Lemoko - FERRARA

I truly wanted to like this restaurant. I found the menu selections unappetizing including many selections filled with strange ingredient combinations including... read more I truly wanted to like this restaurant. I found the menu selections unappetizing including many selections filled with strange ingredient combinations including: Tuna Carpaccio cream of zucchini and strawberries. I love fish and seafood but in more traditional Mediterranean and Italian preparation. I am open to fusion cuisines but not using haphazard combinations that are unappetizing. The restaurant is in a beautiful setting on the grounds of what was probably an inner-city villa. The staff is well trained, mature and very attentive. Would I dine here again? Definitely not. Would I recommend it to others? No.

Some of the most innovative seafood I have ever eaten served in a lovely garden setting. All I can say is wow! read more Some of the most innovative seafood I have ever eaten served in a lovely garden setting. All I can say is wow!

Well when you walk through the beautiful garden to the converted loggia which houses this restaurant you are enchanted by the medieval building and the very mod... read more Well when you walk through the beautiful garden to the converted loggia which houses this restaurant you are enchanted by the medieval building and the very modern interior. The food is very modern and prepared directly in full view of the diners.

We highly recommend this petite and superb place in Ferrara. Besides the well cared of environment and the friendly staff, all chef’s creations were excellent.... read more We highly recommend this petite and superb place in Ferrara. Besides the well cared of environment and the friendly staff, all chef’s creations were excellent. Fish married with very imaginative ingredients even the deserts were a very pleasant surprise as to their materials. Just perfect.

It was a little hard to find this restaurant, as it's tucked away but that made it even more enticing. We had lunch in the garden on a beautiful Spring day and... read more It was a little hard to find this restaurant, as it's tucked away but that made it even more enticing. We had lunch in the garden on a beautiful Spring day and what a treat! They started with an amuse bouche which was an anchovy mousse in miniature seeded ice cream cones. So creative and wow! We then shared an appetizer of smoked salmon with Gorgonzola cream and celery that was outstanding. For our main course, my husband had the shrimp stuffed ravioli with squid and anchovy tomato sauce and I had scallops with lime puree and coconut potatoes. Everything was wonderful and being in the garden just added to the delight. We would highly recommend this restaurant.