Viandante Café - Gelateria - Tabacchi — Restaurant in Sirmione

We hade a pizza and a pasta for dinner. With that, a bottle of red wine. For some strange reason, the food was served way before the wine. More irritating, I had to remind the staff about our wine not only once but twice! I was about to do it a third (!!!) time when it finally arrived. Also, we didn’t get any bread. All the other tables did but not us.

Overall, the staff seemed to be stressed out of their minds, young and remarkable inexperienced. I feel bad for them, I really do. The food was ok, not more than that. The same goes for the wine (once it finally arrived).

I regret to say, since Sirmione is completly packed with other pizza/pasta restaurants I would say it is probably a wise choice to simple pick any other place for your pizza/pasta...

Watch out – tourist trap! We just wanted a scoop of ice cream in a cone for our 4-year-old son, like we always do. And two scoops for ourselves. What our son got was an overloaded ice cream in a wafer-thin cone—literally about 1 mm thick—which of course immediately fell apart. You could practically see through it.

The staff didn’t help us at all. I stood there with the scoop of ice cream in my hand and even had to ask for a cup for it. No replacement was offered. But they still insisted on the full €20.

This has never happened to me in Croatia or Spain. Now we understand where Italy’s bad reputation comes from.

The ice cream was OK but...

Located conveniently next to the castle upon entering the city, this café enjoys a picturesque setting amidst many other cafes and gelato shops. Our lunch experience here, however, centered on indulging in a large gelato. While the gelato itself was enjoyable, the focus shifts to the service. We felt somewhat manipulated by the staff, who guided us through various flavors, leading us to opt for oversized portions. In the end, we found ourselves purchasing three large gelato cones each, far more than we needed for a meal. Despite the pleasant surroundings, the experience left us feeling overwhelmed by our...