Trattoria Al Pescatore — Restaurant in Garda

I solely chose this restaurant because I saw the big bowl of mussels on another guest's table while walking by. Worth it. The waiters were very nice and approachable and we got a cosy table on the ''side'' of the restaurant, there was a little more space than in the alleyway. There's a good range of food to choose from, my boyfriend had pasta arrabbiata and I had mussels (ofc), we also shared bruschetta. The mussels came in a really good sauce (tangy, salty, a little bit spicy) with roasted bread and the portion size was perfect. My boyfriends pasta was simple but tasted perfectly fine. All of our dishes were kinda simple, but that's exactly how they were supposed to be imo. They didn't need to be extravagant to do their job, it was just good Italian food. No need to order something you could get at home...

we are very disappointed. the staff was rude and impolite. it seemed that he didn't even want to approach us and he was just tired of taking orders.. well, I understand maybe he was tired, but... besides, for a long time while we were eating, the waiter just stood behind us and watched the whole time. it was very uncomfortable. and finally the price was shocking... we ordered risotto which cost 20 euros for two people, that's how it was written on the menu.. but when the bill came it said 2x20 euros because of that... that's 40e in total... although the menu clearly states the price for two people is 20 euros, and not 20 euros...

The swordfish we had was very small and overcooked, the grilled vegetables consisted of two pieces of zucchini, 2 slices of aubergine and 1quarter of a red pepper. Overall not a nice meal. To make up for it we decided on a desert. The 'lemon sorbet' came in a wine glass with a straw, absolutely disgusting, had the cheek to tell us it was a 'lady's sorbet, ice cream with prosecco and lemoncelli not what I would call a sorbet, should have been on the drinks menu. When we complained they were very uninterested. Definitely would give this place a miss, a bar pretending to be...