I liked Il Desco overall for the food offered, but a few of the courses felt challenging to me.
First things first, the ambiance is gorgeous -- there were many other tables dining during our seating, but you did not overhear their conversation. Well lit, but a warm light, and statement artwork line the room. Service is done impeccably.
When I remember the tasting menu we had, we went for the full menu with wine pairings. They do offer smaller tasting menus, I think, of 3 or 5 courses, and portion sizes are adjusted accordingly. The full tasting menu is at least a 3-4 hour experience, so plan accordingly.
In terms of challenging courses: possible the welcome offering from the chef, or one of the early first courses featured a savory panna cotta with lemon and tarragon. The texture of the pana cotta itself and the flavor was perfect. The addition of the chunks of lemon and tarragon sent the flavor profile into an almost astringent direction that simply did not work for me against a dairy background. I could see how lemon and tarragon together could work in a palate cleanser as a sorbet, but here, it was too strong.
Lastly, the dessert was served with Macallan. While bold and adventurous to extend the earthy flavors of the dessert into a long finish, it felt heavy handed after a 8 glass wine pairing with each course. This didn't feel like a finessed finish to the dinner, or even going out with a spectacular bang, more like a hammer blow. At this point it was impossible to finish.
More positively, I felt that the rest of the dishes and wine pairings were executed to very high standards. The beef cheek melted in your mouth tender, with the right aged red-wine pairing to cleanse the pállate. There was incredible treatment of monkfish in a few different ways where I could it regularly.
If are interested in fine fining/ a Michelin experience while in Verona, I would recommend Il Desco. I personally would be curious to see how their menu evolves with seasonality. read more