Hotel Al Rio Se

I visited the restaurant a couple of times while we were staying in Limone. The tables are in a very nice spot with great lake views. The food and service were excellent, in my opinion. It’s not cheap for a three-star hotel, but the price is okay for what you get.

My family and I were left deeply disappointed. We were put on the restaurant’s closed terrace because there were no free tables on the open one, so we were the only customers there at first. The female waitress was rude when we asked if our dirty seats could be cleaned. We weren’t given any eating mats, and even after asking three times, no one took our order. Guests who arrived after us had already ordered. The waiter ignored our first two requests, then refused to take the order when we asked again. We got up and explained what was happening to another waiter, who just said “yes yes” in an uncaring way and walked off. We never even got to order, so I can’t rate the food. Avoid this restaurant/hotel unless you want to be treated like a piece of garbage.

The private beach area below the hotel was peaceful by the lake, with plenty of chairs in sun or shade among grapevines and fruit trees. The food was good too. It was a very nice place to stay, about a five-minute walk outside the main town, which was just right for us.

We had money to spend, but the waiters were rude and we didn’t feel respected, so we left.