Pizzeria Napoli in Celle

Ate delicious pasta, accompanied by a huge portion of pizza!

Our journey through "fine dining" in our home region took us to the "Palio" in Celle, where the restaurant's self-promotion and numerous awards had raised high expectations. These expectations were unfortunately disappointed. First of all: the aperitifs and wine were really good, the house bread was delicious, and the service was excellent, even though the restaurant was almost fully booked. We can't confirm the less positive experiences of other guests with the staff, but we can confirm those regarding the quality of the food – and here we look back on experiences from other top restaurants and also from Northern Italian cuisine in general. We chose the vegetarian or Lombard menu, and most of the courses were okay in terms of taste. However, there was a lack of refinement, the element of surprise that distinguishes a very good meal from an average one. And independently of each other, we also felt that Italian flair was barely noticeable in the food. The presentation of the dishes also lacked creativity. Yes, you can, for example, place a piece of the vegetarian lasagna on a colorful plate and serve it without any further decoration. However, when you're competing with other restaurants that put effort into such details, the expectations of this type of dining experience diverge from reality. The "Milanese veal loin" was disappointing. The meat and breading were dry and tasteless, and a little more than a tablespoon of sauce around the side dishes would have been good (along with desserts, sauces are truly the elements that make a kitchen shine). In fairness, I should mention that in response to my criticism, they offered to serve a different dish (which I declined due to time constraints), and in the end, the course wasn't charged. Nevertheless, the question remains as to how such quality can be brought to the table. A look at other reviews shows that other visitors had different experiences (but also comparable ones!). Poorer service, better food. So, there seems to be a strong fluctuation in quality here, and I'm willing to take the human factor into account. However, in the high-priced sector, this shouldn't be so pronounced. So, after a few nights of sleeping on it, I've written a lot here, hopefully objectively. We've taken it for granted that the price-performance ratio wasn't right. Even if that was perhaps no more than a snapshot, we weren't satisfied overall. As I wrote at the beginning, we know of other restaurants in this price range, and we'll continue our culinary journey, but the "Palio" will no longer be a destination.

The service staff is unobtrusively attentive, which you can't say at other restaurants. The dishes, starters and main course were served in a timely manner. A very tasty meal, always happy and recommended. We can't say anything about the ambience since we sat outside.

Everything was top ! Great food and service with a smile ...

We can highly recommend this restaurant. The food came to the table very hot and fresh.