La Griglia — Restaurant in Como

Our host, Mauricio from Gira Megaride guesthouse, advised we go here and he was right. Really nice, simple food without the fuss and price tag of more tourist focused restaurants around the Duomo. Over 2 nights we tried penne arribiatta, spaghetti carbonate, mussels, buffala and caprese, pizzas and buttered spinach. All were well cooked and tasted great.

Highly recommended for simple, honest, great tasting food.

Some of the more recent reviews which are negative mention non-discretionary service charges. This is nonsense. But, as with other places in Italy, tipping cannot be added to a card payment and should be...

I wouldn't recommend it at all.

We asked for 2 antipasti and 3 main dishes. They brought my main dish at the same time with the 2 entries and by the time one of my friends got his main dish, the rest of us had already finished dinner. Besides, we asked for wine and gas water and they brought us gas wine and forgot the water. AND, on top of all that, my risotto had a piece of metal sponge on it. If they AT LEAST had had the decency to say sorry it wouldn't have been that bad. But when confronted, the only thing they did was deny our complaints and treat us...

The overall feeling of the restaurant is cozy and relaxing, with warm lighting and friendly staff made us feel very welcome. The menu is full of classic Italian dishes, each made with lots of love and care.

Pastas and Pizzas were absolutely delicious and out of the 5 different dishes we ordered every single one was incredibly tasty. The sauces were bursting with flavor, the pasta was cooked perfectly and pizzas were crispy and tasty.

It really offered an experience that makes you feel like you're in a cozy Italian dining room....