Simon Leuschel

The kitchen was already closed once we arrived, but they tried their best to still arrange something for us to eat. The lasagna we got was really good, and the staff is really nice! We asked for a cocktail they did not know about yet, but they looked it up on the internet and it turned out great. Also, they were playing great music all evening :)

Wonderful setting, delicious food and excellent service - we had a lovely family meal here and would highly recommend.

Wonderful setting, delicious food and excellent service - we had a lovely family meal here and would highly recommend.

Wonderful setting, delicious food and excellent service - we had a lovely family meal here and would highly recommend.

Wonderful setting, delicious food and excellent service - we had a lovely family meal here and would highly recommend.

Authentic, original, and welcoming… good humor. We had the Fiorentian beef w homemade pasta and local products - we will be back :-)

Authentic, original, and welcoming… good humor. We had the Fiorentian beef w homemade pasta and local products - we will be back :-)

Andrey G

We have been looking for a place to have lunch when all other restaurant's kitchens were closed. We took some starters and soups and that was OK. The best was a tiramisu! Very very delicious!!! Nice views of the lake!

Vincenzo Prestera

We have been here for a quick lunch and we enjoyed the stay! The staff was very friendly and professional as well as the quality of the food. Dogs are more than welcomed here but please make sure your four-legged friend is educated enough to avoid disturbing other people. Prices are slightly high but considering the location is understandable. TheFork reservation available here.

+5

After several disappointing meals in Pallanza, tonight we dined at Vincent’s Bisto, service was attentive and the food was excellent

After several disappointing meals in Pallanza, tonight we dined at Vincent’s Bisto, service was attentive and the food was excellent

After several disappointing meals in Pallanza, tonight we dined at Vincent’s Bisto, service was attentive and the food was excellent

This is a cozy place with few tables, a friendly and professional staff. We just tried coffee and patisserie: really tasty and good quality.

This is a cozy place with few tables, a friendly and professional staff. We just tried coffee and patisserie: really tasty and good quality.

Yothi Claes

We got two salads. Small and without dressing. Which would be ok if they cost less. One of them had an unripe pear and the other had dried out chicken. Our neighbours had hot meals and they looked better though.

Anna Klanger Nyrén

Unfortunately, our visit to Vincent Bistro left much to be desired. While the location is undeniably beautiful — perched close to the bay with a lovely view — the food and atmosphere did not live up to the expectations set by its current 4-star rating. We began with a Limoncello Spritz, which was disappointingly flat and rather bland. For the starter, we ordered Salumi e Formaggi, which was genuinely good — fresh and tasty — but oddly served on a mound of finely sliced salad leaves, which felt unnecessary and distracted from the simplicity of good cured meats and cheese. For my main course, I had the vegetarian ravioli with tomato sauce. The dish was deeply underwhelming: the sauce was watery and lacked character, and there was far too much of it. Moreover, the ravioli themselves were slightly cold around the edges, which suggested they hadn’t been properly heated through. My father-in-law chose the same dish, but with meat instead of vegetables, and found it equally dull and uninspired. My mother-in-law opted for the lasagna, which had been recommended in previous reviews — but this turned out to be misleading. The lasagna was squishy in texture, almost soggy, with very little flavour to redeem it. The greatest disappointment, however, was my husband’s main course: chicken with potatoes. It looked and tasted like something an 18-year-old student might cook after moving out for the first time. The chicken was dry and unseasoned, sliced awkwardly and served with what appeared to be mayonnaise mixed with a bit of pepper — a truly uninspired choice — and accompanied by a few limp slices of potato. For the price of 24 euros, the portion was additionally so small it hardly would satisfy even a 10-year old. Service was passable but far from warm; the staff seemed tired, bored, and not particularly keen to make guests feel welcome. Overall, Vincent Bistro appears to rest heavily on its scenic location rather than the quality of its cuisine or hospitality. While I understand how the view alone might inflate the average rating, it does not justify its current 4 stars. At best, it deserves 3 — in my opinion, closer to a 2 or 2.5 if that were possible. Regrettably, I would not recommend dining here unless one is only interested in the view — and prepared for a meal that does not match it and cost too much.

Olivia Dannemiller

We pointed to and asked for a $28 bottle of wine, they decided to bring us a different bottle and I asked if it was the same price they said yes, didn’t realize until we paid it was a $82 bottle of wine. Not sure if it was an honest mistake or if they made us buy a more expensive bottle. They wouldn’t discount after I explained. Also the clam pasta was way too salty.

Olle Klanger Nyrén

AVOID Situated just by a lovely town square by the beautiful Lago Maggiore Vincent Bistro looks neat and presents itself as a nice mid-range wine bar and restaurant. Despite the scenic view of the lake and the quaint town square, sadly, there is little to like and much to dislike. For starters, my family, my wife and I ordered a deli platter to share. It was very small, and all of the cold cuts and cheeses lay on top of a very dry, shredded salad, seemingly put there to make the dish look like it had more meats and cheeses than it actually did. For the main dish, I ordered the 24€ chicken with potatoes and black pepper sauce. As you can clearly see from the attached photo, I was served half a chicken breast, one or one and a half potatoes and a very small sauce dish. I love chicken. I have rarely found any chicken dish that I have not liked. This was very, very dry, and it seemed like it’d been cut before it was cooked rather than afterwards (which would explain why it was so dry). The potatoes were mushy and bland, and the sauce was not much to write home about. On top of all of this, the waitress was cold in her demeanor and didn’t seem like she cared either about us or her job. Frankly I’ve had better service buying post stamps in the nearby shops in Verbania than here. Lastly, even though we told the waitress several times that we wanted to keep the salad from the cold cuts to have it with our main dishes later on she repeatedly tried to take it from our table without asking. I get that it looks nice. But. Do not eat here. There’s plenty of very nice restaurants nearby where you can get the same view, better service, and much better food for a more reasonable price.

Michael Ruethnick

Being treated most rudely by the barwomen who served me the wrong sandwich and refused to exchange it or even to add some ham which would have simply solved the confusion. I had clearly shown the sandwich of my preference but the panel in front of the display was wrong so not understanding Italian I repeated what was written in front of the panel. My reco, just have a drink and snack next door. The chances to be treated more friendly and professionally are high …

Cecy Mukherjee

Second time here and went from bad to worse. Had to leave today. We were a party of 3 looking forward to sitting out in the sun with an aperitivo but the waiter (only one for a full courtyard) never came. After 20 mins wait with the dirty cups from previous customers… even my husband who is very patient, said.. let’s go!

dana verdene

Can’t recommend this place. We came 20 min before kitchen reopening and ordered 2 dishes. We received them after 1 hour of waiting and my pasta was so salty I couldn’t eat that. After 10min of trying we finally caught our waiter who apologized and took my pasta away. I wasn’t sure if I want to wait for another pasta but he simply walked away without asking me. After another 25 minutes we asked the bill and said that we don’t want to wait any longer. Instead of apologize the woman (who seems to be chef) yelled at my husband in Italian. We agreed to pay full price and wait a bit more. But after another 10 minutes we came back and the woman yelled on us again. Besides that the food is average and overpriced. And yelling on clients doesn’t make it better.