Vecchia Varenna — Restaurant in Varenna

We were seated at a table that still had used dishes from the previous guests. The restaurant was clearly busy, so we didn’t complain—we were just glad to be seated. My husband moved the used plates and silverware to the side to make room. A waiter saw him and said, “Am I not moving fast enough for you?”—which surprised us, as we hadn’t said a word.

Later, when my husband asked for a dry red wine, the same waiter snapped, “Am I supposed to just pick it for you?” The tone throughout felt unnecessarily hostile.

I originally posted a review similar to this one, but it was removed - TWICE. After doing some research, I learned that in Italy, businesses can request the deletion of reviews they claim are unfair—even if they’re honest accounts. It appears this restaurant actively removes negative feedback.

Still, many older reviews are visible, as they were unsuccessful in removing them - and the recurring theme is clear: disrespectful service, rude comments, and poor treatment of customers. I recommend reading through the 1-star reviews carefully—they paint a very consistent picture. Unfortunately, our experience...

Stopped by this seemingly lovely place to enjoy a bottle of wine and a light snack with a view. What a terrible idea that turned out to be. After only a few sips of the wine, we were sharply told to leave by an extremely rude hostess/waitress because we only wanted to order a few appetizers to go with the wine. She vehemently stated, "This is a restaraunt!" as her justification. It appears she's infamous for her behavior as she is mentioned several times in reviews for similar reasons. I could understand this rationality if the restaurant was extremely busy, but we were 1 of 3 parties at the venue with another 6 to 7 tables available. I now know why this "restaurant" was so empty. If the food tastes anything like their customer service, you're better off dining out of a...

VERY BAD

I’ve ordered pasta with seafood. The worst I ever had. When I told the staf that te pasta was undercooked and the seafood was falling apart because it was overcooked they wove it away like it was nothing. I had one bite en my boyfriend also tried it and agreed it was terrible. When we got the check they put the pasta on it anyway. They didn’t want to give some kind of discount. And told me the pasta was perfect. I would NOT recommend this restaurant. Don’t be tempted by the view just like us because the food it terrible and the service is even worse! First bad experience in Italy. If you want good food, service and experience I would go to their...