Bar Il Molo
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Pasta, grills & panini, plus cocktails & desserts, on an elegant terrace overlooking the lake.
attractions: Villa Monastero, Castello di Vezio, Villa Monastero, Varenna, Hotel Royal Victoria, by R Collection Hotels, Hotel du lac, Riva, Hotel Diffuso Il Portichetto, Bau Bau Beach, Albergo Beretta, restaurants: Bar La Cambusa, Al Prato Restaurant, Caffe Varenna, Osteria Quatro Pass, Albergo del Sole Ristorante Pizzeria, La Veranda dei Pescatori, Il Cavatappi, Ristorante Borgovino, Ristorante VarennaMonamour, ALMA
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Pasta, grills & panini, plus cocktails & desserts, on an elegant terrace overlooking the lake.
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Relaxed Terrace Dining by Lake Como in Varenna - So Chill…
DanielleDanielle
100
We came here twice, for food first then drink stop. For the food, we ordered pizza with mushrooms 3/5: unfortunately the mushrooms were canned but the dough was good. Minestrone vegetable soup 4/5: thick and flavorful Risotto with bresaola 4/5: cooked well and had a nice balance Beef ragu with mushrooms 4/5: this time there were fresh mushrooms, and the gravy were delicious Fries 4/5: good enough Wine and aperol spritz 4/5 For the second time, desserts. Pandora with Nutella 3/5: sweet bread with drizzle of Nutella Tiramisu 4/5: good and balanced. Mulled wine 5/5: love the warm spices Hot chocolate 4/5: thick and creamy Sencha green tea 4/5: has nice earthy flavor Overall, all other places were closed due to the off season in November, but this one was open and crowded, but the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming, the outdoor seating had blankets and heaters. The service was fast and the food was good with a great view. I totally recommend it.
Alaa SindiAlaa Sindi
00
A fantastic setting for a cold drink during our visit to Varenna. You have a sublime view of the lovers' promenade as you can see from the photo attached to this review. Lots of cute, little birds in the area which land on unattended plates of food. We didn't visit for food but watched the birds steal pasta off the plates of oblivious restaurant goers. We ordered a g+t and a beer which came to around 25 euros. These were served with olives, pistachios and crisps. A very busy place with lots of outdoor seating available. Would highly recommend walking just beyond the building itself and sitting on the terrace on the right handside. We did have to queue for a short while to be seated. The staff looked quite stressed and busy but once we were seated, the staff were very attentive.
Charlotte WardCharlotte Ward
00
I had a terrible experience. I had contacted the bar through Instagram, asking if reservations were necessary, and they were super polite and said they didn't take reservations. When we got there, my fiancé and I spoke to a waitress asking if we could get in line to sit at the tables with a view of the lake, and she said she didn't know. I insisted and asked another waitress, and he said that when someone left, we could sit down. We waited for 40 minutes for a table to be empty, and that's what we did! As soon as my fiancé approached the table, a super arrogant waitress arrived shouting "no no no". My fiancé asked if he could make a reservation or something like that and she said they don't take reservations, but she also didn't tell us how we could sit down. The table was left there without anyone, they vacated 3 tables and no one could sit down. What is this restaurant for then? Since it's not for eating and drinking, I made a point of coming here to complain about the way they treated us and other customers who were also confused about how they could sit and eat, the waiters were rude, it's a shame that a restaurant with such a beautiful view of the lake doesn't know the most important thing: to treat customers well. For those who are thinking about going, there are several restaurants with a view and without going through the stress of being hyped on TikTok.
Kamilla OliveiraKamilla Oliveira
00
The best part of eating here on our first night in Varenna is that the experience was so disappointing we decided to make our own dinner and eat at our Airbnb on subsequent days. Beautiful view, inviting tables and then a menu that makes you think it was designed for picky eating children (includes more than a page of 20+ Types of ice cream sundaes). We ordered two risotto dishes and both were terrible. Overly pasty and thick — tasted like it was made with soup stock. The bread was inedible and stale. We had three different waiters for our 1 hour visit and not one was attentive. We had to flag them down for anything at all… a glass of wine, cappuccino, etc. No one seemed to know or care what anyone needed at any table. No smiles or greetings or any type of service. Major attitude and obvious unhappiness from all three makes us think the management is to blame. This is a tourist trap and makes you think they hate Americans and Brits. If you come across it, limit your visit to a cocktail and enjoy the view before you eat elsewhere. And when I saw that their rating in Google was 4.0 I started reading through the reviews. Many of the good reviews are from “local guides”!? Kick backs?? Disgraceful for the restaurant and the guides.
Suzanne DuForeSuzanne DuFore
140
The view was stunning. Breakfast was simple and coffee was good. Waitress was rude & discriminating. We approached inside to be seated with lake view & were told to seat freely wherever so we seated even if the table still had plates. Then the waitress serving knew it had to be cleaned & I even asked kindly seeing she was free. She did not tidy it up & about 5 pairs of people who came after us were served first & orders taken from. We patiently waited then she decided to clean then again she circled to another 3 pairs of guest collecting orders & took ours last. We ordered fruit shake to which she even gave us options then no shake came instead a peach bottle drink we just accepted it as we are on schedule not to mention already running late as oppose to plan. Toast served cold.
MAUREEN DE CASTROMAUREEN DE CASTRO
30
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