I migliori ristoranti di cucina cucina mantovana in Lombardia

15/04/2026: We went for lunch on a Sunday. A very characteristic place where time has stood still in the 1980s. The cuisine is traditional. The snails are very good. The staff is friendly and helpful. Recommended.

29/03/2026: Excellent food!! The place is like a dive into the '70s. Every corner is filled with things, paintings, bottles, things and more things... maybe a little too heavy, but definitely very unique😅. The service is a little slow, but the dishes are worth the wait. If you love snails, you can't miss this place! 😋🐌🐌🐌

12/02/2026: Lovely evening. The owner was very friendly and the food was spectacular. See you next time.

01/02/2026: I stopped, but the door was closed, Google said they were open and there were people inside…

05/03/2026: Tigelle aren't wow-worthy Fried gnocchi, in my opinion, are industrially produced, and cured meats are of poor quality...

22/02/2026: We go there often, and the waiter has changed, but he's very kind and good. We've always had gnocco and tigelle with cold cuts and cheeses, always delicious. The eight of us spent €30, which is fair.

14/04/2026: Excellent restaurant recommended

13/04/2026: This restaurant is very beautiful and located in the center of Mantua in a beautiful spot on Piazza delle Erbe. The overall atmosphere is elegant and charming. The waiters are knowledgeable, professional but not overly so, and kind. We went for dinner on a Saturday evening during a weekend in this beautiful city, well worth a visit. The cost of the dishes, regardless of the menu, is around 20 euros or more. We had the appetizer: parmesan with mustards. The pumpkin risotto and two Caesar salads. The appetizer was good, the mustards were good. The risotto really left a lot to be desired: the ingredients were certainly good, but the flavor was lacking; it was overcooked. The Caesar salads were really poor, and the service was not very attentive. We drank water and two coffees. At the cashier, they gave us a discount for the inconvenience with the risotto; the woman was very kind. We paid 100 euros with the discount.

14/04/2026: A Sunday spent happily with my group of about fifty friends, lunching with good food and excellent service. Thanks to Mrs. Vittoria for her helpfulness and to all the staff. Well done everyone.

05/04/2026: We visited this restaurant on Easter Sunday, in a large group of 16, including several children. I had booked in advance, and I must say that the location is truly beautiful, well-maintained, and welcoming: it's definitely one of the restaurant's strong points. Naturally, Easter Sunday isn't the best time to evaluate a restaurant under normal circumstances, as it's very busy and can inevitably get a bit crowded, which we actually found. We tried a bit of everything, from appetizers to first and second courses. The first courses were a pleasant surprise: well-prepared, tasty, and truly successful. The quality of the meats was also good, especially the Limousine steak, which several diners enjoyed. Unfortunately, however, some portions arrived cold, a detail that somewhat spoiled the experience, especially considering the type of cut served. There was also a mistake with one of the second courses, which arrived with cheese we hadn't requested, and we had to wait for it to be replaced. Overall, there were some hiccups in the service, though the waiter in charge did his best to handle the situation with kindness and helpfulness. Overall, the experience wasn't bad, but the various hiccups, especially on such a busy day, impacted the final rating. Despite the beauty of the place and the good quality of some of the dishes, I probably wouldn't return.

25/12/2025: Perfect Christmas lunch. Excellent food, excellent service, and friendly staff. We'll be back soon.

05/12/2025: Excellent cuisine in a warm, memorable setting. Impeccable service. A wonderful experience. Highly recommended.

05/04/2026: What can I say? I hadn't been there in years, and overall, I was a bit disappointed. The staff was friendly and way too fast. The food was average, with no particular highlights. The mustard wasn't really good; it tasted like cooked fruit. The dessert was basic. Overall, everything was average. I don't know if I'd go back.

28/02/2026: Genuine food, homemade pasta, really good products... thank you, we'll be back 🤗🤗

16/11/2025: Excellent service and food, both pizza and fish. Recommended.

29/10/2025: The pizza is excellent and highly digestible!!

01/01/2026: EXCELLENT, CONGRATULATIONS, WE ATE LIKE GOD. WE WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK AGAIN.

24/11/2025: I didn't like the Mussolini bust that was on display at all, I definitely won't be back even if it was the last place I could eat.

28/03/2026: Sorry, but this isn't the way it should be. We found this restaurant after visiting the historic center, but in my opinion, a restaurant shouldn't operate like this. The waiters were constantly coming from inside and outside the restaurant, bringing dishes to other restaurants that probably didn't have a kitchen, thus creating, in my opinion, an uneasiness in the dining room. (P.S. Waiters from other restaurants also came in with their orders.) Not to mention what I ate. It was very good, but it didn't really match what I'd ordered. I ordered beef cheek with gorgonzola and leeks, but I got a few pieces of meat drowned in cream (which didn't even contain a hint of gorgonzola) and a few pieces of leek. It was good, but I wouldn't return.

08/03/2026: The place is nice, but they've overdone it with the closeness and smallness of the tables... it feels like a fast food restaurant, not a restaurant with a kitchen. The pumpkin tortelli are good, but they're more like dessert ones because they buy the super sweet ones that are larger than the traditional ones. (But they're the same ones that cover all the restaurants downtown anyway.) It's a good thing they serve more of them than in Piazza Erbe...like 6 pieces, here 11. Although I prefer the classic pumpkin tortelli recipe with butter and sage. Even better with red wine and white truffle... they could use that 🤪 I ​​also preferred the Mantuan rice made the traditional way; here it's too dry for my taste, overcooked. Try it at the rice fair on Isola della Scala. But since you're catering to tourists, and we're in Mantua, make it up to par. Instead, they should process the chocolate and pear cake more or remove it... once I ate it dry and the other time raw... I think they should change the type of dessert... it's better to serve the typical Mantuan desserts made by the bakery next door... I can say they only provide top-notch service because Andrea, the head waiter, is here. I think people only come here because of him... if he were to leave, they'd lose the local Mantua clientele who already undervalue the place due to its fame... it works because it's downtown and there are tourists passing through. Because the other elderly Sicilian lady was acting strangely, standing outside and saying it wasn't her job to bring drinks, bread, etc., and she doesn't know the dishes or wines... who knows what merits she's here for? But even though her job is to seat people, she does it in a disorganized way. She says "sit down," but then people stand around trying to figure out what they're talking about... until the head waiter seats them... and she's looking at her phone instead... Shocked 🤐😒 and even says at the entrance, "Come eat at my place." Maybe the owner... I don't know. If the place brings in profit, take care of the staff, be honest, polite, kind... if people don't come back, the profit doesn't come... logic is logic.

22/03/2026: It was basically a Neapolitan place, staff with Neapolitan accents, an absurd racket, but wasn't it because of the customers? They were the ones making the racket. Never again.

08/03/2026: We were at Caffè alla Pace for just half an hour and the experience was awful. Even though there were five of us at two tables pushed together, they placed us right in front of a shelf where the buffet cutting boards were kept: we practically had them glued to our backs and spent the entire time worried that we'd bump into them and knock everything over with the slightest movement. An absurd setup that doesn't allow for relaxation. The prices are completely out of line: €6 for a Gingerino and €2 for a water are unjustifiable. The staff is cold and unwelcoming. Furthermore, to use the bathroom, you have to climb a very steep and dangerous staircase where the risk of falling is real. The fake grapes on the ceiling are the only distinguishing feature, but it's not enough to make up for the lack of customer service and the sky-high bill. I don't recommend it.