We stopped in with a party of six for cocktails on a breezy day. Seated inside quickly with a smile. Ordered drinks the Caipirinha was most excellent and arrived quickly. He also brought a plate with bread and cold cuts for free. read more

Pasticceria Monti - Cafes Near Me - Como, Colorado

Six of us (including 3 children) sat down midday when they were far from busy (more than half the tables were empty). Two ate, while the rest ordered nothing. They charged a €4.50 "cover charge" for each person, including a sleeping baby. Food was overpriced and unappetizing (I did not partake). Do not bother with this place. read more

Food was quite good and overall cool place had Pizza and local beer. Service was a little slow but hey - we are in Italy on the Como Lakr and have really enjoyed it. One distraction was the flower vendors which the restaurant doesn't seem to mind parading through. read more

Tourist trap, food is not well made even being in lake Como, service was sub par. Need a new chef or menu to change how they make things

Should have read the reviews first. We saw the two and a half stars but were in a hurry, so we risked a mediocre meal. Did not expect to be ripped off in addition to bad food. Staff and management were monumentally rude, and we were charged a hefty cover charge in addition to our meals without being warned in advance. It is a prime location, so management is just bizarrely stupid. Go a couple of doors down to any other establishment that values and respects their customers. read more

HORRIBLE experience. Do NOT go to this place. The staff was extremely rude and the place was dirty. Overpriced place with mosquitoes all over. STAY AWAY read more

We were walking back to the train station and popped in here to continue our unofficial gelato tour of Italy. Service was quick and gelato was good. ------------------- Siamo tornati alla stazione e siamo arrivati qui per continuare il nostro tour gelato non ufficiale di Italia. Il servizio era veloce e gelato era buono. read more

Pasticceria Monti - pistacchio & noiccola gelato - Cafes Near Me - Como, Colorado

I came here with my cousins during college spring break. We stopped by cafe Monti for some gelato. When we approached the cashier, I politely asked the man if he spoke English. He shook his head. I asked for a gelato on a cone. As I payed for my gelato, I gave him my card and he threw it back to me. I was so tempting to smack him. read more

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Prices for food is very reasonable for these parts (9 - 10€ for pizza). Drinks however, was kind of outrageous 3€ for tiny bottle of water). We ordered a pizza each and a salad. Food was passable. Owner was very nice, turned the telly up for us so we could watch the England v Croatia game while we ate. read more

Pasticceria Monti - Cafes Near Me - Como, Colorado

We stopped by (Pasticceria) Monti (for a cocktail) after a ferry trip to Bellagio and Varenna, we liked everything about the restaurant...the staff, the food and (especially) the cocktail! I had a fabulous drink that was created and mixed by Lucas (I am posting a photo of both Lucas and the "yummy" berry, vodka & lime drink (I cannot recall the name of the drink), it's exceptional! The visit was so special that we made an effort to return for "dolce" the night before leaving Como....thank you Lucas, you are a "rock star"!!! read more

Pasticceria Monti - Lucas & his fabulous drink creation! - Cafes Near Me - Como, Colorado

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We stopped by Monti earlier today before reading the reviews, that was a mistake. This was the worst service I have had in Italy ever. They were so rude that we couldn't even make it to the food before we were so done with the treatment that we stood up and left. The servers are completely disrespectful, unhelpful, and they take forever to come to the table. The table next to us said we were making the right decision when we stood up and left and they also said they did not recommend the food they were eating. Don't come here, it's a disaster. read more

Worst meal I've had in Italy and way overpriced. Please don't come here. 20 euros for almost any dish and I probably could've made it better myself read more

I should disclose that I only stopped by the gelato stand here and did not actually eat in the restaurant - this was actually my favorite gelato in Lake Como. It was creamier than all of the others and the flavors were very simple and delicious. read more

The busy Monti on the main lakefront piazza is one of Como's favorite places to gather and watch passersby. You can enjoy some of the excellent gelato or a coffee or cocktail, plus tasty sandwiches and some other light fare, including some daily pasta dishes. A 'Tre Gusti' (3 boules) gelato will cost 6 euro. The ideal place to replenish your strength after walking the shores of Como. read more

I sat in the beautiful restaurant and ordered. I then told the host, I would be washing my hands in the restroom. I went into the woman's restroom and it was very dirty but that wasn't the worst part! I have been to many punk bars when the toilet seat is gone, but not a fine restaurant when I spent nearly £50! I don't care about me. I think about the women staff who have to hover over the bowl and hope it's only #1! I think about taking my nan for an afternoon lunch and she cannot hover over the bowl like the young folk. It's the utmost disrespect to women the state of this restroom. There is no rest about it. It is very unhygienic. I had to say something. The staff clearly have no voice to the boss. A boss would be v aware of the disrespect to women with a toilet in such a state. read more

Very fast and pleasant in service with good price! We ordered 6 dishes and all very good. I like all of them except the ravioli I ordered. It could use more cheese or garlic for taste. Pizza dough is very good as well. Definitely good and feeling very authentic Italian pizza! read more

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Worst place to eat in all of Italy. Better off going to the McDonald's a block down. My wife and I were on our honeymoon in Lake Como. After a full morning and afternoon of touring we decided to have lunch here. We hadn't ate all day and ordered a pizza each and a pasta to share. The pasta: had absolutely no flavor and it sucked. The pizzas: the cheese was hard and the tomato sauce was cold. How can you serve a pizza this bad in Italy? We were very upset and could not eat. This was the worst part: in order not to be rude and say the food was the worst we had in all of Italy, we decided to ask them to give it to go so we can possibly give it to the hungry homeless lady on the corner. The waiter laughed at us. Asked us why we ordered it. He further said we cannot to go the pasta. And 10 minutes later brought me an empty box for the pizza. He went inside. Told all the other workers about us. Pointed and laughed. This was the worst service and worst food we had eaten. I repeat, DO NOT EAT HERE! Go anywhere else. No one cared to ask us if anything was wrong. They just laughed and acted rude to a paying customer. We paid our bill. Left a nice tip after all their rudeness. Only good thing that came out of it was it made the homeless lady very happy when she got a box full of pizza. read more

Change the radio station to some jazz and you will probably make this place 5x more expensive! ;) read more

Pasticceria Monti - Cafes Near Me - Como, Colorado

My spaghetti Bolognese tasted great, but the service was very slow and there was a drastic difference in time from when my friend got her food and when I got mine. Not a bad place to stop, but there are improvements to be made. read more