Cantinetta Balmelli 1912 — Restaurant in Circolo di Carona

My wife and I went on a whim after rolling in from Milan with our two young children. Despite it being a little too late for lunch, they stayed open to accommodate us. In fact, the chef who is a relatively new hire from Tuscany came out of the kitchen to great us. He spoke fantastic English. He showed us the freshly picked porcini mushrooms. The risotto was fantastic! There was a well behaved puppy who kept us company. The meal was a little pricey but not surprising for the first class service and...

Called in last night for a meal with my wife, we had the most wonderful meal. My total lack of either French, Italian or German was overcome by and almost comical game of charades between me and the waiter\owner who was very friendly as was the waitress. The food was also excellent, with larger portions than either my wife or myself could possibly eat. All in all a really great evening. We will be returning before the end of...

It's the second time for me in the restaurant and the first time was far more better. The food is good and original, and the attention very good. But we asked for a tiramisu as dessert and they confused the creams and brought us custard cream instead but they charged us the dessert all the same! I will think it twice...