Ponale Alto Belvedere — Restaurant in Comunità Alto Garda e Ledro

This place is actually a sign museum first, and a cafe second. Upon arrival signs will direct you where not to lean your bike. Then the sign at the entrance forbids you to bring in outside food, no smoking or littering (all obvious in 2024) and dogs must be on leads. As you enter the bar there are multiple signs forbidding cameras and no bare chests or bikinis. Once you’re at your seat, there are signs to tell you CCTV is in operation and no smoking signs are hanging on the fence by each table. If you dare walk around the cafe keep your hands off the plants (there’s a sign for that!) and children must not line up at the toilets if they are with a school group - why there’s a sign for that too. There’s even no entry signs on doors that you wouldn’t think to go through anyway! Finally, if you need the toilet, you may do so ‘after consumption’ by asking for a key at the bar. Just remember to stop touching all the plants first and put your shirt back on! Apple cake was delicious but left feeling exhausted at being told off by...

One of the highlights of our vacation at lake Garda. We loved the hike up to the Ponalealto which we didn’t even know is up there when we decided to go. We went there with a four year old and the route is very nice. It is a popular place for mountainbikers and hikers and it is very nice to see the road is split physically with a barrier so both can feel safer. The bar is just one hour walk from the bottom and offers nice drinks, great Italian music and a spectacular view. Definitely...

Stopped here in mid-October. The views are amazing, both lake Garda as well as the surrounding mountains. Often places like this have mediocre food because they make up for it with the surroundings, but the vegetarian sandwich actually tasted really nice, and the spritz was so refreshing after a long walk over the mountains.

Extra thanks for the kind staff member who wanted to make sure my name was written down correctly for...