Very overrated! Staff is arrogant (understatement) and food…read moreis mediocre. Far (!) better Italian restaurant on the other side of the river in Wyck! We've tried this place twice (to give it "another chance"), but cannot discover its "reputation". The formula of leaving your phone number and wait to be "invited" to dine, should say enough: arrogance all over. Which is not founded by the food you will be served: that is OK to GOOD (but definitely NOT outstanding). The fact that ruins the experience is the lack of decent service; FOOD 3,5 / Service 1. Definitely NOT recommended (again: cross the bridge to the Rechtstraat for the real Italian restaurants... Yes: more than one...!)

Been here several times--one of the best Italian restaurants anywhere (including Italy). Limited…read moremenu (usually you get to pick one of two pastas and one of fish, beef, or lamb) but it is so fresh and so good. Worth the trip to Maastricht if you're close!

Great little Italian restaurant. Good food, good service, good prices. Meals served with nice warm…read morebread with various toppings and a salad with a tasty dressing. I didn't care for the fact that my plate was chipped and the French fries were something I maybe should've seen about substituting. Overall the décor and atmosphere was warm and welcoming. I certainly would return to and recommend this restaurant.

Yelp really let me down with this restaurant. We were in Aachen on vacation and looking for a place…read morefor dinner and the reviews led us to this place. The food was OK, definitely nothing special. But the service was an absolute joke. The servers just stood around and talk to each other, right next to our table sometimes, instead of doing any of their work. We ordered drinks and watch them chat about the weather and about a new grocery store in town for more than five minutes, right next to our table. Then one of them turned to the bar, which was just a couple feet away, and finally poured our drinks. And, in a first for me in Germany, the beers were poured about an inch short of the legal measuring line. (beers in Germany have to be poured up to the mark that matches the size such as .3L, etc) I thought that was illegal? The decor is cheesy, kind of like a Pizza Hut. This place is highly un-recommended. (Though it did seem popular with over-70 set.)

I am from NYC and I take pizza very seriously (and bagels, but that is a different story). In the…read moreNetherlands it is so very hard to find a good pizza and this is the only place that comes close to a decent slice. A proper coal oven with thin crusted pizza (the way it is supposed to be!) and even, buffalo mozzarella. No ridiculous toppings (pineapple is blasphemy) and not too much tomato sauce. This little bear found something "just right". I am not a fan of all of their combinations (pesto on pizza is weird to me), but you cant go wrong with the regina with tomato sauce.

Best pizza in Maastricht! Authentic wood burning oven pizza and calzones. There are a few seats…read morebut it's mainly a takeout pizza restaurant.

the best simple authentic italian restaurant ever... the…read moreservers were all sweet and kind. the bread was amazing with oil and butter... all of the pastas were fantastic! very lively atmosphere and reservation is the must. but we were very lucky and got there quite late - was still crowded though. they made a table for us although it was full since they figured we were a group of students who really desperately wanted their dishes.

This is the second time we ate here, with some 5 odd years between…read more The place is exactly the same as then. It's always crowded and even with reservations you will have to wait a couple of minits for a table. They will give a free aperitif while you wait. We had an appetizer together, funghi e lumache, which was ok but not great. The escargots were chewy. For mains i had the filetto funghi porcini (entrecote with cep), which was nice. My wife had tagliatelle mari e monti, which was excellent. I would have given it three stars, were it not for the price we payed, which was steep in my opinion. I think you can eat great here, but keep to the pasta.

From the owner: Le restaurant Joïa propose une carte et plusieurs formules menu qui varient tous les deux mois et…read morecomposés de plats typiquement italiens. Par exemple: spaghetti aux vongole, friture de calamars, tagliata de bœuf, etc.

Great little Italian place on a jumping street in Maastricht…read more This Italian place is legit. Cool thing is each table has a barcode and you can order on your phone if you want. Pizza is really good. Too much for one person so plan leftovers. Staff is friendly and speaks English. Definitely ask for the spicy olive oil to drizzle on your pizza. Lots of different pastas. Their claim is the make them in house.

Excellent pizza! Service was great. Very homely setup. Gorgeous roses and candles on every table.read more