Risto Bar Company Vecchia Maiolica — Restaurant in Griante

We were in Griante for a couple of days and noticed this lovely little restaurant, lots of locals having their morning coffees and local honest food on offer. We ended up eating there on both nights.. The pasta dishes were absolutely delicious and authentic, the saffron and prawn spaghetti was truly outstanding. The salad and cake were just as tasty. On the last night, I decided to have pizza, the bufalina. At first sight, I was a bit disappointed. No trendy cornicione, not even a bit of dry oregano... The pizza just had tomato sauce and the mozzarella had been put on after it came out of the oven... Let me tell you, that was one of the best pizzas I have ever had ( I am Italian, I have had quite a few...). It was light and fresh, both the tomato and mozzarella flavour uncomplicated by any herbs, spices or fancy cheese.. It was sublime, I could have eaten two! In the morning we had coffee by the lake which was so pleasant. The service was also incredibly friendly, we were made to feel very welcome and the waitresses remembered our preferred drinks etc. I wish I could remember their names, but I would like to thank them again for making our...

Spectacular view of the lake and amazing food! Our waitress was very attentive and helpful with answers to our questions about the menu.

We got glasses with ice when we ordered sodas! 😂 Being American we were very excited because it's not common when traveling in Europe.

We were asked if we wanted our salad and antipasta first and then she waited till we were mostly done with those dishes and asked if we wanted them to start on the next course. We loved that we weren't rushed to get through the first part of our meal and that the second part was being made fresh and not already waiting in the kitchen. If you're tight on time though, you may want to ask for everything all at the same time.

Everything was delicious! And was...

I wish I could agree with others about the "good food" but unfortunately I can't. To start with the good things: the service was friendly and the location directly at the lake was very nice. BUT the Pizza tasted like a frozen pizza with a really poor taste. Even as a Non-Italian you could tell that this one wasn't freshly made. We had a few pizzas during our stay and you could really tell the huge difference to this one. The spaghetti was ok but not that tasty either... Overall, I can recommand the location for having a drink with a nice view but not if you...