LAKE WAVES: Lake Fish Tasting

A journey that begins among the crystal-clear waters and quiet shores of Lake Garda, where freshwater fish meets herbs, citrus, and smoky nuances in a refined balance.
Chef Nazarii Shainoga and his team offer a menu that narrates the territory with contemporary elegance, enhancing the delicacy of lake species through modern techniques and surprising combinations.

A journey among waves and scents, where lightness is never superficial, but precise. Each dish converses with the next, like the ripples of a lake at sunset, revealing unexpected nuances of freshness, intensity, and identity.

  • Milk buns, potato focaccia, lemon butter, mountain herb butter, yellow polenta wafer, tomato cracker
    A start that smells of home and tradition, with a range of leavened breads and flavors that prepare the palate with softness and character.

  • Alpine Char in vinegar, lemon-scented savory sabayon, green apple, and micro-vegetables
    An encounter between acidity and creaminess, where the char becomes an elegant protagonist, enhanced by fresh and subtle contrasts.

  • Low-temperature cooked trout, trout caviar, fennel cream, basil oil, and tapioca chips
    The trout is delicately presented: soft, delicate, embellished by its own caviar and a symphony of light textures.

  • Handmade Tonnarello, smoked eel, goat butter, and light arugula pesto
    An enveloping first course, where the smokiness of the eel meets the creaminess and bitter green of the arugula, in a surprising balance.

  • Garda Lake Whitefish, sun-dried tomato bread crumbs, cumin-scented carrot cream, and green asparagus
    A tribute to the most authentic Garda: the whitefish dresses up for spring, with sweet, spicy, and crunchy notes.

  • Dessert: Oil, husks, and lemons from Garda
    A finale that surprises and refreshes, playing with the minerality of the oil, the rusticity of the husks, and the brilliance of the lemon.

This menu is an invitation to listen to the lake: not just to look at it, but to feel it flow on the palate, between reflections of taste and memories of tranquility.
A tasting that celebrates freshness as a style, and the territory as poetry.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€83,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)

THE INTENSITY OF FISH: Dry Aged Fish Tasting

A deep and decisive journey through the most unexpected nuances of the sea. In this journey, fish meets the technique of dry aging, which enhances its texture, umami, and aromatic complexity.
The chef Nazarii Shainoga and his team lead an intense sensory experience, focusing on time as an invisible but essential ingredient.

The aging, treated with delicacy and precision, transforms each dish into a mature and surprising expression of the sea, accompanied by citrus scents, light spices, and vegetal notes that amplify its depth.

  • Milk buns, potato focaccia, lemon butter, mountain herb butter, yellow polenta wafer, tomato cracker
    A palette of textures and flavors that introduces the journey with softness, crunchiness, and familiar scents.

  • Dry aged tuna speck, spring mix and sprouts
    The aged tuna presents itself in a smoked and refined form, enriched by fresh herbs and sprouts that lighten its strength.

  • Dry aged fish carpaccio, scented broth with lemon thyme, lemon grass, and Thai basil
    A dish played on aromatic balances: the delicacy of the aged fish intertwines with citrus and oriental notes, in an embrace of elegance and freshness.

  • Our homemade bread, Garda oil tasting
    A moment of pause and grounding: the artisan bread meets the purity of the local oil in a simple and authentic gesture.

  • Dry aged fish tortello and bouillabaisse
    A heart of intense and deep sea, enclosed in a thin pasta and accompanied by a light, fragrant, and enveloping bouillabaisse.

  • Dry aged red mullet, Trento DOC beurre blanc, and dill purple potato
    A perfect balance between technique and pleasure: the matured red mullet joins the roundness of the butter and the freshness of the dill, with a touch of elegance from the Trento DOC.

  • Dessert: Elderflower and lemon
    Fresh, floral, essential. A dessert that closes with lightness and harmony a journey of great intensity.

A menu that invites you to listen to time on the plate.
To be guided in a tasting that is depth, technique, and emotion.
A tale of the sea that tastes of patience, care, and transformation.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€96,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)

MEAT IN ITS PUREST FORM: Dry Aged Meat Tasting

A celebration of authenticity, raw materials, and time.
In this journey, meat tells its story in its most noble and profound form: dry aged, carefully seasoned to develop flavors, intensity, and a unique texture.
Chef Nazarii Shainoga and his team propose a sensory journey that enhances the slow work of maturation and the purity of each cut, pairing it with seasonal ingredients and elegant contrasts.

It is a tasting designed for those who love meat not only for its flavor but for its truth. A sincere and decisive story, which goes from raw to the essence, through precise and never overloaded processes.

  • Milk buns, potato focaccia, lemon butter, mountain herb butter, yellow polenta wafer, tomato cracker
    A gentle start, between comfort and craftsmanship, to open the palate with familiar and fragrant flavors.

  • Dry aged Picanha carpaccio, artichoke and asparagus salad, and citronette
    Freshness and intensity in perfect balance: the aged picanha lightens up among crunchy vegetables and a citrusy vinaigrette.

  • Dry aged beef tartare, cherry gel, marinated egg yolk, Maso Bottes lemon oil, and caper leaves
    A raw dish that excites: the strength of mature meat meets the sour sweetness of cherry and the depth of the yolk, in a refined and vibrant ensemble.

  • Tortello stuffed with dry aged national pork ribs, roast potato cream, and pork jus
    A rich and juicy heart wrapped in a thin pastry, accompanied by full and rounded flavors. A dish that warms.

  • Dry aged Alto Adige beef tagliata, sautéed artichokes, and beef jus
    The queen of the menu: intense meat, precise, enhanced by a deep jus and just crispy artichokes.

  • Dessert: Small tart, wild strawberries, and white chocolate
    A gentle and delicious finale, bringing the palate back to lightness with fresh, creamy, and fragrant tones.

A journey that speaks of essence, time, and technique.
An invitation to rediscover meat in its most authentic face, where each cut has a story, and every bite is a memory.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€104,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)

MEAT ART: Meat Tasting and Tradition

A journey rooted in the memory of taste and local tradition, revisited with contemporary technique and sensitivity.
"Meat Art" is a tribute to slow preparations, respectful cooking methods, and intense flavors that tell stories of family and land.
Chef Nazarii Shainoga and his team construct a journey that weaves together rural memories and modern refinement, turning each dish into a small gastronomic fresco.

A tasting designed for those seeking depth, comfort, and character, without sacrificing precision and balance.

  • Milk buns, potato focaccia, lemon butter, mountain herb butter, yellow polenta wafer, tomato cracker
    A generous and familiar start, evoking warmth and sharing, between fragrant leavened bread and simple, authentic flavors.

  • Terrine of suckling pig cooked at low temperature, lovage potato cream and barbecue sauce
    A melting texture, a play between sweetness and smoky intensity, for a dish that speaks of technique and tradition in a single bite.

  • Carpaccio of our salted meat, marinated white cabbage and 24-month Parmesan fondue
    A classic reinterpreted with elegance: the salted meat finds new life in the contrast between vegetable acidity and creamy cheese.

  • Barley risotto, sour butter, roasted rabbit ragout, cherries and rabbit stock
    A dish that smells of the forest and ancient kitchens, where barley becomes the vehicle for a rustic and enveloping story, enlivened by the fruity touch of cherry.

  • Veal cheek cooked at low temperature, Molino Pellegrini yellow polenta and sautéed spring onion
    Tenderness and intensity: a dish that speaks of patience, hearth, and roots. The polenta is real, and the cheek melts on the palate.

  • Dessert: Chocolate, tomato, chili pepper
    A bold and seductive finale, where chocolate is tinged with red and spiciness in a warm and unexpected play.

A menu that tastes of memory and innovation, of skilled hands and genuine passion.
A journey into meat as culture, gesture, and sentiment.
An art that is eaten.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€83,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)

IN THE GREEN HEART: Vegetarian Tasting

A journey that celebrates nature as a noble raw material and the garden as a source of creative inspiration.
In “In the Green Heart”, the team led by Nazarii Shainoga explores the richness of the plant world, transforming it into an elegant, delicious, and surprising narrative.
Not an alternative, but an identity proposal, designed for those who want to taste the earth in all its forms: from root to flower, from cream to crunchiness.

A bright and contemporary experience, where the vegetable is the absolute protagonist, without ever losing intensity or emotion.

  • Milk rolls, potato focaccia, lemon butter, mountain herb butter, yellow polenta wafer, tomato cracker
    A warm and fragrant welcome, where each bite tells of familiar gestures and simple ingredients, in an artisanal key.

  • Fresh pea cream, pea granita, and spring vegetable rosettes
    An explosion of green: between contrasting temperatures and natural sweetness, the pea reveals itself in all its lightness and depth.

  • Beetroot tartare, egg yolk in two textures, parmesan chips
    A dish that plays with contrasts: between earth and intensity, creaminess and crunchiness. Vegetal, yes, but with character.

  • Ravioli stuffed with burrata, potatoes and basil, tomato coulis, semi-dry tomato and lemon burrata cream
    A first course that smells of sun, softness, and freshness. A balance between comfort and Mediterranean brilliance.

  • Zucchini flowers stuffed with smoked ricotta scented with lemon, asparagus and basil pesto on Tropea red onion cream, baby zucchini and asparagus tips
    A dish that is almost a garden: shapes, colors, and scents intertwine in a harmonious and spring-like composition.

  • Dessert: Cherry, goat cheese, and hazelnut
    Sweetness, acidity, and creaminess in perfect balance. A finale that tells of the forest, summer, and pleasure.

A menu designed for those who love vegetable cuisine not as a choice, but as a full, rooted, exciting experience.
In the green heart of nature, every flavor has its own voice — and every dish becomes a landscape.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€70,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)

Elegance and Intimacy: Private Dinner in the Cellar

Discover "Symphony of Taste at Aqua", an exclusive experience for small groups in the heart of Lake Garda. Treat yourself to an elegant evening with the tasting menu of Aqua Restaurant, paired with fine wines selected by our sommelier.

Unique Culinary Journey

Our Chef will guide you through a gastronomic experience with local ingredients and dry-aged fish or meat. Each dish will be accompanied by rare wines, chosen by our Restaurant Manager to enhance the flavors.

Elegant and Private Atmosphere

Share this experience with colleagues, friends, or partners in an exclusive environment. Below you will find an example of a meat menu, with fish and vegetarian options available.

Symphony of Meats and Wines

Homemade bread and butter

Marinated venison carpaccio with crispy radicchio and blueberry gel
Karl Trento DOC 2022, Chardonnay

Golden veal sweetbreads with chanterelles and pears in mulled wine
Maso Elesi 2020, Pinot Noir

Chestnut tagliatelle with venison ragout
Rosamara 2022, Barbera and Groppello

Rabbit roll with chestnuts and yellow polenta
Valpolicella Ripasso 2019, Corvina

Coffee cream, caramel ice cream, and lime ganache
Lugana "Rigoletto" 2020, Turbina

An Unforgettable Experience

🌟 Total Exclusivity: Dedicated space for your group with VIP treatment.

🎁 Welcome: Glass of Champagne Louis Brochet Heritage – Brut upon your arrival.


Limited Availability

  • One group per evening.
  • Reservation: Minimum 24 hours in advance.
  • Capacity: Max 12 people.

Experience Price: €128 per person

Share an exclusive experience with colleagues, friends, or loved ones, and live special moments that will remain forever in your memories. The intimate and refined atmosphere will make every detail unique, creating an unforgettable bond with those who accompany you.

For a maximum of 12 guests
€128,00 for guest (a guarantee of €20,00€ is required per guest)