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.

Well without doubt one of the best Italian restaurant that I have ever been to, and I am a food…read morelover and travelled far and wide. ( never imagined to find such a gem in magdeburg when I was many a times dissatisfied bigger cities by the so called good restaurants.) I went there quiet often as I was working there on a project.The way Lucia ( Lucia and her husband, the chef runs the place), receives me always with the warmest of smile is the best starter. Food...I have tried almost everything on their menu and amaaaazin.