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
Sweetbread with tuna sauce
Risotto, garlic, frogs legs and parsley
Pigeon, figs and kefir
Pre dessert
Peach, ginger and lime
110 €
In addition to the menu:
4 glasses of wine pairing 50 €
Chef’s welcome
Oyster, yoghurt and cucumber
Amberjack, zucchini and its flowers
Spaghetti, datterino tomato, rocket and basil
Turbot, beetroot and yoghurt
Pre dessert
Strawberry, vanilla and elderberry
140 €
In addition to the menu:
5 glasses of wine pairing
65 €
Chef’s welcome
Mozzarella tartare, rocket salad and tomato
Spaghetti, datterino tomato, rocket and basil
Cucumber, yoghurt and lime
Pre dessert
Peach, ginger and lime
110 €
In addition to the menu:
Wine pairing 45 €
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:
Chef’s welcome
Lettuce, peanut and red fruits
Spaghetti, datterino tomato,
rocket and basil
Cucumber, yoghurt and lime
Pre dessert
Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries
110 €
In addition to the menu:
4 glasses of wine pairing 50 € per person
À la carte
2 courses of your choice 90,00€
Mozzarella tartare, rocket salad and tomato
Amberjack, zucchini and its flowers
Sweetbread with tuna sauce
Oyster, yoghurt and cucumber
Scallop, nettle and passion fruit
Linguine, fish egg roe, clams and lemon
Risotto, garlic, frogs legs and parsley
Cappellaccio alla genovese, red shrimp and yellow cherry tomato
Green gnocchi, shellfish, smoked provola cheese
Spaghetti, datterino tomato, rocket and basil
Pigeon, figs and kefir
Lamb, potatoes and friggitelli
Duck, peach and almond (minimum for two people)
Turbot, beetroot and yoghurtbot, beetroot and yoghurt
Sea bass, chervil and champagne sauce
Cheese selection
3 choices 18 €
5 choices 25 €
Antonino’s Babà (minimum for two people)
23 € p.p.
Gianduia, lemon and maracuja
23 €
Strawberry, vanilla and elderberry
23 €
Peach, ginger and lime
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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