Very very good Italian authentic cuisine for people who are used to eat real good Italian food…read more!!!!!! My favorite Italian restaurant!! Very nice servers, always smiling. The restaurant is renewed since a few months, and all the tables are nicely spread: great privacy. A great terrace too.

From the owner: At Ristorante Taormina, you experience the real taste of homemade cuisine executed with care for…read morethe founding traditions of Italian gastronomy. So we cook our pizzas in a traditional wood-fired stone oven to preserve the authentic taste of real Italian pizza. Our pasta is as well produced in house by our artisans just like our desserts and ice cream which are realised in our dedicated workshop. We believe in traditional craftsmanship as a vision for the future where you will always be aware of what is served, with no secrets.

Went back for lunch celebrating a colleague's return back to work and since there were 15 of us who…read morehad to return back at work by 1:30, the waiter offered a set menu of entree and main for €25. We got the same three Amuse-Bouche as last time (bread, olives, bruschetta) and for our entree we got 4 shrimps in a lovely tomatoey and cream sauce. Loved the sauce and mopped it up with the bread. For our main the table could choose between escalope or pizza and I asked the waiter for a recommendation. He suggested 4 cheeses but I wanted some vegetables and he said they could put some on for me - I chose onions, mushrooms and eggplant. Really happy with cheese pizza choice. The blue cheese was pungent without being aggressive. Wish they could have been a little more aggressive with mushrooms though. In my opinion, this isn't the best pizza place in Brussels, but like a good work-horse, it does the job of feeding you adequately enough and hey sometimes mediocrity is better than disappointment. One of my co-diners complained about the lack of tomato and cheese coverage. Another complained about the sliminess of the eggplant and left more than 3/4 of the pizza uneaten. On the whole a less than stellar experience but it did the job.

We've been here twice in 3 evenings with colleagues. Of the 6-7 restaurants tried in the area…read moreincluding other Italian, Chinese and Thai, I recommend Da Lino. Family run and on premises. A delightful meal including fun teasing by the wait staff how Americans always order Chianti--we didn't :) Can recommend the Scampi appetizer as well as the entrée of Linguini with Lobster and Basil. Perfecto! I'm not a dessert person, but I would save room for desserts (see pics) Small gripe: ordered a gin martini and got a gin and tonic. It's okay. I've come to accept the difficulty of ordering a true martini in this country. Serving a martini must be an unnatural act. Overall, good value in wine. Tip I: Restaurant has its own parking lot but not on the website as best I can tell...so call for directions. Otherwise parking in area of Zaventem train station is tight. Tip II: Closed Sunday, also not on website. While were we there in November, I notice inviting outdoor seating in season. Will return.

I've been there several times for business lunches. The…read moreplace is like a little Italy by itself, always courteous and efficient service. Everyone talks about their pizza, not being a huge fan of pizza, i tried it two times and they were sensational! I really like the authenticity in the rest of the menu. The chef proposes some interesting choices there. If you ever want a nice Italian in the region of Zaventem, I highly recommend Da Lino! The best one in the area.

Good food. We all enjoyed our food even with the language barrier. They didn't have an English…read moreversion of the menu and fortunately the menu was French and Italian and my high school French classes finally paid off. The staff was super friendly and helpful on making sure we were getting what we hoped we were ordering. In true European fashion, the meal took over 2 hours. We had a pizza and 2 Trios. Everything was really delicious. We had a Tiramisu and a chocolate tart for dessert. They were both delicious. I would highly recommend this place but do make reservations. We made them online and they didn't get transferred to the paper calendar but they made sure to squeeze us in.

If you want to eat Italian food, do not hesitate. This is…read moreone of the best I discovered in the region. Wonderful Italian wine card, lovely interior, perfect service for a reasonable price.

This place is so good that I'm writing this review while I'm here, having just finished my dessert!…read moreThe pasta is exceptional, as good as in Italy. We had the Truffle tortellini & the Spaghetti Vongole - both were fantastic. We then had the Cafe Italia and the Dame Blanche for dessert- the perfect end to a great meal. The live pianist was a lovely touch, with beautiful music complimenting the great food. Service was wonderfully friendly and warm. Cannot recommend this place more- well worth the price.

We travel one hour north of Brussels to a city named Evere. Definitely the best Italian, especially…read morethe lasagne. Great family and excellent prices.

My husband I stayed at The Marriott Courtyard and wanted a change from the hotel restaurant (which…read morewasn'tbad either, just limited). We had a car but we were hoping to find something close by and were able to walk to and from dinner. I'm so happy we found this little spot. The server was patient w our English and our orders were exactly what we thought and were hoping for. The food was wonderful, but you will need to tell the Server at what times you want your food served because Europeans enjoy and eat slowly unlike a majority of us Americans. We will definitely eat again at this spot, should we land in Belgium again. Enjoy!

A cozy and elegant Italian restaurant in an area that doesn't have much in terms of good dining…read moreoptions. We came here for a team lunch. It was pretty busy with people coming here for lunch from the nearby offices. I ordered the taglioni with truffles and it was so simple but very flavorful and good. My coworkers ordered pizza and it looked amazing! I will be back here for the pizza soon!

A little hidden gem. Lunched in the back courtyard (who knew that was there!) and it was so…read morepleasant. The calamari was devine and delish. The calzone, though it didn't have ricotta as expected, equally delish. Plan on a group gathering next week. Hope the same delish experience ensues. A fan.

So you know when you really really want to like a place? But every time you go, despite how much…read moreyou like the food, something taste wise just doesn't gel? That's what's it like with me and thus restaurant. It's a fave place for people from work and for one Italian colleague, it's the place he reckons serves Italian food just like he gets in his home town of Milan. So I have come here ranging with groups of 5 to 20 pros and am always impressed by the service, and also the theatrics of the host. And they have a menu in English, and prices and variety of food is pretty good even if there is no pizza on the menu. But somehow the food - it's always been too salty for me and ditto for the dessert this time, except the caramel cream brûlée was sickly sweet. I have enjoyed the Tiramsui in the past and can recommend that. So I think this restaurant is good, but their food is just not to my taste.

How do you say delicious in the local language. Oh well, I'll just say Delicious! Located right off…read moreof the main train station in zaventem. I came with a colleague for a midweek dinner where the craving for a steak was fairly high after a week of dining on mussels for the most part. The steak with mushrooms was so tender! Good wine and crowded with locals on a Tuesday night which provides great insight that this is a local favorite. Yum!!!!

We came to Europe for Le Tour de France and this is the best meal we had in 6 days of travel. The…read moreowner is very friendly and personable. Highly recommend!!! Great atmosphere inside or out. Great portion sizes, reasonable prices.

I went there with colleagues, and I have to say that we are not going back…read more My Roma salad (chicken and pineapple) was just some green salad, chicken, ananas, a couple pieces tomatoes and a piece concombre. And vinaigrette was totally not matching with the plate (raspberry vinaigrette? another colleague with funghi salad had the same vinaigrette... also not matching). My colleagues pasta plates were too creamy, to fat. And service was not even sympathetic. I am not used to give bad scores to restaurants, but here I have to say that I cannot find anything that satisfied me.

Came here as a party of 4 for dinner on a Monday night and was surprised initially re: how busy it…read morewas. But after tasting and realizing how good the food was, my only chagrin was that this restaurant is located so close to my work and I haven't been here as yet!!! Found out from the local folks I was at the dinner with that these guys also own another restaurant in Zaventum, but that focuses on pizzas, while this one in Diegem focuses more on pastas. I got seafood option and you can choose from around 5-6 pasta options and I got linguine. Can I just say, it was awesome! So much seafood and all perfectly seasoned, and nothing overcooked. Pasta was perfectly en dente. The other folks on the table scarfed down their food too! For dessert, I got Pannacotta with framboise, which was pretty decent but if I get a chance to go here again, I would either get the Tiramisu or the Zabaglione. I have had Zabaglione some other places and prior to the taste here thought it was an awful dessert and wondered why so many people raved about it. Well let me tell you, this place gets it right. Perfectly frothy and creamy, not too eggy on the taste - the bite I took here was a revelation. It's not a full 5 stars for me as the service we received wasn't as good as the food. Maybe it was because of the two full tables of folks celebrating a birthday party (looked like about 40 folks) that took up the majority of the servers attention but it took a long time to flag a server to order and pay bill. But will totally try and come back - there's other things to try on the menu (but I really do think the seafood linguine was the best choice!)