Barbarossa Restaurant - ERBA

I have been in this restaurant several times, and all times I respond to the same experience: good food and very nice location (made both lunch and dinner), but the service leaves to want in terms of timeliness, demand and professionalism. Commands took first to the tables friends without respecting the order of arrived. Forget about it. At lunch arrival of dishes after 45/50 min from the order and cold. Too bad because the place deserves. Entrance to the pool costs €100, a service that warrants the price is required.

We stumbled upon this hotel after not being able to check into our condo in Lake Como because we were a day early. The first thing we did is go to the restaurant. They had two weddings going on on the same day with over 100 people each yet they went out of their way to accommodate us by making an American cocktail that was not on the menu. They also customized a pasta dish with a marinara sauce that again was not on the menu. They went out of their way to provide excellent service, and the food was absolutely decadent. We really enjoyed the truffle pasta as well as the seafood pasta – the pastas were homemade, and the wine was phenomenal and their olive oil was really aromatic and special. Will definitely return!

A very characteristic restaurant serving fabulous dishes. The restaurant is in a pedestrian area in the historic centre so make sure you park in public carpark then walk 5-7 mins. Ring and prebook as only a few tables. Well worth a visit. Thoroughly recommend the seafood pasta parcel, fabulous food.

The food and service was excellent and apart from the volume being a bit invasive with some tunes the musician was great.