We heard this was the oldest restaurant in the area and a great spot. After our visit here, we…read morewere really disappointed. The service was not great. They were really nice, but ignored our table. Patrons that came after we ordered were served before us. I really think they forgot the rest of our order after the antipasti came out at lightning speed. I never salt my food at a restaurant. Every dish frantically needed salt and pepper. The antipasti: pulpo (octopus) was not great. They had some sauce under it that was way too much and just was not great. For our entrees we ordered under pistachio tortellini and the seafood pasta. The tortellini was great after we salted and peppered it. The seafood pasta was lacking much seafood, it was average at best. There seems to be a lot of restaurants here, recommend trying something else...

I visited Al Gondoliere for the first time over 5-years ago before I even know what Yelp was. I…read moreremember absolutely loving the restaurant and was sure to make a reservation when I found myself at Lake Garda again last week. I'm so excited to be able to log this 5-star review so many years after my first visit as Al Gondoliere is every bit as good as I remember! On this most recent visit, we shared the prosciutto and fig antipasti. While the prosciutto was great, the pairing with the fig fell a little short. (We should have gotten the melon.) This was the only blip in an otherwise perfect meal though, so no real complaints here! After the antipasti, we moved on to pasta. I had the ravioli with smoked cheese and pistachio sauce. My husband had the spaghetti bolognese. And my sister had the gnocchi with ricotta and tomato sauce. Every one was unique and delish. Don't ask me to pick a favorite because I can't. After all that (our eyes were definitely bigger than our stomaches that evening) we then had the sea bass and roasted potatoes. Both amazing. Capped it all off with homemade tiramisu and cinnamon semifredo with wine sauce. One word for ya about all of that. Y. U. M. During the meal, we enjoyed a bottle of the Garda Merlot. I do wish they had carafes of house wine that we've become so accustomed to while living in Italy (mostly because they're a fraction of the cost of bottles) but our €23 bottle was also worth every euro. The restaurant caps off the meal with small glasses of chocolate grappa. I hate grappa but I love this chocolate grappa. Looking forward to many more weekends in the charming town of Malcesine and many more meals at Al Gondolie

My pasta was overcooked and mushy . My husband was brought the wrong dish and waiter argued that is…read morescat he ordered/ which it was not - very rude waiter . The bread was stale- overall the worst meal we have ever eaten in Italy.

Food, service and ambiance is excellent! Since it's been 10+ years as a visitor, they need to know…read morehow grateful I am for their establishment.

Amazing views, good service and delicious food…read more Came in at 19:15 for dinner on a Tuesday. Place was quite empty but when we left 2 hours later, it was packed with a long line of people waiting. I loved everything I had, for starters I had the small fish hors d'oeuvres...it was made up if 4 components, octopus cooked in squid ink over polenta, bacalau pate (I would call it pate, it was shredded bacalau mixed in a white sauce), smoked salmon (some of the best I have ever had) and a scallop in tomato broth. All of this was delicious! For mains I had the paella, I would call this a saffron seafood rice rather than paella, it was divine, lots of seafood...clams, pipis, mussels, fish, octopus...all cooked perfectly with saffron in rice and peas. For dessert I had the tiramisu which was heady with coffee and not too sweet. Now hubby had a ok experience, he had the passionfruit tuna tartar to start with the grilled shellfish for mains and the creme brulee. He thought the passionfruit added nothing to the tartar, the grilled shellfish was a very small main for the price especially since it came with a few grilled langostines and prawns and nothing else. The creme brulee was topped with unmelted sugar which was not pleasant, no traditional melted sugar topping to crack. So all in all, a mixed experience at the same table. I am sticking with a 4 as it was a great experince for me and I am going to try to convince hubby to give the place another try.