Benino Gelato - Comox

Had an amazing raspberry white chocolate macaron at OMG. then lunch at the new tradition brewing company.. came here after for dessert. a large building and outdoor seating area. a number of patrons. I love gelato but found my selection disappointing. looks like a popular...spot.

Visiting Comox , I stopped to have lunch. I had my mask on, I disinfected my hands, and the server noticed that , as there were only a few people inside. I think, or people, all together. Noticed , the same server as...last time, and I was hoping she would be a bit nicer, than on my last visit. I placed an order, I payed, including tip, that is already placed on the machine. I thought , in service industry, you have to earn your tip. But I added tip , as well. She said the coffee is around the corner.. Because i had a mask on, I never noticed that she already place coffee in the cup. The mug is white, the table is light color , too. I touched the handle of the cream, as it was on the bottom, almost empty, i touched second container, and it wa s, almost, empty , as well. I called her for help, and she came over furious, that i touched jugs : She said What did you touch ? Very angrily. She continued : Now I have to clean everything . Your coffee is here , pointing toward the mug on the table.. She walked away, and told the tall fellow about me, and he looked towards me.. As I already paid , I waited for my order... I decided not to stay there another minute. I asked for th ebox, and placed my food inside, and left to the car. As i am diabetic, I asked , when I placed my order , what was in the salad. She only said it is balsamic. Inside were dried cranberries, that I cannot have . Needless to say, my total was close to . Too much for a very bad experience. I used to work in Hospitality , all over Europe, for many years. I learned to cook and bake from my mom, who worked in star hotel in my hometown of Heritage UNESCO Dubrovnik. I can say, I make far better Focaccia bread, that panini sandwich is made of. My late friend Serafina was the only person who made it better than me, in her former Italian deli.. I was travelling through, and as a diabetic person, you have to have your meal on time.. I support local restaurants, everywhere I travel.. But I will never ever visit this place again..

Families, of us, went to visit. All the kids were happy and the parents that ordered chocolate. The lavender flavour was meh Both texture and flavour could be improved upon). Overall though, lots of flavours to choose from, clean, friendly service, of loved their gelato and we will try it again if we need an ice cream fix while in Comox.

Love the restaurant ambiance. Bright and walking distance to everywhere in the heart of downtown Comox. I sometimes go here twice or even three times a day!! Morning coffee cappuccino is excellent. Lunch for soup. Always tasty : Then summer time take...the kids for gelato on the outdoor patio!! Love the new location at Comox Centre Mall. Great staff are always friendly.

This gelato shop....has moved and expanded to include some basic italian foods. Today one of the features was a Mexican waffle...so go figure....anyway....the food was quite good. I had a panini special that came with a side salad and basic dressing....tasty. My latte was a...tad cold, but still quite good...my partner also had another choice of Panini and it was more or less the same.....good.....my beef and the reason I rated it average is that it seemed to be totally disorganized in the ordering department....one person who was doing the best she could...was stretched between taking orders and creating gelato cones...which resulted in some people who had been waiting in line for to minutes to get served, being left for those wanting gelatos.....not sure what they could do to improve that...but it needs attention. Lastly, everyone behind the counter, seemed to be running around at a very fast pace and opening and closing cupboards and moving trays...all of which should really be out of sight....but....will go back again....and check out what is different next time...