Lisander restaurant — Restaurant in Malgrate

Nice restaurant in the Promessi Sposi hotel with great food but maybe not quite all the fine dining touches you would expect.

Pros: The food is really good. The dishes we had were inventive and flavorful. Particularly liked the arctic char appetizer (have had thousands of pieces of raw fish but not sure I’ve ever had it with a raspberry compote) and my wife loved her lamb.

Cons: I feel like it’s trying to be a fine dining restaurant which it’s really not. If it was in a well-decorated restaurant with awesome service maybe I would look past the 3 hour dining timeline, expensive prices, really small portions, etc but it just felt out of place. Feels a bit weird to have a free breakfast at 9 AM and a few hundred euro meal at 9 PM sitting at...

A memorable dining experience from start to finish.❤️ It was my first time having risotto prepared this way…. So delicate.. deeply flavourful, and beautifully balanced. Was lucky to have the whole restaurant as it was empty for the night, which made the evening even more special. 🥰Lisander is fine dining at its best… refined yet most importantly… unpretentious!! Its elegant without the usual airs that often come with it. A true hidden gem...

Best fine dining experience to date. Staff had a big smile, food was immaculate and pricing reasonable. Free parking as well, upon request.

Went there randomly upon arrival at Lake Como on Christmas Eve. Best decision of our stay. That took place in 2023 btw. We went there so tired after our flight and did not really focus on anything else apart enjoying the amazing menu they had. But glad I found these pictures on my album. They...