Hosteria Croce D'Oro

Fantastic restaurant! If you want the local feel, where they make their own pasta in house… as well as all their desserts, this is the place for you. I had the boar starter and a boar main, both were amazing. I finished with the homemade cheesecake with red fruit. The wait staff was very helpful & spoke good English. Highly highly recommend visiting this restaurant when in Desenzano.

We had a wonderful dinner here! The food was absolutely delicious-the fresh tagliatelle with truffles was fantastic, and the rabbit carpaccio with truffles was a real highlight: delicate, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Everything tasted homemade and authentic. The atmosphere was cozy and welcoming, and the staff were very kind. A perfect spot for anyone who wants to enjoy real Italian cuisine.

This place is a recommendation for real authentic good italian cuisine without any fanciness. All courses we had were excellent and better than the standard osterias at the beach, real recommendation and also very good prices/value ratio. Also serviced by a familiy business makes it very charming.

We loved our meal at Hosteria Croce D’Oro. The pasta was made fresh and the service was very welcoming and friendly. Would say that this restaurant is slightly more traditional or authentic than what is available right in the centre of Desenzano, but that was exactly what we were after. Considering it is only an 8-10min walk out from the centre you must try!

Charming and authentic osteria with unique and amazingly delicious dishes and fantastic service! We ate Sunday lunch here on our last full day in Desenzano and I only wish we had gone earlier in our stay because we certainly would have returned! We had a delicious antipasto with bresaola, arugula and cheese. We followed this up with some of their local house wine and two amazing slow cooked dishes- one with venison the other with wild boar and both were absolutely amazing (sorry I forgot to take a photo because it looked so delicious!!). And to end we had amazing tiramisu and panna cotta with espresso. I should note that they also had a wide variety of pasta dishes for those who may not want to try wild boar or venison. Lastly I will mention that the very nice lady who served us (who I think was the owner) was amazing! She perfectly timed thr service and made us feel very welcome and not rushed at all. This little gem is absolutely worth the short walk up from the lakefront!!

Fantastic restaurant! If you want the local feel, where they make their own pasta in house… as well as all their desserts, this is the place for you. I had the boar starter and a boar main, both were amazing. I finished with the homemade cheesecake with red fruit. The wait staff was very helpful & spoke good English. Highly highly recommend visiting this restaurant when in Desenzano.