Grotto dei due Ponti - Giornico

I was here more than 5 years ago and probably the gerancy changed. I ate saddle of roe deer but there was no love in the dish. Nothing especial. They can do much better than this! Anyway fabolous location

We are locals and came to Giornico to visit the famous local churches and have lunch at this charming grotto. Situated on an island, Grotto dei Due Ponti offers guests a beautiful view of the river and surrounding valley. We enjoyed a reasonably priced 3-course...lunch menu that featured several local specialties (burratta, cured meats, fresh fish), and an excellent Merlot. The food quality in grottos can be variable, but this one is good.

We had a civil wedding celebrated at the magnificent local museum(Casa Stanga).So one month earlier we booked a table for 11 peoples at the Grotto dei Due Ponti, which we know having on previous occasions enjoyed the Chef Arturo lovely food. We confirmed the booking 10 days prior to the event and even called 3 days before to modify the booking from 11 to 12 peoples.Now to our dismay when we got there we found ourselves sitting on 2 separate table of 8 and 4 seats. As the grotto was full there was no possibility to change the sitting arrangement. Disappointed? Your guess!!The solitary bright note...Chef Arturo endeavour to sweeten our disappointment with his culinary ability...and succeeding.Dante M

After visiting the churches of Giornico we came for a cold drink and coffee. The terrace under wine plants with solid tables and construction from massive granite is just wonderful. This place is a true gem if you leave the motorway on your way North or South. We did not try the food but with this view and style almost everything would taste :-)Style-wise you can ignore the few mistakes with plastic stuff and strange furniture but it would not take much to take this place to a level that would be very hard to beat for others.

The location was very nice between two bridges with a nice view on the river. The food was fine and not expensive. However, the service was rather poor which killed the appetite and the nce setting / location of the restaurant.