One of the best restaurants on our first tour of Italy…read more We ad a variety of dishes, including grandma's meatballs, an assortment of appetizers, and a Neapolitan pizza. It was all divine. The service and atmosphere here are top notch.

Warm, friendly local establishment with excellent food and service. Nothing fancy, casual and great…read morefor families.

5 stars for the location and service alone. Sat outside overlooking a beautiful square that the…read moreRomans built dating back BC. Food was amazing, I couldn't read the menu or understand a thing, but mine was phenomenal - mini meatballs and some sort of local pasta that looked like little thumb sized saucers. My Co-worker's carbonara was unbelievably flavorful. He couldn't finish it, so I crushed it and would get it if I ever return. And the calzones are as big as your head!!!

Love ,Love this place. Great food and service in a beautiful setting. I love the all their food.read more

My husband and I came here for lunch back in October. The setting and the ambiance of this…read morerestaurant were both outstanding. The dining room is light and bright with an absolutely incredible view and some vaguely Alice in wonderland vibes. For food we opted to do the à la carte option as I preferred to do the vegetarian items (though I'm not a vegetarian) and you had to do the same tasting menu across the entire table. Truthfully, I found my dishes to be too rich and just ok while my husband's courses were pretty wonderful. The coffee pici pasta and wild boar tortelli were specific stand outs. Wonderful experience in an idyllic location but would go with the non vegetarian options if we were to go back.

Simply put: Falcionere is why one travels abroad. The chef/owner took my order (actually, he…read moreordered for me), cooked my meal at my table, and shared some of his invented recipes with me after my meal. I had blueberry tortellini, unlike anything I had ever had. Delicate, but not too rich or sweet--perfectly complimented by a bottle of local Friuli. Then his piece de resistance. A mixed grill of different local beefs cooked rare on a hot plate at the table. Lightly garnished, but maximally stunning. World class meal, top notch service and peaceful atmosphere. This is why we save vacation days and frequent flier miles. Enjoy!

this was a nice easy early dinner. the food was tasty and the service was perfect. we sat and…read moreenjoyed our dinner for about 2 hours without being pushed away.

Great place in the very heart of Padua. The pizza was extremely good - with smoked mozzarella and…read moreprosciutto. The crust was excellent, chewy and crispy. Perfect! The Bigoli with duck ragù was great too but a little greasy. Service was quick and friendly. Perhaps a little touristy. But the pizza... So good!

I heard from a local that this place had good pizza, so that's what I went for. Very nice ambiance…read moreand there is indoor and outdoor seating in a garden setting. The pizza was very good, the best I've had in Padua. However, not the best that I've had anywhere (sorry, I always compare pizza with Cloverleaf in Detroit) so therefore the 4 star rating. Also they had 3 beers on tap, including a red beer which was very good. I would definitely go back and try some of the other food here as the menu looked good and the staff was pleasant.

Tucked into a small walkway and then expands into a very nice establishment…read more Food was good. Rating would have been higher if I didn't have to remind them to bring me my wine

The food and atmosphere here (we ate outside) are excellent. The service is mixed…read more So, three of us came and wanted three different dishes -- two pasta dishes and one pizza. We also ordered an artichoke appetizer that was pretty damn good, But the server... "You can order pizza or pasta, but not both." I asked why, and his response was that they come out at different times. Really? So I asked which one took longer, and he said it was the pasta. My next question: "I don't care if mine comes out before or after theirs, but could y'all just put mine in the oven about 10 minutes before the pasta is ready to be served?" His response: "That's impossible." Though I was frustrated, I left it alone. I figured it was a cultural thing. Cone to find out, it was a La Lanterna thing. Perhaps our server didn't like Americans? Perhaps he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer? Or maybe he was just lazy. Shame on him. The pasta dishes were really good, as was the artichoke appetizer. I'll never know about the pizza.

So good! Fresh ingredients. Great service! Air conditioning. Fabulous pizza oven. Bravo and…read moreGratzie from USA!!

Was in town for business and wanted something authentic...this place didn't disappoint...Excellent!read more

Fantastic food. Waiter apologized for not having menus in English as if that were a huge problem…read more Even after we explained to him that we knew enough Italian to figure it out, he came back and described each entree. Many of the dishes used locally sourced ingredients (like mushrooms from a nearby hill town). All the food we ordered was great.

This restaurant is absolutely amazing. AMAZING I SAY!…read more Gian's parents decided to bring us for a major feast before we headed back to Glasgow and what did they choose for us? Meat. Lots of meat. MEAT!!! Da Giovanni is a traditional family restaurant that's been in Padova for years! So the way this place works is, you go there, they serve you your first course, then bring you trolleys of all the meat cooked by roasting or by boiling, trolleys of vegetables and then trolleys of dessert. Yes, TROLLEYS. And then you can choose what you wanna try from all the delicious choices given to you! So, for the first course, I had handmade tagliatelle with pomodoro sauce and funghi (there are 5 sauces and all of them are handmade daily and brought to you on a tray so you can choose which you want with your pasta). I LOVE tagliatelle! It's my fav! So this pasta was a win for me! Main course, boiled or roasted meat with vege. There are all kinds of meat and cuts for you to choose from! For boiled, you hve like cow tongue, brain, leg, some pork and stuff while the roast, they have turkey, chicken, lamb bla bla you get it, it's ALL MEAT. I went for roast with some brocolli, zucchini and pepper (veges also come in huge trays on trolleys for you to choose from). It was so filling omg. Delicious like crazy but man, you'll explode at the end of the meal! Desserts were cooked on the day; they had 4 different types of cakes/pies, caramelised pears and then some fruits that were soaked in spirits lol. I dunno what to say guys. I loved it so much. It was such a nice experience with the family and the environment was so wonderful! How can describe it ... Authentic? Quick and witty Italian elderly people serving up amazing food and making jokes! I loved it so much! Highly recommend!

One of the most amazing restaurants I have ever eaten in. A…read morevast and stylish place. It specialises in roast and boiled meats which are wheeled around on trolleys and carved for you at the table. It's a bit of a vegetarians' nightmare, but that does not rouble me. Home made pasta, gnocchi for starters like you have never tasted before. Great beers. An enormous dessert trolley. Extremely friendly service. A favourite place for locals and their families