Great hidden gem: we had to try the foie gras crème brulée as it sounded so unique, and it was indeed - super light for a foie gras dish and still recognizable as a crème brulée! Then I had the passion fruit risotto which was amazing!

A nice restaurant to visit if you have a special occasion as it offers a nice interior, but with too high prices for what you get - service and food are improvable. At least an excuse is wished if a replacement/correction (which is usually the case in an expensive restaurant) not possible for a wrong dish or the mistakenly extremely salted Makkaroni - that would be nice. Thank you.

wonderful experience with outstanding service and quality of food! We have nevertheless been surprised by the price of the pasta for the kids (too expensive for just some pastas and butter), but this hasn't influenced our overall excellent impression

This "osteria" serves fairly sophisticated Swiss Italian food at typically inflated prices for the town of Locarno. We ate on their very nice terrace. The homemade breadsticks were exceptional, crunchy and interestingly shaped. The pasta with lobster and and the chef's daily special pasta with olives, tomato and capers were fresh and good, but not exceptional. The service was very good, with one glaring exception. Instead of providing a wine list with the menus, we were asked immediately if we wanted glasses of Franciacorta to start (sparkling dry, white wine.) Foolishly, I did not ask for a wine list before saying sure, two Franciacortas, which were very good. We order another glass each during the meal. It turned out the wine was more expensive than the food entrées, at €56. Although I should have asked the cost before ordering, I left with the distinct feeling of being hoodwinked into ordering the €14 glasses, casually without the benefit of a wine list. Lots of restaurants serve a sparkling aperitif on the house, so I was lulled. Watch out!

Fantastic place to grab a bite and enjoy the lake views in Locarno-Muralto. Friendly service with affordable, authentic food and stunning scenery!

After seating us and taking our drink order, the server did not come by to take our dinner order even though he passed our table many times. After 45 minutes we decided to leave.

Osso Bucco was wonderful as were the Shrimp with passionfruit sauce. Everyone’s attentive staff, relaxing environment. Highly recommended.

I had endings of few ciggarets in my bottled water. Waitress didn’t propose any compensation.

For quality measures the review is separated in three main topics: Staff, Location/Ambience, Food/Price Staff: The staff were friendly and even though we didnt have a reservation they gave us the option to be seated at their terrace. The waiter was a friendly and attentive person even though they seemed to be rather stressed. 4.5 out of 5.0 Location/Ambience: The restaurant itself is pretty difficult to find as it is rather well hidden but the terrace is located just next to the lake which offers an amazing view. The ambience there gave of a calm and sorta romantic vibe and was very atmospheric and nice. 5.0 out of 5.0 Food/Price: For the food we had the homemade gnocci for ~20.- CHF and the homemade maccaroni for ~21.- CHF. For the drinks we had a hugo for 8.- and a white merlot for 6.- CHF. The plate of the food was hot which is very good as it kept the food warm. The pasta both were definetly homemade and fresh and tasted very very good. They seemed to be cooked on spot and therefore tasted amazing. They were not grease and perfectly spiced and just very amazing. The portion size was also very fair and you got quite a lot pasta definetly worth the price as quality and quanitity matched. The menu didnt have too many dishes on it but the dishes seem to be very well made and fresh. 5.0 out if 5.0 To sum it up the total rating is 4.8 and therefore very good! I would definetly recommend going there if you like good pasta and all the other great dishes they offer. If you like a bit more privacy I recommend making a reservation beforehand.

food is good, prices OK. beautiful view of the lake from the terrace. some tables are (too) small for a real meal with plates, glasses, bread baskets, etc. wine by the glass is affordable, but not very qualitative according to our tastes

Very warm atmosphere and authentic delicious dinner!

Very charming place, very friendly service… GREAT food. We loved it and can’t wait to come back!

Food was amazing. And the the ambiance was perfect. A little gem in Locarno.

An excellent restaurant with amazing food and great service.

Reserve a table in advance. Limited seating, fantastic food and wine. Charming friendly staff.

Delicious food, great atmosphere and excellent service. A pleasure!