Vecchia Tavernola - COMO

Greeted by a rude staff member who begrudgingly showed us to a table upstairs. The carbonara arrived and there were bits of cooked egg in it where the carbonara had been overcooked, it was also bland and there were cut up bits of ham in it rather than pancetta. There were also lumps of butter throughout the carbonara! The calzone I ordered contained prosciutto yet all there was in it was cut up bits of cheap ham! Would not recommend.

Excellent Italian food! We were walking for hours, and decided this was the spot to stop and get some lunch. The restaurant is extremely big, and you can sit anywhere you like. But seriously, the food was excellent, not sure about the past and what others have said, but my wife and I know food, and this restaurant was perfect for our lunch! Definitely give it a try when you in the area!

This is one of best little restaurants in Como area in northern Italy. Its unassuming appearance is hiding a gem of a restaurator couple Italian citizens of Turkish origin who go to unheard of lengths to make their guests happy, not to mention fully sated with great examples of local cuisine. The highly experienced operator seems to know exactly what his hungry customers want. His wife is an extremely accomplished pastry chef serves a great selection of desserts which she makes in house from fresh ingredients daily. Make sure that you have enough room left in your tummy for her creations, or else you will feel very uncomfortable if you succumb to the temptation of the desserts which I bet your mom didn't know how to make after the delicious meal you've just eaten. All in all, this restaurant deserves a dedicated trip to enjoy the excellent food, excellent wines and especially the desserts which are beyond excellent. Edited to add: After posting this review, I saw many negative opinions about this restaurant in these pages. Those are totally uncalled for and can't be based on totally objective honesty. This restaurant deserves to be recognized for what it is: a gem of a genuine family establishment.

Fantastic food, fantastic wine and the waiter was first class great sense of humour.

Wir waren mal wieder froh, überhaupt noch etwas zum Mittagessen zu bekommen, da in Oberitalien alle Speiserestaurants mittags relativ früh schliessen und sassen im Freien auf der Terrasse des unscheinbaren Lokals. Die bestellten Pastagerichte waren jedoch in Ordnung und kamen bald, die Inhaberfamilie Angestellte sassen anschl. nebenan am Haustisch und liessen es sich auch schmecken. Die Preise sind akzeptabel, wenngleich nicht günstig angesichts des doch ziemlich einfachen Ambientes. Eigentlich liegt das Ristorante ausserhalb von Como kurz vor Cernobbio und ein riesiger Gratisparkplatz befindet sich günstigerweise schräg dahinter.