La Toscana — Restaurant in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

I called the restaurant at 6:25 looking for a table for four people. They were full but they said that we could sit outside which was perfectly fine. We arrived around 6:30 and ordered drinks. The restaurant was busy but the servers seemed like they could handle us. There were four empty tables outside. The server came back with drinks minus one, she told us they didn’t have dark beer and while my father in law was mid sentence ordering, she left. We finally flagged her back down maybe five to ten minutes later and ordered his beer and our dinner, it was maybe 6:45. We received our appetizer quickly and it was delicious. We waited for the main course. And waited. And waited some more. It was getting cold and I asked for some blankets for the ladies in the group, they brought them quickly. By 7:45 we decided we should leave as we had about a two hour drive ahead of us, no food in sight. My wife and I went inside to ask for the check and let them know we wanted to leave. They were surprised at the fact and began telling us that our dinner was nearly ready. They asked us several times if we wanted to take the food to go, but we declined. Eating spaghetti in a car is a recipe for disaster. We again asked for the check and a woman came up from the kitchen and told us “this is not McDonalds” meaning it takes time to cook food. Had she not said that, I don’t think I would be writing this review but her attitude because we wanted to leave was unwarranted. We waited an hour for spaghetti and lasagna in an Italian restaurant. I could get spaghetti in an Indian restaurant faster than that. Overall, the restaurant was nice, a good central location in Garmisch, the food that we had (cold antipasti) was delicious, but the service was horrendous. I would not recommend unless you go...

I have been wanting to to here since we moved here, so was very happy that my Book Club decided to make our monthly dinner reservation here. Their specialty soup is delish! And very popular! It’s a different take on traditional onion soup (or 'French Onion' soup as we call it in the US, that is made with beef broth, and the bowl covered with baked cheese). Theirs has a (slightly) cheesy pizza dough dome over it, and it is actually reddish in color (at first I thought, 'cheese soup'), that I'm guessing is due to the tomato/vegetable base. Try it! Great to share as well. Their pastas are amazing, especially the daily specials. Highly recommend the Spaghetti Aglio con Scampi! Restaurant is small, so reservations recommended. Also, cash only! They will accept EC, but not sure about US or other...

I arrived without a reservation as a solo diner, and the waitress was able to seat me at the bar area towards the back of the restaurant. I was very grateful for the accommodation made by the waitress!

The staff is very friendly, and spoke very good English, which was a relief for me as a dumb English-only American!

The food was excellent and came out very quickly. The portion sizes are very large! I nearly had a bit of a panic attack at the end of the meal when I realized that credit cards were not accepted, but they were able to run my debit card which was much more convenient than trying to find an ATM in the dark! A big thank you to the waitstaff and kitchen staff at La Toscana for a...