Pizzeria Fridolin in Bad Säckingen

Big disappointment! This wasn't our first time at Ristorante Fridolin. We've often visited the Fridolin whenever our travels and wanderlust have taken us to Bad Säckingen. This time, we apparently caught the "owner" off guard. Because we had a late breakfast that day, we only wanted something "small" for lunch. My wife very politely asked the "boss" if it were possible to share a pizza. The "boss," who usually showed a friendly attitude toward larger orders with wine, replied: "What can I say? I can't say NO!" Yes, he should have said a kind "NO." Instead, he clenched his fist, wore a grim expression, and took our order in a rather "dissatisfied and rude" manner, with the offended remark: "But there's only one plate!" Okay, we thought, that's where modern service at Fridolin is headed! I was tempted to say, "But we get two knives and two forks?!" Well, when we ordered two more glasses of wine, he wasn't quite so dismissive. Perhaps, we hoped, he briefly regretted his grumpy appearance. But he didn't apologize. Then the pizza arrived: "Carelessly stacked" on top were the overly thickly sliced ​​ham slices; they didn't look quite as fresh and felt rubbery in the mouth. Conclusion: The worst pizza in a long time! So, not only did we experience a frustrated "boss," but unfortunately, we also "enjoyed" a pizza that didn't deserve that name, at least not on that day. And to bring things to a close: this was the last time we visited Fridolin. Our well-intentioned advice: "Dear owner, return to a polite host, to friendly service, and significantly better pizza quality. A bit of forward-thinking wouldn't be out of place; Namely, that you and your team will only achieve lasting success if you show respect and treat your guests politely...even if they don't immediately order an appetizer, pizza, a bottle of wine with coffee, and dessert. In our case, you unfortunately acted completely unluckily and lost two guests forever. You can now say, as you did with another bad review: "I sold enough pizzas; 50, 100 (or a thousand?) and claim people are still coming in droves"...and they certainly don't need us, etc., etc. - yes, that's all possible. But if you continue to alienate your guests like this, treat them so rudely, then things aren't looking good.

I came here to pick up food. The manager was super nice. I only had to wait 10 minutes after ordering, and I got a free drink during that time. I'd definitely go back.

I was waiting at the reception desk to get a seat. A few minutes after me, two women arrived who, like me, also didn't have a reservation. He assigned them the last table and told me that everything was taken. As a single person, I was simply skipped. It's a shame that queueing isn't done in order of priority.

AVOID THIS AT ALL EVENT!! I've never seen such a rude, unprofessional, and narrow-minded owner as this one. Always complaining like a know-it-all, ruining the nice atmosphere. And if I starve, I won't eat there again. I took a chair, but he didn't like it. The stroller wasn't allowed in. Everything is forbidden. A real grump!! I hope the owner changes; the current one really has no control over it.

Very good food, good value for money

For many years, St. Fridolin was my number 2 in Bad Säckingen for Italian cuisine. It has the best Al Capone pizza for miles around. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with my last visit. Rising prices and smaller or lower quality portions is nothing new these days and cannot be blamed on the restaurant. Service and ambience were excellent as always; Keller always wants to ensure that guests have a pleasant stay. Drinks were served quickly and were top quality. My shrimp salad was drowned in sauce with carelessly large leaves and two strips of bell pepper. The fresh bread was clearly the highlight here. My former favorite, Al Capone pizza, was unfortunately only average and the spaghetti carbonara was nothing more than solid.

The food was great; we had spaghetti with king prawns, which truly deserved the name, in a fresh tomato and garlic sauce, and a pizza with salami, onions, and mozzarella. The server was very friendly and attentive, and our food arrived quite quickly.

4 stars plus because it was a spontaneous decision to order a lunch menu here. We started with a salad, followed by tagliatelle with fresh vegetables, which was very good. Finally, the warm apple fritter with a scoop of vanilla ice cream was a truly positive surprise. Congratulations to the kitchen and the friendly waiter. Top value for money!

We went for dinner the other day and loved it. It has a very pleasant terrace. The service was fast and attentive, and we loved the food, especially the pizza and pasta, although the cordon bleu was also very good. The prices are quite affordable, so I highly recommend it.

"Eat here, no drinks." I suggest: no drinks and no food here. Upd: It was already clear that the owner was rude when I sat down at this restaurant. That this place was supposed to be a restaurant wasn't obvious then, and it isn't now, even when the owner texts me, "Shut up..." It's a shame for the city that such an establishment occupies such a beautiful place.

FYI If you implement it in the restaurant, you'll immediately be attacked by the boss.

The audacity is unmatched! Saturday evening; a table was reserved for three people. At first, we had a big argument with the owner because the third person was arriving later. He asked us to move to a table for two. When we decided to stay at the table for four, he threatened us with an additional charge of €30 if the third person didn't show up. He also said he wasn't willing to serve drinks for just one person. We left the pizzeria. We've never experienced anything so rude and unfriendly!

Great location and food. Very friendly service especially for someone who does not understand the menu.

Super nice restaurant with delicious food, the host is very nice and clearly enjoys his work!

Best Pizzeria The pizzas are incredibly delicious. The service is super warm, attentive, and very friendly. You immediately feel welcome. Highly recommended – we'll be back!

Great restaurant. Delicious pizza. Delicious steak. Delicious beer. Prices are reasonable

Food super delicious! Service very accommodating! Ambience good, but tables a bit crowded...

Absolutely recommended! We were at Pizzeria Fridolin and loved it. The pizza was a real dream - thin, crispy base, generously topped with fresh ingredients, just like you would want in Italy! You can taste the quality and the attention to detail. We would also like to particularly emphasize the service: super friendly, attentive and fast. You immediately feel welcome and in good hands. We were completely satisfied and can warmly recommend the Pizzeria Fridolin. If you're looking for authentic Italian pizza in a cozy atmosphere with great service, you've come to the right place! We'll definitely be back!

Very nice little restaurant. Very friendly staff. Very good and plentiful food. We always feel very well looked after. We've been coming back for years.

I'm there for work and have been to the pizzeria several times now. Simply great, very friendly staff and delicious food.

Ambience according to the motto: “small but nice!” Service was friendly and accommodating and the food was very, very tasty.👍🏼‼️I’d be happy again 😉

Service was super super nice! Really everything was great!!

Very good restaurant with a lot of choice and good food (as a tip: try to put a little sauce on the tiramisu so that it tastes like a tiramisu)

Very tasty, very friendly & nice atmosphere

We celebrated a birthday here, super good meat quality, well cooked and very friendly staff.

Oh dear, there seems to have been a change of ownership at Pizzeria Fridolin? You could almost think you learned cooking skills from a cookbook instead of in Italy. The pasta was so overcooked and the pizza tasted like someone mixed pure yeast into the dough instead of water? It really makes you wonder if the dough comes from the dough factory around the corner or if the chef secretly reveres yeast as a secret ingredient. But hey, who needs real Italian flair when you can enjoy so much yeast that you could almost fly after eating it? But the service and ambience were great!

**"Welcome** Where the pizza maker has perfected not only the art of cooking, but also the art of being rude. 🍕✨ **Highlights:** 1. **Criticism? No thanks!**: Our pizza maker absorbs criticism as well as a stone absorbs water. So don't expect suggestions for improvement, but rather a dirty look and a few unkind words. 2. **A special kind of taste experience**: Our pizzas are so unique that they challenge even the toughest taste buds. Who needs a crispy crust and fresh ingredients when you can have burnt edges and soggy toppings? 3. **Service with a smile?**: Forget it! The most you'll get here is a grumpy grunt and a question about why you came in the first place. So if you're up for a culinary adventure and willing to be insulted by an unfriendly pizza maker, come here. Where the customer is king... but only in a very, very bad fairy tale. Well then, enjoy your meal and have fun! 😄🍕

A small, fine restaurant. The boss is always friendly and the food is great. Price-performance ratio is great. It's best to reserve a table in advance, it's very busy.

Great pasta and pizza! Accepts cards.

Our favorite pizzeria. There is enough choice and top quality! Service and atmosphere is also awesome.

A rather unbeatable restaurant that is very cozy and romantic. The food is so delicious and the service is super nice helpful and always has a smile on their faces. Italian cuisine is served here and you will be greeted in Italian. What I personally really like is that it just makes the whole thing harmonious. We'll definitely be back.

Chic little restaurant. The landlord is very nice and the food tastes good too.

It was very nice 😋 and the service was friendly and accommodating despite the many guests 🤗 I would be happy to come back

Nice place and good food, I like it and recommend it

The tastiest pizza in the world! Beautiful place!

Italian restaurant. Excellent. Good prices.

It's always perfect here, nice little restaurant, always something nice for lunch and dinner.

If you want to talk to the rudest person in the world, then you can talk to the owner of Fridolin. What a shame, that used to be a good address!! Apart from the racist remarks that I really don't put up with, the good gentleman has never heard of manners. Well, unfortunately you can't buy manners. Grazie per niente!

Bongiorno The service is courteous, attentive and always strives to fulfill the guests' wishes. You feel completely comfortable and welcome here. If you are in Bad Säckingen and want excellent Italian cuisine, you should definitely not miss the Pizzeria Fridolin. An absolute must for every foodie!

Very appropriate! First, they accepted cards! It’s very rare in this region. We almost gave up the hope of having lunch and they really lighted up our day! Second, pizza is authentic by the fact that chef and waiters all speak Italiano! Last but not the least, very friendly. Deserve my5 stars.

Delicious pizzas and more. Absolute recommendation!!

I've never had such a bad risotto

Very friendly owner, very good food. Highly recommended place.

Great food, friendly and good service

Very good cuisine. Nice restsurant in the old town

Pizza and pasta delicious. But what is really worth mentioning is that we were served (this lunchtime) by a very friendly and courteous (slightly older) waiter who does his job with passion. 🙂

For us, THE pizzeria in Bad Säckingen. We recommend.

Pizza tasted like a ready-made pizza. Unfortunately we were very disappointed. Unfortunately, the owner cannot tolerate any criticism. It's a shame, the Fridolin used to be a good address. Dear owner, listen to your guests' tips instead of immediately fighting every well-intentioned advice.

The boss is sitting in the middle of the restaurant eating, when I wanted to pay he suddenly stands in front of me with the wallet! Waiter tells me when I can come if I just want something to drink!

It's wonderful here, the food is wonderful here.

Very good service. I didn't like one of the wines and a new one was opened for me promptly and without hesitation. Satisfaction before profit. The food was also excellent. Lovely again.

Mega delicious food, very nice service, everything was just right!

We were at the Pizzeria Fridolin for the first time on June 2nd, 2024. Very friendly and attentive service, the food was excellent. We'd love to come back🫠

What exactly is good about the food? I think it's really sad that those involved only see it as a minimal negative point. Ahhhh I'll never eat there again in my life!

Very tasty, the pizza as well as the pasta and ravioli. The portion of noodles could be a bit larger.

Wanted something to drink in the afternoon. There were several tables free. We were sent away by the waiter. No drinking without food. They probably don't need to sell drinks outside of meal times.

Cozy restaurant with friendly owner. Delicious dishes that are clearly prepared with love. In addition to the menu, there are also delicious 'specials'

The food was extremely tasty and attractively prepared. The service was very warm and open. The ambience is stylishly furnished and well maintained. Definitely worth a visit. Gladly again :)

Above average food. We were there last Friday, a little later just after 8 p.m. We had the asparagus salad, pizza, insalata gamberi and asparagus risotto. This restaurant clearly stands out from the competition thanks to its use of fresh ingredients and high-quality cooking. You can taste that high-quality ingredients are used and the people in the kitchen know something about cooking. The service is extremely attentive and friendly, but without being intrusive. Exactly how service should be. A welcome change from the many average restaurants. Reservation recommended.

Very nice service. Food was very good. Price/performance top. Rather small restaurant. A reservation is advantageous. If the weather is nice you can also sit outside. People who just want to have a drink are not welcome, which is also understandable as it is rather a small restaurant, for your information. Will definitely go again 😊

Nice, small pizzeria in the middle of Bad Säckingen, located in the immediate vicinity of the old wooden bridge. The staff is very friendly and the size of the restaurant is pleasant. The food is good and the prices are pleasantly moderate, although in Säckingen they are otherwise too expensive for my taste due to its proximity to Switzerland.

simply delicious. Waiter very friendly. Were here for the first time. Prices are also family-friendly

It's a lovely place, wonderful service, very efficient. Great music to accompany the food and wine

The food and service are excellent.

A terrific Pizza Capricciosa... 🍽️👍🤩

Very nice cook and boss. Food was ok.

A very good and nice pizzaria. The food was very tasty and the service was also good 👍.

My favorite restaurant in Bad Säckingen! Pizza, pasta, meat and desserts are prepared with a lot of love, you can see and taste it! Very good wine and the service is always courteous and with a smile.

Very friendly, Cody environment and food is very tasty

Sehr gutes Essen und sehr freundliche Bedienung. Klein aber oho.

Excellent service, great food, cosy location.

Wir waren sehr zufrieden. Pizzen sind sehr lecker. Können das Restaurant definitiv weiterempfehlen 👍

Typisch italienisches Restaurant mit sehr guter und reichhaltiger Küche. Der Service ist freundlich und kompetent.

Waren gestern dort Pizza essen, saßen draussen, Pizza war sehr lecker, schön dünn und knusprig, Chef bedient persönlich, sehr freundlich und Essen lässt nicht lange auf sich warten, Reservierung würde ich empfehlen da gut besucht, gerne wieder 😊

Super feines Risotto gegessen. Die Lasagne war ebenfalls sehr gut. Für ein deutsches Restaurant einen tollen Kaffee getrunken. Sehr schönes Gartenrestaurant mitten in der ruhigen Fussgängerzone. Top Update 05.10.2023 Pizza St. Fridolin, 4 Käse und frutti di mare Wie immer: sehr gut gegessen. Vor allem der Käse war der Hammer. Pizzaboden war super gebacken.

Kleine, gemütliche Pizzeria mit guten hausgemachten Speisen..leckere Tagesspezialität en..

Habe ein Rumpsteak bestellt und eine Schuhsohle erhlalten. Wir waren vorher schon drei Mal da. Pasta essen. diese war jeweils lecker. Auch die Pasta meiner Partnerin war wieder lecker. Mein Rindfleisch war ungenissbar, da mit allen Hilfsmitteln nich zu zerschneiden. Ich musste diese nicht bezahlen. Anmerkung des Inhabers "normalerweise muss man das Fleisch auch wenn es nicht gut ist bezahlen". Bedienung immer rasch und freundlich. Lesen Sie noch die Antwort des Inhabers.

Sehr leckeres Essen, freundlicher Service, noch angenehme Preise. Netter Standort.

Sehr schönes Lokal und es gibt glutenfreie Pasta was für uns sehr gut war die Pizzen sind der Hammer sehr große Lob wir waren die letzten Gäste und sehr zufrieden angenehmes Personal voll des Lobes

Sehr freundlicher, aufmerksamer Wirt, Essen war sehr lecker.

Schade! Vor noch 3 Monaten war es möglich, dass 2 Senioren eine Pizza teilen konnten.komisch, jetzt nicht mehr und der Besitzer war absolut unfreundlich, was bis jetzt immer das Gegenteil war. Freundlichkeit gegenüber ist wichtig, auch wenn man mit dem falschen Fuss aufgestanden ist! Hoffentlich beim nächsten Besuch wieder alles beim Alten!! Die Pizza war trotzdem sehr lecker! Food waste sollte auch hier möglich sein wie vorher! Danke u bis zum nächsten Mal

sehr gut gegessen , echt italienisch ! freundliche zuvorkommende bedienung ! werden wieder mal beim fridolin sein.

Die beste Pizza die ich bislang in BS gegessen habe! Die einzelnen Zutaten auf der Pizza waren wirklich von guter Qualität und einzeln herauszuschmecken. Der (vmtl.) Besitzer war sehr zuvorkommend und charmant. Bestellung und Abholung ist möglich.

Smaczne ravioli i pizza. Bardzo miła obsługa.

Sehr lecker und freundliches Personal

Un bellissimo Ristorante nel centro di Bad Säckingen con Cibo eccellente e Servizio professionale. Sopratutto Chef Neo, e Gentilissimo e tratta i clienti con molto prudenza.👍👏

Netter Service, guter Kaffee, schöne Location. Das Essen dürfte aber noch etwas peppiger gewürzt sein.

Sehr gutes Restaurant, alles super!

Sehr leckeres essen und super Service, nur zu empfehlen. Als Tipp würde ich vorab ggf. ein Tisch reservieren.

22.06.23 Sehr nette, aufmerksame und schnelle Bedienung. Das Essen war top.

Eine nette kleine Pizzeria in der schönen Altstadt von Bad Säckingen. Leider waren wir vom Rindersteak al Tartuffo komplett enttäuscht. Als erstes kam das Medium bestellte Steak komplett durchgebraten und zäh. Auf unseren entsprechenden Hinweis gab es eine herzliche Entschuldigung und wir haben ein neues Steak Medium bekommen, nur war das noch zäher. Wenn da Trüffel dabei gewesen sein sollten, dann wären die gut versteckt. Geschmeckt hat es jedenfalls überhaupt nicht danach. Schade, denn die anderen Speisen schienen gut gewesen zu sein. Bei dem erheblichen Preis für das Steak kann man eindeutig eine bessere Qualität erwarten.

Super gutes Essen und toller Service 👍👍

Pizza war leider nichts besonderes und Salat wie auch der Beilagensalat auch nur mittelmäßig. Sorry.

Kleines aber feines Restaurant. Dass essen schmeckt sehr gut und der Chef Neo ist Gastfreundlich und Kompetent. Besonderes die Pizzen sind fein. Können weiter empfehlen.👍

Top Service, Küche und Bedienung mit viel Herz, das Essen wundervoll angerichtet und sehr lecker. Preis - Leistung ist hier sehr gut. Jeder Wunsch wird von den Augen abgelesen. Extrem freundlich! Danke♡

Sehr freundliche Bedienung und das essen war sehr fein:)

Leckeres essen und netter Service

Mega lecker gegessen.Wir würden sehr freundlich bedient

We have discovered this cozy family restaurant by chance when walking around. Since January 2023 we have visited more than 3 times. Worth very much. Super friendly staff, delicious italian dishes. Certainly will get back.