L'Osteria Hannover Lavesstraße in Hannover

Very friendly staff, a great pizza.

Great Losteria, friendly staff, quick ordering and short wait for the food.

There are many better Italian restaurants with nicer staff.

The food was, as usual (as in all restaurants), delicious and more than sufficient. Our waiter was an absolute 11 out of 10! He accommodated special requests and, despite the stress, always asked how we were feeling. A slight deduction for the restrooms.

Pizza is really very disappointed by the pasta dishes small portion and not particularly quite boring and without any spice at the Arabiata pasta more than aldente

I made a reservation with a large group, everything was ready, and the service was prompt and helpful. The staffing level was a bit thin, so the waiter in charge had to run. The food was excellent!

This is the second osteria I've visited so far. As usual, stylish, well-kept, friendly service, and of course, delicious food. I tried the half-and-half pizza once and wasn't disappointed. Only the price is a bit too high for my taste. But that's probably due to the Hannovet surcharge. All in all, highly recommended!

Not so good food and busy staff!

We wanted to grab a bite to eat at an unusual time. Here it was possible even at 3 p.m. The staff gave us a friendly welcome. Since I like the Italian mentality, I was happy to be served by the same people. We sat by the open kitchen. The good mood in the kitchen alone was infectious. The food came to the table quickly. I had the tortellini in ham and cream sauce with a Peroni beer from the bottle. They were delicious and the portion was enough for me. For dessert I had a cappuccino and a small San Pellegrino. Much better than the branch in Hildesheim. I was completely satisfied here and was happy to leave a tip.

Very friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere and delicious food👍🏾

Well, I was there for the second time... The first time, the service was terrible... I wanted to pay and they ignored me for almost an hour... You don't do that... This time, the service was a bit better... But my pizza (with spinach and garlic), see photo, wasn't what I expected... If garlic, then the pizza should smell and taste like it... I couldn't find any chopped garlic... When I asked, they brought me garlic oil in a small jar... Absolutely unacceptable... Pizza and the price for it: 5... Sorry, but they should think about that... I mean, with the garlic... Oh yeah, all three men's restrooms are broken... Seats and lids... That's also unacceptable...

The Portuguese crew provided the best service we've ever experienced. Gustavo, Nadja, and the two Joaos!!! And Alexander too!!! Awesome!!! Congratulations to L'Osteria for having such competent and friendly staff!!!!!!

A classic L'Osteria. Always a good choice if you're in the mood for a good pizza.

Absolutely recommended. Given the size of the pizza, it's even worth sharing. We didn't know this beforehand, but we simply had the leftovers packed up.

Compared to other cities, the quality is unfortunately really abysmal. The pizza felt like only dough. There was little topping or ingredients, or none at all. Cutting corners. We won't be eating here again. You can eat much better in Hanover for the same price.

As always, we received very friendly and attentive service and delicious salads. Highly recommended! A little tip, especially in summer: parasols outside would be nice.

Very tasty and large pizzas for reasonable prices, the service is super friendly. By far my favorite pizzeria

Impossible store! Long wait to order (20 minutes), and still no one came to take our order. The younger waitresses played on their phones and showed each other chats instead of taking orders. Another waitress chewed gum like a horse and served us – I've never seen anything like it. The store used to be recommendable, but now: 0 stars, if that were possible.

The service is an 11/10. Güney is the best employee!

There were 10 of us there, and unfortunately, more than half of the food was undercooked (raw). The spaghetti carbonara still had liquid egg white in it (which was disgusting), which was a real shame :/ And the waitress rounded up her own tip... well, we paid a whopping €30 with food and drinks and left hungry, leaving our plates almost full.

The food is incredibly delicious, especially the bruschetta. The staff is also very polite and friendly. A very nice place to eat.

Large portion of pasta, but complete lack of taste. The Spaghetti Agio & Olio had garlic, tomatoes and olive oil that had absolutely no flavor at all, even salt was absent and definitely no peperoncini to be found. The pizza at the neighboring table looked huge and better, so if you want to go to this restaurant, maybe better choose a pizza. I won’t try this place a second time.

We were with a group and everything was great.

We found a place right away for 2 people without booking for Saturday night, the place was full and the pizza was incredibly good, I had a spicy salami and it was really huge so much so that it didn't fit on the plate. We had to wait a long time for the beer and the bitters.

Yes, highly recommended. We were particularly impressed by the service; the lovely Melissa was excellent! I would give her more stars if possible!

I can only recommend it. It was very positive. Great service, especially from the waitress Melissa. I was very impressed. She was super friendly and very welcoming.☺️

First of all, there's no comparison to the Losteria on Vahrenwalder Straße, which is really great. The service wasn't very friendly and didn't listen at all. I ordered two pieces of bruschetta and received two portions of four pieces each. A friend's risotto was undercooked and hard, and the drinks were completely wrong. The pizza was okay. The tables weren't particularly clean, and there was no receipt at the end.

Very nice service, good fast food, a bit expensive

I bought a caesar, but there were no chicken in it :(

Super friendly and attentive staff. Pizza is simply great.

It was again very tasty and we had a very pleasant time in good company.

The pastas tastes Bad. Too dry just oily and hardly any sauce

Very tasty food, typical of L'Osteria, including a changing menu. Even though it was quite busy, the service was friendly and very quick. There is the option of sitting outside, although the location next to a construction site could be more comfortable.

We were there for the first time today and thought everything was great. Service was very friendly and food was very tasty👍

The food was very tasty. Very friendly staff. We felt very comfortable. Thank you.

Shrimp Gnocchi 🦐 9/10 (€15) Spaghetti Tomato AK 🍝 5/10 (11 €)

Unfortunately, hygiene is not properly paid attention to The waitresses carry the plates so that their thumbs touch the pizza. No gloves when topping the pizza with lettuce and herbs. A no-go

Despite a very full house and visible stress, the staff at L’Osteria were simply fantastic! Super friendly, confident and always with a smile - you immediately felt welcome. As always, the food was incredibly tasty, fresh and lovingly prepared. A huge congratulations to the entire team – you were great and really made the evening special. Thank you for your great work, we will definitely be back!

Went there today with several people. Annoyed service, they didn't want to give out the lunch menu, even though it was before 3 p.m. Food came very late for some of them. It wasn't really good either. Arrabiata inedibly spicy. In Leipzig, L’Osteria is much better!

Very big and a little loud. Unfortunately the acoustics are not that good. I don't find it particularly beneficial for sitting together comfortably. The service was great, everything was very quick and very friendly. The pizzas tasted great but were hardly manageable for an older person. Otherwise I can only recommend it.

Very friendly staff. Unfortunately too narrow and too loud

Had a great birthday dinner party, the waiters and waitresses were really friendly!

The expectations were once again fully met. Friendly, tasty and short waiting time. Again and again

If you're looking for delicious pizza with a thin base like in Italy, you've come to the right place!

Pizza was bad. Service had everything under control

Top pizza 🍕 and best service. Keep it up 😊 ☀️Sunny greetings, Sven.

A little too loud (especially the people at the next table made normal conversation very difficult) - we then went to another table; But that was possible without any problems. 🙂 Otherwise I would have given maximum points everywhere.

A nice ambience, large room with a nice atmosphere. The waitresses are on point and somehow, despite the hustle and bustle, humorously relaxed. Everything I've tried so far has been of good quality and, which is not to be underestimated when it comes to pizza, served hot. I've eaten at L Osteria in a few places. In my opinion, Hanover and Essen have the most beautiful ambience. The Primitivo is great

Very good pizza, service was also very friendly and I still got a seat despite the restaurant being very full.

Cozy atmosphere, friendly service, very attentive, always a pleasure.

Very tasty and large pizza...I would love to come back...

It was very busy. Okay, that's good for the owners. But it put a lot of stress on the service staff, which we noticed when we ordered. Maybe we just weren't quick enough for the waiter.

Very tasty food! The pizza was sensational. The service was attentive and quick.

Had dinner there with a group. A waiter was very difficult to understand and also quite unfriendly and annoyed. Every time he looked at his watch provocatively, as if he wanted to say we should leave the restaurant quickly. When we ordered drinks again at 10:15 p.m. he rudely told us that they were about to close. The restaurant is actually open until 11 p.m. and you can actually finish a drink in 45 minutes. We had the feeling of being put under pressure the whole time. A nice, relaxed evening looks different. When we paid by card, we had the option to leave a tip. On the card reader, from top to bottom, there were options for 20%, 15%, 10%, other amount or no tip (as I remember). I rate the food three stars - we all had pasta dishes.

Unfortunately unsatisfactory service, despite reservations.

The food is very tasty and the price-performance ratio is right. It's especially great that you can top the pizza with two different types. The staff was friendly, but quite overwhelmed and understaffed.

You should definitely make a reservation. All tables were occupied. The pizzas are not only mega big but also mega tasty. It's great that you can order 2 types on one pizza. Or even share a Puzza. The tiramisu is also not to be despised. The service friendly and quick.

Service could be a little quicker when it comes to reordering drinks, but otherwise the concept works.

The pizza was very tasty. The service was super friendly and recommended.

The food was impeccable. Very tasty, everything was super fresh and the (huge) pizzas were baked perfectly. The service was very quick, extremely friendly and very attentive. Unfortunately, it was quite loud overall, making conversations a bit difficult. However, it was also very crowded. If there isn't so much going on, it will probably be quieter. Overall we felt very comfortable here.

Everything great. Huge pizza, very tasty, attentive and very friendly service staff.

We went here for lunch with a group of 20 people and the service was really great! Great service, everyone got their food almost at the same time, generous portions, even the men were well fed. We would eat again at any time! Big praise to the team 💖

In itself it was a great dinner, but there was a misunderstanding with the staff and we had to wait quite a long time for our food. The next table that came after us had food on the table in front of us. The waitress apologized several times, but that made eating with two children quite stressful, as everyone next to us had almost empty plates before we finally got our food. In the end, the noodles in the children's meals were unfortunately not fully cooked and extremely al dente. The children then ate them because no one wanted to wait for food again, otherwise we would have let them go back. It was simply unfortunate, as we have always been satisfied L'Osteria guests. What was incomprehensible to us was that we had a children's portion of pasta with tomato sauce and a "normal" portion with Bolognese. This was the same size as the children's portion and cost three times as much. The price difference is definitely not acceptable. Unfortunately we only saw this once we had paid. Here too, we would otherwise have spoken directly to the staff.

Very good food, fast and friendly service and the right atmosphere.

It's a very bad experience. German is not my native language, so sometimes I have to translate a few words. A waiter rudely asked me what I wanted to order, I said I still had to look, and he left very dismissively. And after a few minutes I want to order, a waitress will let me wait. And I waited 10 minutes! Every waitress and waiter act like they don't see me. The service attitude was very bad! As a restaurant chain, it is very disappointing to hire such service-oriented waitresses and waiters.

Very nice service.Henning and Tukky are very nice and cooking was really fun.

Super tasty and very cozy, great service!

One star deducted because there is no longer a lunch menu in our branch! Otherwise we often spend our lunch break here, delicious pasta and gigantic pizza

The service was very nice and accommodating, but the table we sat at was a little too close to the other guests for my taste and too small for two pizzas. We ordered the vegan tuna pizza from the January menu as well as spinach pasta (Mezzalune Spenaci). The latter were quite good, but the pizza was a bit disappointing. It was nice and big, but the covering was sparse and should have been better distributed (more towards the edge). Unfortunately it didn't taste like tuna, but the vegan pizza melt stuck to your teeth. I've had much better pizzas in other L'Osterias. The vegan dessert (chocolate mousse with Amarena) was very tasty, but it should be described as a thick cream. Addendum: We went there again yesterday and had the Nduja Pizza and the Orchiette manzo al limone. The pizza was good but incredibly spicy and a bit oily. The pasta tasted homemade and had a great consistency. Unfortunately, the sauce hardly tasted like anything, but the abundant beef was super intense and fried to perfection. That was really perfect. The dessert of the month (Piccolo Tiramisu with Bailys and strawberries) was delicious, but could taste a little more like Bailys. I also had zoodles here again and they were great. Not soggy and a good portion. The Piccolo Dolci Tiramisu for dessert was unfortunately mainly wet sponge cake with just a little of the delicious cream.

It's an experience to dine here 💘

When we arrived at the restaurant, the lady at the reception made a strange grimace at us and seemed very unsympathetic. Because of this behavior we left the restaurant and looked for a new one.

L'Osteria has maintained a high gastronomic standard for more than ten years. Since then, I have enjoyed eating there regularly. Thank you Jan Hausen and your excellent team!! Highly recommended!!!!

Medium to large size dishes at decent prices. Pizza is at least 40cm in diameter, tasty as well. Staff is also very friendly, the overall atmosphere is pleasant.

Fantastic food, attentive waiters and a wonderful atmosphere – always a highlight in Hanover! Highly recommended.

Good pizzas, both in quantity and quality.

Overall, a good place to have a nice casual dinner. The pizzas looked amazing, but I had beef and mango salad. The salad was let down by the small portion of beef but it did taste very nice.

Of course, on Saturday evening, at the best German dinner time, everything was very, very full. Nevertheless, after a short wait, we were assigned a place at the counter and at this point it becomes very subjective, because in the basement at the employee service area, in the back of the trash cans. There are nicer places, that's just to classify the rating, it didn't particularly bother us, but certainly not everyone will see it that way. Otherwise there is nothing to complain about. Service was friendly, pizzas were huge and very tasty, so the price-performance ratio was right again. The lasagne was also good, but I would say that hungry stomachs do better with the pizza 😊

Delicious. Everyone very friendly

Pizza buonissima! Delicious! Highly recommended! :)

Went there for a business lunch at lunchtime on January 23rd, 2025. Food great! What should be highlighted is the extremely friendly and attentive service at our table. Great respect to be able to employ such employees!

Good location near train station. Nice and attentive service. The pizza is larger than the plate, but is very flat and difficult to cut. The noodles are normally good. Good, but not cheap...

Very nice service, quick food, but loud and not nice to sit in...

Went in spontaneously and were served early despite the store being full, so we arrived on time for the theater performance next door. Super courteous service and of course very tasty food!!! Monthly pass highly recommended :)

Lasagna and Zoodles Gamberetti were ordered... both super delicious... We regularly go to L'Osteria, really great atmosphere and great staff

Have eaten here. The pizzas were good & plentiful. The waitress was standing a little off. Ordered food & drinks had to be requested several times.

First I would like to note the positive experiences: Even though we came to a full house, we were given a table at the bar after a short wait - that was great. The order could also be placed quickly and the drinks were delivered quickly. We chose the Buschetta as a starter - it was pleasantly seasoned and the bread was fried until it was delicious and crispy. The bread that we were served with our meal was also impressive - it was fluffy and light, and tasted really good! I can only say so much about the main course - perhaps the main dishes we ordered just exceptionally weren't good - there are numerous good reviews here. However, the dish (Orechiette di Manzo el Limone) was very blandly seasoned, the meat was partially burnt, and this sooty taste unfortunately also permeated the sauce. The tortelloni were okay - although they could have cooked a minute longer - they were quite firm. The service was characterized by curt waiters who of course tried their best, but somehow couldn't create the cozy restaurant atmosphere that you know from classic Italian restaurants. All in all, the visit was okay, but unfortunately we cannot recommend the restaurant and will probably not come back for a while.

Reservations are highly recommended, especially during peak times. There are basically zero parking spaces nearby.

The experience was excellent in every way. The pizza was simply delicious: perfectly baked crust, fresh ingredients, and well-balanced flavors. The service was top-notch, with friendly and attentive staff. Additionally, the cozy and pleasant atmosphere made the evening even better. I was recommended to eat here by the reception staff at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, and it was definitely worth it! Definitely a place I would return to!

L'osteria is really a great restaurant with very tasty food. I love the pizza there, have been there over a dozen times and it won't be my last time. Now to my criticisms, which is why I deducted 1 star (which is very petty) because of the ambience, if you sit near the door it gets cold quickly, especially in winter, which is unpleasant. And because of the food, it's a shame that the pizza gets cold too quickly, but that's a luxury problem because the size and taste is really great, but if the last third of the 4 cheese pizza gets cold, then it doesn't taste as good anymore. Otherwise a top restaurant, definitely visit it if you want good pizzas.

I was here yesterday for the first time, but definitely not the last! The pizza was delicious, the service was first class and even though it was full, the noise level was within a good range (and I'm very sensitive to noise...😅) The pizza is huge, I'll eat the rest for lunch today and I'm looking forward to it very excited 🤤. The option to put different toppings on both halves of the pizza really helps with my indecision. I would highly recommend this restaurant 😊

For the Parmigiana pizza, I would recommend frying the eggplant first to make the pizza even tastier.

Food was great, there was a defect that was easily remedied. We were here in a large group in the run-up to Christmas and received nice and friendly service, but the hectic pace due to the many large groups damaged the ambience and the well-rounded enjoyment of the evening. I wondered whether pizzas really had to be that big ;-), but our group liked it!

Very tasty food and friendly service, highly recommended

Creepy shop. The food (tortellini with ham and cream sauce) tastes bland and musty. Pooh. Everything unseasoned and poorly done. Portion for almost 15 euros is so small that you might think it was a children's meal. What should you expect from a chain?

Incredibly great shop. The service is incredibly nice and friendly. The pizza is gigantic and almost impossible to eat, but extremely tasty. The lasagne is well prepared and extremely tasty. Found a new local restaurant.

Worst place in the world. Overpriced, overcrowded, unpleasantly loud, bad music and so on VERY long waiting times!

Enormous pizzas but really fresh soft dough, delicious!

We had reservations for 9 people. We had to sit far too close together, which wasn't particularly fun to eat given the size of the pizzas. We also sat in the basement and had to collect candles from the tables around because the ceiling light didn't work and you could hardly read the menu. The waitress wasn't very attentive either. We were left stranded at times. However, the food came quickly and, as usual, was delicious.

The pizza did not disappoint. It was a nice evening.

Waiter was rude to us twice when making both the drinks and food orders respectively. As the only all African table, we could observe a more pleasant exchange between the waiter and other patrons. When we tried to raise this concern about this lack of courteousy, the waiter arrogantly dismissed us. Needless to say, we were forced to cancel our food order and pay for our drinks before looking for alternative restaurant.