Osteria La Lanterna In Valsolda

Top-notch. Great food, friendly staff. Make a reservation!

Interesting reinterpretation of local cuisine. The chef is excellent, and the wait staff is professional and friendly.

Delicious! It's nice to have a good vegetarian menu, where you can see that the chefs have thought about how to create original flavor combinations.

Super evening in a great place.

A wonderful stop at La Lanterna. A beautiful, quiet location, lunch on the terrace. The owner, with great passion and skill, selects the highest-quality local products. Excellent wines, even by the glass. I opted for the tasting menu, excellent. Adequate value for money. I will definitely be back.

After going several times with friends, I wanted to bring my family. Each time is a confirmation. The dishes reflect creativity, quality, and a love for food. Seasonal dishes are always excellent. The staff is friendly and helpful. We'll definitely be back!

Everything was as it should be. The food was fantastic. The atmosphere was fantastic. The service was fantastic. Will come again with great pleasure.

It's been better. Today we wanted to indulge our palates again at La Lanterna. Unfortunately, the taste and finesse of the 5-course menu and the vegetarian trio varied too drastically to previously unknown extremes in this previously beloved culinary temple: Starting with the warm-up in the first course, we felt like we were back in the familiar world of La Lanterna. Unfortunately, the eggplant in the veggie main course changed the pleasant feeling: it was very bitter. This polarized the view, as the kitchen managed to keep the bitterness from prevailing in the veggie appetizer in the first course, and the cannelloni with eggplant in the first course of the five disciplines were also harmonious. The fish main course in the five-course menu dominated with a bland flavor, which, with the olive oil added too late, at least challenged the taste buds again. The final course in the pentathlon was once again convincing, as usual, with the cheese trio, but the abundance of honey found its tandem partner in the hard cheese, which, after losing its rind, was rather small. We were able to finish successfully with the very delicious dandelion tart, but the difference in portion size between two identical desserts wasn't really apparent. The bitter note of the eggplant main course was kindly acknowledged by the head waiter with a small price reduction. Nevertheless, we wondered whether the head chef was present that evening? It would take either a lot of conviction or courage to attempt this again in the future.

We first heard about this osteria at Lariofiere after Covid. Intrigued by the menu and the (scant) positive reviews, we recently settled in, confident of an unforgettable experience. Never has a prediction proven more unreliable!!! Dishes of risotto with missultin, where the latter were represented by "cookies" in the shape of fish, but no sign of the fish itself; a vegetable pie with cod, which also had no sign of cod; desserts were a mix of fruit and vegetables (a portion the size of a scant glass of wine) in an unspeakable liquid. We mentioned all this to the kind waitress, but to no avail. All this for the modest sum of just over 50 euros per person!! The only course everyone enjoyed: a small appetizer, on the house.

Incastonato in un piccolo paesino sulle sponde del lago di Lugano, questo ristorante racchiude in sé simpatia, professionalità, cortesia, qualità e ricercatezza. Una lunga fila di aggettivi che possono parere esagerati ma che invece raccontano di piatti pensati, studiati e davvero squisiti. Complimentissimi a Pamela e al suo staff, che sanno scherzare e mantenere il sorriso pur offrendo un’esperienza di valore, un’accoglienza sincera e affettuosa. Molti locali avrebbero solo da imparare da loro… da ritornarci!