Incredibly authentic and local Italian cuisine at this off the beaten track spot. Food was…read moredelicately made. There's a clear commitment to care and quality here. I had the pumpkin gnocchi with truffles - they were perfect. Also tried the pasta fagioli, which was delicious as well (reminded me of my grandmother's!) The tiramisu was light and creamy. I'd go back again and again! The wait staff were so kind as well. I do not speak Italian and was fumbling through using Google translate and they were very patient and gracious. (Note: the menu is in italian so you'll need to translate it if you don't speak the language). We were also given plenty of time to sit and chat and enjoy a leisurely meal. No rush to leave. I loved this restaurant and highly recommend it!

Parma oh Parma, is it even possible to eat badly here? I don't think so! I got this recommendation…read morefrom a friend and I am so happy I did because it was a great first taste of the city. VERy simple, and I mean 1980's restaurant style in Italy. It was all grannies and Italian families on the Saturday that we were there. The place is bigger than it looks, with an outside garden and main dining room. The kitchen is bustling with Italian ladies who look like they were born making fresh pasta, which I loved. The menu offers typical favorites like prosciutto (we are in Parma!) torta fritta which are pillows of fried dough so good you'll eat them all. We followed that with two heaping (huge portions) of pasta, I got a ravioli stuffed with herbs and cheese and covered in a parmigiana, which was very light (satire). There is a guy with a bollito cart (boiled meats) that was kind of hilarious, I mean how many times in your life are you going to see some dude carting around a selection of meats in broth from table to table, that's Italy. We ordered the house lambrusco which frankly sucked but house wine can do that, my recommendation get a bottle. Awesome experience, very old-school, I'd wager this place is a bit of a find among locals. I wouldn't recommend this for a romantic date because of the bright lighting but they are very dog-friendly, in fact I think they preferred our dog over us. Ginger wins them all..

Nestled right on the out skirts of Parma Italy, Imelde is within walking distance of Link123,…read moreCittadella Del Rugby and the local shopping centre. From the outside, it looks like the seating area only allows for 10 or so customers to dine. You are then taken into another room where it opens up to seating for up to 25 or so people. Quite a surprise to say the least... After being seated, we were greeted by our waiter. He was gracious enough to translate the menu, which was all in Italian, into English. They have a good selection of antipastis, pastas and entrees. My party ended up ordering the prosciutto 30 month aged. It came out with these bread nuggets. The bread was hollow but nonetheless extremely tasty. We shared the meat and bread between 3 of us yet had tons of leftovers. I ended up also ordering the gnocchi with marinara. So delicious! Would definitely come again

Such a lovely find. Parking in city central was difficult so we ventured out - hungry and…read morefrustrated from our day of travel. The hospitality and food were both what we needed and I can not recommend this lovely little family owned restaurant enough. The Parma specialties... ham, salamis, cheese, bread, pastas and main dishes were all flawless. Anything you order will leave you happy and satisfied. Italy has the best food on the planet and I hope to return again.

Food was excellent and reasonably priced!!! Service was incredible…read more Would definitely return

This is our third or fourth time eating here over the past 8 years. The food is phenomenal. I…read morehighly recommend the prosciutto and Parmesan reggiano appetizer plates. And the fried dough!! However, the service was significantly lacking this visit. They were rude, inattentive. We asked to sit outside and he said inside was better. So we said we'd prefer outside (as we've always done) and he rolled his eyes and walked inside. So we followed him inside and got a table. The appetizers took over an hour. The server never came back to check on us. We never even moved onto ordering entrees. And I'm annoyed because I thoroughly enjoyed the pumpkin raviolis in the past. I wanted them again. It was a great place to stop while strolling the cobblestone streets of Parma. I recommend the food but not the service or atmosphere anymore.

Along the road not far from Parma lies this Perl of a restaurant. It is incredibly cozy and the…read morestaff very professional. We got tuna with sesame, grilled vegetables and pasta filled with pumpkin - great taste in a stunning setting, and in relation to the location and food quality - it was not at all expensive. I can only give the place my recommendation.

The perfect trattoria in THE PLACE where the cult Italian movies "Peppone e Don Camillo" were…read moreshot... Brescello di Reggio Emilia. The place is family owned and run according to the best Italian tradition for trattoria. Super friendly and smiling people all over giving you any advice about the super delicious traditional food you are going to order. Starter with prosciutto, culatello, salame and pancetta is a must. Deliciousness for your taste buds and wow, how good was that piece of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese..... wooooooo!!! My first main dish was Tortelli di Zucca (pumpkin kind of ravioli) served with a very local soffritto sauce. Woooooooooooooooo!!! The capelletti were also super good and really like my mother's.... Yesssss!!! I stopped here but the second dishes were all super ones. Ok, nothing dietary or vegetarian, but this is all about super traditional tastes and super comforting northern Italian food. Like being on a Christmas banquet :) Local Lambrusco red wine is the one to drink. Nothing else. Rustic but so fitting the taste. I could not refrain from tasting the dessert and I went for Zuppa Inglese, can.t translate, but if you never got it..... you definitely miss something delicious. Espresso of course and yes, grab the bottle of Nocino to sip this Amaro while you chit chat and end this spectacular dining experience. So, tradition with real care to great tastes enhanced from "you are guest at my home" type of welcoming atmosphere. Not expensive. Book in advance as the place is small and can get crowded. Ohh, I did not mention, all over the walls pictures and posters from the cult Italian movies I mentioned earlier. They are proud of them, and so it should be :)

Great little restaurant tucked away in a quiet street. Good food, prompt service. Loved the panna…read morecotta. Opens from 8:00pm. If you would like an outside table, you'll need to book. #greatfood

We chose the place based on yelp recommendations and we were not disappointed. Excellent service, a…read morelot of local people eating here which is always a good quality indicator! We had Parma ham as an appetizer, gnocchi and beef fillet that was prepared very nicely with Himalaya salt and baked potatoes. The tiramisu served in a cappuccino cup was the sweet surprise at the end.

We were referred here by a Parma local who was born and raised here. There were four of us. You…read moreneed a reservation since it is very popular. We all loved our food! Light fresh made pasta w seasonal ingredients. I had roast beef and grilled vegetables. My friend let me taste the spinach and parmesan cheese ravioli - so great! We all loved our food!! Service and friendliness was top notch and they helped us w ordering. They have an English menu online. Italian menu in the restaurant. Clean, hospitable, welcoming and amazing food. Also prices are very reasonable

This past month, we were traveling in Italy. We looked for restaurants for a meal in the evening…read morein Parma. We were lucky to get a reservation. We were greeted by friendly staff and escorted to our table. Both Italian and English menus were available. The restaurant is small and nicely decorated. Bread and breadsticks were given. We ordered a bottle of wine and checked out the menu. Our server was nice and helped us with choosing food items. The first course was Antipasto dello Zingaro. ( Cold meats ) Our second course was Tortelli di Erbette. (Ravioli stuff with spinach and Parmesan cheese) which was the best Ravioli we have ever had. Next was new meat for us to try. HORSE MEAT. Tris di Cavallo. Presented 3 ways. RAW. Roasted and Tartare. We liked the first two. But the Tartare was not for us. This dish came with roast potatoes. The restaurant got busy during our visit. I would recommend making a reservation. The decor was fresh and clean. With many Italian fixtures. The noise level was low when we visited, but sure, it could be higher on the weekends. We highly recommend a visit or two.

Perfect dinner. Between 5 of us, we had 2 appetizers, 3 entrees, 3 desserts, 2 botttles of wine,…read moreand limoncello all for €157. Excellent price for 5 of us. Service was above and beyond. The server knew exactly what we wanted and pretty much ordered for us. He also brought out the desserts for us. (Best tiramisu ever). Location is walking distance from the railway so very easy access.

I seldom give mediocre reviews, but the food was in fact mediocre. We started with the gnocchi with…read moremushrooms; the dumplings were better than average, but the porcini mushrooms looked and tasted like they were canned. There was also a fair bit of ground beef in the sauce (actually more than mushrooms), which was not mentioned in the menu. Second dish was fettuccine with octopus, pasta was not flavorful, and had virtually no sauce but the octopus pieces were very well cooked and tender. On to the service, which deserves one star (which is what my companion would have left had she been writing this review). After we ordered, it was difficult to get the waiter's attention. He would walk around the restaurant looking down, avoiding all eye contact. We also ordered the branzino scallopini, but the waiter forgot to put the order in, so after finishing the pastas and waiting for half an hour we were finally able to flag him down and were told it wasn't coming. Other diners had come in after us, eaten and left by this point. To cut our losses we decided to order tiramisu to split, which was a mistake. First the waiter couldn't understand we wanted one desert and two plates, he kept saying "due tiramisu". When it finally came (he spent 10 minutes making coffees for other customers first) it was one plate, we had to raise our voices to get his attention again for a second plate. The lady fingers were very small, in a single layer on the plate (though with a good coffee flavor) and smothered in a a thick layer of loose yellowish custard. It was sweet, but like everything else, only average. The meal came to €54 with a $17 bottle of Chardonnay. On a side note the table next to us ordered lamb chops on the bone, it came so over cooked that there was zero pink left. The diner complained to her companion but ate the dish in resignation anyway. I would have sent it back. I chose this restaurant because it had five stars, which is rare, but in truth it doesn't deserve them if they're going to put out average food and poor service. It may have been an off night for the restaurant, but it was still a poor experience. I sent this text to my companion for approval and she agreed it was fair and to the point.

We had lunch at L'Incontro after visiting the Ferrari Museum, as it was very convenient. A short…read morefour minute walk. We arrived right around noon when it opens (beware on kin says that it opens at 11:30 am which is not accurate). Make sure you arrive before 12:30 because the restaurant suddenly fills up around this time. The atmosphere and service were very similar - no frills, but perfectly adequate. My dining companions all had pizza, which they report was very good. No complaints. I ordered a very basic chicken breast and French fries. It was nothing special, but that's exactly why I ordered it. I was looking for something uncomplicated and simple. This was a perfectly nice spot for lunch after visiting the museum, but I'd recommend arriving before 12:30 pm to beat the rush.

After an exciting visit at the Ferrari Museum, the nine of us had worked up an appetite! My husband…read morecalled the restaurant, to see if they could take our large number and they said they could- they were setting up our table as we got there. We had the best lunch- from the Caprese salad, to the different pastas and pizzas (not pictured) we had - all delicioso! Our waitress was very helpful, she helped us pick out a white wine that we loved, and was very friendly! I would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are in the area.