Polentone — Restaurant in Bergamo

The polenta is delicious but the service was awful. I ordered in Italian (I am a learner so my pronunciation isn't the best) and the woman serving just looked at me blankly and said WHAT?! and pushed the menu in front of me. I was taken back by her attitude (especially as I understood most places appreciate tourists attempting the local language) and pointed out our choices. I realised about 30 seconds after I paid that I'd ordered the wrong ragu as I was flustered by her attitude. I hadn't even left the window and asked to change. She shouted at me and said I had asked for something else. My 8 year old son witnessed all this and asked why the woman was shouting at me. I told him perhaps she was just having a bad day but I was relieved to see other reviews commenting on her rude service as I was wondering what I...

Im not a polenta fan, I find it boring and pointless.. but this little kiosk brings some life back into the nothingness. Really nice sauces and plenty of choices. Great friendly service here. You grab a table under the overhang, order up your polenta of choice and enjoy the view. It's a little tucked away and looks part of the restaurant next door, and the seating mainly belongs to the Irish pub across the road, so make sure you're looking at the right menu. We had the wild boar and it was really good, and a beer, but the pulled pork...

I was very curious of trying polenta as I have heared of this as something that is very rare in restaurants. This place had very good reviews therefore it seemed like a good spot for doing this. The food is ok, you can easily get full cheaply. But the taste was disappointing and the waiting time was enormously long. I am aware that just one poor lady is working there and has to do everything by herself, but maybe having two employees to help each other would be beneficial for this place. Worth trying but maybe a...