Ristorante Renato al lago — Restaurant in Desenzano del Garda

A mixed experience… The oysters were nice and fresh. The Garda Lake appetizer wasn’t what I expected. Instead of a mix of fish in sauce they offered a few varieties of local minced fish (like a fish salad basically) on top of polenta, plus smoked trout which was the best part. Then we had the black risotto with burrata and shrimp, even some gold flakes to top it off. The presentation was beautiful but, aside from having very little shrimp or burrata, the rice was salty to the point of being literally inedible. Apparently it wasn’t cooked by the main chef and, due to additional complaints from other guests, I wasn’t charged for it, which was fair. The octopus main dish was fine. Overall, nice atmosphere but the food was very far from impressive, especially given the abundance of amazing...

For lunch I got tuna salad that was made with peas, corn, olives and beans and very little tuna ALL FROM A CAN. NOTHING FRESH OR COOKED. As I refused to eat food from a can they offered another dish, meatballs with potatoes. The potatoes were edible but the meatballs were charged on the outside and raw inside. There was a middle aged woman who served me and was very angry with me that I didn't like the food. It was very hot out so I ordered a bottle of cold sparkling water and she brought me a bottle of warm plain water. Then a gentleman came to try to fix my complaints and he was nicer. JUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE !!!!! I KEPT THE RECEIPT JUST IN CASE I...

I had a wonderful dinner at Ristorante Renato on a slightly stormy evening. After arriving via taxi, we had a dinner of an assortment of seafood, seafood pasta, seabass, fried prawns, wine, and a slice of chocolate pie. Following dinner we attempted to hail a cab through multiple apps to no avail and returned to the restaurant, where they kindly offered to call a taxi themselves. Unfortunately, Desenzano has a distinct lack of available taxis to which the proprietor and chef Marco offered us his time to drive us to our lodgings. I can only say that this is exemplary of the restaurant's character and quality in which I can...