Ristorante Italia in Bergisch Gladbach

A friendly restaurant with a pleasant terrace in the city center. Offers a good variety of Italian dishes. The service and portions are generous, we were treated to good appetizers with our aperitif. Simple and tasty cuisine. (Pros: a beer and gorgonzola spinach gnocchi)

One of the best italian restaurants we tried so far. I love their spaghetti frutti di mare. And the gnocchi with gorgonzola and spinach was also good. It was just a bit sad that some of the staff cannot speak to us in English properly. But the owner was really nice to give us English menu when he realized we were not Germans. They also gave us bread and some antipasti for free which were good.

A spontaneous visit that we will definitely repeat. We haven't had such delicious lasagna in ages. My husband's saltimboca was also fantastic. We welcomed him with a small appetizer on the house and finished with a grappa. Definitely recommend it.

We met with family and had really tasty food. As a group 5 people we sadly were sat on a 4 person table we had to squeeze together often.

Highly recommended if you're looking for a restaurant in the area! The food was delicious, and the atmosphere and staff were excellent. If I'm ever in the area, I'll definitely be back. Everyone should go there!

We eat at different restaurants every week, but our main course here (spaghetti with seafood and pizza) was the best. The service is very friendly, and the restaurant is beautifully decorated and cozy. We highly recommend it and will definitely be back.

Best pizza I haven't had such a good pizza in a long time. The other dishes were also delicious and very well prepared. The service is very friendly. The ambiance is very nice; we sat outside. The interior feels very cozy and inviting. I highly recommend Ristorante Italia and will be back.

We sat outside, and the pizza and a fish dish were very good. The service was friendly and attentive. Prices were reasonable. Portions were sufficient.

The staff was very rude they made me waiting more than 40minutes and then they asked me if I get to them first, really, I have to get to them, since when the client goes to the waiters, it seems that here is different than the rest of the world. So I got up and went to a closer restaurant were I didn't had to go to the weiter, they came to me. I went to Veuve Clicquot, because they were available, unfortunately the 2 star Michelin restaurant Vendome was full. And yes, I forgot he made me a theory why I didn't say hello, really, maybe I'm tired, maybe I'm upset and I just want to drink and eat something, and after 40 minutes waiting you aspectme to smile... anyway rude.

Great restaurant! The food is delicious, the ambiance is lovely, and the service is very attentive!

Our regular Italian restaurant, Valentino, always has very good food and often really exceptional!

There are new Italian cuisine options in town. While the other options are decent, the ITALIA restaurant remains by far the best in terms of value, service, and food quality.

Actually, my favorite Italian restaurant. The food and wine are wonderful, and the staff are friendly!

A charming little Italian restaurant in the heart of Bergisch Gladbach! 🇮🇹 The atmosphere is cozy and authentic – ideal for a relaxed dinner. The pasta (e.g., tagliatelle with truffle sauce) and the fresh antipasti were excellent. I particularly appreciated the loving presentation of the dishes. The service was attentive and warm, without being intrusive. A real insider tip for enjoying high-quality Italian cuisine. I'm already looking forward to my next visit!

We ate at the location but it was completely run down

What a special place is Ristorante Italia in Bensberg! Beautifully situated not far from Bensberg Castle, this traditional restaurant has been a fixture on the culinary scene since 1977. For decades, it has been home to the Bruno family, who run it with dedication. Under the expert guidance of Valentino Bruno and his already active next generation, the art of Italian cuisine is celebrated at the highest level in a charming 19th-century house. Visitors particularly appreciate the incomparable pizza of authentic Italian quality, rightly known far beyond the borders of Bergisch Gladbach and perfected by pizza master Vincenzo Milia. You can feel the warmth and family dedication in every moment. The dishes are simply divine – fresh, masterfully prepared, and of incomparable quality, as you would expect from Italian cuisine. A perfect place for a special evening characterized by genuine hospitality!

I was thrilled by this authentic experience! A feeling of Italy in Bensberg.

Very good restaurant in Bensberg!!!!

A wonderful restaurant with excellent food that makes you feel like you're in Italy. It's like you're on vacation in Italy.

It's a bit mixed. The food was okay, but the service... well, arrogant. The place is very run-down. It smells damp.

Very delicious lasagna and super friendly service! We'd gladly return.

Sehr lecker Super Service Sehr empfehlenswert Sehr schöne Atmosphäre Preis Leistung Top Super Koch Keine Wartezeit Parkplatz vorhanden Terrasse Sehr schön

Very nice restaurant I can only recommend it

Wir waren zu viert dort. Wir hatten Glück, kurzfristig noch einen Tisch zu bekommen. Die Atmosphäre war angenehm. Der Service war zuvorkommend. Der Primitivo schmeckte köstlich. Wir hatten Pizza, gegrillten Pulpo und - passend zur Saison - Spargel. Die Pulpo-Arme wurden mit einer Salat-Kombination serviert. Farblich und geschmacklich sehr vielfältig. Der Spargel wurde klassisch mit Kartoffel chen und Sauce Hollandaise serviert. Die Pizza war letztendlich Standard, aber auf jeden Fall sehr lecker. Wir haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Preise sind, wenn man nicht gerade Pizza bestellt, wie üblich beim Italiener etwas höher. Wir kommen wieder!

Very good Italian food, attentive service and an appropriate price-performance ratio. Also worth mentioning is the free bread basket with bruscetta, which is placed on the table in advance as a greeting from the kitchen. A recommended Italian restaurant with a cozy atmosphere.

Delicious Italian cuisine. Very nice service. I also enjoyed it alone. I recommend it and would be happy to come back.

Very tasty Italian cuisine, I really like visiting this restaurant. Friendly staff, in addition to the menu there is also a board with changing daily specials.

Cozy, very family-run Italian restaurant in an old half-timbered house below the castle. Very accommodating and friendly service. Bread with herb cream and a bruschetta were greeted from the kitchen. That was actually a good starter. I had tagliatelle with wild garlic pesto, green asparagus and scampi. The plate didn't look pretty, but it tasted good. Thank you, gladly again.

Nice place, good for food. Service was almost top, even the boss came to the customers!

We often eat there, the staff is great, the food is great, the cleanliness is great, we always drive half an hour to get there and it would take an hour because we feel comfortable

Everything was great and the food was truly delicious☺️👍! I'd love to come back again with family and friends!

The Saltimbocca doesn't deserve its name there. As a guest, you can also expect unfriendly and arrogant service.

L entrée à partager était vraiment topissime !!! Les pâtes cacio e pepe et le tiramisu à la pistache ..une tuerie😋 Bravo pour cette cuisine et l addition plus que correcte Merci

Great and varied dishes, very good pizza, attentive service and at a fair price!

Food is really great. But the service can be improved. You constantly feel pressure to eat or drink faster.

Delicious, cozy, all good! The pizza is the best in the Cologne area. Real!! We went to a lot of pizzerias around and in Cologne... and also in Sicily at last. The pizza here is: Simply the BEST!!!

Service, food, ambience absolutely top notch. I would like to give it 10 stars. The food is absolutely unbeatable and the service makes you feel at home, just right at home.

Excelelnt place. Food amazing - just like în Italy.

Das Ristorante Italia in Bergisch Gladbach ist ein wahrer Schatz und ein glänzendes Beispiel für ein familiengeführtes, echtes authentisches italienisches Restaurant. Schon beim Betreten wurden wir von einer warmen, einladenden Atmosphäre empfangen, die uns sofort wie zu Hause fühlen ließ. Und das Essen? Einfach hervorragend. Chefkoch Pino B. ist nicht weniger als ein kulinarischer Künstler. Seine Gerichte sind nicht nur Mahlzeiten, sondern wahre Meisterwerke, die wie gemalte Bilder aussehen. Jedes Gericht, das er kreiert, ist ein Kunstwerk, und jeder Bissen erzählt eine Geschichte von Leidenschaft und Kreativität. Ein besonderes Highlight war, wie meine 9-jährige Tochter [Micky]—eine sehr wählerische Esserin—sich in die spezielle Tomatensauce-Pasta von Chef Pino verliebte. Bis heute spricht sie von dieser Pasta und vergleicht jedes andere Gericht damit. Nichts kommt auch nur annähernd an Chef Pinos Kreation heran! Auch das Personal war beeindruckend—aufmerksam, freundlich und wirklich leidenschaftlich daran interessiert, ein großartiges kulinarisches Erlebnis zu schaffen. Wenn Sie ein echtes authentisches italienisches Restaurant suchen, in dem unglaubliches Essen auf herzliche Gastfreundschaft trifft, ist das Ristorante Italia genau das Richtige. Chef Pino und sein Team haben etwas wirklich Besonderes geschaffen, und ich kann diesen Ort nur wärmstens empfehlen. Es ist nicht nur ein Abendessen, sondern ein unvergessliches Erlebnis.

Ristorante Italia in Bergisch Gladbach is a true treasure and a shining example of a family-run, truly authentic Italian restaurant. As soon as we entered we were greeted by a warm, inviting atmosphere that immediately made us feel at home. And the food? Simply outstanding. Chef Pino Bruno is nothing less than a culinary artist. His dishes are not just meals, but true masterpieces that look like painted pictures. Every dish he creates is a work of art, and every bite tells a story of passion and creativity. A particular highlight was watching my 9-year-old daughter [Micky]—a very picky eater—fall in love with Chef Pino's special tomato sauce pasta. To this day she talks about this pasta and compares every other dish to it. Nothing even comes close to Chef Pino's creation! The staff was also impressive—attentive, friendly, and truly passionate about creating a great dining experience. If you're looking for a truly authentic Italian restaurant where incredible food meets warm hospitality, look no further than Ristorante Italia. Chef Pino and his team have created something truly special and I highly recommend this place. It's not just a dinner, but an unforgettable experience. ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Ristorante Italia in Bergisch Gladbach is a true gem and a shining example of a family-owned and run restaurant. From the moment we walked in, we were embraced by a warm, welcoming ambiance that made us feel right at home. The food? Simply outstanding. Chef Pino Bruno is nothing short of a culinary artist. His dishes are not just meals; they are masterpieces that look like painted pictures. Each plate he creates is a work of art, and every bite tells a story of passion and creativity. One of the highlights of our visit was watching my 9-year-old daughter [Micky]—an extremely picky eater—fall in love with Chef Pino’s special tomato sauce pasta. To this day, she talks about that pasta and compares every other dish to it. Nothing has come close to Chef Pino’s creation! The staff were equally impressive—attentive, kind, and genuinely passionate about ensuring a great dining experience. If you’re looking for a place where incredible food meets heartfelt hospitality, Ristorante Italia is it. Chef Pino and his team have created something truly special, and I can’t recommend this place enough. It's not just dinner; it's an unforgettable experience.

Finally. Pino is back. And he conjures up whatever the kitchen has to offer. The well-known chef from Cologne brings a breath of fresh air to Ristorante Italia. I am absolutely thrilled and will come back more often in the future!

Absolute recommendation. One of the best Italian restaurants in the entire area. Insider tip!

Authentic Italian with delicious food and a cozy atmosphere. I'd love to come back 🇮🇹🍕🍝

Very tasty food, cozy restaurant. The service was nice, but sometimes a bit abrupt. We had appetizers and pizza, everything was delicious. Before the dishes we ordered there was bruschetta and delicious bread with herb quark. At the end we were invited for a drink.

Eating there, our pasta was quite ok. But the service is really bad. You wait for an extremely long time and the friendliness can be improved

Wir waren Sylvester 24/25 zu viert dir und haben einen schönen Abend gehabt. Das Menü war sehr gut ( besser als das Sylvestermenü 23/24). Die Stimmung war gut und es wurde getanzt. Die Mitarbeiter/innen waren alle freundlich und schnell. Uns hat's gut gefallen.

Valentino has the best Italian food on the right side of the Rhine. We go there regularly with friends and children and everyone loves it. Favorites: Pizza Italia, spaghetti carbonara, goat cheese salad.

The staff is very nice, and the drinks come very quickly. However, you have to wait over an hour for your food.

Outstandingly good Italian cuisine with a great ambience and very attentive service. Highly recommended for dinner. The dessert was also extremely successful. The price/performance ratio is a clear 10/10.

A very fine, cozy and authentic Italian restaurant with charm and character. The food tastes very good and the service is excellent. We would be happy to come back.

Everything fits here. Very tasty Italian food. Attentive service. Price-performance ratio. Keep it up!

The food was very tasty 😋 and the service was very accommodating and friendly

I experienced a wonderful evening full of Italian hospitality at Ristorante Italia. Even the starter, the beetroot carpaccio with goat cheese, was a delight, fresh and finely balanced. The main course of Fassona beef ribs was perfectly cooked and tender, accompanied by delicious truffle fries. An excellent wine was served, which ideally underlined the aromas. The tiramisu at the end was airy and aromatic and simply heavenly. The conversation with the head of the house, who is passionate about Italian cuisine, made the evening even better. I'm looking forward to the next time

I found it distant and unfriendly

The service was very friendly and accommodating.

I ate one of the best Milanese ossobuco in my life (and I live in Milan) The staff is very friendly, excellent service. Highly recommended for those who want to rediscover good Italian food in Germany.

Delicious food at a fair price, there is also a good selection of vegetarian dishes.

Nice staff, attentive and the dishes are well made. Surprisingly good pizza for a restaurant in Bergisch Gladbach. Only downside: The free breadrolls for the appetizer wete terrible. Chewy, bland, sticky moist dough from the inside. But all other dishes were good!

It's unbelievable that this cozy restaurant is also perfect when it comes to party service. Even at our large event with over 100 guests, everything went perfectly - thanks to the excellent quality of the food and technical equipment. Many thanks to Ristorante Italia

The food tastes good. Service arrogant. I have no idea when you'll become a regular customer and be greeted with a smile. But there are differences here. We were there a few times. The waiters were always curt and made you feel unwelcome and even annoying. That's why I like to stay away from Italia.

The restaurant is recommended! The ambience, service and food are simply great! If you are looking for traditional dishes, but also culinary innovations, you will find what you are looking for here! I'll definitely come back here! P.S. The white wine is a MUST! (Don Bruno!)

The food is excellent, the service is always friendly and attentive despite the high level of stress. The ambience is pleasant and invites you to linger. I always enjoy coming here.

Must try! The vitello tonnato is by far the best I’ve ever had. De specials are also delicious.

Super tasty and also good service

Food delicious. Staff unfortunately arrogant and not friendly. I definitely won't be coming back.

Went there for lunch with my wife today, August 14th, despite the power outage. Pepper shaker wheat glass dingy. Window sills unclean! Cutlery and spoons were brought by hand and therefore not hygienic. Not even the path to the toilets had emergency lighting and was therefore unusable. Very unprofessional.

Been there for the first (and last) time. Food very tasty, seating comfortable, service blasé and unfriendly. It's a shame, we had hoped for more.

Very friendly family business with very tasty pizzas.

After the 3rd attempt, I stick with the first impression! Catastrophe! Rude, arrogant and unprofessional. Rarely experienced. Never again! Missed the chance…

I have never been greeted so unfriendly in a restaurant before. I couldn't bring myself to eat something there and left again. Nobody can do anything about the construction site in front of the door, but we can work on the friendliness of the employees. Very unfortunate 😕

Very cozy restaurant with very tasty food at fair prices. The service seemed a bit lackluster. If you want to sit outside when the weather is nice, you should make a reservation in advance.

As a single person, we could only have sat inside at 30 degrees, even though there were several free tables for two outside. It's a shame, I probably won't go there again. Whatever, it's not that good!

Very tasty, highly recommended.

Really nice atmosphere with very nice service and a wide selection of specialties. The salads are highly recommended; if you are very hungry you can also have a meat dish, as they are really huge. We also recommend the always new daily menu, which also impresses with a lot of selection. The taste is really A+, everyone will be full here. Always my pleasure!!

We ate very tasty 😋! Portions generous and very nicely decorated. We sat outside, but it was sometimes very noisy due to the construction work in the street. But we'd love to come back!

We ordered a pizza and three pasta dishes. The pizza dough was half raw and therefore soft. Unfortunately not edible. There was also a lot of cheese on it. The pasta dishes were full of cream. We like to eat Italian, unfortunately we couldn't enjoy the food here. The service was friendly. Overall ok…

It was a grind and nothing more. The lasagna was swimming in oil, the pizza was just salty and the waitress needed 3 attempts to get all 5 people drinks. People who have no idea about food give positive reviews here. I didn't like it like I said.

We had dinner here last night. The waitresses were friendly and really on the ball. Drinks and food were brought really quickly. The food was a dream, incredibly delicious! We'd love to come back. The only drawback is the construction site in Bensberg, if you sit outside it's not that nice, but no one can do anything about it and if it really bothers you, I recommend finding a place inside.

Super friendly staff, delicious food and a really decent selection. Price-performance was above average. Honest food from honest people, what more do you need?

Very tasty food, price/performance outstanding and service perfect! Thank you very much for the lovely evening :) we will definitely be back

My first and unfortunately also last visit. The food was okay - neither particularly outstanding nor bad, absolutely average. Unfortunately the service was subpar. Already at the entrance I was harshly approached by one of the waitresses who asked me about my reservation, to which I replied that the other waitress at the counter was already taking care of me. No, she would do that now - in a completely inappropriate tone. We were able to place our order quite quickly, but then there was no service staff in sight. Only when the plates were cleared was there an opportunity to order something more; There were no questions from the service as to whether there was anything else that could be done the whole evening. The bill was simply placed on the table and the person in charge disappeared straight away without charging us. After several minutes we asked if someone with a wallet could come and collect money for us. Were we expected to just put any amount of money on the table and leave? I didn't feel welcome throughout the entire evening. At least there was bread before the meal and we were offered a schnapps by the person who finally cashed in on us. But that doesn't even begin to solve it. The ambience is a bit old, but okay. Unfortunately for me there is no alternative to other Italian restaurants in the area.

The truffle bacon pizza and the lovely white wine are very! to recommend! And the service - fantastic :) attentive, friendly and competent!

On May 25, 2024, I visited the restaurant in the evening with someone. The service was very poor from the start, the waitresses were consistently unfriendly and impolite. We had to ask several times to order and receive the invoice. We were deprived of a board with current dishes, but other guests, as we later discovered, were not. The drinks and the bowls with the food were carelessly distributed on the table, the actual food was edible, it in no way corresponds to Italian tradition. A re-ordered glass of wine was placed at the edge of the table with the waiter's long face. It was my last visit to this restaurant.

Great restaurant, nice atmosphere. Top food and nice service. We will be back

Very good value for money, great location and very courteous, friendly service.

Nice, traditional restaurant with a cheerful waiter who didn't let himself get fat anymore. Food was good and fairly priced. But unfortunately not for us...

Catastrophe!!!! I've known Italia (at Mimmo) for years. At some point my wife and I decided not to eat there anymore because we didn't like it anymore. However, based on an invitation, we visited the restaurant again. The food was worse than ever. Pasta was more than al dente. Salmon and liver not cooked through, everything covered in sauce, dishes sometimes over-seasoned or not at all. At the end of the celebration at home, except for two people, everyone felt like they were tied up, so the evening came to an early end. You can only avoid the restaurant.

As always, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and very good food!

The food was very good, the service was not very attentive and the rooms were rustic. However, far too loud for my taste.

We absolutely don't understand the 4.4 star rating to be honest. We ordered a rumpsteak and angus filet pepe verde. The structure of the Angus filet was good, but the rumpsteak was too dry. The peppersauce wasn't fresh and homemade as we hoped for. The sides (potatoes and mixed veggies) were drowned in way too much olive oil and lost its taste because of it. We were served only one drink a person and weren't asked if we needed any more drinks. At last we had to wait a long time to be able to order desert. This took too long, so we ordered the bill and looked elsewhere for desert!

Very tasty and cozy here. Would love to come back.

Simply delicious, great fresh food Nice service and cozy atmosphere

So for an upscale Italian restaurant, you can perhaps charge 18 euros for a salad. But the fact that it's no longer like a side salad is ridiculous. You had to wait forever for drinks. The waitress walked around with long faces. Why? The hut was full

Very nice family atmosphere. good food. great service keep it up

There is no better restaurant and no better condition than here. ☺️ You feel at home in Italy. Grace ❤️

For over a year now, I've been enjoying going to Valentino, who doesn't just say "good day and goodbye" to his guests, but also likes to have a little chat. Always a good meal without long waiting times and special requests are easily possible. I can recommend him with a clear conscience, because the price/performance is also right.👍🏻👌🏻

We ate in the large room, which was quite noisy. The atmosphere is a bit “dusty” - I didn't like it that much. The food was good, we had something from the daily menu, the standard menu is not very creative and just offers the standards of an Italian restaurant. I don't know if I'll come back again.

The ambience is a bit old, but Ristorante Italia has a large selection of delicious Italian dishes and friendly and attentive service, so deducting one star for the ambience does not detract from the overall rating!

Lots of places, very nice waiters, extensive menu and acceptable prices.

My favorite Italian, it always tastes fresh and delicious like at mom's home! A piece of Italy in Bensberg! Everyone is super friendly and you feel like you're at home. We love being there often and very much. Whether you take it with you or eat it on site, it always tastes good. We also celebrated our civil wedding there, all of our guests were satisfied, every wish was fulfilled! Thank you for existing <3