I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterranea in Novara

07/12/2025: There were six of us plus a three-and-a-half-year-old. One grilled steak, one tomato gnocco from the kids' menu, a platter of cured meats and cheeses, and five pizzas, including a €17 white pizza with crescenza cheese and sliced ​​Norcia truffle on top. As a truffle lover, it didn't taste like truffle at all, just a plain cheese pizza. The rest of the dishes were nothing special. A shame. As for the service, I have to say it was excellent, the staff were great, and the atmosphere was very normal. Thanks anyway, but I recommend checking out the kitchen.

21/11/2025: As soon as I walked in, I found the place modern and clean. The service was fast and attentive, without any hiccups. The food was excellent, especially the pizza, which was delicious! Finally, the waiter cracked a pleasant joke (even if it wasn't directed at us, so better not to say it!). Basically, everything was fine! It truly deserves a full 5 stars. Best wishes to all the employees, who I hope will see the message, and best wishes to the owner of the place! The only thing that wasn't pleasant was the music, it sounded like a lullaby!

09/12/2025: On Sunday evening, we dined at this restaurant, beautifully located right on the shores of Lake Orta. A welcoming interior with a lovely crackling fireplace, the restaurant offers both meat and fish dishes, along with an impressive wine cellar, including a fine Ghemme 2022 from Lorenzo Zanetta in Sizzano (Novara). After two glasses of Franciacorta, we each began with a baked onion stuffed with a cream cheese sauce, sausage, and dry Amaretto di Saronno. We then continued with delicate panciotti stuffed with chanterelle mushrooms and Fontina cheese, served with melted butter and sage, and an onion soup. We then shared a fantastic beef cheek (the meat was incredibly tender, it melted in your mouth!), cooked at a low temperature on mashed potatoes and carrots. Finally, desserts included a delicious Bonet mousse and a delicious crème caramel. A water and two coffees, for a final bill of €181 for two, perhaps a bit steep, but justified by the beautiful location (the indoor dining room is very pleasant in the winter, and the outdoor tables by the lake are certainly incredible in the summer!), and the deliciousness and quality of the ingredients used. Recommended.

09/11/2025: You enter a warm and comfortable environment. We tried creamed cod, onion with toma cheese and sausage, pikeperch with vegetables, cheek with puree, pear, chocolate, and ricotta cake, and bonet mousse. Good portions. The price was in line with the quantity and the location (a tavern on the shores of Lake Orta). The host was friendly and the service professional.

13/10/2025: We had dinner for two and had a wonderful time. As soon as we arrived, they asked us if we had any intolerances, and when I mentioned celiac disease, the waitress immediately reassured me by telling me they also had gluten-free pasta. While we waited, they brought me some packaged gluten-free bread, and my boyfriend some warm focaccia and homemade breadsticks (he said they were delicious) to try with a cold-pressed olive oil from Molise: top notch. Shortly afterward, some homemade bread arrived, crunchy and fragrant, truly delicious. Then they served us a small entrée on the house: a pork belly morsel with katsobushi and a sauce underneath, all gluten-free. Truly delicious. We had two risottos with saffron, marrow, and purple shrimp: super flavorful, just the right portions and perfectly balanced. The waitress was very kind, the service attentive, the wine excellent, and the bill more than fair for the quality. We felt pampered from start to finish. A truly pleasant discovery, we will definitely be back!

12/10/2025: Totally forgettable. It took forever to order (45 minutes from when we sat down). I ordered fregola with mussels (€18...) and a plate of 50g of fregola with 8 mussels arrived. I sent it back because it was very hard, and they brought it back 15 minutes later, saying they had cooked it (or reheated it, if anything...). Never again.