They took incredible care of us when we had the day from hell traveling…read more We were a family of 5 (3 kids) and they were so kind and welcoming. Super friendly and to top it all off the food and wine were fantastic. So impressed and so grateful. Food was 5*

Delicious restaurant. Had our anniversary dinner there. And they provide a shuttle from the Hilton…read moreGarden Inn. Food is delicious and the people delightful.

We loved this spot! It's so close to the idea hotel- we walked there- I got the steak and it was…read moreamazing to be clams pasta We loved bob the ai robot- Christian was our server and he was amazing!!! We will definitely be back if we come to Milan Its a locals favorite

Wander a short distance down the road from the Milan airport hotels and you'll find Samarcanda: a…read morewonderfully welcoming travels respite. We enjoyed a cured meat and cheese platter and several orders of gnoccchi. They also have plenty of pizza options that I would try on my next visit that looked absolutely delicious. We did not have a reservation so we experienced a short wait of 10 minutes for dinner around 20:00. I recommend calling ahead for a reservation if you have a larger party. The staff was very friendly and thankfully spoke enough English to cater to the tourist crowd from the hotels.

I came here for lunch break, expecting to pay a lot for a bite of high level food. Well that was a…read moresurprise. Amazing lunch for reasonable price! To be honest, I had my lunch at the bistrot. I guess the dinner at the 1st floor restaurant will cost much more. Also I found very professional staff and beautiful location. I'll come again for sure.

Amazing restaurant. At the ground floor you find the…read morebistrot/cafe, a good place for breakfast or even a lunch break. At the top floor you have the real deal, the fine dining restaurant. They are both extremely good, only the ground floor bistrot sometimes has portions that are way too poor and prices which start to get inexplicably steep (even pasta is well above the 12€ per dish). But the quality is definitely high for pretty much all of their bistrot dishes, except for one: the burger. The burger is the only thing that doesn't live up to expectation (and its price: almost 20€!!), it's not good enough for that price and the tomatoes in it look and taste really cheap. But anything else from the sandwiches to the desserts is really tasty, well seasoned and flavored. So go ahead and try it if you end up being around!

In short, a wonderful and unexpected experience. Small/quaint town, a few pubs and a couple of…read morecasual restaurants. Connected to a lovely hotel, it has a captive audience for hotel guests because there just isn't much else. However, it's a lot more than this. Locals and businessmen come here...because it is really good. AMBIANCE/ENERGY/VIBE: it has it in abundance. Goodness all around. SERVICE: super friendly, super nice. Everyone at least attempts to speak various degrees of English, and is a willing participant. Staffed appropriately, there was always someone in the near distance to flag down. Did I say very nice? They are. Shout our to Fabio, who was super sweet, extremely likeable, talkative, and very helpful. FOOD: I tried a number of things, coming here both nights I stayed at the Hotel. The menu has 55 types of pizza (which is cray cray, and the website says over 100 types), salads, entrees such as various seafood & a couple of steaks, veal Milanese, pastas, and desserts. They have a full bar, wine, and beer. Lots of good things to try and choose from. 1. Mixed Salad [5 E, 5.0 stars] -- super fresh, totally delish. 2. Mixed Vegetables [5 E, 4.5 stars] -- a small plate of grilled vegetables, eggplant, zucchini, yellow & red peppers, and endive. 3. Tagliatelle Black Truffle [15 E, 4.5 stars] -- the gf and I split the dish, and they were nice enough to divide it into two in the kitchen...perfectly enough and good overall portion. Truffle pieces were a little tough, but wonderful overall. 4. Ricottina Pizza [10 E, 4.5 stars] -- Tomato, Mozzarella cheese, Fresh Ricotta, Sausage, dried tomatoes and rocket salad. Amazing crust, loved the toppings. 5. La Milanese [20 E, 4.0 stars] -- large piece with bone-in, perfectly fried served with freshly fried potatoes. 6. Mixed Gelato [5 E, 5.0 stars] -- chocolate, crema, lemon -- all amazing and housemade, but the lemon was best, tasted like lemon crème. 7. Panne Cotta with Berries [5 E, 4.5 stars] -- if you like this normally, it's quite wonderful. Totally worthy. OVERALL: I'll miss it. Very worthy and memorable, mostly the people. For this area, it's a 5.0 star experience.

I've been coming to this hotel and restaurant for several years, and the service and food have…read morealways been wonderful. The staff is especially friendly and helpful, and the food has always been exceptional! In the past, the meal started with a nice variety of breads and chips at the table, so I was a little disappointed to see that replaced with a small bag of bread pieces. For my starter, I ordered the mixed fried fish. It was excellent--fresh, crispy, and delicious. My only disappointment was the lack of a good dipping sauce. Something like marinara, aioli, or another house-made sauce would have been perfect. The only options available were ketchup and mayonnaise, which seemed a little underwhelming for such a wonderful dish. For my entrée, I ordered the spaghetti with anchovies. Unfortunately, this course was a big disappointment. It looked wonderful when it arrived, but it just didn't live up to the expectations set by the many excellent meals I've had here over the years. The pasta was a bit too al dente for my taste, and overall, the dish simply didn't deliver the flavor or enjoyment I was expecting. I still have very fond feelings about this restaurant and hope tonight was simply an off night. Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of the entree, but it was beautiful!

This was a last minute find for us and we are so gald we found it. Make a reservation if you can…read more We walked in and were lucky enough to get the last available table. Our meals were outstanding and unique and while we did not have pizza, the tables near us were raving about it.

Since no one in the US will stop in as it is not in the tourist track. I will be honest and say how…read moregreat this spot is. Pizza is spot on and the Pastas are great. BUT... the monthly special menu is really an amazing snapshot of seasonality and true Italian cooking. We normally stop in once a week and are never disappointed. They just update the wine list to include some very interesting finds. Great local spot. Americans please go to Stresa.

Mimmo was the best server!! Service was good & lobster…read morepasta was 10/10 Easy walk from Hotel Cornova

The pizza was incredible!! Servers were so kind and welcoming…read more The only reason this isn't 5 stars: We arrived close to their closing time and asked to make sure it was okay for us to dine. We didn't want to have the kitchen open back up for us if they were already wrapping up. They assured us the kitchen wouldn't be closed for another 15 minutes so to come on in. We ordered the pizza, and the pizza guy had a meltdown. Apparently he had already started cleaning up for the night. We felt bad but also a little off putting that he would make such a scene in front of all the guests. Other than that we had a wonderful meal.

This restaurant is rated #1 on Yelp (as of 07/20/2025) and I have no idea why! I'm giving this…read morerestaurant 2 stars because the Tomassi Amarone wine was excellent. We started with the beef tartar which was flavorful, but every other bite had gristle. I got the tagliatelle with prawn and the sauce was fishy, which I could not understand at all because the prawns themselves tasted fine. My son got the ravioli, which was just ok. Finally, we ordered the hot chocolate cake (think mini lava cake) - which was good but very small. Maybe we ordered all the wrong things. The service was good. The inside of the restaurant was pleasant.

Great service and wonderful food! The ambience is amazing too...Easy walk from all the hotels in…read moreStresa. Highly recommend!

Amilie offers a wonderful, thoughtful dining experience. The staff is very polite and…read moreknowledgeable on the food and wine. The chef personally greets the tables, time permitting in a charming spot with a great feel. The food choices offer a variety of well planned flavors with locally sourced products. From the bread to the food one and everything in between, make a reservation and enjoy. Specifically the artichoke salad, the beef, the local fish and the macaroni with ham were delicious.

This should be a 10 because this was the best place I have ever eaten. The food was phenomenal and…read moreso was the service. We have never had such a wonderful experience. You will enjoy the first second until the last second and walk away very enriched. The ambiance is unmatched. Charlene & Jan Heaberlin

We booked our holiday location without really looking at nearby restaurants as we had a car so…read morecould drive out for dinner, but fortunately this amazing restaurant was a few minutes walk away, and we ended up having three very enjoyable meals there. The setting is lovely, in the old town hall, with a terrace where we sat in the late evening sunshine. The hostess Lili is amazing, really welcoming and conversing in at least 5 languages with customers at nearby tables, her English was faultless. The wine (very important for any trip to Italy!) was really reasonably priced, with a delicious bottle of local white costing just 14 euros. The food is all freshly made, with a ravioli and risotto of the day. While you wait for your food you're given a plate of fresh focaccia, which is a lovely touch. The starters I sampled were a duck liver pate which was lovely and creamy, and a salmon trout carpaccio which tasted like it was fresh out of the water, and beautifully complimented with some fresh tomato. I had the tagliatelle with duck ragot, which was delicious with a lovely light pasta and rich, flavour full duck. Another day I had duck breast (spot the theme, the duck meat was sooo good!) with a raspberry sauce, which I'd never have thought of but was absolutely delicious, the duck cooked to pinky perfection. And the deserts... Lili makes them all by hand, the panna cotta is out of this world good, a definite must try! If you want an authentic slice of Italy, this is the place to go, you won't regret it

A lovely and elegant meal in an intimate setting. Slow cooked duck breast was excellent. The meat…read moreplate was perfect. Roasted peppers and cheese was great. You need a car to get there but it's well with the 5 minute drive drive from orta San Giulio. Highly recommend it for a tasty meal.

You think you've had gnocchi. You've tried to make gnocchi, and failed despite following the steps…read morecarefully, because you ended up with little potato dough lumps that sit in your stomach. Then you come here and taste heaven: little pillow clouds with a rainbow of different sauces. You can get risotto as well which is great but let's be honest you can get great risotto all over, and make it yourself. Feast on the gnocchi and never look back!

I had a bit of trouble finding this places as there are lots of other restaurants with outside…read moreseating in this area, but someone pointed it out. It's down in a little basement area. Kind of dark and moody...looks legit! This place was crowded when I went and for good reason. The food was amazing. I tried the lobster gnocchi and shrimp and lemon zest risotto both were really great. The service was fantastic and even though they were busy they still found me a seat. I didn't plan on being in Varese but this meal made the trip worth it. Highly recommended.