Cardini — Restaurant in Stresa

Fantastic food, a fantastic experience! We found this restaurant a day earlier but without reservation we had no chance since the owners want to treat each customer individually and keep their quality high. So we came the next day and we were amazed by the extraordinary food. Everything was delicious. Due to a recommendation by the owner (a woman who speaks several languages!) we started with a warm salat with mushrooms which was very tasty. The main dishes as well as the desert were also really good. The restaurant has a great variety of (local) beers to offer. The location is just perfect! It might be a little difficult to get there but the panoramic view from the restaurant and the surrounding village is just amazing so it's totally worth it. The entire staff was very friendly and attentive. Considering the high quality of food and service the prices are absolutely reasonable. Thank you for this...

It's tough to leave a negative review for a place you didn't even get to try, but our experience was just not great. We were in Milan and had our hearts set on eating at Cardini's after finding it online. The closing time was listed as 3 p.m., so we made sure to get there with plenty of time. But when we arrived at 2:40 p.m., we were told they had already closed at 2 p.m. No matter how much we explained the information we found online, they just turned us away. Why would a business list a closing time of 3 p.m. on every website if they actually close an hour earlier? You don't see stores closing their doors an hour before their listed time, and a airline boarding gate doesn't close an hour early—it closes on time. It's frustrating...

I would have given more stars if was possible. I was on a trip with my family in Italy and we are at some nice restaurants which we thought would not be able to be topped but then we went to a simple looking restaurant with a classic design and we didn’t have high expectations or any expectations at all, We sat at the restaurant after being greeted by the amazing staff, we sat at our table by the window and we saw the lake from the top of the mountain and we ate our food. Although we had low expectations that was the best food we ate the entire trip.

In conclusion: great view, amazing staff and delicious food. Would come again next time I’m in the area and if you are looking for somewhere to eat you should 100%...