Thomas Hay
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Ristorante La Goletta
Overall, the service was the highlight with professional and attentive wait staff.
The food was just ok, with relatively basic flavours and ingredients combined well. The disappointment here is that at the more premium end of pricing for a plate, you expect more exciting/interesting flavours and use of better ingredients and cooking techniques. The portion sizes are also on the small side, with a main coming up more like the size of a starter.
The atmosphere is a bit stiff. Some may prefer this but I've come to enjoy a more laid back atmosphere when enjoying food, however this stifness appears to be in keeping with the town of Bellagio, so maybe one to avoid if you're similar to myself in this matter.
The wine choices were good, however the cappuccino at the end was quite sub-par. I've found that even the cheap, back street cafés in Italy at 1/4 the price of this cappuccino offer a smooth, velvety, and well extracted cup. Here you can find the milk to be relatively well steamed, but an espresso taste that comes from under extraction, such as the astringent acidity that comes with it. I would suggest that the staff should adjust the grind and check the flow rates from the machine more often to provide an experience more fitting of a €6 cup, something simple to do but often overlooked - just a shame to see in a more up market place.
TLDR: I suspect you could have a more enjoyable experience somewhere else in Bellagio, or even find a nicer/quieter town around the lake altogether.
The food was just ok, with relatively basic flavours and ingredients combined well. The disappointment here is that at the more premium end of pricing for a plate, you expect more exciting/interesting flavours and use of better ingredients and cooking techniques. The portion sizes are also on the small side, with a main coming up more like the size of a starter.
The atmosphere is a bit stiff. Some may prefer this but I've come to enjoy a more laid back atmosphere when enjoying food, however this stifness appears to be in keeping with the town of Bellagio, so maybe one to avoid if you're similar to myself in this matter.
The wine choices were good, however the cappuccino at the end was quite sub-par. I've found that even the cheap, back street cafés in Italy at 1/4 the price of this cappuccino offer a smooth, velvety, and well extracted cup. Here you can find the milk to be relatively well steamed, but an espresso taste that comes from under extraction, such as the astringent acidity that comes with it. I would suggest that the staff should adjust the grind and check the flow rates from the machine more often to provide an experience more fitting of a €6 cup, something simple to do but often overlooked - just a shame to see in a more up market place.
TLDR: I suspect you could have a more enjoyable experience somewhere else in Bellagio, or even find a nicer/quieter town around the lake altogether.