I just visited "La Perla", and I was impressed! It's a nice Italian restaurant in the heart of…read moreMagdeburg. Ample outside seating area with shades, and a lovely inside dining area. There's also a bar and you can purchase ice cream. I was seated quickly "you can sit anywhere", and I ordered a standard size pizza salame and a beer. While waiting I was served a free appetizer- a bruschetta and a freshly baked mini pizza bun and some pesto cream. A welcome surprise! Bruschetta and bun were great, the cream seemed to be pesto mayonnaise which I didn't like. Some olive oil would have been better, but oh well. I also got a paper napkin. Big deal, right? Right! This was the nicest paper napkin I've ever seen! It felt like linen, and I had to check twice. The printed logo was the giveaway. Anyway, then the pizza came. Tasted great, looked great, tasted great. Authentic. And huge! Too large to finish for most people. I paid €17 for pizza and a beer, which is not cheap but not expensive either. So overall, I recommend this place!

The food was good, but service was horrible. Thought we would get a pizza for our 2 year old before…read morebed. It took more than an hour for a pizza with salami.

Absolutely Disgraceful - Do Not Support This Place…read more This restaurant was a complete disaster -- not just because of the awful food, but because of the inhumane way they treat their staff. During my visit, I witnessed the head waitress verbally abusing a young Indian woman, clearly new and still learning. She screamed at her in front of everyone instead of offering guidance or support. It was cruel and completely unprofessional. What shocked me even more was that I was the only one who spoke up. The rest of the room sat in silence, wearing disgusted expressions but saying nothing. It was heartbreaking. The place was severely understaffed -- I saw at least 7 different people get up and go to the counter to pay because the overwhelmed team couldn't keep up. And when I tried to address the issue with the owner, he gaslighted me and brushed it off like I was making things up. The waitress even joined in, treating me like I was the problem -- rather than owning their absolutely shameful behavior. The food? Preheated, bland, and borderline inedible. Not even worth mentioning beyond that. If you care about how people are treated -- both customers and employees -- please DO NOT come to this place. It was one of the most uncomfortable and upsetting dining experiences I've ever had. No one should be supporting a business that treats its staff this way.