Osteria Enrico VIII In Brescia

Caserecce with pistachio pesto, crispy guanciale, and cream cheese: SIMPLY EXCEPTIONAL! So good I came back for more. Warm and welcoming place, super friendly staff who will recommend dishes based on your tastes and wine pairings. Excellent traditional dishes and a must-try homemade tiramisu. A must-try if you're in the center of Brescia!

We visited this centrally located restaurant in Brescia on New Year's Eve. The restaurant is very charming and cozy, even downstairs. The service was attentive and very friendly. The menu was superbly conceived with some real surprises. Unfortunately, the risotto as a starter was lukewarm/cold—this shouldn't happen (hence only 4 stars for the meal). The New Year's Eve menu was only available with a reservation, and the restaurant was actually fully booked. Due to unexpected guests, a garden table and chairs had to be brought downstairs and set up: this resulted in a considerable delay in the service, which was a shame.

We went for lunch one day and enjoyed it so much that we went back a couple of days later. It's a restaurant with high-quality, plentiful, and excellent food. The waiters explain everything you need to know and serve you warmly. A place where the chef comes out to ask you about your meal is definitely worth a visit. Without a doubt, a must-visit if you're in Brescia.

Everything was good, prices were average, staff were friendly.

Amazing atmosphere, service, and food! I’m vegan, and I mentioned this to the staff—they were very understanding and accommodating. I enjoyed polenta with mushrooms and tagliatelle with mushrooms and truffle, and there were other vegan-friendly options available as well. The service was 10/10—especially Massimo, who was incredibly kind and even helped us put on our jackets before we left. The interior is cozy, very Italian in style, and overall I absolutely loved the experience. Highly recommended!

Great experience, a welcoming, private, and traditional space with beautiful stone and brick walls. Excellent food, especially the casonsei. Perfect service and fantastic music (great Italian classics). The lunch menu is a great deal, highly recommended!

The atmosphere is very welcoming, typical of a rustic osteria. The waiters were extremely kind and attentive throughout the service, not only with us but also with the other tables. In fact, before leaving, all the customers complimented the quality of the service and the food. The dishes are delicious. A reasonable selection of traditional local dishes, all beautifully executed. The wine selection is also excellent. Definitely a restaurant I recommend.

We ate very well, casoncelli, hummus, cod, well-kept place, kind waiters

A very nice restaurant, excellent service, and a superb mushroom risotto! Delicious! The tagliatelle al salmi was also very tasty!

Even though it wasn't crowded, the service was very slow. The mushroom and truffle risotto was salty, the cod on polenta was very thin and very salty. The chickpea cream was cold and tasteless. The dishes were sparse, and the bill was high for how hungry we were.