ristorante la cantinota

I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant, the old style, castle like walls and furniture. In my opinion, the strange fake garden with the little pond and the plastic decoration is a no-go. The pretty round arches in the courtyard are used as storage room from what I could see. They are covered with reed mats, which do not fit at all and destroy the historical atmosphere of that place. The inner part of the restaurant looked like not used in a long time. Strange decoration here as well: big yellow thermometer. The waiters were very friendly and professional. The food was okay beside some little technical mistakes: warm chocolate was served with almost melted ice cream and only a little spoon, no cake fork. The soup with the various bread dumplings (canederli) would have been awesome if they canederli would not have been drowned in butter. Same for my main dish, gnocchi with blueberries. Very tasty but too greasy. Made me feel sick in the evening. The cleanliness in the whole restaurant was... Let's say, not convincing. First, I recognized the dirty water glasses and wine glasses on the table. Later we got plates which did not seem to be properly cleaned. Most shocking thing was the toilet. Not only that there was just one tiny room for men and women. The furnishings seemed broken and old (see photos). From my opinion, a nice place with a lot of room for improvement.

We had dinner here and would like to share our experience. We just walked past by on our way to the castle and really liked that they make all the local specialties so it seemed worth to come back. Even though the service was good, the bill was a bit too expensive in my opinion for the foods we got, which were not tasty. We both like eating a lot and sometimes we find foods that we don’t like, but it rarely happens that either of us cannot even finish half of their food because it’s simply not good. On top of this, they have a mandatory 2.5€/person service charge, and even though water was given with the impression that it’s complimentary, they charged for it too. Top this off with a barking dog at the other table. I don’t understand why they let people bring in their pets, especially loud ones, who likes eating like this?

Good restaurant with a cozy atmosphere. The food was pretty good with the also good prices for the quality they offer.

Friendly atmosphere, good food.

Amazing restaurant. One of my favourite Italian restaurants in Trento. They provide a wide food variety, including vegetarian dishes. Any kind of risotto they prepare is just amazing. The staff is also very kind and they are always willing to fulfill your requirements. I recommend to book in the evening, especially at the weekend.