La Cena - Marly

Oh little I knew before ordering the 'café glacé ' as a dessert. But first things first. La Cena is an Italian restaurant in Marly, a 14 minute bus ride away from Fribourg train station. The first impression after being seated: casual, welcoming, not crowded nor empty, very relaxed atmosphere. Perfect to spend a nice evening. Since it 's autumn, I opted for 'la chasse ', wild duck to be more precise and fagottini to start. Both dishes were delicious and highly recommended. All of this combined with a bottle of devilish Pinot Noir called Lucifer. But after all the good food there was still this temptation... for that little extra. Tiramisu... or café glacé... hmm tiramisu... maybe.. no, let 's keep that for next time. By the way, thanks to the friendly waitress to be so patient while I was going through my lengthy decision process. But hey, café glacé it was... but the little extra turned out to be a very big extra. Oh, generous they are, and struggling I was... but I succeeded in eating it all...mmm. I even found some space left for a limoncello... or two. Overall, a very pleasant experience. So if you 're in the neighborhood of Fribourg/Marly and want to have some tasty food in a casual setting: La Cena is definitely worth a visit. Update: Ok, I really had to try the tiramisu. So I went back. Obviously, not just to eat a dessert but also to try another dish. This time I opted for a piece of Pumba (a.k.a. 'sanglier ' or a wild well, not so wild anymore once served on a plate p|g) and risotto as a starter. As expected, both dishes were really good. Although I personally preferred the wild duck which I had last time. Regardless, I don 't think you can make any bad choices when it comes to 'la chasse '. But back to that tiramisu... well, for sure it 's less of a challenge compared to the huge café glacé. Even better, I think I need to stop claiming that I don 't like tiramisu 'tout court '. The chef of la Cena has proven that I actually do like it... I just wished it had the same size of the café glacé because... it 's delicious! Update 14.02.2023: The food at La Cena is consistently good, tasty, original Also for special menus like the one on Valentine’s day. Already looking forward to the next visit.

"Große Auswahl an glutenfreier Pizza. Sehr empfehlenswert."

Really not good! Once installed, we were told that the cook was ill…but we could eat pizza. Mine, burnt taste, raw mushrooms, salted ham and tomato sauce swimming in water…and there you have it: 23 CHF! Not even a sorry…!!!

Wir schätzen es als Stammgäste im Cena, dass das Essen hier bei jeder Gelegenheit gut ist und wir immer herzlich und kompetent bewirtet werden. Nach der Arbeit können wir schnell eine ausgezeichnete Pizza oder eine Frittura mista genießen und dazu ein Bier trinken, wir können mit den Kindern die tollen Pastagerichte probieren. Oder wir können ein komplettes italienisches Menü mit Anklängen aus der gehobenen Gastronomie genießen: Auf der diesjährigen Sommerkarte haben wir zum Beispiel das Kalbsbries auf einer Pecorinocrème mit Amaretto-Auberginen genossen, gefolgt von einer sensationellen Meeresgrillplatte auf karamellisierten Peperoni. Egal, was wir essen: Wir bekommen eine sorgfältige, von Können zeugende Küche mit guten Produkten.

Very good, clean, excellent friendly staff, top notch, just the location is a little modest but nothing like advertising to improve it.