Barchetta Terrazza

Schön gelegenes, leicht verstecktes Restaurant in Ballagio. Leider ist der Service unheimlich unfreundlich, unaufmerksam und bei den Speisen kam überhaupt keine Begeisterung auf. Draußen waren nur 10 Grad Celsius, dennoch blieb die Eingangstür immer sperrangelweit geöffnet, die Damen im Restaurant saßen fast alle in Jacke. Wir wollten dort Geburtstag feiern und waren endlos enttäuscht. Preis-​Leistungs-​Verhältnis und Service gehen überhaupt nicht klar. Für uns verschwendete, wertvolle Urlaubszeit. Da gibt’s in Bellagio deutlich Besseres ;-)

What a nice place. Back off the beaten path and on the second floor. Had lunch. Really good sautéed clams and mussels, pumpkin soup, and a stunning and fine tasting squash blossom salad. Nice wine list too. Fifth star withheld due to less-​than-​inviting atmosphere created by stiff and businesslike service.

Take care that the Unilocal directions for Bellagio are whacky. This wonderful restaurant is near the ferry station in the touristic area. Fine service. Had the sea bass Mediterranean style — excellent. Preceded by a pasta aglio, olio with peppers that we split. Just right. Wife had a veal dish that was done perfectly. Best to make reservations.

Started with a delicious pasta with EVOO, garlic and red chili peppers. Just the right amount of heat from the peppers and the pasta was al dente!
My husband had the Sea Bass with olives and capers. It was done perfectly and tasted wonderful. I had the veal with lemon sauce and the flavor was wonderful and the veal was very tender.
We finished our meal with the crème brûlée

One of the best pizzas I have ever had. Very authentic dining in the city. Highly recommend to anyone.

The food was great great great. If you are ever in Bellagio I highly recommend this restaurant. The service was okay because they were so busy but the past, pizza and seafood is to die for.

Not sure if Ben L and I have the same restaurant. Barchetta is located on Salita Mella and Via Centrale. We are here during the off season when many other restaurants are empty, and Barchetta was PACKED. Good sign.
They specialize in wood oven pizzas, so that’s what we got. The sausage/​mozzarella/​tomato sauce pizza was so delicious. Crust is thin, crispy, and purposefully a little burnt. Moz cheese was stringy, chewy and had a great bite. Sausage was fresh as well.
We ate like kings and it only cost us 29 euros.

Our favorite restaurant anywhere on Lake Como, a Rick Steve’s recommendation it delivered. The décor is amazing, the menu is filled with great seafood, pasta, and unique dishes. In a party of 12, everyone loved everything ordered. The salads, desserts and vino were all top knotch, and the little dog they have patrolling the dining room is adorable.

We traveled throughout Italy for a month and this spot was one of our favorite meals. The highlight for my husband and I were the entrees. My husband had truffle risotto and I tired the gnocchi in a butter and sage sauce. Both dishes were excellent. The gnocchi was incredible and literally melted in my mouth. We would come back to this spot!

This was the perfect lunch while day-​tripping in Bellagio. The terraced dining room is tastefully covered in greenery and other quirky décor. We luckily just made it before the afternoon closing hours, and this place is worth it. I opted for the Lake Como specialty, a perch filet lightly fried and served over a parmesan rice with browned butter. This was one of my most memorable dishes on my short visit to Northern Italy. Rich, intensely flavored and the sage leaves provide the perfect contrast of flavors — there are just no right words to describe it. It was just A-​M-​A-​Z-​I-​N-​G. Wonderful service and accompaniments as well.

Gayle and I had the pleasure of spending 3 Vacation days in the Lake Como area. On our last day, we bought a mid-​Lake boat pass and thoroughly enjoyed the mountain scenery, the lake-​side Villages, and Villas, and an overall relaxing time on the water. Lake Como is gorgeous, even though the haze significantly detracts from its beauty.
We also decided to go on shore at Bellagio, the self-​proclaimed «Pearl of the Lake». The place has a classy Old World Elegance feel, if you don’t mind occasionally feeling like a «Tramp in the Palace». And even in September, there are lots of people here, especially on the waterfront.
After wandering about a bit, we were ready for Lunch and decided to walk up the hill a bit to find a nice restaurant. From Rick Steves’ tour book, we picked Ristorante Terrazza Barchetta. It’s a pleasant 2^nd Floor Terrace with no Lake view, but with an elegant, yet causal vibe. We ordered a full bottle of wine, plus portions of Tagliatelle Agnello and Risotto Salsiccia, and settled into good conversation and a long delicious meal.
There was only 1 other party in the Restaurant, a young couple with 1– and 2-​year old girls who were acting in an «age appropriate» manner. Mom and Dad were attentive and loving parents, and Grandma Gayle couldn’t help herself in engaging the young ones from a distance. At one point, the Mom apologized for her children’s behaviour, but there was no need for that. So in addition, we started talking parenting tips and about where were from an what we did. As it turned out, the Mom was a British Pop Star by the name of Lily Allen. Gayle and I had to look her up afterwards, and I’m sure Lily and her Husband Sam were just fine with the fact that we really didn’t know who the hell they were, other than good parents with 2 really cute girls. Hence, they are not in any of the pictures I took during Lunch, nor did I ask for an autograph. However, if Sam and Lily ever happen to be in Town and need a babysitter, those girls will never forget G.G.‘s (Grammy Gayle) loving care of her young ones.

Huge disappointment last night at this place which is otherwise recommended by Eyewitness Books and Trip Advisor reviews. The ambiance is nice, with a vine-​covered terrace off a cobblestoned street, although a bit cramped and short on space.
Service was friendly but slow, with many requests for bread, olive oil, utensils unheeded.
Food was surprisingly terrible for the four of us. We are HUGE foodies and love Italian food. This was unquestionably our only bad meal in Italy, and it was really bad. Our adult son had chicken on polenta, the chicken was full of bones and tendons, and the sauce was stale mayonnaise. Our son had to spit it out and was almost sick on the spot. Our teenage son had roasted duck which was very gristly. The entrees were worse — all four were misses. Our sons had heavy pasta dishes, swimming in fatty, overdone sauces. My beef carpaccio was still frozen, with shavings of mediocre parmesan. My wife had undigestible veal in another heavy, slightly putrid cream sauce.
We skipped dessert and coffee and ran for the street. It took lots of herbal tea and grappa to forget the foul taste of the meal, but the exhorbitant bill is there to remind us that this really happened and wasn’t just a bad dream.

Terrasse très agréable dans une rue derrière la rue principale. La carte est variée même si sans prétention mais offre des plats de qualité surtout concernant les plats de poisson. Leur duo de gambas et scampis frits est remarquable. Le service est attentionné.
Leur sabayon est extraordinaire et surtout il arrive en 6 minutes alors qu’en France on vous demande 20 minutes d’attente au minimum .
Une adresse à recommander dans cet univers touristique