Bracelleria 61 : Via S. Gottardo 24B, 6517 Arbedo-Castione

Unbeatable service. Very welcoming, attentive and friendly service. Nice chic design. Comfortable seating. A bit noisy but acceptable. Free amuse bouche, dessert and limoncello. The beef quality was top.

A good restaurant, a bit special. The prices are normal, but for some details we were a bit like that. What I don't like, but it's a general thing and not strictly related to this restaurant, are the people who smoke near their tables. I understand that it's outside (which is not really outside there), but in the summer I also have the right to eat outside and having cigarette smoke on me during a dinner is terrible. They should prohibit smoking in outdoor restaurants. The vegetarian appetizer was indicated on the menu as "three courses" at 15.-, but it was only a dish with 4 bruschetta with tomato (so I didn't understand the "3 courses", I expected 3 different preparations). The meat is accompanied by 3 sauces, as indicated on the menu, but technically they are 3 small colored strips on the plate that act as decoration (you can't taste it), they are not sauces that accompany the meat as you receive in other similar restaurants. The meat was very good, but it's a shame that there was no salt (like Maldon) and the waiter brought me some normal table salt to season on request. The dish was cold, and this caused the meat to cool quickly. They forgot the requested chips to accompany the tartare, but we didn't mention it during the meal because the portions were actually very good and we were full. However, they also forgot to bring us butter, we had to remember that (what tartare is without butter? It was also on the menu). The quality of the food is very good, however, and they also give a small taste at the beginning and a scoop of sorbet at the end. In summary, it's a good restaurant that could easily move up a category if it paid attention to some details.

We were there tonight for our 22nd wedding anniversary, let's start with the food, delicious, a welcome with a fried rice ball, on saffron cream, finger-licking good, horse meatballs in burrata sauce, so good we were fighting over how to mop it up, bull tartare with quail egg and toasted pine nuts, sauces, capers, gherkins, chips, toasted homemade bread, a delight for the palate and last but not least, a dessert with a delicious melon, offered by the house. The staff, welcoming, friendly, very kind and very attentive to every detail, for one evening I felt like a queen. Romantic and super clean and tidy environment. My husband never celebrates his anniversary, this year he wanted to surprise me and I'd say he totally nailed it. Oh, thanks for the smarties, a very nice and appreciated gesture 😜