Buca San Francesco

Gloria D. • 1 review

September 15, 2024

6/10

First, the waiter was ok. We arrived early. He was not interested in our having a reservation. The printed menu did NOT show the fried bread which was served to another table even though I asked him for it. The pasta dish was supposed to have prosciutto and asparagus, but only came with the prosciutto. The mixed salad was supposed to come with tomatoes but didn’t. I asked for them and he brought some out. The pasta portion was huge and could easily have served 2. The roast beef was excellent and also a substantial portion—probably the best roast beef we’ve ever eaten. Our biggest complaint was asking for the 30 % discount. The cashier refused to give it to us. Our bill was 48 Euros of which 5 was for wine and 6 for sparkling water. The location was on the outskirts of Centro Historico so it did not seem touristy. Looking at the Italians, they seemed to be ordering from a different menu.

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Grace W. • 1 review

August 29, 2024

9/10

The meals were great lots of sauce in the ragu. Well priced and good size meals

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Juliana R. • 3 reviews

May 17, 2024

6/10

The food was good, but the service was rude and they seem annoyed we were not locals.

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Buca San Francesco • Owner

good evening Mrs Juliana Rodas the service is not rude and local and first of all we are kind and calm with people who are not local and not annoyed because it is not our job to be annoyed and rude... we hope to see you again and the opium and not change will be right

Roberta B. • 4 reviews

April 5, 2024

10/10

Perfect place for a family meal! We really enjoyed it! Staff are very attentive to detail and made us feel welcome! We highly recommend this restaurant!

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Alessandra A. • 3 reviews

December 26, 2023

10/10

Tooop

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Alisa C. • 3 reviews

December 25, 2023

10/10

Everything was delicious - tortellini en brodo was especially flavorful but I think our favorite was the pig knuckle! Unfortunately, we forgot to get a picture until it was cut into - but it was fantastic!

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Nicola E. • 14 reviews

December 16, 2023

10/10

Lunch in Bologna. I thought that the food was great especially the tagliatelle with ragu sauce. The waiters offered a friendly and quick service.

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Catherine B. • 31 reviews

September 19, 2023

10/10

Fantastic little restaurant with excellent service and food.

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Chris M. • 8 reviews

July 6, 2023

9.5/10

Enjoyable dinner. Service was excellent as was the food quality. We had Bologna meat and cheese to start, followed by pasta dishes. The pasta was particularly good - very fresh and great quality especially the sausage and the asparagus with Parma ham. Puddings were also great.

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Marina S. • 14 reviews

June 30, 2023

10/10

Absolutely amazing experience!!! Service, food, everything on the best level! Thank you !!!

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Szczepan W. • 19 reviews

June 3, 2023

8.5/10

An excellent place to taste regional dishes like lasagna, tortellini or cotoletta alla bolognese. An inviting location in a vintage cellar with friendly and rapid service.

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Chadwick M. • 5 reviews

June 6, 2023

4/10

It was a Tuesday and the restaurant was Empty - we were the only table. 7:30pm and when we left at 8:30 - no other table was occupied. Crumbled and stained paper menu (not because it changes daily). food was average at best. The spritz my wife had was the worst on our 18 day trip through Italy. Overall a very uncomfortable and not so great experience.

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Gabby W. • 10 reviews

June 1, 2023

6.5/10

Service was good! The wait staff was attentive and nice. Food was average and portion was adequate too.

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Thao E. • 5 reviews

May 20, 2023

10/10

The food was fresh and delicious. We enjoyed the lasagna, steak, bolognese, and tortellini. The panne cotta dessert was perfect!

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Scarlett Z. • 1 review

May 7, 2023

8/10

The service is the best part of the meal-the waiter is super attentive and helped us split all our food, which we didn’t ask for. The table is a little too small, cannot have more than two plates on so that’s slightly annoying but they made it work by pacing the speed of dishes. Steak is slightly bland but they gave us salt and pepper, Ravi pasta is flavorful!

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Robert C. • 2 reviews

April 27, 2023

10/10

This restaurant was superb. Delicious food, friendly and responsive staff, pleasant ambiance.

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Anna K. • 1 review

March 24, 2023

6.5/10

This place is very noisy but it was a Friday night! The appetisers were delicious but both our pastas were underwhelming. Our dessert was ok. The waiters were kind and welcoming.

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Friso D. • 11 reviews

December 29, 2022

10/10

I came here with my girlfriend before heading back home from a visit to Bologna based on the excellent reviews I've read. The quality of food the extreme courtesy the waiters and their helpfulness in explaining the dishes were extraordinary. We both had a wonderful time dining here and I fully recommend the Buca di San Francesco and it's genuine atmosphere to everyone who wants to taste Bologna's tasty cuisine.

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Jaime S. • 26 reviews

November 1, 2022

7/10

Nice food, average service and ambience.

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M M. • 1 review

October 19, 2022

8/10

The food was wonderful, the ambience warm, but the waitresses were rude. They appeared to be warm and chatty with other customers but not even a smile for us. We did need help with the menu due to language but she seemed put off by our questions and it was not terribly busy. The waitress told us that an English menu was not available - but when we left, there was the outdoor menu posted with an English translation.

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