La Marianna In Bergamo

26/04/2025: Excellent restaurant with lake view, good service, excellent friendliness, good cuisine

23/04/2025: Today we went to Osteria Spirito Di Vino where we were kindly welcomed by Anna (one of the waitresses). The location is directly on Lake Iseo and the dining room is very airy and bright, thanks to its huge windows. Four of us went to the restaurant and we were there for lunch. As an appetizer we took and recommend the platter combo with fried gnocco and the focaccia di Recco (the unseasoned one). Next we took; a creamy potato soup with prawn tails, a cod with polenta, a Franciacorta-style risotto, and a plate of Bergamo-style casoncelli. The last dish was an artichoke carbonara. All accompanied by a bottle of Lugana. The dishes were wonderful and I wrote them in order of suggestion, therefore from the best! The velouté was exceptional in every respect, we would have only preferred (as a convenience) that the prawns were completely cleaned and served in the velouté, not partially. Nothing to say was impeccable about the cod, the originality in which it was served with polenta was also greatly appreciated... not with the usual "little pile" next to the cod. The risotto was excellent al dente with strong flavours. The good Casoncelli was a shame in two respects, it was slightly lacking in salt and would have been appreciated more with the right amount of butter, for us it was slightly too much. Still very good! Finally, an artichoke carbonara was taken, unfortunately it is the only dish that was not appreciated by everyone. These are personal tastes but from how the dishes were ordered it was very out of place with the rest of the dish. The waitress Anna was very kind and explained to us that the location was recovered from a fishermen's house (if we remember correctly). Furthermore, the owners made the excellent decision to recover the terrace with a beautiful patio (in which there is the main room. The place is also part of the Riva Yacht Club, so it is also frequented by many famous and influential people. It's a shame that we have to give 4 stars to the environment as it has many architectural barriers and people with wheelchairs couldn't go there, unless someone lifts the wheelchair itself up the steps (very complicated). The place also offers free and reserved parking for customers, right in front of the restaurant. Total bill for 4 people, 5 dishes, one water, one bottle of wine and 4 coffees = €130 (score: ten) All in all, a beautiful place, we are already thinking of returning for the summer. P.s the room is not huge so I suggest booking.