This local restaurant is located on a beautiful square with seating available inside and outside…read moreweather permitting. I travel to Brussels for work and made a point to stop in here on my next visit. When you walk in, the smell of the food is immediate and appetizing. The tables are a bit close and it can be a bit tight to get around, but I also felt this is part of its charm. My friend and I split a bruschetta. It was delicious, but a little pricy for what it was. I enjoyed the veal parmigiana for taste, but it was delivered to the table slightly cold. The red sauce and fettuccine that came with it was delicious. My friend had the linguine and clams and he seemed to enjoy it very much. The pizzas around us looked delicious too. We both enjoyed a glass of the pinot nero, but I didn't think it was that great of a wine. I would have no problem going back here, but understanding it's just a slightly above average place with a busy atmosphere and great patio. Seems to be you have to know what to order and arrive with the right expectations. For the price, you may be able to find something nicer.

I had dinner there last week. This place used to be good, but now the pizza was a bit rubbery and…read morethe staff was aggressive towards the uber drivers that entered to pick up orders. Odd ambiance.

Great experience! Food was excellent and service was great. This place is small and cozy with a…read moregood ambiance. Would highly recommend!!

Very unassuming exterior with phenomenal authentic Italian food. Fresh ingredient, made to order in…read morethe kitchen (which you can see into). I will absolutely be back!

We passed this tiny establishment many times making our way from our car to our hotel through the…read morenarrow streets. It always seemed busy and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and the food! A warm enchanting place on a chilly, dark autumn evening. One evening I had a craving for pasta and we walked over. The place was packed and the server was able to find us a small table as a couple was just leaving. The noise level was up and my friend found the lighting a little harsh/bright. I didn't the noise but the lighting could have been improved. I ordered a garlicky bolognese spaghetti that the waiter recommended and was very popular. My friend ordered a pizza. I loved my pasta and it hit the spot. My friend was underwhelmed with the pizza and why I gave this establishment 4 not 5 stars. I would definitely return...

Nice spot for a casual Italian dinner. We came by around 8:30pm in Brussels and were able to…read morequickly get a seat for 2 people. They provide you complimentary bread but water is bottled only for 5 euros. We ordered the shrimp scampi to start which was in a yummy garlic butter sauce but a couple of the shrimp were a bit tough. For entrees we got the seafood risotto which was great and full of shrimp, mussels, calamari, and even imitation crab (a bit odd but good) and the spaghetti bolognese which my boyfriend enjoyed a lot. Both sauces had a ton of flavor and were well prepared. All in all a good time and it seems like the restaurant is popular with tourists and locals alike.

Not quite 5 stars, maybe 4.5 as we had a slightly wonky table & god damn why are buildings in…read moreEurope air conditioned? Apart from having to fan myself & mop my considerable brow dry, due to it being the hottest day of the year thus far. (Please don't let it get any hotter!) I was more than pleased with the restaurant, the old lady was pleased. But above all else my wallet was so pleased it wanted to do a song & dance number. Beware though as Google maps will lead you up an alley. Maybe it's my geographically challenged wifey... however I took charge of finding the place. What with my A level in geography how could I fail? There are no menus! You are directed towards the chalk boards. Or if you're fluent in French/Dutch/English you can ask one of the many staff. Yes it's a great luxury to have many staff to wait on you. Compared to other places we've experienced where only a mixture of smoke signals & tapping out an SOS signal will get the attention of the wait staff. Here you're created with so many greetings its like an episode of friends. I took the recommendation of our waiter, the old lady took the Spaghetti Carbonara. We shared a bottle of house red. Soon after a strange type of bread arrived. Strange in a good way. It was like it was double crusted. Wonderful, but I've learned my lesson many a time to not fill up on bread. Then came a complimentary Bruschetta. Wonderful but it had a sneaky level of spice. One that you only felt after you've finished eating it. The house red didn't quite taste like house red. It was a bottle that I'd be very happy to buy. Usually you expect a cheap bottle that you need to hold your nose to swallow. Again another surprise! My gnocchi that was recommended was probably the best I've tasted in a long while. Ok the best I've ever tasted! I don't want to sound like a newbie... My wife's carbonara pleased the wife greatly. Now this is where I expected a wait until dessert. Another surprise the wait staff were on point yet again. I had the affogato whilst the Mrs has the tiramisu. Which in most places should be called terrible masu. Both were delicious! What is going on here I thought. Everything going perfect... Then we asked for the bill. I was asked to follow a young lady. Thoughts ran through my head.... I'd end up as the next days Salami! Nope they only have a fixed card machine. Thus I'm alive to badly write this review. Sorry about that... Eat here! Oh the bill? For a bottle of wine, starters, main course & dessert all of which were far from stingy in size. €50!

I didn't think any place like this existed in Brussels…read more It's really cute, clean, and modern on the inside, and had good Italian food at reasonable, even low, prices. Even their house wines were decent, and the service was good! I called around opening time on a Friday night and was able to get a reservation for that night with no problem. My friends and I got three different pastas, and we were all happy. I tried all three, and my favorite had to be the scallopini with tagliatelli and truffle sauce. The sauce was very flavorful, and they were extremely generous with the shaved truffles. The meat was a little overdone, but I still enjoyed it. The tagliatelle with zucchini and scampi was also great, and the gnocchi was decent. I didn't love the tiramisu, but it wasn't awful. I will definitely be back.

This is a family affair with at times three generations working to bring customers homely Italian…read morefood. Unimpressive looking from the outside, indoors you'll find a cosy setting with a lively atmosphere. The food is surprisingly good, there is nothing fancy here, just a homely Italian meal. There are a good number of restaurants closed at this time of year, so the place was very busy. Despite an initial wait, as we'd not booked, we eventually got a table in the main dining room (the outside terrace would have been our favoured spot but unfortunately it was full). They kindly offered us aperitif as we waited to be seated and when leaving we were offered a digestive drink. Menu in hand and our waitress came round with the selection of daily specials. They always have lots on offer and we ended up not bothering to really open the small menu and picked instead from the specials. We opted for the linguini alla vongole, a 'trio' of pasta of the day and the ravioli covered with a tomato n'duya sauce and grilled cheese from the oven. Everything looked the par and we were satisfied with what was in our plate. They won't win any awards but sometimes simple cooking executed well using fresh ingredients is enough to satisfy a table of hungry diners. As we were a bit rushed for time we just went with mains but I was tempted to have an antipasti as I remember them being quite lovely. I'll certainly go back again soon to make sure I get to dig in to those great looking vegies and cooked meats. Generally speaking it is ideal for lunch with very reasonably priced food, a nice terrace in summer and friendly service. I'd recommend to anyone in the area looking for some enjoyable Italian food. You'd do well to book, otherwise you may have to wait anywhere up to 30 minutes for a table.

What a meal and a great dining experience! We were in Brussels for one night only and staying in…read morethe neighborhood so we gave Il Pasticcio a try. We were a little weary of two comments we saw before we arrived: 1) It doesn't look like much from the outside and 2) there is a communication challenge for English speakers. DON'T LET EITHER OF THOSE COMMENTS KEEP YOU FROM GOING HERE! True, it doesn't look like much from the street, but inside you find a warm atmosphere filled with patrons. And although there's a little bit of a language barrier, the staff was so helpful and did their best to communicate with us, explaining as much as they could! When we sat down we were immediately greeted with a small glass of rose wine for each person and a basket of delicious breads. We share the caprese salad between 3 of us as a small appetizer, which was delicious. I personally recommend the misto as an entree - you get to try small portions of 3 of their different pasta dishes. All of them were delicious, but the ravioli in a mushroom cream sauce was BY FAR the best! YUM! We'd been eyeing the desserts we saw at other tables all throughout the meal and we couldn't decide which one we wanted to try, so we each got one! The panacotta was OK, but the dame blanche (an ice cream sundae) and the tiramisu were both fantastic. Not only is the food really great, but the service was wonderful and you are made to feel right at home - like family! The price can't be beat either... 2 glasses of wine, 1 appetizer, 3 entrees, and 3 desserts for under $100! We would HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone who finds themselves looking for a new place to have dinner in Brussels!

Great atmosphere, great stuff, great service. Reasonably priced as well. However, the taste of the…read morefood fell a little flat. I guess it depends on what the chef has prepared each day, but overall I was not impressed. Can't wait to go back when the weather gets better and enjoy the garden!

This review is solely on the food. We used Uber eats to deliver…read more Rare is it that I will get pasta that is perfectly cooked. Some times it comes out ok, but it is covered in so much sauce that it continues to cook till the point that it becomes mush. No one likes mushy pasta right? They cook it to perfection & then add just the right amount of sauce so you get the taste. Yet you don't have a soupy mess of a sauce dripping off your fork. I think you can tell that I liked my four cheese rigatoni. My wife got the cannoli. For the first time in her many years on this planet, she ate cannoli how it's supposed to be made. The right amount of spice & again the pasta wasn't cooked to mush. Just the right level of al dente. Congrats, you've earned our continued patronage.

Nice neighborhood joint run by actual Italians…read more We got a good 2-course lunch - fried calamari and salmon ravioli - and our kid got a pizza margherita. Sidewalk seating on the Chaussee de Booendael is lively.

Best Italian meal I have had outside of Italy. Great personal service from the staff. Multiple…read morelanguages spoken made ordering easy.

Overpriced: the quality of the ingredients is very good, but the cooking is not authentic (too much…read moreoil, ingredients that do not melt together). I paid 40€ for a shared antipasto, a dish of pasta (undercooked), some house red wine. No dessert, no digestivo. My partner had a steak (Chianina) which was very tasty, but served with some boiled spinach (they presented them as a side of mixed vegetables). For 28€... Perhaps they could reduce the number of dishes they serve and consequently the prices... Service was good. The restaurant is very small and can get very loud.