Amazing place! We stopped here because of other Yelp reviews and so glad we did! Our first visit was for coffees and filled croissants, both of which were SUPERB. Next, we returned after aperitif for a first course and dessert. Sweet baby Jeezus. We had more coffee and the Fruita Creama & Chocolate Crème Brulee... what a wonderful end to our day in Tirano! Highly recommend a stop here! read more

Bistrot Merizzi - Italian Near Me - Tirano, SO

Service was disappointing. Our main waiter was rude and seemed as if he was miserable. Food was extremely mediocre. Very bland. Needed seasoning desperately. Atmosphere was ehh. Overall experience was a 4 out of 10. read more

Good flavors in the dishes, service was a little slow, ambiance was nice we sat in a corner but the restaurant seemed pretty empty without reservation. A bit pricey read more

The food is amazing with the best quality as well as the quantity. It's only two waiters and it takes 20 mins to get our wine served. Great ambiance. I recommend it to people. read more

Bistrot Merizzi - Lamb shank - Italian Near Me - Tirano, SO

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Good food, ambience, and service. Will definitely visit again when in the area. Drinks menu was expansive and drinks were made well. A nice romantic experience read more

We stopped here for lunch during our layover in the Bernina Express. Excellent food and beautiful interior! Highly recommend making a reservation to make sure you can get a table when the Bernina rush hits town. read more

It was a mediocre experience...not bad but not worth the money spent. It is a very small menu. I did not like my pasta carbonara.

Looking forward to having dinner here, however we were very disappointed. The tube pasta was extremely under cooked and we were told that is the way we do it. The sirloin steak was unusually tough and we were told other customers love it. Obviously, the head waiter avoided us after the interchange. read more

Have you ever fallen for a review on Yelp? I did last night for this place. What captured my interest was a line from a review which really spoke to me. She wrote something like this: "we like to explore and try many restaurants but this place was so outstanding that we came back three time over our three day stay." I had recently had just that experience in another city and at a different establishment that I knew that it is possible to fall in love with a restaurant. So we went here last night with great anticipation. In retrospect, we should have taken a clue from the fact that the restaurant was pretty empty while two others, located on other corners of the street were packed. I guess the decor felt inviting enough that were overlooked the fact that it was sparse. We also liked the story of locally sourced food. It wasn't the really long wait time between course that was the biggest issue. Three of us ate two starters, followed by three pastas and finished with two mains. It wasn't that we left hungry. The food was plentiful. The issue was it just wasn't very good. Lots of elegance and style but the food came up short. The clam sauce was better than the porcini. The fish better than the game hen. Most of it lacked flavor and we didn't finish our plates, which is rare. Even the roasted potatoes tasted old and dry. How do you fail with roasted potatoes. In the end, we left without trying the desserts which the reviewer who I had been so eager to follow had raved about. It is possible that their desserts live up to her description but with gelato from down the street; why not lick the side thing. read more

The place was wonderful. The staff was super kind! We had a nice bottle of wine to go along with our lunch of fresh pastas. We ended up getting 2 more bottles to take with us on the Bernina Express. The owner was very kind and ended up chatting with us for a few minutes. read more

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I read another reviewer's comment that they were unfazed with a 1 hour constraint, so I opted to grab dinner here. Bernina express arrived at ~6:00, train to Milan left at 7:08. I went in and asked if they could make me something for dinner in 40 minutes because I have a train, kitchen didn't open until 7. They gave me the options of what they could make for "take away" and if I had time, I could sit and eat. Initially it was just wraps, but after a discussion with the kitchen, I got a few more options and settled on the club sandwich with fries and it was very good. The English speaking staff member suggested I have a seat and be comfortable while I waited on my food, I obliged and enjoyed a quick glass of red wine and some olives (aperitif hour). I ate about half my food and they happily wrapped the rest. They take Visa and MasterCard, but not American Express. Free WiFi. read more

Bistrot Merizzi - Club sandwich and fries - Italian Near Me - Tirano, SO

Having been underwhelmed by our first meal in Tirano, we spotted this place for lunch. Seemed to have good ratings. Outdoor tables are available, and if the weather is nice they are a good option. The food was very good. Nothing too fancy, but good. Service was a bit slow and inattentive, but the staff was friendly enough when you interacted with them. The location is convenient to station, which is good to know if you're planning to get the Bernina Express (why else would you be here?).. Prices typical of Switzerland, but not outrageous. A much better choice than dinner last night! read more

Had a great time here for tasty Italian dishes and beverages. Servants are nice and friendly! However, the cashier at the front desk is rude and impatient. We had stood and waited the check for several minutes and she showed irritable when we pay the right amount of money. read more

My wife & I came to Tirano for a few hours from Switzerland. This cafe is one of the closest food places to the train station. The service from owner Alessia & waitress Lucy was great. We had a traditional regional Italian dish called pizzocheri which is a pasta dish you don't find elsewhere & which was good -it is pasta with cheese & potatoes. We also had pesto vermicelli, gelato, & took some chocolate home. It is a nice place for a snack, coffee, meal or to just hangout. read more

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Bistrot Merizzi is just a charming, stunning gem from our stay Tirano. Three tips = Apertivi with pizzas to order (doesn't look apparent at first), this spot is super close to the train so if you come into town, it's a great first stop, and on weekends they do special dishes with fresh porcini mushrooms. When I travel, I like to max out my stay at a place - view everything, climb all the mountains, taste everything, visit everywhere...so it's saying something that while we had only three days in Tirano we ate here...three times. The cafe itself is just charming - all white open farm-house chic kind of styling with classy placemats that make you think "ingredients," an apertivi that starts early and ends very late (offerings include a spread of olives, crackers and pizzas to order), and an incredibly nice staff across the board. Our waiter would take the time each night to explain the new specials - genuinely excited that we came back, genuinely excited that we wanted to taste more, to repeat our favorites, to ask for suggestions on wines. The food itself is where my judgement always lies and while I can't express enough how welcoming the place feels from morning espresso to nighttime desserts, the food is all kinds of perfection. I ordered Pinnocheri, Ravioli, Sciatt and Hazelnut semifreddo across the nights. The seasoning and taste of the chef is just spectacular - The pinocheri seems basic, but then the missing bit of pepper is actually a garnish and makes the seasoning perfection. The Sciatt comes on a plate of Bressola and while the Sciatt remind me of a particularly sinful delight of deep fried cheese balls I used to sell at an amusement park stand (such a guilty pleasure), the bressola dressing up the plate was the best I had anywhere - again, seasoning was just spot on. My ravioli on another night was another spot-on delicious dish with every bite so flavorful, so fresh tasting. Meanwhile, my husband got the most glorious looking seafood spaghetti on night one with an incredibly genous quantity of seafood on it and a really perfectly seasoned broth that had me stealing the bread to sop up his broth while he wasn't looking. Now to dessert. I cannot emphasize enough how delicious the semifreddo was. I swore off gelato in one spoonful and ate this three nights in a row (yes, I got in extra runs every morning just dreaming of the semifreddo at night) - the caramel on the plate is dark and delicious, the texture of the dessert is just yum on yum and really I licked the plate. I licked the plate after the back of my spoon stopped showing success in scraping off any more bits of creamy / caramely hazelnutty goodness. The one night we tried to go to a different restaurant for dinner just to attempt to "hit the town" we even came back for dessert here. Beautiful, charming place with such friendly people and options to eat from morning to late night - and above all some seriously delicious food seasoned to perfection! Loved this place! read more

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Very good food selection and beautiful interior. Feels like being in Paris. Due to the concept the noise level was very high but ok. Waiter have been very obliging and gave good recommendations. read more

Bistrot Merizzi - Penne with bacon and Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Tirano, SO

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I loved this place! Everything was so good. I wish I could tell you the names of the plates pictured, but the menu was in Italian so I don't remember, however, the ravioli was the only ravioli on the menu & it was Italian cheese ravioli w/ tomato & bacon. I tried the food my family ordered as well & it all tasted so good. The environment & setting was lovely for dinner or breakfast, with indoor & outdoor seating. Our waiter was great, attentive & quick. He gave us good suggestions & was very nice. I wish I could come more often, but I'm here on vacation. When I visit Italy again, I would definitely come have dinner here. :-) read more

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Wandered up the street from the train station in search of an early dinner during our two hour layover in wait for our next train. Were we ever happy to have chosen this spot albeit that the menu was limited. I presume it was the owner who took care of us and she couldn't have been more of a delight. The food was simple (Caesar salad, wrap with prosciutto and lettuce and tomato and delicious wine and Spritz) but fresh and beautifully presented and oh so tasty and we enjoyed sitting outside and ppl watching. Owner talked us into the hot, fried apple pie(s) with vanilla ice cream as a topping to our healthy choices. Would absolutely tell anyone going through Tirano via train to walk a short block away from the train station and try this great place. read more

We stopped in for a late lunch after arriving on the Bernina Express. I had the pizzocheri and my wife had pasta wish fish and cherry tomatoes. Both dishes looked and tasted great. The recommended white wine was also very nice. The staff was more than patient with our clumsy tourist Italian, and the prices were very reasonable. We'd definitely come back again! read more

We had just an hour before we had to catch our train into Switzerland. The waiter was unfazed and OK with our rush and made sure we got our food quickly. He made excellent recommendations and even our mildly fussy children were very happy with their food. We tried all of the dishes on the regional menu... bresaola, pizzocheri, cheeses, risotto. Just delicious and way above what we expected on a generally touristy little strip. Thank you Yelp for again pointing us to the right place! read more

Great place to enjoy morning coffee and/or breakfast. Great atmosphere and great location, right in the centre of Tirano, Italy. read more

Bistrot Merizzi - Italian Near Me - Tirano, SO

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Outstanding service from the charming Francesco. Understated, simple elegant restaurant. Diverse authentic lunch menu. Worth a visit.

My wife and I had a short time to spend between trains in Tirano so we stopped at Caffe' Merizzi for a glass of wine. We sat at an outside table and were treated to lovely views of the small town and surrounding vineyards. Our waitress was wonderful. She knew enough English to serve us efficiently and was patient enough to help add a few words to my limited Italian vocabulary! The wine sold by the glass was from the local vineyards. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was! The owner (I can't remember her name unfortunately) came out to personally check on us and to share information on the local wines. We chatted about her hometown of Tirano and our trip through Italy. The next thing we knew, she brought out a special bottle of of "Passione" wine for our next round, along with a complimentary platter of cheeses and cured meat (some of the best we've ever tasted!). We had to dash off to catch our train and the owner herself actually ran all the way to the station to return something small we'd left at our table. Talk about service! It was a perfect way to start our journey through Italy. We'll never forget this charming spot and its lovely, kind owner & staff. We'll definitely be back! read more