Accademia dei Notturni In Budrio

When we arrived, I felt like I was in a movie. A gigantic building, old-fashioned in style, a sort of palace, let's call it that. We sat down in the outdoor area for lunch, surrounded by the greenery of the large and spacious garden. From appetizers to first courses, second courses, and dessert, everything was incredible and refined. I've never eaten anything so good here. A mix of tradition and sophistication, I'd say. Impeccable service, served promptly without a wait. I highly recommend this place; as soon as I can, I'll make another trip to this magical palace.

Definitely worth a try! Beautiful place, very good food, the only thing we didn't like was the friggione!

Stunning location, a frescoed and very evocative ancient villa. We ate well. The service wasn't up to par, with small mistakes I wasn't expecting in a high-end restaurant.

Truly a unique location, unique service and dishes, excellent managers with a truly unique menu

Everything is exceptional, from the enchanting location to the service of the managers and waiters with truly unique dishes from the menu such as Fassona skewers.

I stopped in by chance while passing through. The place was enchanting, with wonderful rooms and frescoes, excellent food, service, and prices. I'll definitely be back. The final touch is the super friendly manager, always ready to answer any questions I had about the place and its history!

The cutting board with crescents is excellent and the location is suggestive.

Very beautiful and relaxing location. Outdoor dinner, immersed in the garden and centuries-old lawn. Very attentive service and excellent quality in the dishes. The background music was also much appreciated. It's worth it. Well done!

Villa Ranuzzi Cospi in Budrio, also known as Accademia dei Notturni, is a beautiful eighteenth-century villa located in the countryside of Bologna. I should start by saying that I had my wedding reception here several years ago, in a refined and exclusive setting, and, seeing that it was now open even just for dinner, I wanted to come back with a bit of curiosity, hoping to find everything unchanged. Honestly, I saw this location transformed, becoming a bit too commercial. The immense well-kept park that I remembered is now gone, the grass has given way to gravel and earth. Even the central fountain is no longer present in front of the villa, facing the portico. In the summer, you dine outside in a corner of a neglected former garden, with the earth under your feet, trattoria tables, festival tents, almost like a market, lights from a village party, which completely destroy the idea of ​​the villa and what it represented in the past. Cabaret-like entertainment music makes a place that once shone even more like any other. We had a decent dinner, but overall the disappointment remained. Only the interior of the villa holds the memory. Even the splendid frescoed portico that opens under the immense arches, at the back of the building, no longer arouses the same amazement, since the view is interrupted by the dark green umbrellas, open just like in any other place, the access steps that led to the terrace with balustrade are now all gray, it should be cleaned. I don't think I'll return. It's a real shame, this location has become something else, elegance no longer exists.

Delicious lunch in a wonderful setting. Highly recommended!