Pizzeria La Botte - TIRANO

I was excited to have lunch in Italy on a quick layover with the Bernina Express. I put a lot of effort into walking around to find a special restaurant for my only meal in Italy on my vacation I mostly spent in Switzerland. I have been to Italy several times before; however, for an American, a meal in Italy is a big deal when it has been years. How I wish I had more time to research and selected some place else. Though it looks very charming from the street and still somewhat charming in the immediate entry, the main dining rooms are nothing special with not much of a view, mostly obstructed what view there is, and a large fish tank in the middle of one room. The food and wine was very average, though the price was good in my opinon, having just arrived from Switzerland only about $30 for a glass of local wine, desert, local pasta and large bottle of sparkling water. Honestly, I can get much better Italian food and wine in the U.S. in top cities. I seemed to be the only non local there. I rarely take the time to write negative reviews unless I feel I have had an unacceptable experience. My short time in Italy and lunch left a very bad taste in my mouth due to the young, awkward, and unprofessional Italian waiter. When I nicely asked in Italian that I preferred to have a glass of wine that was local, he suggested something off menu. Not wanting to be surprised with a glass of wine more than I wanted to pay, I asked for the price. He mocked me laughing in a condescending way don 't ask the price , and continued to walk around the dining room shouting loudly don 't ask the price . I was offended but took the high road and said nothing, refusing to sink to his low level. I wish I had the other male waiter for my entire meal who clearly was not Italian and had seated me and was very nice, but this restaurant seems to have a practice of not assigning a waiter to the table, and switching them around throughout the meal. Disappointing. His loss, I would have left a American price tip if he had been professional and nice.

We ate here one night and our celiac son had the glutenfree pizza. Our other son had a pizza as well and we had pasta Pesto and ravioli. Everything tasted just great. But the staff however wasn't very welcoming. And when we came back for lunch the next day we were told that the glutenfree pizza wasn't a lunch option, but only for dinner at night. Which is quite strange I think. And glutenfree pasta wasn't an option either.

We just came to order a simple marinara but even though it was a challenge for the chefs to prepare this easy dish. The dough was a bit burned and we had much better marinaras during this trip in Italy in different restaurants, for marinara the price was a bit higher than average, the taste was strange, we are disappointed.

Bellissima location, cibo buonissimo di alta qualità.. rapporto qualità prezzo eccellente. Personale gentile e attento alle esigenze del cliente. Dolci da provare assolutissimamente.

Ottimo ristorante con varietà di piatti. rustico, ma ben arredato. personale cordiale ed efficiente. prezzi nella norma. locale consigliato anche ai camper come vicino alla zona di riposo.