Let me start by saying that La Locanda Garibaldi isn't a restaurant for everyone, as demonstrated by the limited seating available: a deliberate choice, designed to offer genuine attention and care to each guest.
It's not the place for those looking for a quick meal or standardized dishes. Here, dinner is an experience, a journey back in time where food is the star, but not the only memory you'll take home. As soon as you enter, you feel like you've walked through a magical door: an old gramophone, an old-fashioned telephone, two pianos, a large fireplace. The atmosphere is warm and authentic, with music that transports you back in time. We're asked to remove our jackets, like at a friend's house. The table setting is meticulously designed and elegant, and the cleanliness is impeccable. Giuseppe, the owner, is an integral part of the experience. From the first phone call, he asks the names of the guests and, without revealing too much, prepares a little surprise. He has a welcoming attitude that makes you feel important: he talks to you, listens, and sits down for a moment, like a long-lost friend. He explains the menu with passion and suggests always spot-on wine pairings, without being intrusive but with taste and expertise. We started with the house antipasto, which varies according to the season and the creativity of Mirella, Giuseppe's wife, the queen of the kitchen. A surprising dish: a stuffed olive with truffle breading, an extraordinary eggplant caponata, a cod medallion with polenta, and numerous seasonal delicacies, including pumpkin. Then came the first courses: my daughter chose "La Botticella," a perfect combination of amatriciana and carbonara, while my husband opted for the maltagliati with bacon and pistachio—a true masterpiece. I opted for a main course of goulash and fresh porcini mushrooms: a dish that smelled of home, with that imperfect perfection that only cooking with love can achieve. The finale was incredibly sweet: a handmade artisanal baba that rivaled even the Neapolitan ones; a green apple sorbet, the best my daughter had ever tasted; and an apple pie that to call poetry doesn't do it justice. The bill? Absolutely adequate for the experience. Don't expect a menu with prices clearly displayed or the usual "cheapest dish" approach: here you choose with your heart, follow your inspiration, and let yourself be guided. Every euro spent is repaid with emotion and authenticity. Thank you, Giuseppe and Mirella, for a wonderful evening: not just a restaurant, but a moment of humanity, taste, and old-fashioned warmth. The only flaw: the waitresses, though very kind, are still not fully integrated into the environment... perhaps they should know the dishes better.
Dottssa Virginia Bertoncelli
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05 Ottobre 2025
10,0
A place we've known for years, returning is always an experience beyond the ordinary: exceptional. Surprising and refined cuisine, regional Italian dishes interpreted with creative imagination, but always in keeping with tradition. The result is superb. The atmosphere is incredibly welcoming and surprisingly dedicated to... pleasant memories!
The two owners are people worth getting to know! Many thanks to Mirella and Giuseppe! With unwavering gratitude, Giulia and Carlo-
Carlo Secondo Di Pasquale
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24 Agosto 2025
10,0
An exceptional culinary experience, excellent service, and a unique and classy venue. Don't expect a menu with prices, but let yourself be transported on a journey of highly unusual, refined, and sophisticated flavors and combinations. Italian cuisine, albeit a bit homemade, is high-quality and offers surprising flavors. Maltagliati with pistachio cream, trofie with porcini mushrooms and grilled bacon, Sicilian-style stuffed meatballs, cinnamon or melon and chili pepper ice cream are just a few examples of the dishes available, but the highlight is the appetizer of half a dozen unique and sensational appetizers, from caponata to goose breast, from truffled olives to sweet and sour pumpkin.
A unique and memorable experience for those who want to try new and classy flavors; expect to spend 80 to 90 euros per person, plus wine, for a full four-course meal, but it's worth every penny. This is a restaurant unlike any other, and reservations are required. Exceptional.
bunkermad
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09 Agosto 2025
10,0
A beautiful 1960s villa surrounded by greenery, with onsite parking.
The owners, Giuseppe, are a wonderful host and make you feel at home. His wife, Mirella, is an excellent cook. The waiter is very friendly and cheerful, and all three are very hospitable and friendly.
All in all, an excellent restaurant for dining with friends, but also for an intimate dinner.
Davide Castiglioni
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09 Agosto 2025
10,0
The food is excellent, but there is no menu card, no price list and you basically have no idea what you order. The staff is super nice, but you have the feeling you enter the home of grandma and grandpa who didnt do any renovation for the past 40 years. It's an experience, one time only for us.
Ilan Kon
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15 Luglio 2025
6,0
Dinner for 2, very good food, nice atmosphere. special, the owner who entertains the customer
which doesn't happen usually, deserves much more! Well done!🌺🌺🌺
Giuliana Taroni
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20 Giugno 2025
10,0
Chi va alla Locanda Garibaldi poi ci ritorna! La cucina è ottima, le materie prime scelte con cura, l’ambiente è elegante e familiare nello stesso tempo. Chi accoglie sa trasmettere la passione per il proprio lavoro agli ospiti che si sentono a casa . Che cosa desiderare di più?
carla g
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30 Maggio 2025
10,0
We highly recommend stopping by Locanda Garibaldi.
Giuseppe and Mariella are special people, the kind that leave their mark.
He is a man who stands out for his ability to put you at ease, directing you with skillful dialectics towards the delicacies that are offered to customers and, at the same time, he knows how to enrich everything with stories of real life. Every word, and this is not trivial, is pronounced with an authentic and overwhelming passion.
She, the cook of the house, is a lady who at the end of the meal introduced herself and humbly accepted all the compliments heard from the guests. She is the queen of the kitchen, capable as she is of preparing exquisite, super-good and beautiful dishes. She knows her way around the kitchen.
It is a restaurant with a well-defined soul, one that is not easily found, where the warm welcome leaves a mark and makes you feel at home, despite the refined and tasty food and the elegant and sophisticated environment.
An experience to repeat.
Giona Rezzante
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25 Maggio 2025
10,0
Abbiamo festeggiato il compleanno di mia moglie , siamo stati benissimo dall accoglienza ai piatti curati nei minimi particolari ; abbiamo mangiato tantissimo perché era impossibile non assaggiare le meraviglie che venivano proposte ed illustrate con Amore . Ci ritorneremo a breve perché è difficile trovare di meglio, lo consiglio senza dubbio alcuno .
marcello c
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25 Maggio 2025
10,0
A place that has entered the heart
The feeling when leaving Locanda Garibaldi is that of having been part of a story. It is the story of love that Mr. Giuseppe has for catering which for him is not just offering a good meal but welcoming the customer "into his home".
We tasted the delicacies cooked with skill and passion by Mrs. Mirella.
Careful dishes, excellent raw materials, incredibly charming place, intimate atmosphere.
As for the price: more than adequate for the quality of the service offered.
In conclusion, Locanda Garibaldi is not only a place where we will return but where we will also bring relatives and friends.
Good luck Giuseppe and Mirella, you won us over on the first visit.
Aresia Gargiulo
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18 Maggio 2025
10,0