Osteria Sali e Tabacchi — Restaurant in Mandello del Lario

Very nice little restaurant set in a small village atop the lake. There are indoor and outdoor places and most staff speak English. The menu is in both languages too (Italian and English). The choice is not huge, but I prefer because there for all taste and all is home made, from starters to Dessert. The quality and presentation of the food is excellent and with a super friendly service. I was with my wife and our son and they accommodated with a pasta with tomato sauce that was not on the menu but more appealing to an 8 years old. We will definitely not wait too long to get back....

Google review mentioned that they were friendly and they spoke english. Upon arriving, they spoke italian and told us there were no seats when clearly there were a table for two right smack infront of our faces and at the back. Lady frown when we enter as well. Not as what the reviews state. Go here if you want to get shunned away and waste your time. Not a tourist friendly place. And of course, we look like non english speakers, and got this treatment, what a way to ruin someone’s day....

Decent food. Quite some selections of the menus. Love the breakfast, incredibly tasty homemade jams (ended up buying 10 of them to bring back home).

Parking may be an issue. Just make sure you park at the bigger parking lot right below.

They also ran an Airbnb hotel in the back. The host, Stefano, is incredible. I’ve seen few like him. His helpfulness, knowledge of the lands and his personality, will make you enjoy your trip so much...