Osteria Vinostè — Restaurant in Desenzano del Garda

My wife and I travel to Europe every year and we seem to hit Italy for 1-3 weeks on each trip. Tonight is our final night in Desenzano.

We rarely eat any place twice, however Osteria VinOste' was worth a second dinner. Our general rule is a place either has to have amazing views or be filled with loud Italians to eat there (always good food).

The first night we went on the reccomendation of Pepe at Hotel Aurora. We arrived at 7:15 and got the only table that wasnt reserved. The place was filled with Italians having a good time. We split a perfectly cooked Ribeye, polenta with jarlsberg and an insalata mista. The food was delicious, and all that plus a half liter of red wine and a glass of white was 60 Euro.

We made reservations for tonight to try the pasta. We saw many people walk in and told to come back at 9 as all the tables were reserved. We ordered a ricotta and local herb ravioli, the special with boneless chicken wrapped around speck (ham) with roasted potatoes, the salad and a pistachio custard for dessert. Amazing taste and affordability.

If you're in this area, I'd highly reccomend. Andre (owner and chef) and Francesco (server, host) are fun and friendly.

Make a reservation if you're in Desenzano Wednesday...

Come, eat and enjoy! We order , as main dish, the Tomahawk which came with some roasted potatoes in the over with rosemary . As starters we had polenta with cheese and also marinated trout with salad. Everything was tasty and the beef was just great! The meat and the bottle of 0.5 l of red wine…what to say?… They blended in such a nice way! Unfortunately we only remembered at the end that we had forgotten to take a phone and we just took a photo of the bone😂 We are sorry that it is our last night here, in Desenzano, and we can not repete the experience🙂 Thank you, Osteria VinOste, for the hospitality, for the kind advice, for your simplicity and honesty and for a beautiful night, words used as a compliment to you, dear Sirs!🙏 Also the place is so true and nice! We were lucky...

The quality and taste of the food is a 10/10. We had the ravioli di zucca and tagliatelle di ragù; the pasta is made in-house and it was amazing. The butter and sage sauce balanced with the sweetness of the “zucca” perfectly and the ragù was meaty yet delicate at the same time. We shared the costata di manzo-wow! Aged for 30 days and cooked medium rare, it was delicious! We ate it with an insalata miste and roasted potatoes, all so fresh and tasty. We chose the vino di casa, and it did not disappoint. Overall, a wonderful dining experience. Final note, the resto was full and most people were speaking Italian (always a good sign)! Senza dubbio, mi raccomando...