Bistrot Pizzeria Umami — Restaurant in Comunità montana Alta Valtellina

I must start by saying that this pizzeria/restaurant came recommended by a local as one of the best pizza places around... and then I checked the reviews on Google/Tripadvisor to find quite a few negative comments about speed and quality of service, as well as quality of food, which made me doubt my choice. We decided to go anyway, a couple on a Thursday evening with a big sized dog... hoping for the best. What we found was a speedy service, waiters extremely polite and very gentle and careful around our dog and a very good pizza (they have different types of base for each day of the week, so I guess it may depend on your taste whether you like it or not on the day...). Dessert was also good, as were wine, beer and coffee, all in good Italian fashion. I am now not sure what all the negative reviews were about... maybe things have changed since those reviews? Nevertheless, we'll probably go back again to taste other dishes on the menu... Oh, and the price was not the cheapest, but not overly...

A great food experience. We turned up at about 7.30pm and were lucky to get a table after a short wait. This place is busy, so recommend booking if possible. The wait staff were very busy, but stoppped for questions without making us feel we were a nuisance. The food: we had starters, pizza, and dessert. The starters were amazing - well prepared, presented and delicious. We said we would share a pizza, so the pizza was brought on two plates (2 quarters each) with identical garnishing - none of this one pizza, two plates and cut it yourself stuff. The desserts are amazing - wow. We had their take on the tiramisu and panna cotta. Both delicious - not too sweet. My wife described the tiramisu as heaven on a teaspoon. The panna cotta had hints of herbal flavours and went well with the strawberry topping. Mmmmm - if we lived here, we would be...

Normally I dont write reviews but this had to be shared If you speak Italian go for it - if not, you wont have a great time.

Seemingly anoyed waiter came and prepared my table with a very unfriendly demeanor - I felt like I was not welcome here at all. If you dont speak Italian with them you wont get treated the same. Ordered a Pizza + Water - The glass in which the water should be in, made it to the table but the water never did. (but that can happen)

What shouldnt happen is that, hearing the staff laugh at other guests and make fun about them in italian as they were sure that they couldn`t understand them. I could though and it was...