This is a lovely restaurant and a real treat. The views are great but there's also substance; excellent food and a real fine dining experience. We dined on foie gras, veal cheek, fresh tuna and tart tatin. The wine list is vast and extra special too with a huge selection of wines from across Italy sure to meet everyone's budget. This place needs to be added to your Lake Como 'must do' list. And make sure you make a reservation! read more

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Delicious restaurant!!! Extremely captivating! Congratulations to Chef Andrea who is leading a successful and amazing restaurant. The ambiance here is truly romantic, cozy, great for gatherings, very intimate and I truly feel that IL Gato Nero has a Michelin Dish! The scallops with caviar are my nominated dish. It's amazing. Thank you chef for an amazing meal and for showing us a great time at your restaurant! read more

Il Gatto Nero - Italian Near Me - Cernobbio, Colorado

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Only go there for the vie food is sup par. The fogra is good all else whatever. View is spectacular

Excellent view of lake Como. The food was quite good too. We tried the Milanese style veal, gnocchi, seafood fettuccini, and for appetizers foie gras and beef carpaccio and like them all. Nothing particularly spectacular but nothing to disappoint either. If I had to complain I could say that the veal could have had some veggies beyond potatoes to balance the carbs and protein. For desserts we had the soufflé and the tiramisu. They both could have been better. The real issue is with service which was really slow and imprecise. Please improve your service since you have such a spectacular location! read more

We were anxious to try this highly rated destination. We saved it for our last night in Como. The setting is beautiful and the view is extraordinary. Service was very attentive without being intrusive. We were there on a Sunday night and my guess is the chef was at home with his/her family. Our meals should have been extraordinary but they were not even ordinary. My starter was dry and lifeless duck liver. My main course the Canadian Lobster came accompanied by a medley of sauteed onion, celery, potatoes and tomato. The onion completely overpowered the lobster an unfortunate combination. My wife had steak tartar that had no discernable seasoning or ingredients just plain raw ground beef. Very disappointing. Her starter squid ink risotto was decent but again not exceptional. I'm sure our meal was not representative of this restaurant, but it was our one and only experience. We left heartbroken as we fully expected this would be the pinnacle of our visit to Como. We are not inclined to make a scene or complain loudly but we certainly showed our disappointment. We frequently dine at highly respected venues around the world so we know fine cuisine and we are both accomplished cooks in our own right. Enough said. I'm sure our experience is not the norm here. On a positive note, the wine selections were very appropriate and broadly based from varied appellations. read more

On 6/2/15 The view is really great but the food was disappointing. Not exaggerating, my breaded veal went back almost untouched and I didn't want anything else. I would like to have the restaurant owner taste what the chef prepared. If I owned it he'd be fired. They had a good bar and good service. We're staying at Villa d'Este and so far it's very nice but I was hoping for a good restaurant off-site. Tomorrow night is dinner at The Veranda. I'm crossing fingers. read more

Went here with 2 other couples and all of thought the view was spectacular. The food was ok. The scallop octopus appetizer was high priced and very little portion. My wife was happy with her sea bass. The fettuccine ragu tasted like the beef was out of a can, with limited flavor. The lamb chops were average at best. read more

This place has decent food for a tourist trap. Nothing really stood out to me though. I'm sure I could've found better Italian food in Lake Como and closer to our hotel. Their parking does not exist. We had to park a mile away and have one of their workers give us a ride to the restaurant. He was very sweet and nice. This place was extremely crowded when we got there, with guests waiting out front. We had a reservation so we were seated almost instantly... in a squished, cramped table in the back. I'm not picky about seating if I'm getting stellar service. But this was not the case for our visit. It took 15 minutes for our waitress to come by to ask what we would like to drink. The waitress then ignored us some more and when we asked if we could sit in another area , rolled her eyes and basically said no. We took our inquiry to the manager who moved us to the outdoor seating, which, (no surprise here) was cramped AF between other tables on 3 sides. Not what I would classify as a fine dining experience. read more

Great spot with food that was just as phenomenal as the view. Recommend the gnocchi, prawn appetizer, risotto and the steak! Wash it all down with a super tuscan and your night is complete. read more

Go for the view but stay for the food! Our concierge recommended this to us well in advance of our visit and we got a reservation which I'd highly recommend. Awesome view....go before it gets dark and you'll see some of the best views possible of Lake Como. We went a bit early as the place does get crowded (and with good reason). Service was excellent....they do get busy but we never felt ignored or anything of the sort. We had a delightful server who was very engaging. The food is terrific...all of our dishes were terrific. It felt a bit more formal than other spots but that is certainly the feel they want. No need to dress up or anything but you do see some beautiful people in the place....very trendy. You can see why George Clooney calls this his favorite spot...it's a great stop to eat. read more

A €20 taxi ride up a windy road from Cernobbio lies the most wonderful trattoria Il Gatto Nero. Furnished with antiques and all manner of bric a brac this trattoria is the quintessential romantic candlelit destination, all with a gobsmacking view of Lake Como. Make sure you are directed to a table downstairs where you can dine at a table maximising the view and most importantly you will be waited on by Italy's greatest waiter Carlitta and his ever faithful assistant. Now Carlitta is not only a waiter, but a photographer extraoridinaire. He will photograph you and your partner, with the view in the background, with flash, without flash, on your mobile on your camera or any other photographing equipment you may happen to have. He will also take some for his own collection, what a man! As I said to my wife "who needs George Clooney when you have Carlitta". In between the photos he will serve you with the most delicious Rabbit terrine, an excellent Sea Bass followed by an amazing tiramisu. All matched with wines from the Cinque Terre. Viva Italia ! read more

Absolutely a beautiful view, food was good, but 5 Euro to sit when your bill is 130 Euro, and that is with only a couple of glasses of wine and an appetizer and main....really..... no need to ever go there again! A shame really because it is the closest restaurant to us. Just really bugs me when they charge you to sit! read more

overrated. tables too close to each other. stunning view and average food. by average i mean good but too pricy (three slices of eggplant with cheese=18EUR and three lil balls of icecream=14EUR). when getting the order from the table next (15cm) to mine the waiter was kinda screaming WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT? (and bumping my shoulder) not exactly the kind of mood i was expecting. make sure you book in advance and ask for a table with room around. really a tourist place (i live in como must say) who follow the word of mouth. one can eat better for half of the price with an equally stunning view. overall: overrated. average food. too pricy. read more