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La Botte

Via mazzini 6/8, 28838, Italy
0323.30462
Ranked #7 of 49 restaurants in Stresa
4.0 of 5 stars 119 Reviews
Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Good for: Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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California
Senior Contributor
40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

In Stresa, we found a great little pub/tavern near the Piazza Cadorna. It could seat about 30 and our party of six were shown a table right away. The risotto was excellent, the vino smooth and the service outstanding. The price was about 15 euros for each couple.

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Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Dishes we had were not very good either too salty or too dull. Will not go there again.

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Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia
Top Contributor
62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012 via mobile

Our group filled the restaurant, about 36 seats. Great table wine, wide dinner selections, all great, our table of 8 did a lot of sharing. A very good choice.

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Lausanne
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

The more local specialties menu is what attracted us to this little restaurant. We went there two days in a row, we liked it so much! Maybe the chef is temperamental and that is why some of the reviews are bad. We had prawn and asparagus raviolis, fresh lake fish in wine sauce, and grilled venisson and everything was very... More

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nyc
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2011

This was an ok restaurant. It is always very busy. My wife had fish with sage butter. I had gnocchi. The gnocchi was not much better than any place in NJ, USA. Fish was ok but not special. Service was fine.

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Haifa, Israel
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2011

We went there as a celebration and wanted to have a good dinner, We knew it would be expensive, but it wasn't worth the money, the soup had more salt than water and the grilled fish were so grilled we almost didn't know it was fish. The only good thing was the atmosphere, But I wouldn't pay 50 euro for... More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2011
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My husband and I went for dinner in this restaurant last week while in Stresa as a couple of nights previously we had walked passed and it had looked quite busy and lively. On this occasion we should have just kept on walking. Sadly we didn't!! We both love polenta and ordered a polenta and porcini starter to share. Oh... More

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Croydon United kingdon
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

It was my birthday and I wanted to go somewhere special. A guy at a restaurant we visited regularly gave me a list of three restaurants. We passed this restaurant every night and even though they had all their awards in the window and I had read up about it prior to my visit to Stresa, I missed it every... More

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Coulsdon, Surrey
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56 reviews 56 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

Although this little restaurant looks very inviting and is obviously very popular, we didn't enjoy our meal there at all. The atmosphere is nice, the staff friendly, but oh my goodness, the chef seems to think that everything has to be liberally annointed with squiggles of balsamic syrup or drowned in sauce. My starter of seafood crepe was very substantial,... More

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Milton Keynes
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2011

On our visit this restaurant was very busy and having dined there I'm not surprised! Though the restaurant is small (booking advised) we were given a good table and very well looked after by the staff. The food is regional and cooked to order and of great quality with huge portion sizes. Lovely "buzzy" atmosphere and the price was also... More

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