Crotto di Biosio

We stayed in the cottage at the complex so this restaurant was a big convenience for us. The staff spoke English and was super friendly. The views of Lake Como are amazing, whether you're seated inside or on the terrace. Dogs are allowed as well, which is always a plus since we almost always travel with our dog. We decided to order the food to go, to enjoy it on our private terrace in our cottage. The menu seems to be seasonal and frequently changes; on our visit, we ordered the ravioli and zucchini soup as starters, and grilled sausage and Veal stew. The veal meat and the sausage was good. It came with polenta but I don't care much for polenta so we substituted it with grilled vegetables and it was fine. The stand out choices were our two desserts and the latte. We had the chocolate mousse with berry sauce which was absolutely perfect. The apple strudel was extremely fresh and just like grandmother would make it. Overall, I think a visit here would be worth a drive from Bellano or if you're staying in the complex, do yourself a favor and walk over and try it.

We stayed in Italy just for one night on our way to France and almost did not want to go any further. The view alone is worth it to visit Crotto di Biosio. We experienced an incredibly friendly staff who spoke english. The menu was availlable in english as well. It could have had a few more choices. Yet, the food was fine and we were very glad that we had found this place.

The view is amazing, the rustic terrace under the trees is really calming and relaxing. The food is local and not exactly what a tourist would expect. Mixed meat was ok, pickled onions were weird (fried) and too sour. Polenta is grey-green-black, not yellow as would be expected. Lavarello fish was ok, nothing exceptional. To sum up, not the best place to eat (amazing Italian food), but definitely a great view. Tiramisu was very good though. 5 stars for view, coffee and desert and 2-3 stars for food.

Beautiful place, but not good food. I asked for a recommendation for a wine that would not be too dry or too light and would be fruity like black cherries. One of the more expensive wines was recommended, and it was dry, light and had no fruitiness.. Was awful. (I saw later that they had a house wine in carafes that by it's color was definitely more in line with what I was looking for.) We ordered an insalata mista or verde which was shredded white cabbage with tomatoes that could have been from a grocery store in Minnesota in the winter, lacking color and flavor. We had beautiful tomatoes everywhere and were surprised that this place associated with an agriturismo would have such terrible produce. The meal was gnocchi with a porcini cream sauce which tasted bland and like paste..even doucing in salt and pepper didn't help. I hadn't eaten all day so was starving and even with this, I had 3-4 bites and that's all I could choke down. My husband ordered pasta with a meat sauce. Pasta was super al dente.. a bit of crunch, and he only found a spec of meat, smaller than a dime. We ordered tiramisu.. Which was delicious. More like a very light mousse. Absolutely beautiful setting. Too bad the food isn't good.