Il Philo - DESENZANO DEL GARDA

We stayed for dinner in this restaurant located on the lakeside inside a hotel. The location has a modern and minimal furniture very nice. There is the possibility to dine in the outside courtyard or on the veranda with large windows overlooking the outside. The menu has few dishes but good invoice. Interesting wine cellar, with local wines and not. Very good the starter based on buttata, tomato, pesto and anchovies, delicious grilled tuna on cream of chickpeas accompanied by Catalan vegetables. As wine we opted for a very good fruity white. The service is fast and very kind and helpful waiters, also to provide detailed information on the wines. High prices (54€ per head), but in line with the restaurants in the same area.

The Philo offers a wide menu, well prepared food and good service.

Food was excellent, attentive service in a lovely setting. Would highly recommend.

The restaurant of the Park Hotel offers nice local dishes aswell as Italian specialities, waiters will help you with their knowledge of the local wines.

This restaurant is the dining room of Park Hotel. Up to about a decade ago, hotels on Lake Garda were generally catering largely for package tourists on a half-board basis. This has now changed with fewer packages and more restaurants in the lake resorts. Hotel guests dine out more than hitherto. Park Hotel has met this challenge remarkably by going 'up-market '. Hotel guests can have discounted packages of three meals but external reservations are accepted and you can also just walk in. The restaurant also does special occasions such as Ferrgaosto [15th August] each year. The menu is fine dining with a tasting menu from around the lake. The quality is very high and the setting is attractive and the service attentive. On warm evenings, there are tables outside. Small tasting items are offered between courses. There is a full wine list. We often stay in the hotel and choose to dine in two or three times in the week, always with complete satisfaction.