Il Mannarino Como

Eating at Mannarino is more than a dinner. It's an experience. First of all all the staff is extremely gentle. I was really impressed by that. As soon as you enter the place you are welcomed by a large selection of meat and a friendly butcher-chef helps you choose the best combos to tailor the meal to your preferences, also considering the cooking times of the various pieces you have chosen. It is possible to try a lot of different specialties, which is fantastic for someone curious like me! My meat arrived in 2 "courses", all very interesting. The meat is very soft and tasty, cooked to perfection. Personally I would have preferred receiving it when it was warmer but I know many places prefer to let the meat settle a bit after cooking to enhance its flavor. The dessert menu is very playful and I've found the napkin super fun! At the end they brought me 3 bottles of free liquor. I have never been given that much so far!!

We came during the lunch menu. Salad and pasta - everything was great. Side dishes are served with the main courses at lunch, and drinks like water and coffee are included. We waited no more than 12 minutes for the food. The interior is beautiful, with very charming table settings. Noticing how hot we were, they politely moved us to a seat under the air conditioner. Highly recommended!

I love the concept of a butchery restaurant. You get to choose your meat, how much and they will grill it. So, when my husband found this place nearby our suites at Lake Como, we didn’t think twice! We made a reservation even though it’s weekday- to be sure, you know! All I could say, it was a perfect place for meat dinner. I had the beef on sticks and it was really yummy yet felt so light in the tummy. My husband had varieties of grilled beef and pork, too, and he was so satisfied. On the plus side, I must say that the staff were kind and accommodating, especially when I asked if they could cook my beef again so well done. They didn’t hesitate, they just gladly did. Lastly, the prices were reasonable. I highly recommend this restaurant. Will definitely visit if we ever go back to Lake Como again! 👏

5 stars An unforgettable culinary experience! This restaurant was one of the true highlights of our time at Lake Como. The atmosphere is elegant yet welcoming, the service was attentive without being intrusive, and the food… simply extraordinary. Every dish was beautifully presented and full of flavor — the kind of meal you remember long after it’s over. From start to finish, it was pure delight. It felt like a true celebration of Italian taste and hospitality. Highly recommended — we’ll absolutely come back!

As a first timer and tourist, the initial interaction going in was rather odd and i think they could put some effort into explaining how everything works as this is a very particular setup. There really should be someone working at the door to tell guests where to sit and explain to them they must first go to the butcher, order the desired meat to be grilled, and then other items are ordered from the menu. Basically had to awkwardly figure this out on my own while asking questions to the butcher gentleman while he looked at me like I was asking him if water is wet and answered me with a sort of 'of course it's wet' expression... i understand there can be some linguistic/cultural barriers here but since I had no idea what was going on at all with this place, a quick basic explanation from a hostess would have helped. After all this, I asked for 2 steaks, one Picanha and one Tagliata di Manzo. As a party of 2, we wanted to try 2 different items but we weren't super hungry so we asked for a slightly thinner cut then the butcher initially suggested - both medium rare. While the Tagliata di Manzo turned out perfectly Medium Rare as requested, the Picanha was medium-well. I mentioned this to the staff and they commented that asking for such a thin cut made it very difficult to grill correctly - which i can agree with but I think they should give.a warning or enforce a minimum thickness if it's that prone to compromise. Still, the senior staff offered a replacement kindly - great - however that replacement piece suffered the same issue AND it was an inferior cut of beef - basically inedible... even if I did appreciate the gesture. Critically though, I dont think either of them were very good at all. the initial Picanha was ok and had potential if cut thicker and executed medium rare, but the Tagliata was pretty tough despite the almost perfect execution and overall i can only conclude that neither one of these are of notably great quality. I entered with moderate expectations and came out thinking I should have just bought a steak at the supermarket and cooked it myself. Frankly it was a bit depressing and rather spoiled our last evening in Italy. Perhaps the other range of meats are good but I won't be going back to find out.

Fantastic food. Choose your meat and they will cook it for you. We had a great meal and fantastic service! The food was delicious!

We stumbled across this place while struggling to get into an apartment we were staying in… and as 3 desperate young tourists we asked them to borrow a phone to call our apartment host as we didn’t have an Italian phone number. Not only did they lend us a phone but also helped out trying to get into the apartment, offered us access to their wifi, seating and water. Since they were incredibly helpful we decided we’d come back for dinner once we’d managed to get into our apartment, and I ordered the white ragu pasta… best ragu I’ve ever had in Italy. The meat was perfect, and the pasta was incredibly Al denté. Would 100% recommend and thank you so much to the staff who helped us.

This is a butcher shop cum restaurant. They served very nice steak, meatballs and skewers. We enjoyed our lunch there. They have a weekday lunch offer that include a free side when you ordered a main. Good house pour wine. Must try!