Very tasty food. The best Italian restaurant I've eaten at in a long time. Gino can really cook.
The bruschetta was very well seasoned, the baguette was the right degree of roasting, there was nothing wrong with it. My spaghetti was aldente and there were plenty of scampi in it. The portion was decent and I was full.
We'd love to come back.
I only took their pizzas as take-out so haven't had the chance to experience the ambiance much but the service was kind. I liked the pizza, it tasted good! Gladly again
Yes, the food was delicious.
Yes, the service was quite good.
But the portions are really mini. And no dish really blew us away. It's too expensive for that and there are really better options in the area.
The place is also relatively cool, old and too bright
Actually, it could have been a nice evening - if we hadn't visited the Grillo in Vlotho-Exter based on a recommendation (the owner, who is once again stroppy in his answer, probably doesn't know yet that Exter is part of Vlotho...).
Here it was "hui on the outside - yuck on the inside":
Quite nicely located, the ambience is acceptable despite the tennis hall as a building. It was nice and quiet to sit there in the evening sun.
The starter (bruschetta) was okay, there's no other way to describe it. Tiny slices of baguette, a bit weak, garnished with tomatoes, there are better ones, but it wasn't bad. The bruschetta alone would give it 3 out of 5 stars.
After just an hour and twenty minutes, the main course arrived from the completely overwhelmed kitchen. The service responded courteously to all of our colleagues' special requests. It would only have been nice if these had not only been implemented for a few. Despite being told twice, the wrong thing arrived after a really long wait.
The waitress then became rude, asked if I had an allergy to it (aren't the reasons for requesting changes irrelevant when the wrong thing is already on the table?), then said: "A new portion comes straight away, but it doesn't fit the sound!" - she took credit for something her colleagues at the table had said.
When I wanted to complain to the owner and the chef, who was obviously very overwhelmed, he turned around and left: "I don't have time for that right now."
The rude waitress then continued the discussion at the table in front of all colleagues and other guests. Absolutely outrageous behavior, I paid for an appetizer and drinks and left.
Something like that probably won't always happen there either, but the core of such "hospitality" with snottyness and impudence seems to be there.
In any case, the conclusion here: really by far the worst restaurant of the year and never again. Unfortunately.
1A with asterisk. It was a very, very nice evening! The owner welcomed us very warmly and looked after us. The food was extremely delicious! Very authentically Italian. Also very comfortably furnished. Can highly recommend the restaurant. Thank you!!! 😊