Osteria Il Paiolo - RAVENNA

Atmosfera cibo e servizio da osteria, con cucina a vista e preparazione espresso di piadine.

This rating is based on some things that were beyond the restaurants control and others that were. First I’ll tell what really was not the total fault of the restaurant: Right after we were seated, a young couple with an undisciplined 3 yr old was seated right beside us. Thankfully, after the temper tantrums were calmed by placing an iPad in his face, that drama calmed down, even with occasional outburst screams and yells as he watched the videos. Now on to the food: it was great and it was terrible. The steak tartare was fabulous as an opener. Our two pasta dishes were out of this world. My wife had the ravioli with truffle sauce. I had Tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms. They were both outstanding. We should have stopped there. We both ordered the fish catch of the day which was a mixed seafood platter. It was tasteless and dry. It seemed like it was way overcooked and sat around in the kitchen before until served. It was terrible. So 5 stars for the appetizer and pastas and a 0 for the main course.

Excellent quality of food, fine taste. We got the tartare salmon tuna which was perfect in taste, presentation and assortiments. Also the melon prosciutto and tagliatelle funghi porcini. For those who appreciate fine taste, strongly recommended.

The best seafood I have ever tasted! It's better to make reservations because the restaurant is almost full every evening. We had a great time there twice. Highly recommended!

Cucina buona ed abbondante, pensonale gentile e simpatico. Ottima la carne, le patate e i dolci. Prezzo onesto. Da tornarci.