Excellent sommelierJenny, great wine and fun friends! We stayed for dinner, too! We chose a 7 course dinner which was divine! Enjoyed a fun view of the kitchen, too.

We were so excited to see Chef Gandola.👌We tasted excellent wines and with an excellent selected menu to properly taste the taste of each wine from different years and vintages..The cellar, the restaurant and the people who took care of us were great and the whole team it works great..it is worth visiting this family gem and trying all the authentic things there..My son loves to cook and so At my request we were seated in front of the glass showcases of the kitchen at a special table from which we could personally observe how prepares the truly unique menu here..Words cannot describe this experience and I highly recommend you go and see for yourself. I'm sorry we didn't have time to enroll in Chef Gandola's cooking class to learn the secret of cooking Italian cuisine from the best at it. I hope we can visit the restaurant again and immerse ourselves in the magic of this place. 🌹🥇🙏🍷🤩👌

This was an experience we will never forget! Chef Luigi, wife Camilla, and the rest of his family and staff were amazing. We registered for the pasta cooking class. This started out with a tour of his garden, and then the kitchen. We made our own pasta, we’re able to take lots of photos, and then ate, and ate, and ate some more! The food was beautiful and delicious, and he and his staff were most gracious. At the end of the evening, the kitchen was busy, and we asked them to call a taxi for us so as not to disturb them. They wouldn’t hear of it, and insisted on driving us back to town! If you have a chance, take this class!!

Luigi made every effort to accommodate for the flooding of his wine cellar. So passionate in his knowledge of wine and food

Novel and interesting tour of the gardens with a lesson in how to prepare homemade pasta. Fun to see the kitchen in operation. Delicious lunch included! Will definitely return!

We loved the chefs personality. We learned about making pasta and ragout. We would have liked to know the recipes of the other sauce he made. It was delicious.

My husband and I booked the truffle hunting with Luigi Gandola, and the entire experience was a huge disappointment. Leading up to the event, Luigi had very poor communication and took weeks to respond to messages. We had to send him 3-4 messages before getting a response. Our event was supposed to start at 10AM. On the day of the event at 9AM, he messaged us, "Are you available at 3PM instead?" and we said no, since we had other plans. He then said "I can only do 3PM. See you at 3PM." We had to involve Tripadvisor customer support to get a refund, since we weren't able to make the time and he was refusing to refund us. It's clear that Luigi overextends himself, double books, and is very bad at managing his own schedule. I would stay away from this experience and the restaurant.

Best restaurant in Bellagio. A must visit whilst you’re there. The chef is fantastic, his food is lovely and he knows an endless amount about Italian wine to pair.

Great experience. Luigi has a fantastic restaurant and wine cellar as the setting for a fantastic wine tasting experience. He took the time to make it really personable. The food included in the tasting complemented the wines brilliantly and we stayed for dinner after which was by a long way the best we had in our stay at Bellagio and lake Como.

Exceptional time with Luigi. His family has run this restaurant for 50 years. He conveniently picked us up in Bellagio and drove us 5 minutes up the hill to the restaurant. The wine tasting in the cellar was great and educational. And we highly recommend staying for dinner afterwards. Best risotto we’ve ever had and fantastic experience in the restaurant with Luigi and his family. Can’t recommend enough!!

We had a great time with Chef Luigi, his knowledge of Italian wines was very impressive! He has over 15k bottles of wine in his cellar where we enjoyed the wine tasting with great appetizers. Not only is he a sommelier but also a chef which made the pairings delicious. Absolutely would recommend his tasting. We stayed in Bellagio, Fabrizio who works with the Chef came to pick us up & drop us off.

Chef Luigi went out of his way to accommodate our wine tasting in spite of us running late. We had the pleasure of witnessing him, his wife, mom and family cook together. He is a true wine connoisseur, and the food pairing was awesome. His cellar is incredible and we really enjoyed our time with him and his wife. Highly recommend this experience!!

A fantastic wine experience in the cellar with excellent food paired with amazing wine. Chef Luigi Gandola offered an unforgettable experience and was incredibly welcoming. I would recommended this tasting and also eating at his restaurant.

Luigi and his family were beyond kind and this was an authentic and unforgettable activity. I would suggest this to anyone and it is well worth the price.

I was on my own and It was so much fun. I was really early so they put me to work in the kitchen don’t think that’s normal but made this lady so very happy! I enjoyed learning and eating the fruits of our labor. Be prepared to be very very full! The family restaurant was so cute 🥰 and we got to meet everyone even Mama! Only thing is if you need a ferry on a Sunday be careful they don’t run the same as the rest of the time - Leason learned!