Phone: +39323923193
Address: Corso Garibaldi, 77, 28831, BAVENO, Italy
City: BAVENO
Menu Dishes: 8
Reviews: 1539
Website: http://la-trappola-ristorante-pizzeria.jimdosite.com/
"Oh Lord..where to begin?! We’ve travelled Italy extensively and know it’s harder to find bad food than an honest, family cooked meal, which is exactly what we appreciate. This restaurant was highly recommended, and rightly so, when we visited Baveno in 2007, 2012 and 2019 but, my oh my, how the mighty have fallen! We waited one and a half hours, then our mains arrived but, oops, we hadn’t had our starters then our starters came (they were ok), then a further long wait before our main courses reappeared, and I use that term advisedly as they were reheated/blasted in the microwave, which we chose not to eat as we didn’t think prawns, mussels and assorted fish would be safe to eat. Each time we (politely) remonstrated with the staff, about the delay and the food recycling, we ran into an aggressive defence of the restaurant, on two occasions being being physically dragged into the kitchen to inspect I don’t know what, in the face of confused kitchen staff who seemed equally perplexed as to their role in this puzzling interaction (not sure one could call them chefs). And as though that would reassure us and improve our evening! Numerous diners walked out during our tortuous evening and were similarly drawn into arguments with staff, all of whom lacked the honesty and humility to admit they’d got it wrong. If you think all Italian restaurants are great (my previous view) try La Trappola and be prepared to change your view. In fact, stay away. Italian food is the best in the world but this is a betrayal. Avoid."
All prices are estimates on menu.