Albergo del Sole Ristorante Pizzeria

Good-for-value option! We had large macaroni with seafood and spaghetti with clams, the portion was good so the two of us did not need to order other food. The seafood was fresh and the food is delicious. Of course it is not a fine dining restaurant with romantic atmosphere or the best services, but the staff were friendly and it is an efficient choice for tourists.

We travelled as a large group of 12 so took 6 rooms at the hotel. The rooms were clean with plenty of amenities. I stayed in the suite - a larger room with plenty of storage, tea/coffee, hairdryer etc. staff friendly and very accommodating - made us a take away breakfast pack for our first morning as we had to leave before breakfast. |We had dinner in the hotel twice - food was lovely, great quality and very reasonably priced. Would visit again.

Nice selection of food. Plenty of inside and outside dining. The staff are efficient and friendly. The servings are generous and everything we tried there we enjoyed. The choice of rap music occasionally was odd, but I’m pretty sure they will change it on request. Right in the heart of the town square.

Very bad service. Despite having available tables for more than 20 people outside, when we arrived at 12:30, we were told that they had no space for our group. We went to Bistro Varenna, just beside it and they served us drinks and snacks bit explained that they only had one table for 2 available. We understood and accepted it. At around 13:00 we decided to order 2 takeaway pizzas from Albergo del Sole as we could eat by the square but, at this time when the restaurant saw huge groups of people coming, they decided to open service outside, and didn't even offer us the option to seat outside. by then my pizzas had arrived, and I just finished paying when the manager took the pizzas and refused even selling us the pizzas. I asked for a refund, that I was given but, the manager literally snatched the pizzas out of my had. Great location but horrible service by the manager! Don't recommend it.

The pizza was very good, we enjoyed it. It was fresh and tasty. I am not an expert on pizza but it was thin and all the ingredients were of good quality. Service could be nicer but we did not have negative experience. Yes, there is a service fee (coperto) as almost everywhere in Italy. I saw from other comments that the portion of pasta is small - yes as it is "primi piatti" and you should order second course if you want to have a lot of food.

Review for the restaurant. They have a very nice indoor garden space behind, the ambiance is amazing here. The service is nice and fast. The pizzas here are such a great deal for the price!!! And the other food we ordered was good as well. Overall, very nice experience!

We ate here last night and the guy serving us was so rude and made me extremely uncomfortable. He barely said a word, pointed to the table we were to sit at and threw cutlery down on the table. We sat down and he came to take our order, halfway through us ordering he walked away from the table. We were sat confused for several minutes before he came back and said the tablet he was putting our order through on had stopped working and he had to go and change it. He did not communicate this at all he simply walked away from the table leaving us baffled. Him and another male staff member then proceeded to stand directly behind me, pointing and making creepy comments to eachother about a girl in the bar next door. I asked to move table (there were 5 free tables) but he straight up just told me no. He stood behind me the whole time I was eating and it was extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant. The food was fine. I ordered white wine but got given red, I felt too uncomfortable to say anything to the waiter. The atmosphere was BAD. The staff members here have absolutely NO customer service skills and I would not return here or recommend it to anyone purely for that reason. Creepy unpleasant men just after money from tourists.

Had fish lunch here last year. It was good. 5 star review is for reading all the responses from the owner on the one star complaints. I would love to buy you a drink sir…you seem hilarious in your responses to annoying bitchy tourists Happy holidays 👊

Took the ferry to check out Varenna and timing worked to have lunch. The restaurants near the water were packed so we headed up the hill to Albergo's. They had very nice patios but we took the first table available which was inside. We decided on the spicy salami pizza and it was good. We have been craving a pepperoni pizza and this was close to what we have at home. We said we wanted to split the pizza and it came split on two plates for us. Very nice. Someone needs to explain why pizzas are never cut into slices in Italy to me. Good lunch spot. Good service.

I was hesitant to come here because it was in the middle of a busy area. I should have trusted my instincts. The service was slow. The food came out cold as we watched others who were seated after us receive their dishes. You have to flag down the waiter to get service. I would say overpriced for quality of food. Would not return due to low contact with staff and cold food.

Not what you expected to experience at a restaurant in Italy. Food was below average and the service was disappointing. A prime location with a nice view should step up and try harder. Just expected more from them.

We were in Italy two weeks and this was the ONLY bad meal we had. It is like eating at an Applebees in America - very much like chain restaurant food. Even the olive oil was in packets like ketchup. We did not get pizza, so maybe that would have been different. Even the cocktails were really bad. The service was also terrible. This place is about the location and NOT the food. The bathrooms were also disgustingly dirty.

We had an amazing night here!! As you walk the shore - restaurants that have a view will be full to the brim with guests - this place is set back into town, and didn't have many guests at all. Don't be fooled - this place was incredible. Our Airbnb host recommended it and I'm glad we stuck to our plan and ate here! Great food and service. House wine was a little sweet, and well priced. We enjoyed bread and oil to start. The caprese salad was fresh and light. Calamari fritti was the best we've ever had. It was so lightly breaded - unlike US dishes. Spaghetti alla carbonara was buttery and delicious. Penne arabiatta was perfect!! (I'm a tomato pasta lover). Strong garlic, perfect amount of sauce, just a littttle spice. It was great. The wait staff was kind and let us practice our Italian. You don't need a reservation to eat here!

We got into town late and founds this little gem. They were warm and inviting people. The house wine is very good, and we loved our mixed salad and fresh rolls. Hubs had the Penne pasta with red pepper and some veggies, he was sweating but though it was so good. I had the Tagliatelle Bolognese. Do delicious. We lived it all. Our waiter brought us limoncello to top off the night.

Nice little pizzeria. Friendly service, nice outdoor seating away from the lake, reasonable food. The pizza was good, the penne was fine. Great bruschetta.

After walking around Varenna for a while we settled on this location mainly because there were seats available outside. We ordered the brusette, T bone steak, whitefish from the lake and sides of sautéed potato and salad. The brusette was a fine size (6 pieces) and good to share. The tomatoes were very fresh. The fish was cooked well with mild flavours and the T bone was also cooked with simple flavours although it was a bit pricey (18E). The portion size was large and it was cooked as desired. Both the salad and the potatoes were tasty. This is not a place for a romantic or special meal but the service was very good and the waiters were super accommodating.

We ordered what the English menu described as Milanese Risotto with Osso Buso. Came the risotto without any trace of beef/veal. When we asked the explanation was that it takes a long time to prepare osso buco. Of course it takes time. The shanks are usually prepared ahead of time. Don't list it in the menu if you don't intend to serve it. At the minimum you should tell us when we ordered. Cheating is bad, period!

this was my worst dinner in verenna ! from a bad waitress who took our order and messed up badly, to bad food, to an owner who refused to accept errors for both. Worst experience in Verenna !

Not a bad place to eat, but don't expect too much. A little tourist-y and a little overpriced. My pork was a little overdone and my wife's fish was a bit bland. The pizza was fine, as was the pesto. The staff was friendly and we didn't have to wait to be served. The tables in front are a great place to sit. Not a perfect find, but not bad. I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if I knew how!

We were quite satisfied with our food and service. We had seafood spaghetti and T-bone steak. Good portion on these entrees. The seafood spaghetti was really delicious, clams, mussels, squid and shrimp.

As Americans with no experience traveling abroad we had had 3 and a half days of failed dining experiences before stumbling into Albergo del Sole. We were struggling with the language barrier and the culture shock. Traveling with 3 kids is stressful and so is trying to have the vacation of your lifetime. The host was very welcoming and sat us at a large booth with our 3 kids which was perfect! Ordered the house red and the meat and cheese appetizers to get started and 3 plates of buttered penne for the kids. They knew to bring the kids food out first with the appetizer! The kids all devoured there food which is saying a ton for 3 picky eaters! Win win! As our dinners arrived we sent the kids out to the piazza to play! My wife had the buckwheat pasta with potatoes. I had the waiters recommendation of local lakefish which was a sardine. We both loved our dishes. They also proudly accept Visa which was great sine most are trying to fool you that their credit card machine is broken. We will be going here again!

Overall a great experience. Amazing little setting in the town square and open late hours. Great place to stop if you get to town past 3 and need a bite before dinner

Service was friendly, fast, great. Food was delicious! Loved the 2 dinner specials - tonno (tuna) and ravioli - and the local beer. Good pricing. Indoor and outdoor seating on Piazza San Giorgio - beautiful square, a one-minute wall from Lake Como. They didn't rush us to finish, so we relaxed and watched people enjoying the square for a bit before leaving. Our best meal in Varenna!

I loved my Pasta Amatriciana (Very Spicy), and my girlfriend liked her Tortellini Panna Prosciutto.

Great location on the center squarer, however the restaurant seems to be a classic "tourist trap" with high prices, poor service and mediocre food. We Waited more than 1 1/2 hour for our food (!) - and still we had to pay for extra drinks in the waiting time. Couples next to us left their tables as their food had the same waiting time. Once the food arrived it was not fully warm and our white fish "Lago" was overcooked and dry. The kids had pasta which was good. At the end we ended up paying +120 euro for a meal for 5 persons which was the worst we have had in Italy so far. Cannot be recommended

Nice restaurant - great food, good service, reasonable prices - ate there twice. We will return next time we're in Varenna