Veranda Beach — Restaurant in Pianello del Lario

The moment we arrived, we were clearly unwelcome. The two waitresses were overwhelmed, rude and kept disregarding us. They wouldn’t take our order of drinks, and when we went back to the bar, they kept asking me to sit down. We then proceeded to the dinning table - we asked for one close the water edge but they were apparently reserved and weren’t given menus for another 15 minutes despite asking for them. It took so long that the people dining by the water left and the waitresses offered that table who arrived after us and without reservation. They had 3 dishes not available, including their vongole which was done with frozen shrimps. The portions were small and oily. The salvation came in the form of a delightful tiramisu. The wine bottle we had chosen wasn’t available, so they offered a similar one but ended up opening a more expensive bottle, and only realising after that…at least they didn’t charge us the more expensive wine. All in all, the place was great, cocktails good, food subpar and the service was terrible. Would only return in case of...

A really picturesque location, with delicious ice cream, tasty cocktails and friendly staff! We are here on vacation and have gone to grab cocktails and ice cream twice now and they truly have the best cocktail maker. I believe his name is Ego(?) and the skill and passion he has is a pleasure to see. For the second night we went to celebrate my mother's birthday there and he went out of his way on a really busy night to make it memorable and make her her favourite cocktail. Which turned out to be the best drink she's ever had. The ice-creams are also incredibly yummy and hit the spot just right. There are also proper meals for dinner but that's something we haven't tried yet. There is something for everyone. (Also for gin lovers and non gin lovers the Romeo & Giuliette is...

We really just were in search of any place to have dinner in the vicinity of where we were staying and this little place popped up. So we went there, not expecting at all this gourmet place, that is Veranda Beach Cafe. I've posted some photos of what we had for dinner, and they don't do the dishes justice. The taste was on par with what you could expect from some Michelin starred places, the prawn was among the best I had tasted, the octopus so soft it almost melted in my mouth. It's not cheap, but the price is as you could expect considering the quality. The staff was competent as well as friendly and I whole-heartedly recommend eating here. Oh yeah, one little thing I really liked - as it had gotten dark, the waiter brought the menus with a little lamp attached, it...