La Pineta - Kochel am See

We had an amazing evening at this restaurant. The food and drinks were delicious and the atmosphere was heavenly. It’s better to book a table in advance. We were without booking and it took around 20-30 minutes for us to fit in.

We arrived before 6pm on a Friday evening. First we were greeted with an over-friendly and very loud 'Buona sera'. Then we were asked if we had reserved. When we said no, it only went downhill from there. Us was the husband, our 2,5 year old and me. As we arrived in Kochel a few hours before, we decided spontaneously to eat there. I am used to making reservations in Munich restaurants weeks in advance (which takes out all spontaneity and fun of an evening for me), but we're talking Kochel am See here, a very sleepy town in the alpine upland, pre-season!We were seated outside on their terrace, feeling lucky that it had an awning attached as it was pouring down with rain.The service was extremly slow and the food was really just about mediocre. We had their mushroom risotto and pizza hawaii. Both dishes were pretty tasteless and the pizza was very dry.

We were a "starving" group of 6. The food was great, the service was too. And the prices are quite reasonable Great restaurant!

Not that t here is a wide range of restaurants on offer in the city, but this is a good standard Italian cousin with a friendly staff and nice garden area.

It smelled good and I am sure the food is good but if you don't have a reservation, you are probably not going to get to eat here. 'Not sure how you make a reservation if you are international and don't have an international phone and the restaurant has been closed for the 24 hours before your arrival in Kochel.... That is not their concern. Go elsewhere if you are on a schedule.