio which tasted like it was fresh out of the water, and beautifully complimented with some fresh tomato. I had the tagliatelle with duck ragot, which was delicious with a lovely light pasta and rich, flavour full duck. Another day I had duck breast (spot the theme, the duck meat was sooo good!) with a raspberry sauce, which I'd never have thought of but was absolutely delicious, the duck cooked to pinky perfection. And the deserts... Lili makes them all by hand, the panna cotta is out of this world good, a definite must try! If you want an authentic slice of Italy, this is the place to go, you won't regret it

Charming hotel, super nice staff, very spacious rooms, great view on the lake and yummy restaurant…read more I love this place!

Lovely terrace with a view over the lake and mountains very friendly staff You spoke English or…read moreGerman, the menu was extensive with fresh fish from the lake , on the plus side the menu will tell you is the fish come from frozen ,we had starter with excellent local charcuterie and cheese , the main course was also local ,pizza could be had ,a very Italian restaurant ,good value for money and to top it a nice sunset

This is a place to dream about and I say this as I probably dreamed about it 3 times between being…read morehere last year and returning this year. The food is beyond expectations, fresh, colorful, inventive with and magical combination of tastes matching the complexity of a Michelin star bistro. We had the pancetta and a few mixed plates. Pancetta sandwich is to die for, nothing left to chance, all mouth melting in a combination of tastes all matching the same story. You can search for this taste in all the Little Italy's around US, Spain or Italy, THIS IS IT. Taste, presentation, service are all there provided by an attentive, pleasant staff always eager to make sure that they blew you away with what you got on the table. They did. Enjoy their fresh salads, mixed plates or anything on the menu over an ice cold glass of Chinotto or prosecco (if you're up for bubbly times). The drink list is extensive and select. Location? Feels like you are in a movie and the experience you get keeps you dreaming for more. Thank you guys. These are memories worth adding on everyone's book of culinary adventures.

Great food, great atmosphere, great service. We've been in Italy for two weeks having been to Rome,…read moreSorrento, Florence , Pisa,, Verona and Venice. This was our favorite meal. The presentation was beautiful. I was not in Yelp mode so I forgot to take a picture. We both had the fish of the day. Nice wine list They have received a Michelin fork every year for the last several years. We were the only non Italian speakers there.

Great service and wonderful food! The ambience is amazing too...Easy walk from all the hotels in…read moreStresa. Highly recommend!

The location via Yelp maps was NOT correct. The location on google maps was correct. Fantastic food…read moreand dessert. All of the food was great -- the pasta, "roast beef", and perch. I mistakenly order mineral water instead of tap water -- my mistake. The waiter spoke English. For dinner, the restaurant opened at 7:30 but we were seated at 7:15. We called ahead and made a reservation; I think that is the normal protocol, as when we came in only a certain number of tables were set. We paid at the cashier desk at the front. Prices were reasonable -- around 10-15 euros. The bar is on the outside and the restaurant seating is in the courtyard.

One of the best meals I've had in Piemonte. Simple and delicious with a postcard picture view…read morelooking out over Lake Orta. Service was incredibly fast and attentive despite how busy the lunch crowd was, and of course extremely friendly. Bone Marrow Risotto: mouthwatering. I wish I had five stomachs so I could have kept eating it. Pumpkin Gnocchi: perfect fall dish filled with autumn flavors. Lamb: cooked to perfection, I only had a small taste as it was my spouse's main dish. But highly recommended. Overall, solid dining establishment that is worth going for a meal (or two).

Perfect lake front view and really good food Lunch at this…read morelocation is very busy, a lot of people came to Orta just for a day trip and there are limited place has an lake front view. The service is really fast and the waitress was friendly. The food is not the cheapest but really good portion and really tasty. I had the bone marrow risotto it's the best risotto ever, and I had the lamb for the main, the meat is so tender and juicy, flavor is perfect and even the potato taste so good.

Highlight of the evening! Good atmosphere and even better food. We even got dessert that was…read morefantastic! We don't speak Italian and we needed help calling the taxi and the staff were the nicest people ever! They were all so very helpful and friendly. I would definitely recommend this place!!

Excellent place! All around five stars! Highly recommend the local fish dish. Excellent choice of…read morewines, even the house Nebbiolo was superb!