Tuscany Gardens –Ristorante Italiano
The award winning Italian restaurant, Tuscany Gardens, in Candolim, Goa first opened its doors in October 2007. The couple, Avinash and Line Shetty had a vision of bringing tasty Italian food to Goa using imported Italian ingredients combined with the freshest of the local produce. Guests from all over the world now seek out Tuscany Gardens when they are tired of curries and Indian spices or if they have a craving for a decent thin-crust pizza or al dente pasta.
Avi and Line had both worked as managers and chefs in different restaurants in England, before they decided to return to Avi’s home state and together make the idea of Tuscany Gardens a reality.
9 years have passed and it’s still a family run trattoria, where focus is on serving well prepared, unpretentious food in a beautiful garden setting. The garden restaurant is one of the coziest in Candolim and provides a calm and romantic ambience. As the evening goes on, the area around the restaurant gets very quiet, providing a peaceful environment for the guests to enjoy their dinner and admire the beautiful little chapel opposite the restaurant. Combined with the Italian food and music, you might even forget you are in Goa for a little while!
The restaurant menu comprises of the both traditional Italian dishes, such as anti pasti, various pastas including freshly made spinach and ricotta ravioli, lasagna and tagliatelle, thin crust pizzas, calzones, risottos and grilled fish. Their signature dishes include “Pumpkin Insalata”, which is gently spiced roasted pumpkin mixed with ruccola leaves and caramelized balsamic vinegar, “Penne alla Bettola”, which is pasta in a lightly spiced tomato cream and vodka sauce and of course their red pesto pasta sauce, which makes guests come back again and again.
Tuscany Gardens is also known for their tasty homemade desserts, which of course include the traditional Italian desserts; tiramisu and panna cotta, as well as a few house specialities like their “Mojito Granita” and their “Gelati Affogato al Caffe”, which is a homemade chocolate and coffee liquor ice cream “drowned” in a shot of espresso coffee. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, Tuscany Gardens is definitely a place for you.
Being an Italian restaurant, Avi & Line believe that great food should be enjoyed with great wine. So they make an extra effort to track down some of the best wines available on the market –both Indian and foreign.
Tuscany Gardens is the proud winner of the prestigious Italian “Ospitalita Italiana” quality seal -a symbol of the highest standards in Italian quality and Italian hospitality. Tuscany Gardens was the first restaurant to receive this award in Goa.
Tuscany Gardens have also received Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence for 5 years running and is proud to be included in the newest edition of the Lonely Planet travel guide.
We are the proud recipient of the ”Traveller’s Choice Award 2015” from TripAdvisor ranking us among the 10 best restaurants in India for 2015.
Local
Eat and Drink
- Lemon Tree Amarante Beach Resort, Goa - Vadi, Candolim, Bardez (0.0 miles) - Located on Candolim Beach in North Goa, the resort is just 250 metres from the beach. The resort has ...
- Tuscany Gardens - Candolim (0.0 miles) - Tuscany Gardens –Ristorante Italiano The award winning Italian restaurant, Tuscany Gardens, in Cand...
- Zuperb Hospitality - Calangute (1.4 miles) - Zuperb- a causal street facing restaurant with a well stocked bar serving Indian, Chinese, Continent...
- CERVEJA - The Global Tavern - Baga (1.5 miles) - CERVEJA - The Global Tavern is the only beerpub in Goa serving 55+ beers from over 20 countries. The ...
- Souza Lobo restaurant - Calangute (2.2 miles) - Started in 1932 by Joao Fortunato Lobo, the grandfather of the current owner Jude Lobo in the very s...
See and Do
- Luxury Rental Panjim (3.8 miles) - Luxury Rental offer variety of beautiful Boats, Cruises and Luxury Yachts, Charter Yachts on Rent fo...
- Champions Yacht Club Bambolim (7.1 miles) - At Champions Yacht Club , our customers love our well-equipped vessels for their special occasions w...
- Bestow tour packages goa (17.2 miles) - mumbai to goa cruise packages
