I migliori ristoranti di cucina italiana in Friuli venezia giulia

20/12/2025: Excellent ice cream in a quiet oasis.

08/11/2025: Great experience at the beer garden. The adults had excellent sandwiches and the kids had toasted sandwiches and chips. Great selection of beers. We finished off with a nice, tasty palcinka. ;)

14/06/2026: If you want to unwind and indulge in the true pleasure of relaxation, Hotel Sonia is just the thing for you. A quiet and relaxing spot not far from the city center, it's a place worth stopping to recharge.

12/06/2026: Terrible experience from start to finish. I had to wait half an hour for my room, and in that time I saw that other guests had also had problems (reservations not found, keys to rooms already occupied, documents mixed up with those for other rooms, etc.). The room was simple and small, but not clean and poorly maintained: smudges on the walls, black spots on the bed, a loose toilet seat. Breakfast was decent, but lunch and dinner were always the same reheated items (stuffed cannelloni served three days in a row, the last time the food tasted like plastic), with very little variety and terrible quality (raw pasta, burnt chicken, etc.).

05/06/2026: After visiting the castle, we stopped for lunch. The welcome wasn't the best. When we asked if we wanted something to eat and if we could sit down, they asked us "Restaurant or Bar." A little perplexed, we explained that we wanted lunch, and again, like in the interrogation (Restaurant or Bar?), we finally opted for the restaurant. The prices and quality of the food weren't the best. I had ordered sparkling water, and they brought us still water already opened. We're not picky, but since there were a lot of people passing through, it was all a rough estimate.

04/06/2026: Check the receipt carefully before paying for the desserts and coffee; we were double-charged, €13 more. Unfortunately, we only realized this later when we did the math, but we were already home.

10/11/2025: The worst experience I have ever had in any restaurant. We placed a very simple order for 4 people and immediately had to repeat it 2 or 3 times to our waiter because he kept writing it down wrong. A few minutes later our waiter returns saying that 1 of the 2 dishes we ordered isn't available and asked us what we'd like instead. We change the order and again, we had to repeat that twice because at one point our waiter even wanted to change all 4 of our orders into the same dish which we never asked for. At that point we were thinking of cancelling our orders and leaving. Not only was the ordering process horrible, we haven't even received our drinks yet, the cutlery was dirty and we were also very cold and had to wear our jackets to try and warm up. But since we had a hungry toddler with us, we decided to stay. Our food arrives and it was our initial order (apparently they figured out they actually have that dish available), but still they managed to make a mistake. On top of that, the portions were quite small and our food was cold. Both the gnocchi and the pasta were cold with only the sauce heated up and poured over. Not once did anyone apologize to us for all the confusion, our waiter even seemed annoyed at us even though he was the one who kept making mistakes. Safe to say, we will not be returning here again. *EDITED Since the owner of the restaurant always finds some reason to blame the client for any bad experience they had in the restaurant (you can see that with any other bad review anyone has posted by reading their replies), let me reply to them here. The language was not the problem. Even though we are not Italians, we all spoke in Italian when ordering and even though our Italian isn't perfect, it is absolutely good enough to order 2 dishes, a salad and some drinks. I have traveled a lot around the world, also to places where I barely spoke the language or at least worse than I speak Italian, and never had problems like these. We came to the restaurant soon after the restaurant opens, and even though we didn't have a reservation, the restaurant was still pretty empty at the time. If you didn't want us to come or if you don't accept people without reservation, say that right away and not use that as some unreasonable excuse as if to why your service is bad. The comments that you don't even want to reply to - I'm guessing it's because it's true? Looking at other people's reviews I saw at least 2 others who also had dirty cutlery or glasses. Someone else also complained about the cold in the room and others also noted that their food was cold and evidently pre-cooked. It is not like I am making up things that aren't true. And finally, I have also worked in a restaurant. One that was significantly larger and probably had 50 more dishes on the menu. And never did I or anyone else working in the restaurant acted like this towards a client. If we made a mistake, we apologized to the client and oftentimes compensated them in some way by maybe giving them a discount on their total bill or give them something for free on top. And we absolutely didn't argue online with clients who had a bad experience, coming up with excuses for why there was actually nothing wrong and making it seem as though the client is exaggerating or lying. Your comment about how you are a small and unpretentious restaurant apparently means people should be satisfied with a bad service and food that wasn't good? It is not like we came there and expected Michelin star restaurant experience. We just expected that when placing a simple order, we wouldn't be wondering whether or not the waiter is making fun of us or if we are being discriminated against, just because we aren't Italians.

10/11/2025: Cold food, cold staff and cold place. They say ignorance is bliss and this saying really comes to life when you visit this place and read about other peoples experience here and staff responses. At some point we started wondering if they are making fun out of us or not. When you arrive to any empty restaurant with only one table stetted in the first hour of opening you sure don't expect half of menu to be gone and service like we had.

23/06/2026: Solid tourist pizza 😎 The wine was excellent. The espresso was fantastic.

21/06/2026: From the prominent location on a main thoroughfare, this is a convenient place to get a quick meal when required. There is a large pizza menu and a wide range of other meals to choose from as well. The pizzas were tasty enough, and the service was efficient if not particularly friendly. Overall, if you need something quick to eat, then this is a good option, but for something a bit more special, there are much better options in Trieste. The outside seating area is great for people watching, though.

29/03/2026: We'd love to come back again! 😊

14/03/2026: Very pitiful environment. I came in to get pizzas. They didn't want to heat them up. They just give you things to give. And they're very overbearing. In terms of cleanliness, I'd say 0!!!

04/07/2026: We are on Saturday 4th July and the restaurant is due to open at 6.30pm. There is no one there, only the chef is present and there is no respect for the customers.

23/08/2025: They didn’t let us in because the kids wore swim shorts. Yeah, this is a beach restaurant

22/08/2025: Absolutely not worth a visit! Rude and arrogant staff. After ordering (steak and baby squid), the food was served cold. After a polite complaint and a request that our food be served hot, especially the steak and grilled dishes, the head chef came to the table and completely lost it, raging and shouting. There was no apology, nothing! We will never come back! I have never experienced such aggression and behavior before!

01/02/2026: I attended two events with DJ Max. They were really great evenings, with excellent management, a buffet offered, and friendly staff. I'll definitely be back.

26/01/2026: I am extremely happy to respond to the owner's reply: 1) just look at how many negative reviews there are to understand that it is a place to avoid, unfortunately we did not do this check beforehand and we were wrong 2) I reiterate that they were 3 bitters and two waters but perhaps the owner self-provided an bitter, so he charged 4: this is the only explanation!!

26/03/2026: Avoid this "restaurant"! The food tastes only of fried oil and is completely devoid of seasoning (as in the attached photo). I even got some serious food poisoning!

28/02/2026: I tried to call, I couldn't understand anything, he hung up on me