This is a Michelin 2 star restaurant and it delivers. Excellent food and service. This post would…read morebe too long for me to write all about it. You just need to try it for yourself!

After binge-watching Anthony Bourdain for days before our trip to Italy, my hubby's homeland, we…read moredecided San Domenico was a must. The raviolo, the orange egg yolk oozing out onto the fine china amid truffles and joy made my mouth water with a voracious hunger that I could not explain. I knew I had to have it. Now that I have, I'm sick with longing. Dreaming about it nightly as I envision walking through sleepy Imola and into the Garden of Eden that is this ristorante. The service, a performance art of elegance and reverence. The food, will make you fall in love again even after a shitty year like 2016. The atmosphere, nostalgia for things you never knew you missed. Go to this restaurant. Go with all your heart. Bypass tourist kitsch and have a timeless piece of Italian soul food that will remain in your foodie psyche forever.

Piatti curati e abbondanti. Ottimi la qualità, il servizio e i prezzi. assolutamente necessaria la…read moreprenotazione. Chiuso domenica e giovedi sera (un po' troppo, sigh)

We had made a reservation from the USA to come for lunch at this restaurant. The restaurant was in…read morefront of the Rocca di Dozza, which is a Middle Ages Fortress, with original towers, prisons, and justice room. We were warmly greeted and seated on the enclosed porch overlooking the Rocca. It was such a pleasant setting. We decided to do just a first course. We had ttagliatelle al ragu (alla Bolognese) and Strozzapreti alla boscaiola (ham, porcini mushrooms and pine nuts). We enjoyed a 1/2 liter of their house red wine and water. Our total cost for this delicious meal was only € 30.

Absolutely the nicest people I have encountered in Imola. Great food and vino!! I don't speak…read moreItalian, and the staff was so patient and kind to me. Loved the atmosphere.