Osteria Italiana in Hannover

First class food, great service. Everything just fits! We'll definitely be back!

Super tasty and great service. Always my pleasure!

Thank you for a successful company event We recently celebrated our corporate event at La Forchetta – and it was a great experience. The food, drinks and service were excellent and exceeded our expectations. We enjoyed a delicious buffet, including vegan ravioli and lasagne, sea bream and a selection of antipasti. The desserts – panna cotta and tiramisu – were also a real highlight. A special thank you to Chef Marco and waiter Nino for their professionalism, friendliness and great support throughout the evening. You played a key role in making our event a complete success.

We went to this restaurant on Valentine's Day and had a wonderful evening. In addition to the cozy atmosphere, the excellent food and the warm service, the team even fulfilled a special wish of my partner: He had asked to organize a rose for me as a surprise - and the staff implemented this with a lot of love and attention. You can immediately feel that this restaurant is run with passion. The atmosphere is familiar and guests are welcomed with great warmth. It was a magical evening and I can fully recommend the restaurant!

Very tasty dishes with very good basic products that the excellent chef uses to create special creations and an extremely attentive and courteous service. We felt very comfortable and would love to come back.

It was so good that we will come back with friends straight away 👍🫶

Very great evening, with super delicious food and charming waiters :)

It was our first time at La Forchetta and we had a great evening. The atmosphere is harmonious, the hosts are very attentive, accommodating and warm. We chose the 4-course menu a la carte and were extremely satisfied with every course: very tasty, visually appealing and absolutely satisfying 😀. Highly recommended for an evening for two, please plan your time accordingly (>3 hours for the 4 courses). Top!

For a special dinner it is the perfect place, very welcoming. Delicious and satisfying high quality food. Very kind staff. We will definitely return.

Wow! A great restaurant experience! We were there on a Wednesday evening and opted for the four-course menu 'Italian Evening'. Very attentive service, high quality food, tasteful. Wine was always refilled. This menu was good value for money.

First visit to the restaurant, chosen because of the good reviews and the advertised Valentine's Day menu, which was delicious to read. The reservation worked wonderfully. The welcome was friendly and the drinks were very good. The Valentine's Day menu was ok, but it didn't taste great for the money per person. The roulade was simply too dry and the side dish of eggplant puree, which was not listed on the menu, was neither a hit in terms of appearance nor taste. This side dish was left on the plates by some guests. But the dessert made it. We will come back again and try the cuisine ala cart. Let's see if it tastes better then.

We visited the restaurant and enjoyed a fantastic crustacean menu 🦞. The service was very attentive, friendly and accommodating, so you immediately felt at home. The food was puristically reduced to the main ingredients, really tasty and beautifully presented. The boss/cook was also at the table and joined the crowd after the menu was over. Overall, an evening that couldn't have been better. The restaurant offers a large selection of wine and grappa. The evening was accompanied by a singer who sang mostly Italian music as accompaniment. We will be happy to come back.

More appearance than reality Overpriced and mediocre food. We were there as a family and just wanted to order the gnocchi for our 2 year old son, which was served as a side dish with the fish. With the request that we only get the gnocchi as a small portion, which of course we would have paid for. It wasn't possible, we had to order and pay for the entire dish at an overpriced price and the worst thing is, the fish didn't even taste good. Greed is probably more important than the customer. The boss apparently, I think Marco, also seemed very arrogant.

Disappointing Valentine's menu - unfortunately not a recommendation Dear La Forchetta team, We were with you last night and were looking forward to a special Valentine's menu. Unfortunately our expectations were not met. The menu at €79 per person was disappointing, particularly the dry beef roulades. The wine accompaniment for €39 per person also consisted of rather ordinary table wines that were not well matched to the food. The ambience and the stylish table linen were positive, but the service sometimes seemed stressed and disorganized. Overall, the price-performance ratio was unfortunately not convincing. Very unfortunate.

We visited the restaurant for the first time and were very impressed. The menu offers something different than what you typically know from an Italian restaurant. The quality is top and the staff is really friendly and accommodating. We would be happy to come back and warmly recommend 😊

So delicious! The food was very nicely prepared and you can tell that real craftsmanship is going on there! The service was friendly and accommodating - looking forward to the next time

WOW, that was really a wonderful evening with great food and super courteous service. The menus are a special recommendation. Thanks for everything and we'll definitely be back!

Everything in the restaurant is much nicer than it appears on the internet. That's why we almost didn't go. But the recommendation was a hit!! Luckily the portions are larger than shown online. Excellent food. Creative, great taste, well prepared. We were very pleasantly surprised!!; In addition, a non-arrogant, almost familiar boss and a lot of attentive staff. Above all, finally old school service again!!!! All that was missing was the white glove :) You could still offer one to three dishes in the middle segment for Südstadt residents. Basics, like veal schnitzel for the little man, without the courage to be extravagant. And of course the children's menu and the extra menu for the summer terrace... Highly recommended for a successful evening!

Neither of us liked the food and it was simply not worth the price. I left my tongue ragout after five bites and my friend left half the naval soup. In the end going out for that and four drinks for €70 is definitely not worth it.

The service was subtle and attentive. The food was on point and very tasty. The wine went great. The prices are very fair.

...and we were there again yesterday on December 21st, 2024. Incredibly great. The shellfish menu was a hit, but so was the entire service team and Mario, the incredible singer. the boss Marco anyway, well, anticipated Christmas Eve, so to speak. Thanks for everything, you're great, Merry Christmas to everyone. Thanks ...............formerly posted.. We were there at the beginning of August for the shellfish menu. Chef Marco, Chef Maria and the entire team gave us a magical evening. The dishes were delicious and the wines were perfect. There was live music, incredibly well sung, you can't have a better holiday in Hanover's Italy on a Saturday evening!

Very tasty food, nice atmosphere, 5 stars for that. We didn't expect such bad service: there was almost no dessert available and we weren't even offered espresso. 30 minutes from the end, the kitchen was cleaned with chemicals so much that the dining room smelled bad, the waiter was very annoyed, indirectly indicated that we had to leave, please, 10 minutes from the end he was standing in front of the door with my jacket, even though I didn't ask him to. 3 stars deducted for the service

We are from Berlin and visiting Hanover to visit the Christmas market and found out about it online and reserved a table from home. It was the best decision we could have made to start our trip this way. It tasted damn good and the service was a dream. The ambience is just right. We haven't eaten so well in a long time. Leave everything as it is, it's excellent. We promise we'll be back. Stay healthy everyone and Merry Christmas.

We came over spontaneously and had something “so delicious”. Great ambience, great restaurant. If we go to Hanover again, definitely again!

Wow, a perfect evening with excellent food, excellent wine and attentive service

Very friendly service and good food. However, given the prices, I would have expected an even higher quality.

All around a great restaurant! We celebrated our wedding anniversary here and were very excited. We chose the 7-course menu. Every course was perfectly seasoned and we didn't have a course that we didn't like. Everything was prepared with love. We ordered wine and just let ourselves be surprised and were not disappointed here either. Almost got better and but liked the service. Very accommodating and friendly and we felt super comfortable! The next reservation was made on the same day. Thank you for the great evening with you and we are already looking forward to the truffle menu ;)

Spontaneous idea, great food, very attentive service. A round thing. Highly recommended: Wed & Thursday there is a 4-course menu (wine and water included). A complete surprise, great courses, very tasty! We'll be back...

A great evening with delicious food, exceptionally prepared. Great ambience, excellent service. We were very looked after. 😀 Gladly again. A touch of Italy with sonorous live music. This is how dinner should be. Really special and highly recommended.

What a nice rumdum package. Come in, feel good and enjoy. Rarely have we felt so taken care of in a restaurant, from the greeting to the farewell. Starters, main courses and desserts left nothing to be desired and were simply perfect for us. We finally found our favorite Italian restaurant in Hanover!!!

I had planned a special evening and was unfortunately very disappointed. The reception was nice. We each put together a 3-course meal. Everything was good for my partner, hence the 3 star rating. I was served a completely different dish for the main course than what I ordered. I mentioned this and the waiter was initially completely overwhelmed and couldn't find a solution. Then I thought I didn't want to wait so long again for my actual dish while my partner already had his pasta in front of him and I said that it would definitely take some time until my course arrived and otherwise I would end up with the wrong dish, Although I don't like it, I can eat it because I didn't want to inconvenience it, but given the price, that was a big mistake. So I had a carbonara with bacon on it, which I don't like, and I collected the bacon from the pasta with the waiter. Unfortunately, the taste was so intense (very salty and smoky) that I could only eat a few noodles. I then ate my fill of bread with olive oil (which was excellent). When I reported that I didn't like it, there wasn't even a proper apology. I think the restaurant owner didn't even notice this and the waiter didn't communicate his mistake. At the beginning he was at another table and had an argument with the waiter because something was wrong there too. For dessert there was a tiramisu, which was okay but not outstanding, but way too much so I only managed half of it. As an apology, the waiter wanted to offer me something on the house afterwards, even though I had already said that I was completely full. I would have liked the price to be more accommodating and I even gave a tip because that's just how it should be... I was really very sad after the evening because I paid so much money for poor service and the atmosphere that followed could no longer cheer me up as the evening progressed.

I don't think I've ever had such good truffle tagliatelle! I've tried almost everything and found it to be good without exception. Very nice and fast service. I'd love to come back

Delicious food, friendly service, a successful evening!

Top Italian cuisine with creative dishes that also vary. Priced at the upper limit.

Four of us ate at this restaurant and we all loved it! I can't even put my euphoria into words! The food was incredibly tasty, I have rarely eaten so well in my life (and believe me I have eaten in many countries, places, restaurants) the quality of the food, the way it was prepared and presented was really top! You can tell on the plate that everything is cooked with heart in the kitchen. The service is very attentive and friendly, even though the shop was full, we always had wine by the glass and there was really nothing missing at our table! Big praise also to the live singer! At first I thought Hmm... ok live music might be a bit overpowering but no, it was really subtle and not disturbing at all! Ultimately all I can say is: You have to eat here! You have to have been here! Thank you for the unforgettable evening We will definitely come back!

We celebrated a family member's birthday here some time ago and were all very impressed by the ambience and the cuisine. The service is fast, friendly and charming. The food was on point, tasty and beautifully prepared. Here we cook with love

Wonderful food and warm service. The 4 course menu, which you can put together yourself from a good selection, was simply excellent. Great, matching wines were served. The price-performance ratio is definitely right here. I was very satisfied and would like to come back

Excellent Italian. Regardless of whether you are content with an extensive menu or individual dishes, eating there is always a joy and an experience. Classics interpreted in a modern way, there are plenty of them at a high technical level. The staff is a very pleasant mix of professional and friendly. You feel very comfortable in the restaurant. We'd love to come back :)

Excellent Italian restaurant! :-)

My husband and I had a wonderful evening at la Forchetta today!! We were thrilled with such a delicious meal 😋it was just great. We'll come back and let ourselves be pampered at la Forchetta! It greets you very warmly Raccoon household appliances 🦝

Great restaurant with service that you can't get anywhere else. Food was absolutely top notch.

The food was exquisite and extremely tasty. In terms of price, quality and quantity were in a perfect ratio. The waiters are very friendly and very accommodating. The truffle pasta is highly recommended.

A real Italian, not cheap but good

The visit left me with mixed feelings: the quality of the rack of lamb was excellent; the meat was tender and tasty, and the preparation was convincing. However, the portion consisted of just five small pieces of meat, accompanied by a modest amount of mashed potatoes. The price of 31 euros seemed a bit excessive to me. The service was polite and attentive, but the overall impression of the evening was marred by the unfavorable price-performance ratio. Despite the high quality of the food, I would have liked a larger portion or a more reasonable price.

Before Corona, we often ate at La Forchetta. During Corona, the whole thing was somehow forgotten. By chance we became aware of a special offer, in this case it was a crustacean dinner and because we had been wanting to try crustaceans for a long time, we reserved a table and went. My wife has some specific allergies and has had some bad experiences with them. Either they couldn't tell her what was in the dishes or they ignored the questions. Not so at La Forchetta, we already stated our allergies when making the reservation and were then asked about them directly when greeting us. Not only that, to be on the safe side, the chef came to us and asked us again exactly what the allergies were like. Enough digression, the food was really delicious. We felt very comfortable and well looked after. The restaurant makes a well-kept and inviting impression. We will definitely be going back to La Forchetta more often from now on.

During a promotional period it was possible to have Neapolitan pizza baked in an oven right outside the restaurant and take it away. It was quick and easy to order, the staff was friendly and you could watch the preparation and cooking process. The pizza was crispy and juicy on the inside, but the dough was a bit too salty. The price for a Margherita was not cheap at around €14, but still ok.

Italian food at its best with great attention to detail is how I would describe our visit. Four of us were spontaneously and for the first time at La Forchetta and were immediately taken by the pleasant service in the well-kept atmosphere. The starters were perfectly prepared and also a visual highlight. The focus here was on balanced flavors that are otherwise so often missing from antipasti. Plus a cool white wine, what more could you want. Then pasta with parmesan truffles... Oh yes, food can be so beautiful. Many thanks to the team for this special piece of Italy.

Delicious food, authentic Italian gastronomy!

Really great. Food was great and the price was right for the quality. The service was excellent - friendly and warm people working there.

As always, great - even better with the original Neapolitan pizza. Outstanding chef, service and wines!

It tasted very good. Great atmosphere.

A nice discovery The atmosphere is very nice, the staff friendly and knowledgeable! We will come back in any case

Everything is very good here, the reception, the furnishings, the service and even the location. Nice outside in the summer too. The food was first class all around and the chef regularly confirmed this by asking questions at the table. If you just want a quick pizza in the evening, this is the wrong place. We were there with friends and had to dig a little deeper. The selection of South Tyrolean wines is worth mentioning; you don't have that often.

Best Panna Cotta in the world👌nice Italian with a small menu and several courses! Greetings from the kitchen and good staff, we'll be happy to come back!

Ate in the restaurant for the first time yesterday. Very high quality cuisine with a very good price-performance ratio. Super friendly service. We will definitely come back. Totally recommended!!! For me the best Italian in town.

Friendly service, excellent food and well-paired wines ensured a pleasant evening.

The staff is very accommodating and friendly. The food is really tasty and the seating is comfortable.

The two of us were at Forchetta on a Friday evening. It wasn't very crowded, but we still had a reservation. The ambience is classic, with high-quality furnishings. You feel good. The service is excellent! Professional and attentive, great! We opted for a three-course menu with wine accompaniment. The dishes were very tasty and beautifully presented. The quality of the ingredients is high. The accompanying wines were perfectly matched and very tasty. A lovely, successful evening at a high-class Italian restaurant.

Great food! Authentic, honest Italian cuisine. Family charm with reliable service. The quality of the products is high and prepared to perfection. A really great address for real Italian cuisine! The wine list is just as well laid out and completes the whole thing. Thank you for the great evening. Schulz Classic - Thielking family

Whether à la carte or theme evening. It's always a pleasure. Be sure to go and enjoy…

Expensive, good for special occasions, not for the end of the week on a Friday. A bit too bright, therefore not very intimate ambience. Food very good. Service could be warmer, more honest, it often seems artificial with empty phrases.

With the many 5 star reviews recently, I hardly dare to give a "only" 4 star review (it's a good review. Nevertheless, for 5 stars (everything is just perfect) I was missing something. We have Both chose the 4-course menu for 79 euros per person and then also selected the dishes that were subject to a surcharge from the menu (a total of another 15 euros). Unfortunately, we had to forego wine, my wife doesn't drink alcohol and I had to drive. What did We were now missing for the 5 stars? We somehow couldn't do anything with the prawns, polenta, Nero the seppia, pumpkin cream, horseradish. If the black was the polenta colored with squid ink, then that was just too much for both of us Good. It tasted extremely like squid ink and was heavy on our stomachs all night. I also got the version with horseradish (that was probably the white drop), which was what my wife was supposed to get and the pumpkin cream was probably the orange drop on it . The service didn't pay attention. The risotto - red cabbage etc. was just too much risotto compared to the 3 prawns. Service: I noticed that guests were treated unequally. Some were asked if they also wanted balsamic vinegar (I assume about the bread, we only had tasty olive oil and didn't need any balsamic vinegar at all, but still, you don't do that if everyone treats you the same). And the somewhat flippant, funny saying about tiramisu that was prepared at the table (I think it's a good idea) that I have to make it myself just doesn't fit. At least not if you're a guest at the restaurant for the first time. If you know the waiter well, it's something different. Although of course I didn't take the saying seriously. And what I didn't like is that as a guest you aren't even offered a small grappa or espresso on the house for a 200 euro bill for 2 people. It's just a friendly little thing, I can buy it myself if necessary, but somehow such a small gesture is part of it for me. What the restaurant can of course do nothing about is the catastrophic parking situation near Geibelplatz on a Sunday evening.

This is such a charming little place, very warm and cozy atmosphere. The food is so delicious, fresh ingredients, beautiful presentation, and original. The service is just lovely, we will definitely be returning! Thank You for a lovely evening!

Simply perfect! Reserved via Google, confirmed within a few minutes. A real Italian, with excellent food and a great ambience. As the only guests at around 5 p.m., we were treated to a greeting from the kitchen. The staff was very friendly and really accommodating. My companion felt a bit "watched" by the staff, but I think that we (as I said) were the only guests at the time and had priority and they wanted to be ready for us immediately - that's the point, it was done several times asked if everything was OK or if we needed anything else. I can't judge what it looks like at peak times after 6 p.m. Still the service: 10/10 All in all a really cute and nice Italian restaurant with a very high quality, we will definitely come back!!

Great food, outstanding service. We'd love to come back!

Tried the 4-course surprise menu with my wife. Sensational! Never eaten so well. Very full and slightly fed up (the wine on the menu was a dream) we left the restaurant happy. Successful evening. Thanks!

Cohesive atmosphere, wonderful food and very attentive service. Price-performance ratio is right given the quality. 5 Stars! Any time.

Excellent cuisine! The seafood salad starter was unusual, very good quality raw materials paired with an interesting pea side dish. And the main course of monkfish with a slight chili note from the vegetables was very skillful. Great explanations and discussions with the cooking boss, who showed himself to his guests. This is exemplary! We will be back.

Sehr guter Service. Immer präsent nie aufdringlich und ein perfekt abgestimmtes Essen. Wirklich zu empfehlen. Nur Parkplätze sind schwierig zu finden.

Essen war ok, Service war stets bemüht und der Wein sehr lecker. Leider klappte grundsätzlich wenig. Gerichte wurden vergessen oder falsch geliefert. Alles in allem vergingen 3 Stunden bis zur Hauptspeise was eindeutig zu lang ist.

Ein authentischer Italiener mit tollem Essen, feinen Weinen und einem fantastischen Team. Alla prossima volta!

Super Restaurant! Der Service ist top und man fühlt sich sehr wohl. Die Kellner wissen, was sie tun! Die Speisekarte ist überschaubar, was sich in der super Qualität der Gerichte widerspiegelt! Vom Gruß aus der Küche, bis hin zur Nachspeise war alles top! Wir kommen definitiv wieder!!

Wir waren mit einer Mädelsrunde da und fühlten uns vom Service und dem leckeren Essen sehr verwöhnt! War ein wunderbarer, italienischer Abend, gerne wieder!

Super leckeres italienisches Essen, bei dem man die Kochkunst mit jedem Bissen schmeckt! Tortellini mit Muskat-Kürbis waren traumhaft ;) Der perfekte Service und die Atmosphäre haben den Besuch abgerundet. Komme auf jeden Fall gerne wieder. Ciao e arrivederci a presto!

Das Essen ist sehr gut. Durch die italienische Bedienung hat man das Gefühl als wäre man auf Sizilien. Der Service ist für ital. Verhältnisse gut.

Super toller Service und Mega essen Danke 🤍

Essen war sehr sehr lecker. Besitzer sind super freundlich Gerne wieder

Das Auge isst mit! Macht euch selbst einen Eindruck. Danke aus Bothfeld an das Team und nicht zuletzt Nino.

Zeer warm en vriendelijk onthaald in deze propere zaak! Het eten was heel lekker en de bediening feilloos. Wij komen zeker terug :)

Wie immer ein Genuss gewesen. Liebe grüße an Marco del Core Von Ata und Svenja Örneker😉

Wir waren bereits zum zweiten Mal in der La Forchetta und wieder Mal sehr begeistert. Liebe Mitarbeiter die Lust haben dich als Gast Willkommen zu heißen. Das Essen ist ein Traum einfach nur sehr sehr lecker. Wir kommen gerne wieder um in Hannover ein Stück Italien zu genießen.

Optisch sind die Speisen sehr schön angerichtet. Das weckt Erwartungen, die geschmacklich zum Großteil nicht erfüllt werden. Z.B. war der Fisch knopelig oder sehnig. Aromen und Gewürze meist zu flach.

Der Koch ist mehr ein Künstler als ein Koch. Das Essen ist wunderschön angerichtet, super modern und der Geschmack ist immer vortrefflich. Meiner Meinung nach ist es der beste Italiener in Hannover. Besonders schön ist es im Sommer draußen zu sitzen. Es ist jedes Mal wie eine kleine Reise nach Italien. Pizzen vermisse ich hier nicht auf der Speisekarte, weil das restliche Angebot hier sehr gut ist.

Restaurant im Herzen der Südstadt. Sehr gutes Essen und eine gute Auswahl an Wein und anderen Getränken. Wir haben einen Themenabend besucht und es hat uns sehr gut gefallen. Parken ist eher schwierig und Lademöglichkeiten so gut wie nicht vorhanden.

Ich hatte Spagetti Carbonara, ein Klassiker. Leider war der Bacon zu angebrannt und die Sosse demnach durch die sehr starken Röstaromen nicht lecker. Ansonsten sah es mir aber nach einem sehr hochwertigem Restaurant aus. Bedienung war freundlich, obwohl ich alleine da war.

Ich war gestern mit meiner Verlobten dort essen. Der Service war stets zuvorkommend und keineswegs aufdringlich. Wir haben und für das 4 gänge Menü entschieden indem wir jeweils selber die gänge wählen konnten. Es war für jeden Geschmack was dabei. Die Preise sind entsprechend der Qualität etwas höher angesetzt, was aber rund um stimmig mit dem gesamten Laden zu bewerten ist. Für einen romantischen Abend zu zweit der bisher beste Italiener den ich in Hannover besucht habe !

Wir waren heute hier Essen und es hat uns außerordentlich gut gefallen! Alles hat gestimmt, das Ambiente, das Essen und vor allem die super liebe Bedienung Maria hat den Restaurantbesuch perfekt gemacht. Vielen Dank für den wunderschönen Abend! Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder. Hätte gerne 6 Sterne vergeben :)

Ein wunderschöner Restaurant, ein Geheimtipp!

Super leckeres Essen und sehr liebevolle Familie! Vielen herzlichen Dank für heutigen Abend!!!

Das Essen sowie der Service waren sensationell. Wir waren zu viert vor Ort und haben gefühlt die gesamte Speisekarte durch probiert. Wir haben die zartesten Rinderfilet Streifen gehabt die man sich vorstellen kann. Der Pulpo war auf dem Punkt gebraten, ganz zu schweigen von den herausragenden Tartar Variationen. Unser Freund ist ein gefürchteter Restaurant Kritiker (hobbymäßig) und so still und zufrieden gestellt wie an diesem Abend haben wir ihn kaum erlebt. Der Service ist super aufmerksam, kommunikativ und bodenständig was uns sehr wichtig ist. Es kam sogar 2x der Koch persönlich vorbei um zu erfragen wie uns die Speisen gefallen haben. Wir waren die letzten Gäste weil es einfach sehr gesellig dort war und haben uns zu keiner Zeit gefühlt als wolle man dass wir schnellst möglich gehen. Was soll ich sagen… es war durch und durch ein gelungener Abend. Ich kann jedem empfehlen einen Abend mit Freunden oder ein Dinner zu zweit oder mit der Familie hier zu verbringen. Große große Empfehlung!

Hervorragendes italienisches Essen in einer authentischen Umgebung. Wir waren schon öfters dort essen und wurden nie enttäuscht. Der Chef kocht dort noch selber und kümmert sich persönlich um die Gäste. Auch der Chefkellner ist ein perfekter Gastgeber. Vielen Dank und bis zum nächsten Mal.

Es war ein rundes Erlebnis. Essen war sehr gut, genauso die Bedienung, die wunderbar auf die Kinder eingegangen ist. Sehr zu empfehlen. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

We had a very delicious meal and great service. What a quiet pleasant part of Hanover.

Sehr gute “echte” italienische Küche, gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis und ein sehr aufmerksamer Service - wir hatten in Hannover endlich mal wieder einen gelungenen Restaurantabend!