Cantinone — Restaurant in Comunità Montana Parco Alto Garda bresciano

This restaurant might be called solid and “authentic” at best. The food is acceptable but the service and quality is seriously underwhelming. Maybe it was us - but we were really treated like an annoiance. I don’t mind at alle that they insisted on speaking and expecting to hear Italian. In fact, I don’t like to order in German or English. But there was not the slightest attempt of hospitality or interest in our presence. I wouldn’t bother to write this, if the other restaurants in the region wouldn’t be doing such an excellent job in this regard. There was no smile, not even any observable feedback of acceptance of our order. Food and drinks were dumped at the end of our table without a word. Empty plates were collected before all of us were finished both for the first and the main course. To complete the disaster, we had to observe how the basket with the unused (because dry and tasteless) bread rolls was recycled repeatedly. Either the returned bread rolls were thrown back into a large paper bag - and retrieved from there for the next guests. Or the baskets with the left over bread rolls were forwarded directly from one table to the next. The limoncello on the house could not really change our...

Sadly we did not enjoy our time at this restaurant! Which was particularly disappointing because we were recommended to go from the b&b owner! That staff seemed uninterested in even trying to appear welcoming! The food was ok, but fell short compared to all the other places we visited in the area and in Italy as a whole. The worst thing was the speed everything arrived! The second you put your fork down they came and whipped your plate away even though the person eating with me was still eating!!!!! Then the next course was brought out straight away, no time to breath ! As an Englishman I don’t like tardy service but honestly this was a joke!! Totally ruined the experience and we left very unhappy and disappointed! Sadly having to pay for our dissatisfaction to boot!! Never again will I return to this restaurant and I recommend you...

3 stars is being generous. This osteria had a lot going for it with charming outdoor seating under grape vines created such a lovely atmosphere at night, and the staff were warm and welcoming. Unfortunately, the food just didn’t deliver. The black rice with shrimp was bland and uninspired, and the vegetarian entrée of three mini dishes felt confused. The salad was the salad you make at home when you don’t make to make an effort. The tiramisu was OK. It ended up being the most disappointing meal of my trip to Italy. Perhaps we just made bad menu choices, as some other dishes being served looked much better, but they really shouldn’t be that far...