Osteria Cancelli In Iseo

Social outing with a group of 28 for Sunday lunch; excellent food (the pumpkin casoncelli and the braised beef with polenta are mouth-watering); friendly and knowledgeable staff, vegetarian options available; The fifth star is for the quality/price ratio, something hard to find so close to the lake!!! WELL DONE 💪

Excellent and plentiful dishes. What a discovery!!

Without a reservation, we were welcomed and seated without hesitation. The rustic, very characteristic restaurant offered excellent service. We tried three different first courses, all delicious and with generous portions. An excellent place for those passing through Iseo and its residents.

Completely overpriced for this quality. We had the goat cheese as a starter, which was really good. My wife had tortellini, I think, which were also good. The wine, well, you can drink it, but for €25, I expect something different. The osteria next door serves house wine by the carafe, €10 for a liter, and it was better than this bottled wine. I had the meat platter, but it was more of a plate. In the front left, there was a wafer-thin piece of beef, albeit tender, and that was the best part of this platter. Behind it was something that I thought was a meatball. But it was a piece of meat with little diamonds carved into it, unfortunately a bit tough. The chicken was extremely dry (could have been from the day before; no fresh chicken is that dry) and the ribs had only been briefly tossed in the pan and were tough. I don't recommend meat here. Of course, the €25 meat platter doesn't come with a side dish, so I had polenta. It cost €7 and tasted of nothing. It should have butter and Parmesan cheese on it, but there was no taste of that. You can eat pasta here, but it's more expensive than elsewhere. This has nothing to do with fine dining (except for the goat cheese, but other people make that, and the chef just cuts it into small pieces and presents it on a slate platter). Our bill came to €104, which is way too much. Next time we'll go to the osteria next door; it costs half as much and tastes better.

A genuine osteria, right in the city center on a side street, serving primarily local cuisine. A short menu, good food, generous portions, homey service, and reasonable prices are all worth improving. The house red wine on tap and the bottled wine list could be improved.

Very friendly service and excellent cuisine. The homemade pasta is superb. It was so good, we ate there three times during our 10 days in Iseo. The value for money is also excellent. We will definitely be back 🫶🏼

Very nice atmosphere, friendly and fast service! We had braised beef with polenta and pumpkin casoncelli, and everything was exceptional. The only downside was the tisamisu, which was very dry and lacked cream. We also couldn't try any of the other desserts on the menu because they hadn't prepared them... what a shame!

Beautiful osteria in the center. Enchanting location. We had a wonderful meal featuring local specialties. Highly recommended!!!

Osteria che sa la sua, pranzato con degli antipasti misti sia terra che mare.. era tutto buonissimo, davvero i nostri compliment

Un'osteria vera, come se ne trovano sempre meno, servizio cordiale, ambiente rustico e accogliente, si mangia bene e ci si sente a casa