San Giovanni Ristorante - Bar - Alimentari — Restaurant in Tremezzina

I tried my best to order, even though I don’t speak Italian, only English and a little Spanish. She got so irritated that I used one word in Spanish hoping that it would be close to Italian. I wonder what that says to people that speak Spanish if they really do accept everyone from around the world, claiming to be so “accepting.” The young woman with light brown hair appeared irritated and made us feel unwelcome, so we decided not to stay.

Their previous reply doesn’t match the actual interaction. It’s unfortunate to see such defensive storytelling instead of simple courtesy, especially since similar concerns appear in other reviews. I quietly spoke to my wife about how they appeared to be rude , and I’m half Italian myself, so I understand what real Italian hospitality feels like and that’s not to be found here.

A respectful attitude toward guests should be standard. Fortunately, there are many nearby restaurants that show genuine warmth and...

This restaurant is very cosy and popular with the locals, a bit pricey but good freshly cooked fish dishes, mainly lake fish caught on the day. There is no set menu but special meals are cooked and served on the day.The lady in charge of the restaurant is quite a character! Just have to be patient with her service when asking what's on the menu for the day. Once meals are served you will enjoy it. Don't expect a price list or a written bill, she will tell you the amount at the end of the meal. We we were pleasently surprised with her...

Great fish-specialty restaurant!

It has a few options for starters like caprese, or some marinated fish in salsa verde.

For first course they offer risotto with lake fish (which was delicious), pasta with fish (which was a bit on the oily side and had quite a lot of pasta for the amount of fish..) and 3 types of non fish pasta: bolognese, aglio & oglio, pomodoro).

For second course there’s pork escalopes, fried fish.

The atmosphere is super nice, feels like an authentic...