La Colombetta - COMO

The restaurant the dovecote is my favorite, it is all exquisite and the service is impeccable. I always take the fish raw, it is very fresh, the krystale oyster... read more The restaurant the dovecote is my favorite, it is all exquisite and the service is impeccable. I always take the fish raw, it is very fresh, the krystale oysters are exceptional. the place is very nice, elegant. the owners are four brothers, Marianna is the chef, deserve a star, lina, angel, silvana take care of the room. to welcome customers offer excellent bubbles and with the coffee of delicious meringues. They are all kind, Iina is my favorite, very nice, tells me about her travels all over the world. soon dear

Very refined restaurant, undoubtedly, courteous ways, fresh food, quality, lots of fish specialties...... but what prices guys!!!a simple appetizer 45 euro!!!un... read more Very refined restaurant, undoubtedly, courteous ways, fresh food, quality, lots of fish specialties...... but what prices guys!!!a simple appetizer 45 euro!!!unavailable. ..before ordering ask the prices well because on the menu are not indicated...and that says everything.

This is a well decorated restaurant. The service however felt rushed. The menu given to my husband had prices but mine did not. The food was fair . My husband a... read more This is a well decorated restaurant. The service however felt rushed. The menu given to my husband had prices but mine did not. The food was fair . My husband and I split a shrimp appetizer which consisted of 1 shrimp a piece and cost 48 euros. The pasta with lobster , was bland and had little lobster meat. This was 66 euros! My sea bass was over powered by olives and was a very thin serving of fish euros). Our meal cost did include 2 glasses of white wine and totaled 236 euros. If the meal was extraordinary in terms of quality and service , we wouldn’t feel “ ripped off”.Unfortunately our hotel Palace Hotel) recommended this restaurant to us and should reconsider this .

Being vegetarians we booked a table for dining last fall but couldn't cancel it despite enough advance notice. We were advised that it was clearly mentioned on... read more Being vegetarians we booked a table for dining last fall but couldn't cancel it despite enough advance notice. We were advised that it was clearly mentioned on the restaurant website that the 50 Euro deposit (pp) was nonrefundable in the event of cancellation (this should have set off alarm bells) but can only be used for a later visit. Anyway, we moved our reservation to a visit this spring. We were told in advance that we will have vegetarian options available. Unfortunately, both entrees that we ordered (Tagliolini with black truffle and Asparagus gratin and eggs with black truffles) were anything but extraordinary. The Asparagus gratin literally consisted of some shaved truffles and half fried egg laid over some asparagus shoots. So much for gourmet food. The staff was extraordinary in their service but food quality was no where close to the high praise that we had come across in the reviews. Interestingly, we were the only diners in the whole restaurant for a good 2 hours we were there that night!

Excellent, upscale Italian cuisine! Highly recommended! It's run by a family and only women, so you feel very welcome! read more Excellent, upscale Italian cuisine! Highly recommended! It's run by a family and only women, so you feel very welcome!