Wonderful little Italian restaurant. They serve the usual Italian restaurant fare, including…read morebrick oven pizza and lasagnas, with a nice selection of meat and fish dishes as well. Everything was well prepared, especially my eggplant and zucchini pizza, and my wife loved her tuna steak. The rest of our party raved about their entrees. Service was exemplary, attentive but not rushed. Well worth stopping by for a quiet quality Italian meal.

This is by far my favourite restaurant in Groningen. The…read morerestaurant has amazing, cozy interior, perfect for a romantic dinner or a nice conversation in comfortable surroundings. I was with family, and we ordered the Tagine for two, with different meats, plus a few side dishes. IT WAS AMAZING! So Rich in flavour and spices. The amount of dishes to choose from is insane, and they range from meaty to vegetarian, although I don't know about vegan. The service was really nice and tried to translate everything we didn't understand. I would definitely go again, although it is a bit pricey for a student-budget.

Great food, friendly service and decent prices. This place was a surprisingly great find down a…read moreside street on our hunt for food before the David Bowie museum. It was empty but we decided to go in, and were pleasantly rewarded. I had the Moroccan stew, which was great, and my partner had the salmon which was fantastic. Would highly recommend as a decent place to relax and have good without expectations or hubris.

The food is nice and good quality. We had the fish dishes and they were delicious and fresh. It is…read morealso very reasonably priced. The service was good, but the place was not busy at the time. It would be 5 stars, if they had good wine. The wine they sold in glasses was of poor quality (like a 4€ bottle in a supermarket) and this is why they don't get 5 stars. You could taste the sulphites and the only wines (two kinds) sold per glass were either sweet or semi-dry. I would gladly pay more for a decent glass, because the food deserves it.

I decided to dine here thanks to local Yelpers' reviews - otherwise I wouldn't probably have found…read morethe well hidden venue. I enjoyed the dinner at a lake viewing terrace. As for a weekday it was pretty busy. All the staff appeared friendly and not too mention an Italian guy looking as a Chef or perhaps the owner popping up a couple of times and chatting with customers. For starter I had Antipasti Fantasia: nicely dressed smoked salmon and small shrimps under mayonnaise sauce with some herbs. A really good start! I asked for some bread for it but didn't get it. Another waitress recollected this when I was done with the dish. For main course I had a Day's special i.e. Lasagna con frutti di mare - perhaps the portion is not huge but it is worth the effort, I tell you. Dessert: Huge (self)disappointment! Here came out my lack of awareness of local culture. I ordered wonderfully and thrilling sounding Amarenensorbet and as a result I needed to face a nicely looking cup of MILK ice-cream with whipped cream and sour cherries that the latter I love but it was not I'd meant when ordering. (Referring to Wikipedia afterwards; Although the term sorbet in the Netherlands is used for a long time for a coupe of ice consisting of scoops ice cream, topped with fruit sauce and served with fruit and whipped cream, this meaning in the better restaurants disappeared for many years. In Flanders this sense has never been used.) Considering all the event emotions, I'd say Il Lago still deserves at least good four Yelp stars. Grazie mille!

Grrrrreat and affordable food. Friendly service too. Who would have thought to find this great…read moreplace in this unlikely location?