Reviews - Le Arcate
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8.9/10
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10
The best cousine what i eat in Italy.
6.0
Average
9.0
Lots of choices here. Spinach risotto and grilled chicory were highlights.
10
Everything about are visit to restaurant was excellent from the minute we walked in would highly recommend a visit. Will be returning 💙💙💙💙
6.5
Service excellent. Pleasant and efficient. Food was average Restaurant was very cold - even with our jackets on.
8.5
On our first night in Bologna after an exhausting trip, we were hoping for a light meal with local flair. Le Arcate was the perfect spot. We arrived at 8:00 to a half-empty restaurant. By 8:30, it was filling up. By 9:00, it was hopping!! And, we understood why. The food was very good. I had the classic spaghetti with ragu (known at home as "spaghetti bolognese") - it was better that ANYTHING I ever previously ate which pretended to be spaghetti bolognese. The lightly spiced meaty sauce was tossed into homemade pasta. With grated local cheese, it was perfect comfort food. My husband had the pasta fagioli; he described it as "very tasty" and quite filling. We were too full from our pasta dishes to order a second course. Still, we split a small sponge cake coated with lemon creme. I greatly enjoyed it. My husband was less enthusiastic because he has an aversion to creamy desserts. (All the desserts on the menu involved cream. He chose what he thought was the least objectionable.)
10
Very good
8.5
pizza 🍕😋
10
+1We have celebrated my birthday, it was a great experience. Looking forward to repeat...:)
10
Wonderful evening. The food was very good, the ambience charming and the staff was very attentive
10
Great food and service at incredible value! This place is such a gem.
10
Le Arcate is easily one of the best restaurants we tried in Bologna, and much of that is thanks to Davide, who was exceptionally attentive & passionate throughout the evening. Every dish we ordered was truly excellent: the Tagliatelle classiche al ragù bolognese was rich and deeply flavourful; the Linguine alle vongole lupini e tarallo napoletano was fresh, balanced, and elevated by the crisp tarallo; and the Frittura mista di pesce con paranza e verdure croccanti was incredibly fresh, well-seasoned, and perfectly crispy. The Crostatina con crema al cioccolato e frutti di bosco was homemade and absolutely delightful, with a buttery crust, smooth chocolate cream, and bright berries. The tap beer, Birra media bionda, was a pleasant surprise—rare to find in Italian restaurants where bottled or canned beer is more common—and it paired wonderfully with everything. To finish, Davide treated us to pistachio liqueurs for our anniversary, the perfect ending to our trip. We’ll definitely return.
10
very nice
10
Everything was tasty, we really enjoyed the evening!
10
that’s great! We love it
10
general nice restaurant, good manager and warming staff, I love the bologna pork cutlet so much, it is big and juicy, soft and balance tasty
9.5
Amazing food, except the restaurant had an electricity blackout
8.0
The food is a bit salty
10
location e cibo
10
Very nice place. The pictures don’t really show the nice clean and beautifully lit interior. Service is very friendly. We really enjoyed the food (notice: the fork rebate isn’t applied towards pizza). The only thing we didn’t like that much was the red wine that’s sold by the glass. We would rather pay more for something better or have a choice but the menu has only one kind of wine by the glass. Definitely a place we would come back to. And so do others. When we left the restaurant, it was filled with locals.
10
Food was excellent and prices were reasonable. Our server very kindly spoke English to us and took care of our needs. We'd go back for sure.
5.0
Discount didn’t cover any of the pizzas we ordered, and the reason we had chosen the restaurant
10
It was pleasant
5.0
Service was very good and accommodating, bathrooms were clean. Deliberately chose location for vicinity to train station as we were leaving after lunch, so I knew the surrounding area would not be nice before I arrived. Pasta was a little too al dente for our liking. Not a huge amount of flavour. Maybe as an Australian I expect air conditioning everywhere, but on a 35 degree day I choose to sit inside to get out of the heat. No aircon inside. Would I revisit this restaurant - no. Did it suit our criteria for the day? - mostly
2.0
We order four different plates of Italian pasta. One clam they served with strange vegetable and the vegetables are extremely salty and not green... very yellow and very unfresh. The ragu tastes like without adding red wine... also budgeted white wine, red wine, olive oil all the ingredient to make those dishes tastes like salty Aisain food, not Italian.
8.5
very good food and service. went twice.
9.5
First impression was not so good, the ambiance seemed a bit bare and a bit cold and the menu seemed uninspiring. However, the service was very welcoming and very quick, when the food arrived it was actually very good, and once the room filled up with people, it felt very homely and comfortable. So in the end it was an excellent experience, i would not hesitate to go back. Thank you!
Le ArcateGrazie per la recensione Sig Stefano
7.5
Average restaurant
9.5
Very nice and cosy place. I definitely recommand the tagliatella al ragú (bolognese tagliatelle).
10
Food is exceptional. Good quality.
7.0
Fork says -50%, altough they said that fillet is not included in the discount. Quite disappointing to say that expensive ones are not included.
10
The food was very good, the portions were large. The welcome and hospitality were good. The portions are average in size, but of good quality.
10
Lovely local restaurant with great food and service!
10
Really good pasta al ragù, enough to fill you up for dinner, quick service and nice staff
10
Fabulous place, advised before sitting the pizza’s were not included in the Fork discount, of course! Would you really expect to get a €4 -€8 pizza for 50% of the price, their food is worth more than this!! Lovely food house wine is worth the price, or you can buy wine to your budget! Wish I was more local, I’d be the size of house!
6.0
ok
9.5
Great food and very spacious place.
10
Good food andservice
9.5
The female staff was very attentive and efficient!
10
service was really good..very kind people who works there for services
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