Ristorante Colonne In Varese

09/11/2024: For work reasons I find myself meeting the owner's father who, after becoming familiar with us, invites me to his son's restaurant (they last visited this one, and I will never stop thanking you for your hospitality) I would never have allowed myself to write a review on a lunch where I found myself as a guest but I would like to write some words about the lunch I had today. Let me start by saying that the welcome from the owner Matteo was: today when I saw the fog I was sorry for you if it had remained because I wanted to show you the view. There was no fog and the location is essentially a 180 degree postcard overlooking the lake with a view of the sea and sailing boats Table for 4 plus a child, you can immediately feel an air of home and love in the details. The pellet stove heats the room and on the well-decorated tables these heavy plates with maxims engraved stand out (a wonderful thing because you get lost reading the sentences of all the guests and it always creates arguments) Tacos with hazelnut butter really fantastic fresh and crunchy, the tartare was incredible as was the focaccia at its base and the fried anchovies melted in your mouth Matteo the owner is a fantastic boy available to joke and interact with the 1 year old girl, same thing for the two people who served in the room, very kind and with a spirit of humor The second courses arrive with perfectly dry frying, little oil, really light, well salted and tasty (I'm not a lover of small fish but I tasted them and appreciated them) The cut was excellent but perhaps even more so were the potatoes and finally the pistachio cream, which was incredible to say the least for how light it was but at the same time crunchy for the grains. Amaro taken at the counter offered by Matteo and Saturday afternoon begins with a smile and a full belly REALLY GOOD keep it up

18/09/2024: Delicious drinks, nice relaxed atmosphere