Ristorante Lido '84 In Gardone riviera

Dining at Lido 84 is like entering a world where time slows down and every detail is designed to amaze. I chose the 9-course tasting menu: a surprising journey, rich in balance, technique, and creativity. Each dish is a tale of flavor and territory, interpreted with elegance and passion. Special praise goes to the sommelier, impeccable in his pairings, and to the waiter, who looked after us with attention and courtesy, making the experience even more pleasant and harmonious. A place where cuisine meets the art of hospitality. A lunch that will remain in your memory and your heart.

Good experience but didn’t live up to the expectations of #16 in World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The pasta in pig’s stomach was interesting. Really liked the signature “Spaghettone, Butter, Butter Yeast” which is featured in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Sweetbread - ok.

Why do some people make the famous 50 Best list, when there are so many excellent chefs and restaurants in the world? Certainly because they dare, innovate, and perhaps because they are more poetic and storytellers than others. Riccardo Camanini is firmly rooted in Italian culinary tradition, and he's challenging it just as vigorously. He offers a cucina povera (the only exception being the sweetbreads) full of twists, cooks flank steak with duck fat, lardo, and fermented Nebbiolo grape skins so that you'll never want fillet steak again, enhances capù (a vegetable roulade) with Thai flavors, spaghetti with dried brewer's yeast, black garlic and red berry risotto, which he prepares à la Pollock, and cooks cacio e pepe without water in a pig's bladder. The ultimate provocation: a single large pennone, without sauce, which you dip like a scarpetta in a cream of green tomatoes and pistachios with solidly tomatoey olive oil. My favorite dish! A seemingly simple cuisine, but thoughtful, gourmet, and playful. And then, the place is superb, the welcome and service are very kind, and the wine pairings are very interesting at a very reasonable price.

It's truly worth a visit! The dishes are very refined and delicious. I recommend the 7-course menu, even though it doesn't seem to satisfy even the hungriest of eaters. The wines are excellent and well-matched, and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Well done!

A large restaurant overlooking Lake Garda, with terrace seating available in the summer. The menu is stunning, with consistently delicate and harmonious flavors.

Many standout dishes that were both unique and exciting. Definitely a high-end one star, and better than most two stars I’ve been to. Their staple dishes are for sure hits, like the Spaghetti with yeast and Black Garlic Risotto. Also a great wine/sake pairing! I think my only critique would be some of the dishes felt like a bit of an afterthought, such as the mushroom dish. And the desserts weren’t quite up to Michelin standards.

Who would have bet that an old beach resort would become a temple of signature cuisine? I think very few. Certainly the two brothers Giancarlo and Riccardo Camanini, who believed in this challenging and far-reaching project in 2013. But as we know, fortune favors the bold, and the success Lido 84 has been enjoying for some time is repaying them for their efforts and sacrifices. The first clear signs of the owners' philosophy are evident in the decor of the rooms: elegant but not austere and certainly not banal, which blends beautifully with the azure waters of Lake Garda. Another clue is captured in the welcome Giancarlo Camanini gives guests when he welcomes them to his restaurant: warm yet discreet, it puts everyone at ease. And with the same courtesy, Giancarlo meticulously explains the day's tasting menus, offering helpful advice on the choices. But confirmation, if there were still any doubt, comes from the cuisine of Riccardo Camanini, the brother and chef. His cuisine is meticulously, almost obsessively, selected from the finest ingredients he uses to create his dishes. These creations are the fruit of his flair and years of experience at some of the finest restaurants, including international ones. These small, yet impressive, masterpieces of flavors, aromas, and colors instantly captivate and win over even the most skeptical guests. The 4 1/2 tasting menu, featuring the smallest number of courses but the largest portions, allows you to fully immerse yourself in the chef's world, capturing all its nuances and facets. The parmigiana (2.0), prepared directly at the table, is very interesting, and not just visually impressive. The desserts are the icing on the cake. The table is immediately cleared by the highly skilled and professional waiters, only to be invaded—literally—by a generous selection of desserts—and I mean desserts, not petty pastries—to be shared with everyone at the table. The perfect, sweet conclusion to an exciting food and wine journey. The wine list is very interesting and well-stocked. Highly recommended for those who want to enjoy a pleasant food and wine break while admiring the enchanting landscape of Lake Garda. I'd like to offer a completely personal and non-controversial reflection: How can a restaurant that was voted sixteenth in the world's best restaurants rankings in 2025, leaving behind all the three-star Italian restaurants in the ranking, continue to be ignored by the Michelin Guide, which has awarded it only one star for years? The Michelin Guide will decide.

A must-try—everything was perfect!

Este era un restaurante encantador - hicimos el menú degustación de 7 platos con el maridaje de 5 copas de vino. La comida era interesante e increíble. El personal era atento - sólo críticas fue nuestra reserva fue a las 7 : 30 pm - no habíamos terminado y caminando hasta alrededor de las 10 : 30 pm - pero, esa puede ser la norma en Italia. (Estamos acostumbrados a que los restaurantes estadounidenses quieran cambiar de mesa. ) También un poco difícil de entender el personal que describe los platos, pero también entender el inglés no es su idioma principal. Recomendaría probar esta experiencia para una noche muy especial!

Detto che il locale, la posizione e il giardino da soli varrebbero la visita, l'esperienza eno-gastronomica è stata all'altezza delle attese, che erano giustamente molto elevate. Abbiamo optato per il menu degustazione "la storia" rinforzato dagli altrettanto storici "rigatoni in vescica": tutto eccellente, in particolare l'incredibile risotto. Non mi dilungo perchè non dispongo degli aggettivi appropriati per descrivere nel dettaglio le preparazioni e comunque risulterei noioso e dubito renderei l'idea. Un plauso per il pairing con i vini: la selezione Rosso Pompeiano è stata una vera esperienza, soprattutto per la grande originalità e qualità delle proposte. Purtroppo c'è stato un po' di ritardo in partenza... troppi tavoli tutti insieme... poco male, l'attesa è stata ben ripagata! Complimenti