(as a mussel professional who has traveled the world to eat the best food...) these are the best…read moremussels i've ever had in my whole entire life. delicious (get the spicy ones). we don't speak italian and miri (our waiter) was very nice. i love this place. i want to take the mussels to go.

Service was absolutely horrible. Waiter disrespectful and insulting. Food mediocre and Took…read moreforever. Only thing good is the location and view.

Tried this restaurant after we got an excellent description of the menu from one of the owners. It…read morehas a nice blend of pastas, meats and seafood. Our waitress did not speak much English but she was wonderful and we worked our way through the options. My wife and I couldn't agree on an appetisers to order, so our waitress custom ordered an appetiser that had items we both wanted. Fantastic result! The BBQ octopus was my favorite and was so tasty and tender that my wife ate octopus for the first time. There were 7 different options on the plate for only 12 euro, an exceptional deal. Main course was tuna spaghetti that was great. Dessert was Nutella cheese cake that was delicious. The cuisine is from the southeast part of italy. Waitress suggested an excellent wine for what I considered a low price for the quality. Overall one of the best restaurants we ate at while touring italy. I can't recommend it enough.

A hidden homey gem in Turin.Our party was warmly greeted by the owner's daughter,Silvi. The…read moredeliciously crisp fried artichokes are a must! From the fresh pastas to the uniquely prepared chicken with pickled zucchini,we we all happily satisfied. Off the beaten path, and well worth it! Delicioso!!

We have been traveling through Italy for the last two weeks and have visited world renowned…read morerestaurants with multiple Michelin Stars, but what we really wanted was a cozy family run true Italian place, and this is it. We ordered the spaghetti carbonara and the steak and it was life changing. Each dish was plenty for one, and just when we thought we couldn't eat another bite we ordered the tiramisu. Words cannot describe how good that dessert was. The place is clean, charming and authentic. I want to come back to Italy just to eat here again. Oh! And on top of all the good food, they have an extensive wine list with extremely reasonable prices.

I loved this place. The decor, the service, the servers, the food. I think it might be a chain, but…read moreeverything was fresh and delicious. We started with a salad of arugula, cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and little balls of fried bread, topped with shaved parmesan. Delicious. The bread was a nice fattening touch and I didn't leave a single little ball. The pasta I ordered was on the daily specials and truly I forgot the name but it was a thick spaghetti noodle with a light tomato sauce and seafood. Pasta was a bit al dente, but it was very good. The wine suggested was a nice Sicilian white that was perfect with the meal. As if the two courses with carbs wasn't enough, I topped it off with splitting a canoli and rolled myself back to the hotel. The servers were great, first an older man who was giving us the suggestions, then the girl who brought us our food afterwards. She didn't speak a word of English, but we just fine.

Well what can I say... We had a bit of weird experience. When we received the menu it seemed to be…read more'tourist-priced', different from the menu offerd to Italians. Luckely my girlfriend checked the menu outside and realized that there were other prices for having a pizza then mentioned on our menu card. When mentioning this to the waitress she just remarked that they've forgotten to translate it... But I spotted her talking about us with the manager.. Sooo.. The food was ok, service slow and as written the communication towards tourists a bit weird. Next!

Wonderful gem of a place. Staff was so kind and helpful (my italian is not good so they helped me…read morein English (thank you)). Food was delicious - atmosphere was so cozy!

I found that Torino has a friendlier vibe compared to otherwise cities in Italy, and honestly,…read moreLocanda da Betty is just in line with everything amazing about this city. Great food, lovely service, and cozy ambiance!

This place is amazing. Long line to get in. We came here end of November and it was cold standing…read morein the line. We had to wait at least 30 mins. Once inside the food menu offers a lot of variety of pizza. The portions are generous, big, and once you get them they are fresh, delicious, and filling. I'd come back again if I have another chance : )

People rave about the pizza there , but we were not impressed . Service was good but pizza was over…read moresauced and dough too floppy if that makes sense . Nice decor and vibe but was not impressed by the pizza.

This was a wonderful pizzeria. I had a margherita because I like to start with that at a new place…read morebecause if they can't do that well then they can't do others well either. It was great. I wish I had tried the eggplant pizza.

As a pizza snob, this is as good as pizza can be made; even in Napoli. I've waited in line for…read morehours to eat here and it is a magical experience.

In Turin, some friends and I had to decide where to eat. One evening, we ate Sicilian food and,…read morethe evening before, we went to a popular pizzeria near Porta Nuova. The hectic nature of those places prevented me from taking photos, so I won't be reviewing them. I said I wanted to go somewhere more relaxed. Il Padellino, which I had unknowingly walked by a few times, fit the bill. Il Padellino is a full fledged restaurant, with lunch and dinner hours, and features pastas, mains, pizzas, desserts, and a wide gamut of beverages. They might have had featured specials, but we all selected from the main menu. The server was very informative since some of the items have regional names or sounded like colloquialisms. The plates ordered were a pizza, a calzone, and lasagna. I had the lasagna. This is authentic Italian lasagna which breaks up with minimal plying of the fork. Not only that, it was very tasty. The pizza and the calzone were reportedly also very good. Another server helped out by providing us the dessert menu. I was the only one who ordered dessert. I saw two mousse items that caught my attention: one was chocolate and the other was "frutti di bosco," which basically means mixed berries. I asked which one the server suggested and he deferred by saying that they were both good. Since you can get chocolate mousse in so many restaurants (probably at every single one in Portugal), I went with the frutti di bosco mousse. It was good, but a little tart. As we left, I told him I wish I had ordered the chocolate mousse. He acknowledged that, for him, it also has a slight edge over the frutti di bosco. The pricing was appropriate. As indicated, the service was very good. Il Padellino has a pleasant atmosphere and the tables are distributed in different clusters, but sufficiently spaced apart. Lastly, it's only a few blocks from the less hectic modern and glassy Porta Susa station, which is the city's second most important train station. For now, I'll go with a strong 4 stars. I would definitely eat at Il Padellino again and, by trying other dishes, I'd probably be on board with the other reviewers' 5 star ratings.

Was excited to try gluten free pizza in Italy. The crust was not what I was expecting. It was…read morethick and pillowy and boring. Like a cross between American Sicilian and Detroit style pizza. While the crust was rather similar to that at Como's, it didn't benefit from the crispy cheese on the bottom. The toppings were also rather sparse. There was a lot of mozzarella. On a positive note, the chianti was only 10 euros and rather good.