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What diners said about this restaurant:
Albert q. • 11 reviews
September 30, 2024
10/10excellent food and surrounding
Gloria D. • 1 review
September 15, 2024
6/10First, 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.
Grace W. • 1 review
August 29, 2024
9/10The meals were great lots of sauce in the ragu. Well priced and good size meals
Juliana R. • 3 reviews
May 17, 2024
6/10The food was good, but the service was rude and they seem annoyed we were not locals.
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
10/10Perfect 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
10/10Tooop
Alisa C. • 3 reviews
December 25, 2023
10/10Everything 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. • 17 reviews
December 16, 2023
10/10Lunch in Bologna. I thought that the food was great especially the tagliatelle with ragu sauce. The waiters offered a friendly and quick service.
Catherine B. • 31 reviews
September 19, 2023
10/10Fantastic little restaurant with excellent service and food.
Chris M. • 8 reviews
July 6, 2023
9.5/10Enjoyable 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.
Marina S. • 14 reviews
June 30, 2023
10/10Absolutely amazing experience!!! Service, food, everything on the best level! Thank you !!!
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Szczepan W. • 19 reviews
June 3, 2023
8.5/10An 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
4/10It 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.
Gabby W. • 10 reviews
June 1, 2023
6.5/10Service was good! The wait staff was attentive and nice. Food was average and portion was adequate too.
Thao E. • 5 reviews
May 20, 2023
10/10The food was fresh and delicious. We enjoyed the lasagna, steak, bolognese, and tortellini. The panne cotta dessert was perfect!
Scarlett Z. • 1 review
May 7, 2023
8/10The 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
10/10This restaurant was superb. Delicious food, friendly and responsive staff, pleasant ambiance.
Anna K. • 1 review
March 24, 2023
6.5/10This 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.
Friso D. • 11 reviews
December 29, 2022
10/10I 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.
Jaime S. • 26 reviews
November 1, 2022
7/10Nice food, average service and ambience.
M M. • 1 review
October 19, 2022
8/10The 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.
Robin S. • 24 reviews
October 6, 2022
10/10Quiet location only 7 minutes walk from the centre and worth the walk. Great local Bolognaise cuisine served by a lovely waitress. We shared a delicious Antipasti of Tortini di Zucha and had Pasta as our main course, both delicious. I indulged in a Chocolate cake as light and rich as you can imagine served with Mascapone. We each had a glass of red wine and shared a bottle of San Pelligrino.
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Markus K. • 16 reviews
August 26, 2022
9.5/10Nice place with good food and friendly staff.
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ANTONIO J. • 20 reviews
August 6, 2022
10/10There is a wide variety of wine and food is reasonable price It was very good because the food was seasoned well
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John M. • 18 reviews
July 26, 2022
10/1050% food discount brought us here. But well worth visiting. Very good mixed meat platter starter, lovely tortellini in broth secundo, one portion split into two bowls was very thoughtful. Then one big veal cutlet Bolognese between us was very good to. Nice local wine. Helpful staff. All good.
Ronen E. • 5 reviews
July 22, 2022
9.5/10Food amazing, service very good, the place was hot like hell, needs 3 more air-conditions, they keep their wines in hot temperature same as the temperature of the restaurant where we were really sweating our asses. It is a shame because overall very very good.
Calo A. • 186 reviews
July 5, 2022
10/10Nice food, nice place and nice people.
Yuval G. • 3 reviews
June 17, 2022
10/10Just perfect.
Daphne v. • 17 reviews
June 15, 2022
10/10Very nice restaurant in a cool (both vintage interior and temperature) cellar. We had good food with a 50% discount. Sparkling wine. The pasta and tiramisu are delicious!
Florian P. • 10 reviews
June 11, 2022
9.5/10Good food portions really tasty ! Nice service with kind waiters. The terrasse is a bit noisy next to the bus stop but inside it’s calm. For two people we took 1 antipasti 2 primi and 1 secondo and it was enough.
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