Roger A.
Yelp
Best meal we've had in Varenna, hands down. Our first dinner elsewhere wasn't very good at all, but this one more than made up for it. Everything couldn't have been more perfect, except for the weather, which was obviously out of their control. We'd already had a huge storm just an hour or so earlier, but my wife still wanted to eat at one of the outside tables. Even though they'd reserved us a table inside, they happily complied.
I had the linguini with lobster and my wife had the lasagna. They first gave us a little paper basket of assorted breads, which were good. This was followed by a small glass with an octopus salad. I don't really like squid or octopus, but I tried it anyway. If they hadn't told me what it was, I wouldn't have known.
My wife loved her lasagna, which was different from what she was used to and really delicious. For my dish, when they brought out the tools and the lobster bib, I worried what I had gotten myself into. With the pasta and the sauce there were tiny bits of lobster, but there was also a half lobster split down the middle. It wasn't as much work as I was expecting (just the claw, really) and the bib came in handy for the pomodoro sauce.
Just as we finished eating, it started to rain again. And this is where they really shined. They moved us inside to our original table, which was still reserved! Quite the surprise, especially for such a small place. For dessert we had the apple tort with gelato, which was the perfect ending to our meal. Especially since we'd had an apple torte at the unnamed restaurant above (which was okay), but this one was amazing! It also had honey, cream, raspberries, and a thin almond cookie. We're talking night and day here.
Incredible food, incredible service, amazing location. Whenever we make it back to Lake Como, this will be at the top of our list. No doubt!