This was our best meal of a month-long trip. The Linguine Alle Vingole was fresh, well-balanced and totally delicious. Dessert of chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream was lovely. The wait staff was friendly and efficient on a very busy night. Reservations are a must but easy to make online. read more

THE BEST PASTA + TRUFFLE SAUCE IVE EVER HAD. I will be dreaming of this restaurant for the rest of my life. Felt so authentic, like you were in nonna's kitchen, great service considering only 1 main server. Amazing water- only bottle available but imported from italy 4,50E each. Eat here you won't regret it! read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Lasagna and truffle parmesan spinach ricotta - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

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the service was pretty good and the food was pretty good. we got spaghetti with the truffle crème pasta sauce (i'm forgetting the specific name of the sauce), and it was super heavy, which is to be expected of a crème sauce. they did overcook the pasta a bit though. we got the burrata pizza which was pretty good but just a different thicker crust than i'm used to. it was really oily on the bottom from the pesto. however, overall, it was pretty good and they were quite generous with the toppings, which made it worth it for sure. i will say- true to the restaurant's name, both dishes were ordered were covered in shaved parmesan, and we were even given a side bowl of additional parmesan. definitely cannot complain about that!! read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - burrata pizza and spaghetti with truffle crème sauce - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Small and cozy place for great pasta! It seems almost always packed so be sure to book your reservation early.... these European dinners take a while :p. The staff is no nonsense, all about the food. When it comes to food, get the pasta! You can actually build your own pasta dish with the type of pasta and the sauce. We got the linguine with a Parmesan truffle sauce. It was so fresh! Got a pizza too, the sausage one... wasn't too bad but not great. A bit saucy/soggy. The olive oil focaccia was great too along with the wine selection. Great spot to take a break from the chocolate and frites! read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Build your own pasta - linguine and truffle Parmesan sauce - incredible! - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Four stars for me is pretty good. Unfortunately, we couldn't go back again so I can't give it five stars but the food was delicious. The service amazing and the ambience fantastic. read more

Super cozy restaurant with amazing food. The pasta is absolutely scrumptious whether you build your own pasta dish or select a pre-developed menu item. No decision you make could be wrong here. Also, the meatloaf is EVERYTHING. Great staff and timely service. A must try when in the city! read more

Reasonable price Service could be better. A bit slow Food was great delicious in fact Ambiance great read more

OMG - just terrible. Please avoid. Service is terrible. Food is terrible. WiFi is terrible. Restaurant looks dirty. Waited almost 2 hours for our pasta. Waiter never checked on us. Walked out without ever receiving our main course (and they messed up our appetizers). Our waiter, Filippo Aloisio did not seem to care. read more

The place was good, but I thought the pizza did not live up to wood-fired Italian standards; it had a decent crust/bread bit and tasted fine (and was cheap; 10€) but the margarita pizza was missing basil. They had hot oil, though had to ask. My dinner mates liked their pasta dishes; maybe their pasta is better(?). I found it odd that the house wine was served in what appeared to be a used wine bottle, and not in a carafe (the wine itself was perfectly drinkable). No real complaints, and it's a pretty sprawling place on the inside with decent decor. Seemed to attract tourists as well as some more local folks--is probably a better bet than some of the even more touristy spots nearby. read more

I asked a local about the preference of two Italian Restaurants suggested by Yelp and he directed me to a third, his favorite, Ricotta & Parmesan. It was a great recommendation. From the greeting at the door to the menu advice and the delicious taste of each bite, I was extremely pleased! I started with the table advertised Malbec and was ready too have a tasty dinning experience. First course, eggplant parmigiana followed by chorizo risotto. I'm glad I was given pause in between because the eggplant deserved to be savored. The risotto had enough spice to make me want to sing. As a finale, I melted along with the chocolate moelleux dessert. Then I had the opportunity to walk through the other rooms. The vintage decor makes you think grandma might be in the kitchen helping. Very charming. This dinning experience reveled some of the best I've had in Italy. Highly recommended. read more

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Awful. Awful. Awful.. OMG - just terrible. Please avoid. Service is terrible. Food is terrible. WiFi is terrible. Restaurant looks dirty. Waited almost 2 hours for our pasta. Waiter never checked on us. Walked out without ever receiving our main course (and they messed up our appetizers). Our waiter, Filippo did not care. Manager did not care. I asked our hotel concierge about it afterwards and they started to laugh - claiming it is the "worst food in Brussels". Please run far away from this restaurant. read more

I went to Ricotta & Parmesan for their Resto Days special. My first impression of the restaurant was very good. It was cute and lively and filled with the glorious scent of truffles. Based on the smell, my friend and I decided to forgo the restaurant week menu and get the foie gras/truffle risotto instead. What came out was a seafood risotto with one miniscule piece of foie gras on top. The seafood was ever-so-slightly overcooked. The rice was strange, and I don't think it was arborio. I did clean my plate, so it wasn't horrible, it just wasn't very good. I was looking forward to a nice glass of wine with my lunch. The restaurant had an extensive wine list for bottles, but only had a sad house wine for those ordering by the glass. For dessert, I had the zabaione, which had a good flavor but awful texture. It was a soupy, foamy liquid with a tiny piece of half-melted ice cream at the bottom. I won't be back. read more

I was BAMBOOZLED by what had to be fake reviews on Trip Advisor. This was one of the highest rated Italian Restaurants in Brussels, so I made a reservation. Got seated quickly, but then was ignored for a solid 15 minutes. It was 5pm and the place was nowhere near full. Finally got my order in and my minestrone soup appetizer arrived at 5.45. The vegetables were completely sour, so I didn't eat it. Main course was penne fruitti de mare with arrabbita. The clams and mussles were so tiny I couldn't even be bothered to eat more than a few, the dish was bland and more soup-like than sauce-like, it wasn't remotely spicy, and the pasta was mushy and waterlogged. I wound up stopping after a few bites. Nothing tasted fresh. Total waste of time and a meal. I got an email from Trip Advisor to review the restaurant. I clicked the link, wrote my review, and then it said "oops sorry we couldn't find your reservation." HMMMMMM. So shady. I cook better food with my eyes closed. read more

It was a lucky find. I was pizza and French fried out. I had the caprese salad and soup - both were very good. My daughter had pasta - she loved it. Great choice and friendly servers. read more

Very Italian French restaurant. Nothing was in English so be careful. I ordered the Escalope, which does not translate to scallops; it was fried veal with spaghetti. Even though it wasn't what I meant to order, the meal was quite delicious! The spaghetti noodles were perfect, the sauce was amazing, and the veal was pretty good. I wish the knives were sharper, but it's an Italian place do almost no need for one. I would go back for sure! read more

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UPDATE.. we did return. 3 times LOL got to know one of the waiters & he helped us translate. The place is always lively & fun. Worth bringing a translator to lunch !! read more

If you're hungry, better to rent a room with a kitchen and make your own!! This is what you get when you order (to go) Fettucine Alfredo with chicken for €17.40 and wait for one hour!! I've seen more in a cafeteria school lunch for 5€. There are exactly 5 chicken nuggets and about 35 strands of fettucine (give or take 5 strands!). Sauce was thick and sticky, resembling dough. The excuse for the 1 hour wait, "We had to wait for the water to boil." read more

The food is delicious we ordered the fettuccini fruti di mare and fettuccini salmon a la fiorentina! And now I'm waiting for my second one 2 days after! Recommended 100% great food, fresh pasta, fair prices! read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Fettuccini Frutti di Mare - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

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We came here without a reservation, which is apparently looked down upon. Nonetheless, they took us all the way to the back past basically an empty restaurant and sat us right next to a group of other people who also must have committed this error. We were promptly given a bowl of olives and had our order taken. I would not suggest a glass of house red wine. They also gave us a few pieces of bread, which were fresh and soft. My boyfriend ordered a caprese salad for us to share. It was tasty. The mozzarella ball was large and fresh and it was garnished with cherry tomatoes and arugula. I ordered the ravioli type pasta with porcini mushrooms. (I don't remember the Italian name for it.) The filling was good, but the pasta itself did not taste homemade and the sauce, which was neopolitan , just tasted like tomato paste with no other seasonings. My boyfriend had the spaghetti with the same sauce and said it was decent. We went to a cheap place a few blocks away two nights ago that tasted fresher and better than this restaurant. read more

One word - Racist! I was trying to find a table around 8pm today. However I was not welcomed. I am trying to convince myself that the waiter at the restaurant is not racist however there isn't any excuse. Looking around there weren't any tanned skin coloured people in the restaurant. Shame! I came in and asked for a table for two (in French) and the waiter told us that it was fully booked. However looking around there was at least five tables that were available. So I thought it was a bit weird. I went out and called the restaurant and asked a table for two (in English) and the waiter told me that I could get a table anytime. This is insane! I also passed the restaurant an hour later and there was a lot of tables available. I haven't experienced racism to this extreme until today. read more

Tried this place on our trip to brussels since i was craving pasta...no complaints on the taste and price of the food. We also got free limoncello at the end as dessert so that was nice! The reason why i'm giving them a 4 star review is because there's a yelp coupon that says that if you check in you'll get 50 percent off and when I got to the restaurant they didnt respect the coupon. If ever in brussels, would i go back to this place? Yes, definitely! read more

Clean and simple fare all served quickly and with a smile. Environment feels a bit industrial but has a definite charm. Small wine and beer list. Make sure to try the truffle sauce. read more

They have a few gluten free options. Although if you are strictly celiac there is not too much to pick from as some of the sauces may be contaminated. The wait staff hustles around and it is quite cramped but if you don't mind the service I recommend coming here. The GF carbonara was good! read more

Went here on New Years Eve. Big mistake. Good food, bad service, I would still consider going back though. This restaurant was overbooked, the service was slow, the servers were constantly bringing us other tables orders, and they accidentally brought my vegetarian girlfriend a meat dish! That being said, my shrimp pasta was quite good, and after having served her veal, they offered her eggplant parmesan. read more

Very disappointing restaurant in a very nice location .... I went here for lunch with a few friends. When we arrive I was happy to go here. Nice location, nice interior, and italian food... Until we started to order... The service was slow and the restaurant was not even full. So no excuse for me. Before they took our orders it took forever. The waitress was really not friendly. Actually kind of arrogant. After we ordered somebody received a wrong dish... Can happen but still not nice... I took pasta (siciliana). It was not really tasty. You expect something spicy, flavored, tasteful, etc. But it wasn't. For a fancy italian place a bit a disappointment. I tried the pizza of my partner, and was actually very good. Why am I giving only 1 star? Really for the unfriendly service. It got worse at the end. We were a group of 10 people and we asked if we could pay with 2 cards and the lady reacted really unfriendly and wanted to refuse it... And told us she didn't have time to do it right away... I think it's rude to react like that and I know its very belgian the ask to pay for the whole table but still. Money is money. And if it really is a problem you can say it a friendly way. Small detail: they only take credit cards no debit cards... read more

lovely restaurant, was super full on Saturday night. Service is excellent. I loved the dish concept, you choose your pasta and then the sauce. Pasta dish incl sauce at €20 range, a bit on the upside but still resonable pricing. all in all good price quality. read more

QUITE GOOD, also the gluten free choises they serve. Their food is well worth a bit of waiting for a table. Seems very popular among all ages and not too noisy. I'll be back for sure. read more

We ordered 3 pasta dishes and they were all fantastic. I ordered fettuccine alfredo and it was fresh and homemade- really the best pasta I got during our trip to Paris and Belgium. The service was friendly and efficient. We came in at the end of the day about 20 minutes before the kitchen closed after driving up from Paris that afternoon (sorry!) and they were really polite about asking us to order quickly. The ambiance is great, too. Very cool decor! read more

Awesome Italian restaurant just off the grand place. In a wide area of many, many subpar restaurants, this one is a positive change. Large but cosy, with a very nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Very good pizza's and the views and smells I caught of other dishes were very enticing as well. Absolutely recommend this. read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Pizze deliziose... - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

Sooo we stayed a few seconds away from this place.It has a cool decor and a great host! We didn't get an English menu but we were helped immediately and being a cheese lover I jumped at what was offered. it's a great place to dine when in Brussels! read more

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Horrible! We should have payed attention to the negative reviews about this place... we walked in it was mostly empty. There were two servers working. One came up to us carrying food to go and asked if it was ours, to which we said no. So he went outside and found the delivery person. When he came back into the restaurant he didn't even acknowledge us again. He walked right past us and went to the first table spoke to the person there and then went about his business and never came back to talk to us again. The other server who was working towards the back of the restaurant never came up to talk to us... though he did look at us standing there waiting a couple of times, we waited there a little while but then we walked out! Terrible service. It seems like there are children running this place. Very sad.. read more

One of the best restaurants we ate at in Brussels, near the Grand Place. Must place to eat, very good carbonara and veal dish. Great service, very nice interior. read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Carbonara - the best I ever tasted - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

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Really good lasagna, creamy and delicious! My partners Puttanesca was also very good . read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU

We stumbled upon this restaurant and its ambiance drew us in. However, the food was mediocre at best with little to no taste. The waitstaff was clearly overworked and the service was slow and brusque as a result. With so many good Italian restaurants to choose from in Brussels, I strongly recommend staying away from this one. read more

I don't normally provide reviews, but then again I don't normally walk out of a restaurant for poor service. My wife and I saw positive reviews and decided to stop in. Having travelled in Europe quite a bit, I've come to expect more relaxed service, but Parmesan and Ricotta were downright negligent and disrespectful. We ordered in English, flat water, focaccia, moscato and a beer. All four arrived wrong, sparkling water, pizza, proseco and a different beer. We attempted to inform the waiter but he bristled away. Better yet I am conversational in French and heard our waiter instruct the bartender to "bring whatever" because we wouldn't notice. After that, we tried to leave....the manager stopped us - to his credit - and tried to sort things out, but our server then proceeded to lie in front of us and attempt to say in French that he informed us of the changes but we were being difficult. We called him on the attempt and the manager let us leave. The manager removed the proseco as it had gone untouched, and we will not be back again. read more

Very good ingredients. Very good service. They even propose wine and you pay what you consume. Food for kids under 8 is free. Finally one of the few place where you can pay with cheque restaurant card. Recommended place but reserve to make sure you get a place ! read more

Do not go to this restaurant. The worst service and food I have experienced in a long time. Our pasta was not cooked. Serving size was very small. Head waiter was extremely rude. Just terrible. read more

Americans BEWARE! Traveling across the region, I stayed at a nearby hotel and made the mistake of asking the concierge for a recommendation to have a nice dinner with my son. We were advised to go to the Ricotta & Parmesan, just across the street from the hotel. We did go there and I have never in all of my travels been treated worse. We were seated and a waiter named Filippo asked why we didn't have reservations. We were not told to make reservations and there were many open tables. The manager Philip seated us, we ordered drinks and ordered dinner. Four other tables were seated around us after us, all were local and not from the USA. All four tables were served appetizers, entree, desert and they paid and left. One hour and 15 minutes later we had received nothing! I finally confronted the manager, Philip, who falsely stated that his "system" had an error and our order had been lost. This was a lie because I had asked Filippo about our food once with no response. I inquired why we had been treated so poorly and others around us were served dinner. It was so obvious and the other patrons could see we were treated completely differently. The whole experience was terribly disappointing and embarrassing. My son and I did nothing to these people except attempt to support their local business. At this point, The "manager" offered to cook us dinner now and stated it would only take 5 minutes to prepare! To be frank, I no longer trusted him to prepare a healthy meal for me and my son. In fact, my son was scared and wanted to leave. I paid for our drinks ($4 for a bottle of water) and left. I have never been treated so blatantly poorly because of my national origin in my life. Filippo had such a poor attitude toward us and he did not know anything about us. I understand what people tell me about being discriminated against and it is terribly cruel when people like Philip or Filippo choose to do such a thing. The owners of this business should be ASHAMED to have such employees and such practices occurring. read more

The food is extremely fresh, authentic and delicious. Amazing experience. Wine selection is great and the staff is fantastic.

A welcome respite from the Belgium fair. This Italian restaurant is a must stop. I had the lasagna with a nice rose wine and sherbet to finish. A great place for this weary American to enjoy his last night in Brussels. read more

Ricotta & Parmesan - Looking towards the back of the restaurant. - Italian Near Me - Brussels, BRU