Grotto Eremo San Nicolao

The breathtaking views immediately sell the experience in this wonderful restaurant and if you are lucky to come outside the crazy busy lunch or dinner hours, then you can even get a fabulous tour through the church and wine cellar of the former monastery. This is not a place for a rushed meal if you want a real full-on experience, give it at least two hours, but probably even a bit longer. The dishes on the menu are traditional and made with beautiful local products. Their plates of cheese, cold cuts and other apetizers are not foamed at the beginning with a glass or two sparkling wine. If you are a Polnta lover, this place will feel like the sky, they offer it in many ways, including Polnt...

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We found this place by chance. Rustic and very authentic cuisine. If you want to choose something brownish and tasty, go for the Zinc Arlin, local cheese from the Muggio Valley. You can choose either Polnta or Risotto and have the possibility to add some meat. Beautiful surroundings, with the restaurant hanging on the cliff and a church carved in rocks. Fantastic views of the northern Italian plains of about 400m over Mendrisio. The ride up is the experience, with many hairpin turns and a narrow road. Follow the somewhat wider main road and avoid the guidance of Google Map through the neighborhood. The last part is a narrow gravel road. You can park on the shield and run the 100m.

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If the view is important to you and you are in Mendrisio, there is no better place than the Eremo of San Nicolao. Food is typical ticinese the choice is somewhat limited, but still tempting. From Polnta to other local preparations. Do not forget to ask the manager to visit the wine cellar directly behind the church in the rock. Amazing. And finally pay a visit to the toilet. Do not want to spoil the surprise, but it is worth it.

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It went around 1971, 72... it was Sig Catenazzi della Cie. Publicitas Chiasso and Aldo Ghilardi, who brought me to Grotto Eremo San Nicolao for the first time. Signora Maria? the best ever done, best ever Roast Beef. We'll never forget that, un Bacolino di Merlot della Cantina Populare Mendrisio Life can't be better. Urs Wunderli since 1976 in USA

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If the view is what matters to you and you are in Mendrisio there is no better place than the Eremo of of San Nicolao. Food is typical ticinese the choice is somewhat limited but still enticing. From polenta to other local preparations. Don forget...More

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