It is a hundred-year-old palace hotel at the corner of Lake Garda’s smile. However, it is refreshed. Recently it has been renovated and fancy infrastructure has been added, as well as heated swimming pools with mountains view, infinite balconies / restaurants and other pleasant peculiarities.

As it should be, there is a “bistro” and “a first class restaurant”.

We shall discuss the second one.

Everything is as it should be. There is a ceremonial verandah overlooking sunset mountains. People are in eveningwear. There is a maître at the entrance. The menu is short and glossy. In other words, a usual hotel luxury-restaurant «for dinners».  But!

Further, it begins to be surprising.

All, absolutely all positions we took, were actually perfect.

Lobster carpaccio. And how can you more fuck around with it? But, indeed, you can!

When it comes to lobster meat pieces, temperature can vary. It should be crude, barely warm in order to be perfectly combined with sauce. The texture might vary as well, but should be elastic. The same is true regarding the above lettuce leaves.

Farther on, more!  Ravioli are with a very broad pipe, al dente, with ragout.

Then, comes something that is usually unnoticeable and has a “fuck off” status on any menu, just for vegetable eaters. Wildly delicious quinoa towers on a pillow of super tomatoes with grilled porcini on top.

And a real «dish-to-return», risotto with asparagus and crude langoustines. A headshot.

This muddy, green brew just blows up in the mouth, bitch. Really, blows up in the mouth.

And then it still remains on the receptors for a really long time.

Well, and the pigeon. With a fake leg stuffed with its liver, strudel and sweet Jerusalem artichoke.

11 points out of 10!

The same story with each item in this short menu.

Oh yeah, their five dish set is only €75. It is more that sympathetic for such a festival.

I’ll be back!