Vabene in Dortmund

The food was absolutely disgusting. Out of three dishes, not a single one tasted good. Pesto from a jar and unseasoned. When we asked, we were asked if they had any other pesto. 😂 Apparently, the owner doesn't know what bruschetta means either. We just tried it and then left EVERYTHING. The boss wanted us to pay anyway. Even the pizza rolls, which we neither ordered nor ate. 😂 Absolutely incompetent to run a restaurant and beyond brazen. An insult to Italian cuisine. Simply embarrassing.

Unfortunately, I can't understand anyone who left a bad review. Great staff, pleasant atmosphere, and great service. 10/10

It's very tasty and super nice and the place is very clean, I can recommend eating there...

Unpleasant atmosphere – not recommended. In addition to the unfriendly staff and the extremely long wait (almost two hours!), the owner's behavior was simply inappropriate. He sat at the next table and talked loudly about cheating on his wife!!! – completely disregarding the guests. You don't want to hear that while dining. The whole experience was embarrassing and disturbing, not to mention the terrible food. I certainly won't be back.

Delicious food in Dortmund. Great service right in the city center. I highly recommend it.

The food was amazing. Try it yourself. A 12/10!😍🤤

The food here was perfect. I'd definitely come back! There's a huge selection and super friendly service!

Best restaurant ever! With so much choice!

Very tasty, friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, highly recommended.

It was a special day for me and my family. The food was excellent—it feels like being in Italy, with the same authentic taste and wonderful aroma. The service was extremely friendly and attentive. I will definitely visit this restaurant again soon.

The service at this restaurant is the best. The food is very delicious. I loved the pasta and pizza. They serve a variety of delicious salads and drinks. I recommend going there. Good luck. You are the best in this area.

It was delicious and beautifully served. Service was also friendly.

My new favorite pizzeria I have never eaten such delicious pizza and pasta simply wow and very nice customer service everything is perfect

Very good food and the pizzas are exceptionally delicious. Best place in Dortmund.

I had schnitzeled chicken with tagliatelle there. It tasted very good. The staff was very friendly. 👍

I've been a regular at Vabene in Dortmund for a while now, and for good reason! Today I had pizza again, and as always, it was absolutely delicious. Fresh, crispy, and tasted amazing. And the pasta? You have to try it! The quality is top-notch every time. The team is incredibly friendly, the owner is super nice and accommodating, and you always feel welcome. Highly recommended! Always happy to go back!

Misleading photos from other guests. There's no beer here, but I can't deduct a point for that. The food, service, and atmosphere are great!

Very good shop, the tastiest pasta in Dortmund, I would recommend it to everyone.😍

Very nice owner, and good food. I can only recommend it.

Very very tasty, highly recommended

The golden mean in Dortmund is highly recommended!

Very nice service and very tasty food.

Great staff and delicious food. The shop is very clean.

Great store, Great atmosphere & super friendly staff 🥰

Really great, great food, great service!!

The pasta there is highly recommended. The service person was very friendly. I can only recommend it to everyone!!

The food was very tasty, I recommend it to everyone! Best pasta dishes

Very good service, the food was delicious and the prices were very fair for what you get

The pizza was very tasty and baked perfectly. The staff was very nice and accommodating. We would love to come back :)

Yes the food is very tasty and cool music great service.

Ordered 2 pizzas. Took a while. But it was worth it... Pond thin and very tasty... Quiet corner...

We got a table straight away and the food came after a short time. It tasted very good and the staff was very, very friendly. Gladly again!

good service, and pizza was delicious . 100% would recomand it

A lot of love in the food, it tastes great ❤️

I can only recommend the food and service as always

🥰🥰"The food is very tasty 🥰🥰"The service is very good

Very very tasty + top service 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

We were there for the first time yesterday. It was really really tasty. The bruschetta were perfect! The staff (including the boss) were very friendly. Price-performance ratio, completely okay. We'll definitely be back!

I ate gnochi with prawns, zuchini and herb cream. It tasted good, but after I ate it I had a stomach ache. Then came nausea. The next day it continued and I puked. Storing food well is important. Even if it's a type of fish. My friends had pasta with spinach and it smelled unusually disgusting. They haven't eaten either. I will never trust them again and wouldn't recommend them.

Really good noodles were very tasty

The food was very tasty, the service was also great, always a pleasure

Great food, great service, I’ll be back 🙏

The food was not good at all, we ordered pizza and pasta the waiter seemed really stressed even though we were the only ones there . The pizza was very salty and didnt taste like pizza at all and the pasta had no taste of anything, so i do not recommend this place to anyone if you want italian tasting food.

The food tasted as if there had been a whole pack of salt in it - really not recommended

Went there today by chance and ate the tastiest pizza we've had in a long time. We'll definitely be back. But a good wipe down of the tables every now and then would be great, they stuck everywhere.

Best Cabonara with ham and tagliatelle. Service was good. I will come again.

Se ye disappointing! The food was really disgusting - neither fresh nor tasty. It had an unpleasant smell and looked unappetizing. I only tried a few bites and couldn't eat any more. Absolutely not recommended!

The place is good. In the city center. The establishments are cozy. The food is very 😋 delicious.

We have been here twice now to eat pizza with children away from the hustle and bustle of the city center. Each time the little ones were treated extremely nicely and courteously. Everyone also enjoyed the food. If we are in Dortmund again, we will definitely come back!

not so good，salty and waited LONG time because they forgot our order， but we were the only guests there！！pizza was not juicy as typical Italian food

Well, where should I begin? We received a reasonably friendly welcome, but even as we were ordering, we had a strange feeling. It was loud and hectic around us (which is perfectly fine for a Saturday), and some guests complained about waiting times, while others left. Our starters were completely forgotten; my pizza was OK; my husband's lasagna was cold inside, and when he sent it back, it came back after ages, hot but burnt. My son's pizza rolls were also forgotten, and my daughter's gnocchi were also only lukewarm. The server explained to us that there had recently been a change of ownership, and that's why they weren't yet very well-coordinated. That may be true, but we still wouldn't recommend the restaurant (which is more like a fast-food joint).

The service was completely overwhelmed. We had to wait almost 2 hours for our food. No recommendation!

We waited 2 hours for the food… When it finally came, several orders were wrong. Other guests at the next table have already left the restaurant in anger. Unfortunately a very bad impression of the restaurant. Staff seemed very overwhelmed and had no plan. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Pizza somewhat ok. Lasagna was warmed up, oversalted and cold inside. The food arrived at a delayed time; Two things we ordered didn't come at all. I've actually never experienced anything like that. Really disappointing.

The pasta is delicious, the extra toppings has a generous portion, and the staff is patient.👍

Waited 40 minutes for a pizza, very unstructured shop….

Wow wow, you rarely see such nice employees Ambience great Food 10/10 comes from here

I don't know if the owners have changed. Otherwise the food there was 1A, homemade pizza rolls. Today I ordered pasta special with spaghetti and vegetarian pasta with tagliatelle and extra pizza rolls to pick up. On the one hand they were homemade, on the other hand the others were simply baked ones from Rewe. Then the big hit: €28. Both noodles cost €17 rounded up via Lieferando. But I thought, because I only checked afterwards, that the prices had gone up. Which I find absolutely crazy. The noodles weren't even overbaked. And then I gave the waiter/cashier €30, he didn't even make any move to give me my two euros back money. I didn't feel like arguing. It was the last time I got anything there. The contributions were also entered in a calculator, not in the cash register. So I didn't get a receipt either. The person who prepared the items was very nice and friendly.

Haben 2 Margaritas bestellt, über eine Stunde gewartet. Die ersten sind verbrannt und wurde weggeschmissen die zweiten waren kalt und ungenießbar. Definitiv nicht Empfehlenswert!

I had dinner there with my girlfriend. We always really enjoy eating there. But this time it was a disaster. Pizza rolls should be... Food will be served. Didn't come. When asked, the rolls were sold out. There were no imitations either. Well the staff isn't the best either. I wanted my food packed. Nobody came. I had to have it done at the checkout. That was the last time I ate there. V Hmm yes no

Unfortunately I have to give one star. This thing doesn't work at all. We were there last week. They didn't even have beer on offer. We were almost the only customers and waited forever for our food. When asked, there was no correct answer. This pizzeria doesn't work at all.

Food itself was very tasty and fast service, Unfortunately, the extra ingredient was forgotten on the pizza and the wrong pasta dish was served, the pizza rolls for the pasta dish were placed right before the starter, fresh would have been more appropriate for the pasta dish, but so far everything tasted good, prices are okay, strange that under one Large pizza is understood to be a family pizza, you have to order a medium one, it was cozy and not overcrowded on site

Friendly, but their tomato soup tasted like ready-made soup

Went there for the first time today but there's no need for a second time. The lasagne, pizza and pizza rolls tasted ok but nothing special. The lasagne was also cold inside. Prices are relatively high here and somehow don't match what you get for it. Normally I only wanted to give it 2 stars, but I gave it 3 stars because there are still plastic straws here, not the cardboard things like elsewhere.

The food was good. However, the service and the ambience were very poor. There was nothing going on and yet we asked three times about the food and drinks we had ordered and then something was forgotten. In the counter area, unnecessary noise was caused in a completely inconsiderate manner by sorting dishes, cutlery and other things and then people talked very loudly with friends or acquaintances who stopped by for a moment, as if there were no guests there. When we wanted to pay, no one knew what we had ordered. So basically we listed our order for the fourth time. Sorry, but that's not how good service works.

Too long waiting times and unfriendly service. Pizzas were prepared incorrectly and then swapped with bare hands behind the counter. Absolutely disgusting. A noise level like in the subway. Not to mention storing the food. What surprises me most is that there aren't any bugs there yet

Pizza was very tasty and everyone was very nice. We had a lot of fun.😋😌

It's been a long time since I've eaten such a juicy, large pizza. Not a long wait. Friendly

Four of us were in the restaurant in the afternoon on Wednesday, November 13th, 2024. Unfortunately the service did not meet our expectations. The employee who served us seemed unfriendly and there was an unpleasant smell. We were also served a large amount of pizza rolls for just 4 people, and we had to order the herb butter separately. Unfortunately, the pizza we ordered was overcooked on the edges, almost burnt. On the positive side, however, the pasta was well prepared. Unfortunately, a salad we ordered wasn't served either. Overall, we didn't think the price was appropriate for what was offered: for 4 drinks, 1 salad (which didn't come), a pizza and 4 pasta dishes, we paid €88, which we found to be too high. We usually evaluate objectively, but in this case the experience was unfortunately not satisfactory.

Pizza & pasta are very, very tasty. The service is also very nice and friendly. We'll definitely be back 💪🐞🍀👍

The rolls are homemade and taste really great

Super nice staff, freshly made pizza 🍕, super tasty.

I ate penne with Bolognese special. The price for this dish is really almost that cheap. Clear ambience with no frills, just right. Great thanks & keep it up. 👍

Unfortunately not as expected, service from my point of view was subpar, first waiter fell into my arms and almost knocked over the table because he fell over an obstacle on the floor that he should have known about, second waiter forgot that I had something else I ordered and only remembered it when I paid. Food: Portion Quantity well, it was just fine, had pasta with Primavera sauce and beef, sauce little to no seasoning, so very neutral in taste and beef just hard and far from offering anything in terms of taste. The only highlight were the pizza rolls and the fact that the quantity was just ok and I was fairly full. Price just ok for the “performance” I definitely won't be showing up there again

Tastes better than other places like lostaria, vapiano and so service is better too

I've never seen such nice and kind-hearted people. They make their food with so much heart. I was there with my group when the shop was closing and they still made us something to eat and were very nice. We have never had such a delicious pizza as we did there and can only recommend it. In Germany, a store like this with this kind of service is rarely really great.

Very good pizza really tasty 😋, price is great 👍🏼 highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good pizzeria in the city center. The place is spacious, clean and cozy. The treatment by the waiters was magnificent. It has a wide variety of pizzas and Italian food. We ordered pizzas and they were delicious, the dough was very good and crispy. The prices are very appropriate. I recommend everyone who wants to eat pizzas to come here.

Yesterday the six of us were at the restaurant, ordered and paid for our pizzas. We were told it would take about 40 minutes, which was really ok as everything was overcrowded due to the European Championship game in the evening. When we noticed that people who came after us and ordered were leaving with their food, we asked what that was about and what the problem was that we haven't received anything yet. The answer we received was simply: “We are sorry, we are now moving your order forward so that you can receive it in a few minutes.” In this case, we were annoyed, but we thought that mistakes can happen. After another 45/50 minutes we asked ourselves where our food was. Then a gentleman from the waitress came to us and asked again: “Hey guys, what did you order, then I’ll place your order now & then we’ll make your pizzas.” Note: At that point it had already been over 80 minutes since arrival. We then said what that was all about and we wanted our money back. This was then done, but as I said, we waited there for over 1 hour and 45 minutes in total for nothing.

Today the food was extremely tasty, the service was very nice and very polite, you should definitely order the Pasta Pollo and the pizza also tastes very tasty, the price is very good for the quality and everything was great!!👍

You wait almost 2 hours for 3 dishes and when you ask you get a cheeky answer

The food is extremely good, the price is “fair” (everything has become expensive now) and the service is made up of honorable men

Naughty rude staff Simply no go

The pizza was very tasty and the prices are low too. Best pizzeria in Dortmund :-)

Very tasty and large portion. Recommended

Very tasty food. We ordered two pasta dishes and they tasted very tasty. Service was also very good. Thanks to Ibrahim Best regards Harun Uzun

The new owner of the restaurant seems quite overwhelmed. He saves on labor, the quality and the name suffers as a result. When he asked about satisfaction with the food, some customers complained about the salty taste. For me, the pasta was overcooked and the sauce was too runny. The owner didn't apologize, but blamed the restaurant's high occupancy. Despite three requests, he didn't manage to clean our table of dishes and leftover food. After 20 minutes he just said that he had everything in view. The wait for drinks was unnecessarily long, and it seemed like guests who arrived after us got their food sooner. The entire situation seemed overwhelmed and unstructured compared to the performance of the previous owner. [Unfortunately, a recommendation is not possible.]

Our favorite restaurant in Dortmund. Whenever we are back in town, a visit to Vabene is a must! We love your lasagna and in general all the pizzas and pasta dishes have been bombastic. We always go home full and satisfied. 😁 Keep it up! 👌

Good service and delicious pizza!

Very tasty and crispy pizza. Nice personel

Durch den Führungswechsel ist die Qualität sowohl beim Essen, als auch beim Service abgefallen. Hier muß schnellstens nachgebessert werden, wenn man nicht will, daß die ehemaligen Stammkunden ausbleiben.

Die Pizza ist 1st.class,einfach nur lekker

Der Laden war am Weihnachtsmarkt-Samstag knallevoll. Und trotzdem wurde fix und zuvorkommend unsere Bestellung aufgenommen. Man warnte uns vor, dass es länger dauern könnte, aber wir haben lediglich 20 Minuten warten müssen. Das Essen war auch sehr gut.

Der Kellner kam einfach vier Mal mit der falschen Bestellung zu uns obwohl der Laden halb leer war und ich bin mir sehr sicher dass er bei der eigentlichen Bestellung auch nur geraten hat. Die Zubereitung hat dafür dass wir beinahe alleine waren schon lange gedauert aber vielleicht hätten wir sie bei kompetenten Kellnern vorher bekommen. Beim bezahlen hätte man den auch sonst was erzählen können und sie hätten es einfach abgerechnet die wussten nicht mal was wir bestellt hatten (wie gesagt wir waren 4/7 Leuten im Laden also schon übersichtlich...😂Das Ambiente war halt Standard Dortmund und wird nur von den Apartments in der selben Straße deutlich übertroffen (negativ betrachtet) aber zumindest das Essen war ganz gut da war der "Koch" wohl die einzige kompetente Person im Schuppen. Nächstes Mal bitte nicht die erstbesten Bres auf der Straße aufsuchen und in die Küche stellen wenn ihr nicht Pleite gehe wollt. Wie dem auch sei Viva La Dortmund wir sehen uns das nächste Mal in alter frische und mit besseren Praktikanten(what ever).

Italienisches Restaurant ohne Wein Und das neben dem Konzerthaus

Lachslasagne ist ein Traum dort. Aber auch die Schnitzel sind sehr gut. Pastagerichte allesamt super lecker. Personal bis jetzt immer sehr freundlich. Schon seit Jahren gehe ich dort Essen, die Qualität der Speisen ist immer gleich gut geblieben. 19.11.23: Keine Ahnung was dort passiert ist? Personal desinteressiert, Essen schmeckt nicht mehr. Und der Laden schaut irgendwie schmuddelig aus. Scheinen neue Besitzer zu sein?

Alles bestens, Pizza war sehr lecker, der Chef ist sehr nett und freundlich. Wir kommen immer wieder gerne :)

Wir waren schon öfters im Va Bene allerdings in größeren Abständen. Da wir spontan entschieden haben Samstag Abend etwas essen zu gehen sind wir ins Va Bene. Ich muss ehrlich sagen 36 Euro taten mir noch nie so weh! Ich war wirklich enttäuscht . Wir hatten wie immer als Vorspeise Bruschetta Caprese die dort immer sehr lecker war mit frischer Mozzarella. Gestern wurde uns die Bruschetta dann mit geriebenen Tüten Mozzarella serviert , das war die erste Enttäuschung. Die Pizza war dann die nächste , denn jede Tiefkühlpizza konnte bei dieser gut mithalten . Was mich aber am meisten gestört hat und mir das Essen so richtig verdorben hat waren die ganzen Fruchtfliegen die an unserem Tisch geflogen sind. Nach einem Stück Pizza habe ich dann aufgehört zu essen , was sich als richtig herausgestellt hat denn mein Mann hat die ganze Nacht sehr starke Magenkrämpfe und hat sich immer wieder übergeben. Sehr schade wie sind zwar nicht immer dort hin aber wenn es schnell gehen sollte immer gerne mal wieder. Gestern war definitiv unser letzter Besuch im Va Bene.

Erschreckend Wir waren schon öfters im Va Bene allerdings in größeren Abständen. Da wir spontan entschieden haben Samstag Abend etwas essen zu gehen sind wir ins Va Bene. Ich muss ehrlich sagen 36 Euro taten mir noch nie so weh! Ich war wirklich enttäuscht . Wir hatten wie immer als Vorspeise Bruschetta Caprese die dort immer sehr lecker war mit frischer Mozzarella. Gestern wurde uns die Bruschetta dann mit geriebenen Tüten Mozzarella serviert , das war die erste Enttäuschung. Die Pizza war dann die nächste , denn jede Tiefkühlpizza konnte bei dieser gut mithalten . Was mich aber am meisten gestört hat und mir das Essen so richtig verdorben hat waren die ganzen Fruchtfliegen die an unserem Tisch geflogen sind. Nach einem Stück Pizza habe ich dann aufgehört zu essen , was sich als richtig herausgestellt hat denn mein Mann hat die ganze Nacht sehr starke Magenkrämpfe und hat sich immer wieder übergeben. Sehr schade wie sind zwar nicht immer dort hin aber wenn es schnell gehen sollte immer gerne mal wieder. Gestern war definitiv unser letzter Besuch im Va Bene.

Die schlechteste Pizza meines Leben hab dort gegessen.. So schlecht dass ich eine Lebensmittelvergiftung bekommen habe. Das Hygiene auch ganz schlecht. Fiecher die ständig überall rumgeflogen sind... Also nie wieder dort und passt auf dort das Essen wie gesagt ist nicht gesund.