Emmen must have the largest concentration of Italian restaurants in the country! After spending an…read moreentirely amazing rainy evening at WildLands we were ready for a good meal. After a bit of exploring the area and finding at least 3 more Italian restaurants, we decided to get a table at Da Paolo. Let me begin by saying that it is FANCY. The staff was impeccably dressed and the interior was classy. They even hang your coats for you. The kitchen is visible from the entrance to help lure you in. Once inside, the table was big and chairs comfortable. I noticed that almost everyone besides me was dressed formal (well, I did spend my evening at a zoo!). Since I was carrying two large bottles of water for the hotel room later, the wait staff thought that I had brought my own water with me to save money and asked me to order water. Kind of presumptuous but still not bad enough to knock off a star from the rating. I mean this is Netherlands, people are direct (rude). The menu doesn't have a bunch of vegetarian options but if you settle for pizza they are able to make it just the way you want it. I went with the regular tomato sauce pasta with mushrooms and some zucchini. V had a pizza with some veggies. They also served some bread to nibble on as we waited for our food to arrive. The house red wine was nothing spectacular but good nonetheless. For dessert, we shared a tiramisu. I followed up with a double espresso to help me muster strength for the walk back in storm winds and rain. All in all, 4 stars for a metropolis like Amsterdam but deserving 5 for a small town like Emmen. I was expecting to eat at a snack bar past 6PM.

From the owner: In ons sfeervolle restaurant kunt u genieten van de goede Italiaanse keuken. Het restaurant is…read moregelegen in het centrum van Emmen en beschikt over een prachtige inrichting. Alle gerechten die wij serveren zijn vanzelfsprekend ook te bezorgen en af te halen. Heeft u wensen of vragen .... belt u gerust even. Wij staan u graag te woord !

AVOID AT ALL COSTS IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY OR ARE VEGAN…read more The "vegan pizza" is not vegan at all. I ordered a pizza with vegan cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce. The lettuce was not included, the pizza arrived cold, and worst of all: the cheese turned out to be regular cheese made out of milk. At first I found the taste weird, but since I never eat cheese myself (because of the obvious consequences that has), I didn't recognize it as actual cheese, just a special kind of vegan cheese I've never had before or something. I have a bad case of lactose intolerance as well as a milder milk proteïn allergy; not enough to hospitalize me, but definitely enough to render me completely useless and in pain for the following 24 hours. I had even included a note about the allergy, left my phone number and email address, but I never got contacted about it not being safe for me to eat. Needless to say, don't expect me to ever return to this restaurant.

Excellent pizze at ridiculously cheap prices in a small, cozy, casual pizzeria. The pizza Rosa is a…read morepizza Bianca (without tomato sauce) with tuna, gorgonzola, garlic and onion: epicness incarnate! Altamente raccomandato!

Great pizza, said by an Italian! They are friendly and make amazing original Italian food. Only…read moreflaw is that the upper floor is very hot, so ask for a table downstairs. We are very satisfied :)