Ristorante Costa Azzurra

The ristorante was good, it just continued to fill up so we were pleased we got there early. It seems booking is essential on certain nights. We were there on Friday night. The menu is a little overwhelming to work through, so many set meals,...some exotics like Ostrich, Kangaroo and different grills of meat. When you have a large menu and a party of even just five the discussions, pointing out and debating really takes on a whole show in itself. It is often how funny then people revert to a safer position of what they know as what they could try. Menu's like thois confront you. We had different types of nüsslisalat, then one veal cordon bleu, three went for beef stroganoff and one went for a rump steak. These come with french fries, noodles or spaetzle. I took the beef stronganoff and although the meat was tender and good, the source was far too tomato based, it lacked a balance, little sour cream (if any), lacking worcestershire sauce, less than usual mushrooms and not seasoned well. Now I tend to like a spiced version so even ordering the tabasco it failed to change that overpowering tomotato (some paprika) based sauce. Shame. The stand out one for me was the Veal Cordon Blue- nicely done, just well balanced, cheese was right. That was a clear winner. The steak was a steak. (yawn) Then a follow my lead as we mostly went for Vermicelles, usually served with whipped cream and Meringues. It was but the Meringues were a little on the mean side, the vermicelle also but you got lashings of whipped cream and a scope of icecream. Pity I wouod have liked a decent portion of Vermicella and Meringues and less of the fluff and the puff Good selection of wines, we went for a local one, a White followed by a Red and two of the partly finished it off with a Grappa Good food, a little overwhelmed in service when busy, you have to keep looking and chasing and a menu that I feel could be reduced of all the bells and whistles to make the food coming out of the knitchihn a little more focused to a higher end result. No question it is popular and good but as many become well known, they tend to forget or let slip perhaps on why people go there- the food is good, it just could be better with a little more attention

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We went here for dinner the other night. It was pouring with rain and we had walked there so we were really pleased they had a table. The service stopped there for us. The staff were not attentive or friendly. We struggled to receive service...and we had to walk up to ask for a bill which they finally brought to us. We had the three course menu. I chose the tomato soup for entree, kangaroo steak for main and creme caramel for dessert. My partner had the prawn cocktail for entree, same for main and ice cream for dessert. We both were impressed by how the steak was cooked. It was yum. But the rest was disappointing.

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I remember when it opened some years ago. Lots of things have changed and it went more upscale. Not large, nicely decorated in Ticino style, it’s inside and outside dining. Specialty are the meats served on the hot stone. Can skip the kangaroo and...the ostrich ones, go straight for beef or even better horse. Different weights and side dishes, we enjoyed the food and the place. The staff has a certain routine and you don’t have to wait for long, although the waitress had no idea about the wines they had on the (short) list. A downside are the parking spaces, they only fit narrow small cars...

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This place was a godsend for us. We had been exhausted after a very long day of hiking in the mountains and wanted warm comfort food. We certainly found it. A family restaurant, meaning there are multiple kids demanding their parents attention most of the...time, but otherwise really nice and cosy. Upon leaving, I noticed a huge bucket of golf tees where the usual after-dinner mints might be, so I grabbed a few. A waiter noticed this and as we walked away from the restaurant, he came running up to me with a bag of tees! How thoughtful

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The food and diversity was good here. Not the usual Italian restaurant with pizza and pasta. Lovely sitting area outside. Many mosquitos to fight back though. The service was nice and friendly. We had to wait for almost an hour for our meal. There is...a little cute playground for the kids.

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