"We were there for the “FREE Risotto and wine tasting” event. This was advertised in advance in the park. We were already expecting a sales event for the house wine (which, by the way, is really quite good). But things turned out differently, the report will be longer, but it's worth reading: First, parallel to the owner's introductory words, a Chiaretto frizzante was served and house music was played by a DJ. Immediately afterwards, a Bardolino was poured into the same glass and at the same time the animation crew served a sample portion of risotto in a plastic bowl. Before the last fork, the DJ dismantled his desk and some guests helped themselves to the last bottle of wine and/or frizzante at the bar table. All of a sudden a waiter appeared at the table with the “normal” restaurant menu and asked for the order. Since we thought the evening itself was a nice idea, we didn't go but instead ordered tortelloni and lasgna. When asked about the Bardolino and the indication of where the bar was served, the waiter replied: “The bottles here are already empty, but I think my colleague still has one.” A little later our glasses were filled again and the food came. Unfortunately, instead of lasagna, there was spaghetti Bolognese, which we criticized. The tortelloni was served and the spaghetti was taken away. Unfortunately, the tortelloni was only warm to the maximum and my partner had to eat alone while I was still waiting for my lasagna. This came at some point and I had to eat alone. Unfortunately, we didn't see our waiter again. When we were clearing away, another colleague asked if everything had been okay. Our “no” was followed by an offer of a free degestive or something similar we declined and just wanted to pay. Card payment was only possible at the bar. Said and done. The last surprise of the evening was on the bill: the two glasses of red wine were of course charged, as was the usual Coperto of €2.50 per person in Italy. P. Our renewed complaint was responded to with a small discount. Conclusion: For us as a couple without children, this was possible and “tolerable” that evening. But the unpleasant situation that a family can find themselves in who wants to take part in a risotto tasting and is then “elegantly” ushered into a higher priced restaurant is very audacious. In my opinion, charging for the coperto, especially on an evening like this, even though the tasting is offered as an invitation, is cheeky. We will not visit the restaurant again!"
