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Reviews - Magna Bistrò Italiano

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9.4/10

Excellent
435 reviews
Ambience
9.3
Food
9.3
Service
9.5
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  • Linda B.14 days ago

    10

    An adorable little restaurant with great decor. Foid was delicious especially the schnitzel!! Yummy pavlova dessert!

  • Ronnie S.16 days ago

    6.0

    Pleasant ambience. Artichoke:Small portion. Use a larger artichoke, or serve two Braised meatballs: just a typical meatball…in barbeque sauce! Waitress could have a warmer attitude, and asked how we liked the food before it was all eaten

    Magna Bistrò Italiano

    Dear Ronnie, thank you for sharing your experience and for appreciating the atmosphere of our restaurant. We are sincerely sorry that both the food and the service did not meet your expectations. We would like to clarify that all our ingredients are Italian and carefully selected, and our cuisine is strictly based on tradition: we do not use barbecue sauces or any foreign-style products. Our dishes follow authentic Italian recipes, which we strive to present with respect and authenticity. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again and provide an experience that better reflects our standards and your expectations.

  • Doris B.21 days ago

    10

    We had a wonderful evening. Went there two nights in a row. Everything we ate was amazing from the Pasta to Meatballs. Nice people nice food, nothing left to say. We‘ll come again.

  • Phil O.24 days ago

    10

    Booked late and got table at door which our host asked if we were happy to take. They didn't have a phone no to contact us. Food and service compensated for draught. Lovely evening and highly recommend.

  • Ana B.2 months ago

    9.5

    Michelle was perfect serving our dinner

  • Andrej I.
    Andrej I.2 months ago

    10

    After a few days, we returned to the restaurant for dinner, eager to relive the incredible experience and enjoy the delicious food once again. We were lucky to be served by the same waiter, Michele, who, in addition to his kindness and remarkable knowledge of wines, also demonstrated another impressive skill — expertly pouring Italian grappa. It’s probably a good thing we don’t live in Trieste, otherwise we would be here every single evening 🙂

  • Andrej I.
    Andrej I.2 months ago

    10

    Wonderful restaurant, exceptionally pleasant atmosphere, incredible service, a waiter with impressive knowledge of wines, and unforgettable food. We will definitely come back!

  • Michelangelo A.
    Michelangelo A.2 months ago

    10

    beautiful place good food but the only thing I was disappointed is they tell you. that can have a class of wine instead of bottle but they give you 2 fingers of wine in a glass and pay € 7 for each glass of wine that I don't like it

  • Dusan M.
    Dusan M.2 months ago

    10

    Extremely friendly staff, delicious food

  • Edita P.
    Edita P.3 months ago

    9.5

    Great stuff, great italian food, very sweet ambient. We will came again.

  • Anna H.3 months ago

    9.5

    The waiter was incredibly attentive without being annoying, he also had great recommendations. The atmosphere in the restaurant was very nice. The food and wine were great quality, for a decent price. I would definitely recommend going there!

  • Bruno P.4 months ago

    6.5

    Excellent location right in the city centre and very friendly staff. The food was decent, but quite far from authentic Roman cuisine. Some dishes were overly salty, yet the overall flavours felt surprisingly mild. I enjoyed my lunch, but it didn’t leave a strong enough impression for me to return.

  • Fruzsina S.4 months ago

    10

    Kind service and really nice flavours, especially the Irish fillet.

  • Chuka A.
    Chuka A.4 months ago

    10

    Just. Top.

  • Kayti S.5 months ago

    10

    Delicious food and extremely helpful and friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit!

  • Hrvoje P.6 months ago

    10

    People are great! Food was excellent! Recommend this place!

  • Mike K.7 months ago

    5.5

    While the service was excellent, the cacio e pepe was so salty I couldn't eat it.

  • Ardi Q.7 months ago

    10

    From the food to the waitress to the vibe eberything was perfect.

  • Lynn C.7 months ago

    4.5

    The quality of the food was very disappointing. The pasta dish was way too salty. We were shocked that this restaurant gets good reviews. Only redeeming quality was the attentive and sweet wait staff. We feel that the reviews must have been made by tourists who don’t know good Italian food.

  • Gregory T.8 months ago

    7.0

    Food was good as was the wine. The service was surly at best from our waitress (cobra tattoo). Too bad as it spoiled an otherwise very pleasant evening, our only in Tieste.

  • Yvonne G.8 months ago

    10

    Excellent service and food. Would definitely eat here again.

  • Danny R.8 months ago

    10

    We made reservations for a group of 15 - all English and/or French speaking. It is a small restaurant, yet they still accommodated us. The servers were excellent and very friendly - one of them spoke English and French and the other English, which we were very grateful for considering we are the ones visiting their home country of Italy. The food was amazing. Everyone enjoyed everything they ate. No complaints whatsoever. Highly recommend. Trieste is beautiful and this restaurant is excellent.

  • Frans d.8 months ago

    8.0

    A very welcoming place. Pleasant service! The dinner was good, not excellent but fair

  • Jack S.8 months ago

    6.5

    food is average, service is 3/5. The sommelier tried to make a fool of me, the waitress kept trying to speak English to us even though we kept insisting we were speaking Italian. Price-quality ratio 2/5.

  • Peter B.9 months ago

    9.5

    great food, nice service

  • Zbigniew B.9 months ago

    10

    Real local Italian cooking using good quality ingredients, short interesting menu reflecting this rather than the usual endless list of dishes. Very thoughtful wine list and friendly and knowledgeable service.

  • Sara C.9 months ago

    8.0

    A taste of Rome in Trieste. Really good Cacio e Pepe followed by Saltimbocca alla Romana, all very well-seasoned, delicious and authentic, washed down with Ribolla Gialla Frizzante (available by the glass). Lovely outside area with a buzzing atmosphere and an obvious favourite as it filled up quickly. Good, friendly service.

  • Justino W.9 months ago

    10

    What a great restaurant the food portions were great and filling The wine list extensive and reasonably priced and the music was on point not to loud but loud enough for a vibe We will be back

  • Nathan R.9 months ago

    10

    It was very nice good meat, good servers

  • Tia x.10 months ago

    9.5

    spontaneous last friday i decided to take my husband and try this place for the first time (thanks to newsletter this app sends me regularly with recommendations!) everything was excellent. from decor, ambience, food and service. specially noteworthy are their house red wine, fried artichoke, lamb skewer and ribeye polish style are just exceptional! we live on the viale so rarely venture out to this corner of the city at night. but so glad we did tonight. and thanks to Fork app too. now we have another option for fine dining!

  • Alison W.10 months ago

    10

    We were greeted warmly to this very charming restaurant. Our host was extremely good with his food and wine recommendations and both he and wider staff were friendly. The food and service were excellent and we didn’t feel rushed. Overall the best experience we had in Trieste.

  • Darren H.11 months ago

    10

    Delicious food and great service

  • Gerd P.1 year ago

    9.5

    Maybe one of the best evenings we ever had. Marvellous Food and great service from the lebanese lady- thank you so much!!!

  • Agostino D.1 year ago

    10

    It was my first time at Magna Bistro and I went there for lunch. I was very impressed by the interior decor, with the food and with the service. I highly recommend it and will go back.

  • Luka M.
    Luka M.1 year ago

    10

    +1

    Nice restaurant and tasty food for reasonable price

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