A sincere cuisine
Where sea and lake unite in a symphony of simple yet bold flavors.
To top it all off, a breathtaking landscape.
Welcome to Lake Orta.
Menu
Tasting Menu
Chef’s welcome
Soused trout
Roasted artichoke, almonds, and red shrimp
Genovese style plin, pecorino cheese, mint
Lamb, potato, bitter erbs
Easter dessert
Easter dove
Small pastries
150 €
In addition to the menu:
4 glasses of wine pairing 55 €
Chef’s welcome
Amuse bouche
Sweetbread with tuna sauce
Risotto, garlic, frogs legs and parsley
Pigeon, figs, kefir
Pre dessert
Roasted apricot, thyme, lemon, yoghurt
Small pastries
110 €
In addition to the menu:
4 glasses of wine pairing 55 €
Chef’s welcome
Amuse bouche
Amberjack, spring turnip, sweet garlic
Escarole, pine nuts, anchovies
Grilled spaghetti, tomato, rocket and basil
Seabass, chervil…
Pre dessert
Cream, strawberries, Sichuan pepper
Small pastries
140 €
In addition to the menu:
5 glasses of wine pairing
65 €
Chef’s welcome
Amuse bouche
Artichoke, straw, champagne sauce
Grilled spaghetti, tomato, rocket and basil
Eggplant, miso, red shrimp
Pre dessert
Roasted apricot, thyme, lemon, yoghurt
Small pastries
110 €
In addition to the menu:
Wine pairing 55 € – 4 glasses
A tribute to earth, seasonality and simplicity with a twist. The dishes on this menu are inspired by the daily offerings of Laqua by the Lake’s garden, where ingredients are cultivated with care and respect.
They arrive in the kitchen in line with the rhythm of nature. For this reason, the Garden Menu is only available at certain times, when the ingredients are at their best. It is a plant-based, wholesome and surprising culinary journey that evolves with the changing seasons, just like everything that is truly alive.
À la carte
2 courses of your choice 90,00€
Escarole, pine nuts, anchovies
Amberjack, spring turnip, sweet garlic
Eggplant, miso, red shrimp
Sweetbread with tuna sauce
Artichoke, straw, champagne sauce
Linguine, fish egg roe, clams and lemon
Risotto, garlic, frogs legs and parsley
Cappellacci ravioli, Genovese style
Gnocchi, sea urchins and saffron
Grilled spaghetti, tomato, rocket and basil
Pigeon, figs, kefir
Lamb, potato, truffle
Duck, peach and almond (for 2 people)
Seabass, chervil…
John Dory, aromatic crust
Cheese selection
3 choices 18 €
5 choices 25 €
Chocolate, hazelnuts, fig leaves
23 €
Cream, strawberries, Sichuan pepper
23 €
Apple, vanilla, salted caramel
23 €
Roasted apricot, thyme, lemon, yoghurt
23 €
Gianni Bertone
I was born in Isernia, in Molise. From a young age, thanks to my grandmother, I developed a great passion for cooking. I enjoyed experimenting with flavors and combinations, and soon I started preparing my favorite dishes on my own.
Among cookbooks and some summer experiences in Rimini and Misano Adriatico, I have always nurtured the dream of becoming a chef and opening a restaurant. Despite this, I continued to study Economics at the University of Rome, La Sapienza.
In 2015, a friend signed me up for the casting of the fifth season of MasterChef Italia, where I was fortunate to meet Chef Cannavacciuolo. That experience changed my life, as shortly afterward I found myself working alongside him at Villa Crespi.
The Chef saw something special in me and, in 2021, chose me to lead the kitchen at his restaurant Laqua by the Lake, one of the new establishments in the Laqua Collection group in Pettenasco, on Lake Orta.
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