Villa Lauda in Frankfurt am Main

My husband and I stumbled onto this family-run restaurant a few months ago while I was on a work trip to Frankfurt, and the experience was so delightful, we both could not wait to come back. So when the time came to plan a vacation, it didn’t matter if it was coincidence or pure luck that gave us a quick stopover in Frankfurt, but we both were absolutely certain we would be dining at Villa Lauda. Once more, we each had the tagliatelle starter with truffle - and they are not shy about shaving the truffle on. This isn’t like any other truffle dish you’ve ever had. This is truffle in its truest form, and it absolutely shines in this dish. But the dish I’ve been dreaming about since June? The calf’s liver in butter and sage. Not many places in the world make calf’s liver, and even fewer do it well. But NOBODY does it better than Mama cooking in the kitchen at Villa Lauda. It comes with 4 deliciously tender, perfectly delicious pieces that, while enough, I could easily have had more. Just divine. It also came with a side of veggies that I barely noticed, because the liver was just TOO good. Cannot wait for the opportunity to come back!

Food is good but the service needs some improvement. Unfortunately, the price/performance ratio is not 100% right for us.

A real pleasure in a familiar and cozy atmosphere. Villa Lauda impresses with its high-quality and very tasty cuisine, which many wine and truffle lovers will enjoy. The service is nice and funny and overall there is a very pleasant atmosphere. We really enjoy coming to Villa Lauda.

We were in Villa Lauda for the first time. From the first moment, a great connection between service and us was noticeable. We really enjoyed the first-class service, which was respectful and friendly. Highly recommended! Thank you for a great evening ❤️🥰🙏

Wonderful! Delicious. Family atmosphere but total professionals! Super great food!

Always recommended. “Mom” cooks great and requests are also catered for

Amazing experience in Germany with a very passionate, attentive server. Well run establishment with family charm as it's a small business, family owned Italian gem of a spot in Frankfurt.

Excellent Italian with very friendly service and a changing weekly menu. Family business.

Wonderful Italian cuisine - varied, fresh and seasonal. Special requests (or rather “desires”) are also appropriately taken into account. Father and son are in control of the dining room, "Mama" is in charge of the kitchen. Especially in comparison with other Italian restaurants in this segment, Lauda still has very decent wines (and vintages) in the cellar. So far, no recommendation (from senior or junior) has disappointed. We always enjoy coming here for business (business lunch) as well as for pleasure. An institution in Frankfurt.

Wir hatten uns sehr auf den Abend im Restaurant gefreut. Mein Mann reservierte wenige Tag zuvor einen Tisch auf der Terrasse mit dem Hinweis, dass wir unseren 20. Hochzeitstag feiern möchten. Da es auch am Abend noch sehr heiß war, kam mein Mann in legerer Kleidung (kurze Hose und T-Shirt). Vielleicht war das bereits ein Stein des Anstoßes, denn der Gastronomie-Betreiber stellte eine ziemlich mürrische Miene zur Schau, als er mit der Speisekarte an unseren Tisch trat und fragte, was wir trinken möchte. Eine Getränkekarte wurde nicht offeriert, sodass ich ins Blaue hinein einen trockenen Weißwein bestellte. Wir wiesen daraufhin, dass wir als 'schlechte Esser' keine Vorspeise wünschen, was sicherlich nicht vom Patron erwünscht war. Der Frage nach einem Aschenbecher wurde nicht nachgekommen. Ein - übrigens sehr netter - Kellner brachte uns denselbigen nach zweiter Anfrage. Vor der Vorspeise wurden Brot, Butter und Oliven gereicht. Leider fehlte zum Vorspeise- Messer die kleine Gabel, sodass wir uns bezüglich der marinierten Oliven entscheiden mussten, ob wir diese mit Hilfe der Fingern oder mit der großen Hauptgerichtgabel verzehren. Wir bestellten Fisch, der am Tisch filetiert wurde und gut schmeckte. Pfeffer und Salz mussten wir von einem unbesetzten Tisch 'stibitzen'. Zudem wunderten wir uns über die Beilage, für jeden von uns ein kleiner Teller mit ein paar Ecken Kartoffel, wenige Karottenscheiben und zirka fünf Bohnen - bei einem Preis von immerhin 34 EU pro Person! Auf der Rechnung fehlte eine Flasche Mineralwasser. Als wir den Chef darauf hinwiesen, winkte er ab und erließ uns diese, sodass wir 'nur' 111 EU zu zahlen hatten. Das war immerhin großzügig! Wir auch, denn wir gaben dennoch Trinkgeld...

Update in September 2024: We went to Villa Lauda again and once again we received excellent service. You can see from the reviews below that we enjoy going to Villa Lauda. We can still highly recommend a visit. Have a nice 🇮🇹 Italian moment in the middle of Frankfurt. Have fun! Update in November 2020: Also great when away from home. Soooo delicious! Villa Lauda is by far our favorite Italian restaurant! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻 We have now been to Villa Lauda several times and we have always been thrilled. The outside terrace is separated from the side street by thick hedges and you can sit comfortably outside. The service is very attentive and gives advice on the dishes. Reorders? No problem and it has worked fine so far. The dishes were always excellent. We would particularly like to highlight the spaghetti with truffles. These are freshly sliced ​​and sliced ​​and sliced ​​onto the pasta at the table..... Look at the picture below. These are more like truffles with pasta than pasta with truffles. It's not cheap at Villa Lauda! It doesn't have to be, the quality is worth the price and we're happy to give our money! You too have a good time at Villa Lauda. Our recommendation: 5 ***** I have attached a few photos of the location and our dishes.

Nice restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Subway stop in the immediate vicinity. The service is fast, competent and courteous, but not intrusive. The menu offers Italian classics, plus a current daily menu; The truffle dishes are particularly noteworthy as a house specialty. Interesting selection of Italian wines.

The best Italian restaurant in Frankfurt am Main? Yes. Found Villa Lauda. Nice ambience in the middle of the Main metropolis. Led by father and son; The mother cooks or conjures up the excellent dishes on the plates. From starter to main course to dessert - a single pleasure. The great wine advice completes the composition of fresh dishes. Recommendation? Yes. Unrestricted. We are already looking forward to our next visit to this extraordinary location.

The perfect place for a special evening. Very tasty and very friendly staff!

Villa Lauda is a bank and there is no way around it for truffle lovers anyway. Asparagus souffle, veal fillet in Madeira truffle sauce, the desserts, everything was really good and tasty. There is also a good wine list with fair prices and seasonal dishes on the weekly menu.

Food very good, selection of wine too Friendly service. It's also nice to sit outside when the weather is good. However, also quite expensive

Ristorante italiano gestito da una famiglia molisana. Super cena a base di tartufo. Coccolati dall’inizio alla fine. Superba selezione di vini italiani e di after dinner. Orgoglio italiano a Francoforte! Bravi!!!

It was really great! Very tasty food, nice staff and also very comfortably furnished. Thanks!

Everything was perfect all around.

As always everything TOP. Delicious food with best ever truffles and amazing service. I feel at home there :)

Really awkward experience. Food was good, but service was simply awful. We don’t consider service loudly shouting our last name, talking to other guests with our half opened wine in hands, or offering us dessert menu after we declined to have dessert, particularly amusing. There are much better Italian restaurants in Frankfurt for the price.

We paid 1000€ for ten people. Never again !!

100 € per person so 1000€ ten people for food!!!!!never again !!!!!! Still unbelievable,still in shock 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶😧😧😧😧😧!!!!!

It comes as a big surprise to see that the Restaurant is working on the short term. Despite the nice environment, the claim of the home made food from the mama, which can be true, the effort of the personnel is to oversell the food with the main criterion in mind to increase the amount of the final bill. The classic scam of serving assortments of antipasti, most of them which are not in the menu and the claim that the portions served were double or triple,’meaning double or triple price, is an easy scam to rip of customers, therefore we ended up paying 500€ only for the antipasti. We ended up with the high score amount of nearly 100€ per head, almost double price from our expectations and the description in various booking applications for a classic standard Italian food. It might be a good way to overcharge customers but it will be short lived. Bottom line, spend your money somewhere else , there are plenty solutions available with 1/3 of the price. I regret to see this short term attitude in the era of social media , but it will not get the business far. A real disappointment for the amazing among nt of 1000€ meal course. One star only for the effort of the kitchen.

This guy charged us 1000€ for 9 people for mediocre food. He never gave us any catalogue he just told us the plates available on the menu (so we wouldn’t see the prices) and then brought a bill of 1000€. We were not able to dispute that because we were there with clients. Stay away!!!

The food was good but not excellent. We paid 1000€ for 10 people. He never showed us the food menu on purpose and they communicated the dishes of the day while talking, and charged whatever he wanted. 28.5€ for burata salad. Never again

Anyone who appreciates first-class Italian cuisine including truffles will love Villa Lauda. We have been guests several times and have never been disappointed. A very good selection of fine dishes and a wonderful truffle menu. Wine accompaniment very good. Service top. Always in place and never intrusive. Our first choice in town for truffles.

Very good shop with delicious food and very friendly service. Prices aren't cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Das Essen war lecker, wenn auch nicht großartig. Der Service war wirklich unfreundlich und wenig aufmerksam. Wir sind spontan gekommen, aber der Laden war nicht voll. Wir werden leider nicht wieder kommen. Dafür gibt es in Frankfurt zu viele nette Italiener.

The food was quite good even if the puree was too salty for "Filetto di Rombo con pure di patate e sugetto al tartufo". But we had to wait at least 15 minutes between Antipasti and Piatti al Tartufo. And after one of the waiter took our plates from the main course, we also had to wait 15 minutes before one of the waiter came back to give us the menu to pick a dessert. And when came the bill, we ask to pay with credit card and one of the waiter with white hair (maybe the owner) was very aggressive. I asked him an explanation about a price that was different on the bill and on the online menu of the official website of the restaurant. He answered aggressively that it was that price years ago. After that, he was insisting for us to add tip. The bill was more than 206,50 Euros for 2 people which includes starter, main course, desert and wine. So we we're hesitating about tip because we were not aware that service was not included in Germany like it is in Frane. We split the bill and the waiter was trying to make the 2nd of us paying without letting him seeing the amount he put on his machine. So I complained. I finally added a 7,5 tip but it seems that he was still unsatisfied and he did not thank us. So when we left I told another waiter (which did quite well his job giving good advices about food and wine that his colleage (but maybe it was his boss) was super aggressive and that maybe he should consider changing position if he is unable to speak to clients properly. Just after we left, we heard somebody yelling. We thought it was maybe after us. So it ended being a really bad experience and overpriced. We do not recommend this restaurant and we will never come back. So run away from this place. I would have been clever not to add tip.

전체적으로 음식이 맛있고 분위기 좋고 친절합니다 같이 간 동료 봉골레 스파게티를 좀 먹어봤는데 맛은 있는데 면에서 조개 앙금이 조금 씹히네요. 그외 전식, 메인 스테이크, 후식 모두 맛 있었습니다. 후식으로 먹은 티라미슈가 다들 맛있었다고 합니다.

Explosion für den Gaumen. Großartiges Essen, tolle Weine. Hochpreisig, aber jeden Euro wert. Service ist sehr aufmerksam und super nett. Tolles Restaurant, wenn man sich mal was richtig Gutes leisten möchte.

Ruhige Atmosphäre, edles Essen, frisch und mit Liebe gekocht. Was will man mehr

Ein sehr gutes italienisches Restaurant, absolut Empfehlenswert!!

Fantastic restaurant but in my opinion slightly overpriced. The gamberoni were delicious though and the service implacable

Was für ein guter Italiener. Essen, Service und eine sehr gute Auswahl von Weinen. Wir kommen wieder. LG Andreas

Molto accogliente servizio ottimo piatti ottimi

Great Italian Restaurant with delicious food and fair prices

Ein wirklich gelungener Abend! Ich hatte vorher zwei Schwierigkeiten: italienische Restaurants in Frankfurt und Trüffel. Beide habe ich beseitigt. Mit Abstand das beste italienische Restaurant in Frankfurt. Tolle Atmosphäre, super Service und das Essen war einfach nur genial! Ich habe mich noch nie so über ein Trüffelgericht gefreut! Auch das Saltimbocca war ein Gedicht. Ich komme wieder!!!

Grandiose und kreative Vorspeisenplatte, eine der besten Trüffel Pasta, die ich in letzter Zeit gegessen habe, gefolgt von einer perfekt filetierten Seezunge. Dazu eine große und gut abgestimmte Weinauswahl, herzlicher Service und ein wunderbarer Vorgarten, der einem vergessen lässt, dass man mitten in Frankfurt ist. Danke für den wunderbaren Abend.

Das italienische Restaurant der gehobenen Klasse, jenseits von Pizza. Klein gemütlich mit persönlicher Ausstrahlung und lustiger Bedienung, nichts für Leute, die nur mal eben schnell mit der Pizza ihren Hunger stillen wollen.

Simply the best. Tolle Familie, bester Service und die Küche erst: Mamma Mia!

Wein, Essen und Nachtisch waren einfach spitze!!! Der Chef hat uns persönlich bedient und hat extrem gut beraten. Besonders beim Wein hat man seine Expertise erkannt. Da gehe ich nochmal hin

Super nettes Personal, tolle Auswahl an Gerichten - besonders das Trüffel-Menü ist absolut zu empfehlen! 100%ig sind wir hier noch einmal Gäste. Danke für die Gastfreundschaft!

Top italienische Küche, fern von Pizza. Sehr aufmerksamer Service. Klare Empfehlung. Reservierung empfohlen.

Hervorragendes Essen, fantastische und familiäre Atmosphäre, etwas teuer aber es lohnt sich, Alkohol Auswahl einfach Mega

Exzellenter Service und noch besserer Fisch. Wunderbare Unterhaltung aller Sinne.

Super schön, echt lecker und nicht so 08/15. Ausgefallen,

Tolles Ambiente, super Essen und exzellenter Service.

Mein Freund und ich waren heute Abend zu unserem Jahrestag in der Villa Lauda und das war für diesen besonderen Anlass die beste Wahl, die wir treffen konnten! Das Essen ist nicht nur von höchster Qualität und unglaublich lecker, sondern das Ambiente dort ist einfach wunderschön, sehr gemütlich und entspannt durch das schöne Stein-Gewölbe. Der Service ist sehr gehoben und freundlich, jeder Wunsch wird erfüllt. Das war ein richtig toller und schöner Abend!

Wer Pizza essen möchte, bestelle sich was bei diversen Lieferdiensten. Denn was "Mama Lauda" aus ihrer Cucina zaubert ist Italien pur. Kein Teller geht raus ohne durch ihre Zauberhände gegangen zu sein. Und was macht "Papa Lauda"? Er zaubert am Tisch und gibt dem Trüffel alle Ehre. Und reichlich. Währenddessen der "Figlio Lauda" den Service alle Ehre macht: Kein Wunsch bleibt unerfüllt! Also wer italienisch richtig Essen möchte der kommt kulinarisch an Mama, Entschuldigung Villa Lauda nicht vorbei und wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder!!! Es war ein toller Abend, danke dafür

Perfektion in Service. Perfektion in Küche. Einen klasse Abend. Vielen Dank euch Dietmar und Carsten.

Wir durften im Rahmen einer Hochzeitsfeier die kulinarischen Köstlichkeiten genießen. Absolute Spitzenküche. Tolles Ambiente und ein sehr netter Juniorchef. Die Atmosphäre des Familienbetriebes ist sehr gastfreundlich und die Villa Lauda absolut weiterzuempfehlen.

Villa Lauda hat nicht nur hier 5 Sterne verdient, sondern auch einen goldenen Kochlöffel oder mindestens einen Michelin Stern !!!! Da ich ein echter Gourmet bin und auch von Sterne Koch-Meistern, wie Johann Lafer verwöhnt wurde, kenne ich die feinen Unterschiede. Ein Hoch auf die Familie Lauda, ebenso dem aufmerksamen Service und Umgang mit Gästen. Ihr habt einen neuen Stammgast gewonnen !

Beste Erfahrungen, hat alles gut geschmeckt, Personal sehr nett 🤗🤗 ich kann es auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen

Classic Italian restaurant who also opens on Monday

Hochpreisig aber das Essen sehr lecker. Es lohnt sich.

Wieder einmal ein fantastischer Abend mit hervorragendem Essen, tollen Gästen und einer unglaublichen gut gelaunten Familie Lauda!

Very good food and nice staff. Prices are quite a bit too steep for what you get though, especially considering other decent options nearby.

Hervorragendes Essen, top Ambiente und sehr gute Weine. Ich hatte als Vorspeise einen Salat mit Jakobsmuscheln, als Hauptspeise Trüffelnudeln aus dem Parmesanleib und als Nachtisch noch Panna Cotta. Alle Gerichte waren sehr lecker, ansprechend angerichtet und die Portionen angemessen. Ich komme sehr sehr gerne wieder!

Immer wieder ein Genuss. Die Inhaberfamilie hat es einfach drauf. Tolle Speisen, super Weinempfehlungen, immer freundlich, aufmerksam und zuvorkommend.

Ich war die letzten Jahre nicht nur privat sondern mehrfach auch geschäftlich in der Villa Lauda. Das Essen war immer sehr zu empfehlen. Mein letzter Besuch hatte allerdings einen faden Beigeschmack. Vielmehr sind wir über die schroffe, überhebliche Art des Besitzers überrascht und enttäuscht, der jeden Hinweis als Majestätsbeleidigung auffasst. Bei den Preisen kann man etwas mehr Gespräche auf Augenhöhe erwarten. Zu guter letzt wurden wir gegen 22:45 langsam auf unseren „Abschied“ vorbereitet. Als krönenden Abschluss wurden wir noch darauf hingewiesen, dass man die Kreditkarte noch einmal bräuchte, da ein Essen falsch abgerechnet wurde. Keinerlei Anstalten von einer Entschuldigung oder ansatzweiser Kulanz - und das, obwohl unser Trinkgeld mehr als großzügig war. Die Servicekraft nehme ich hierbei explizit von meiner Kritik aus. Die junge Dame war sehr aufmerksam. Mit kleinen Gesten könnte man Kunden glücklich machen. Leider wurde dies hier versäumt.

Wir haben uns nach längerer Zeit mal wieder einen Besuch in diesem tollen Restaurant gegönnt. Das Trüffelmenü hat uns so nicht zugesagt, deswegen haben wir uns unser eigenes zusammengestellt: Pfifferlingsalat bzw. Tomate/Mozzarella zuerst, danach Spaghetti mit Meeresfrüchten bzw. Trüffel Tortellini und zum Abschluss Tiramisu 😊. Alles sehr lecker und dazu ein sehr fröhlicher Service, perfekt. Wir kommen gern wieder.

Vor unserem ersten Besuch bekamen wir das Restaurant für Trüffelgerichte empfohlen. Vor Ort wurden wir dann nicht enttäuscht. Bisher habe ich noch nie vergleichbare Trüffelnudeln gegessen. Die Sauce ist unfassbar gut (cremig und nicht zu ölig) und an Trüffel wird nicht gespart. Genau so wünscht man sich das. Auch die anderen Speisen konnten überzeugen im Gedächtnis sind aber vor allem die Trüffelgerichte geblieben. Nun werden auch im Lockdown gute Gerichte angeboten. Ich hoffe sehr, dass das Lokal die schwere Zeit überlebt!

It is my second time eating here, I came back after remembered the amazing food from two years ago. the service is great! and the food is FANTASTIC! i cant wait for my next visit! you don't want to miss it!

We had dinner at this restaurant , family owned. They took excellent care of us. Wine selection was good. Could offer a wider selection. Mostly Italian wines. Overall menu selection excellent and food quality also excellent. Highly recommended

Not your typical Italian restaurant and that is meant as a compliment. Momma is the Chef and she knows what she is doing. Menu is not overloaded and it is apparent that quality over quantity is the goal. If you want something off menu just ask..The rest of the family handles the front of the house and they are always a pleasure to deal with and very accommodating. The atmosphere is warm and inviting and we love to come here for special occasions.

After 25 years at the Buchmesse, thought I had sampled every Italian restaurant in Frankfurt. But this was the find of the fair! Charming atmosphere: the formality of white table cloths meets the exposed brickwork of a relaxed wine cellar. The food was stunningly fresh tasting with dishes from north and central Italy predominating: the angel hair pasta with truffles ( a seasonal staple in Frankfurt) was a hit with everyone - with the addition of wild sage, felt far less cloying than usual. The mixed seafood starter was also outstanding. The desserts, all from the standard Italian canon ( tiramisu, panacotta) all were home made with unique personality. Top marks for service to a restaurant pressed with large parties of unwinding business people. The family "team" approach really had the right touch, the wine service as both correct and unpretentious, and there was no sense of being rushed out the door as we closed the place well past mid nite. Definitely a keeper for annual return

Our Dutch Frankfurt friends visited the restaurant before and choose this for dinner with 6. And what a choice. The owner family gave us a great welcome. We were seated in a cosy private room. Choices on the menu were very nice but la Mama's choices were even better. To much to explain what the six of us were served, and the recommended Italian whines did not cost the world, but tasted as the best Italy has to offer. Thanks you for a great and tasty evening. Hope to be back soon.

Went there alone on Monday eve. Pleasant service of a lovely waitress. Carpaccio was ok, spaghetti was good, almost al dente though. Saltimbocca was good. Wine and service very good. I will come back for sure, thanks for a lovely eve!

We were visiting this restaurant with our company. Everything was prepared very well. Waiters were very helpful. The atmosphere was good. I would recommend this restaurant for a visit.

We found this nice Italian restaurant by accident, and it was a really nice place. I love the pasta there and the traditional Italian appetizer is also very good. My favorite pasta is their truffle pasta, and the restaurant is very generous about the fresh truffle they put on top of the pasta. The mushroom pasta is also very delicious.

I ate at the Villa Lauda for the second time with a group of my colleagues. We always attend IMEX. It was just as excellent as the first time. The food was very good, the service excellent and the staff really very attentive. Will go again!