Veranda Beach Cafe - Pianello del lario

We ate here a few times during our 2 week stay on Lake Como with our young family. Firstly the location is fantastic with gorgeous lakefront views (kids can play on the beach in front), the service was impeccable (the owner Valentina and her family were absolutely amazing hosts) and the food was incredible and very affordable especially compared to tourist traps of Menaggio and Bellagio. We cannot recommend this place enough and can’t wait to come back and visit again!! Thanks all! Grazie Mille!

The food was very good. The view was very nice and we had a perfect sight at the lake. The service was quite nice and polite All in all we can only recommend the restaurant.

The place is in a lovely location and has a wonderful terrace. The food comes in very small and overpriced portions. Any small extra, even basic (e.g. grissini) has to be asked for. The quality is not always good. For example, we had ice-cream last week. The girl that served us at the ice-cream counter took 3-4 solid minutes to find the flavours we asked for. She made an error with one of them (liquorice instead of biscuit), and the second was melted as she scooped it out of the freezer -I asked why, she said she did not know as the temperature was already at max. Of course these things can happen but there was no apology for a poor quality and an overpriced product (in general terms and compared to similar places), and very poor service.

Se non fosse per il cibo, a mio avviso ottimo, il locale meriterebbe 1 stella su 5 a causa del servizio. Per un costo del genere ci si aspetta un servizio che ne sia all’altezza. Camerieri distratti e poco professionali, molte volte al telefono, comanda sbagliata e totale inventato. Un locale moderno, ben arredato, confortevole e intimo. La cucina merita 5 stelle, la gestione della sala dovrebbe essere rivista quasi per intero. 3 stelle perché non posso metterne 2,5.

Stupendo per un pranzo romano, oppure con gli amici. Price per person: €20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5.