Loved this little gem--food was great, service was nice and watching pasta being made was the bonus.

The wait staff were cordial and amazing, seating us at a street-side table before our reservation time. We had an appetizer and bottle of wine to share. My wife had the lasagne for her entree, I had seafood. My wife said her lasagne was different from the last place she had it a couple days earlier in Bologna, but no less spectacular. I agreed, and my seafood was nothing less. The ambiance on a quiet side street (maybe in the Jewish quarter) was a great way to enjoy a Bolognese night. read more

Amazing food and very nice atmosphere. Fantastic service, very friendly. Close to city center but off the beaten path. Homemade pasta was so delicious, as was the mortadella and Parmesan starter. Bottles of wine were priced for locals (18 euro for a delicious Sangiovese). HIGHLY recommend this place. read more

This was our favorite restaurant in Italy. They had the best food, great service, we had amazing meals every time. Even the olive oil was outstanding. Highly recommend the tortellini in brodo. Theirs was the best we had.. anywhere in Italy. We kept going back for more. read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Might be the best lasagna I've ever had - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

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Food was Great. Had the Trio de Primi, and the wife had the Lasagne Bolognese. Usually don't write these reviews but the service was slow and sparing. Felt like they were missing a person tonight. Other than that, I highly recommend it for the food.If only they could pull the magic trick and put it all together! read more

Well known place with good 'tourist' reviews. A bit sad on the food quality, quantity, and ambience we've come to know in Bologna. We were in town over a week, ate at several places. This one was mostly performative, little Italian warmth, relatively bland food product. Skip it and explore the many other interesting places that aren't rated by the number of foreigners as this one. They might be living off reputational reviews of old. read more

Stumbled upon this perfect restaurant! Food and service was impeccable! We are going back tomorrow! read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Insalata Misto - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

The pasta trio was excellent. Service was wonderful and it was one of those meals I will look back on and think I want to go back to Bologna just for this. read more

The service was prompt, the food (eggplant Parmesan and lasagna with buttered spinach) was excellent and the staff were most pleasant. Also, I loved the setting which is on what I would call, a busy pedestrian way. As we were leaving, I noticed a plaque which said Best Restaurant ( I think in Bologna). I would agree! read more

Service is amazing. Pretty restaurant- if it was not so hot sitting outside would have been nice. Food was ok compared to other restaurants we have already tried in Bologna. read more

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Food was very good. The turkey with porcini sauce and tiramisu were top notch. 3 euro coperto pp. We sat outside and it the area was well taken care of. Servers were friendly but we did have to ask for our check three times at the end. They were busy though! read more

Excellently-prepared dinner Seabass that is local - not like the Chilean Seabass we get in the US. Delicious, but with a few tiny bones. Perfectly made homemade pasta, raviolis with ricotta and spinach with terrific. The table bed was only so so. Service was a little intermittent. Outside dining, like most places in bologna, carries with the potential for a cigarette smoke interfering with the food. read more

We had a great dinner in this trattoria! The bread was really delicious, the pastas (we had lasagna and gramigna) were outstanding with homemade pasta and really well made ragù, and our daughter also enjoyed the chocolate cake (tenerina)! Service was friendly and welcoming and the outdoor space was enjoyable during the summer evening. read more

A solid first dinner in Bologna. Chose this off of Yelp as it was raining and we didn't want to wander too far. Got in on the early side before it got crowded and noisy very quickly. Started with the local charcuterie appetizer - good quality and hearty. Our server recommended the mortadella stuffed pasta in a cream sauce, which was deliciously decadent. Lamb chops were grilled perfectly with grilled veggies on the side. We ended the meal with a semifreddo dessert - a must! Service was friendly throughout. read more

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Dellizioso! What a great find in while passing through Bologna on a road trip from Menton France to Florence Italy, then our friend leaves us before we head to Sienna then finally Rome. We started with the tomato, mozzarella & basil starter drizzled with a dash of pure virgin olive oil and a spray-- yes, the balsamic vinegar is indeed in a spray. The tortellini was delicious as was the bolognese. The nugget ice cream was a perfect ending with a cordial of limoncello. The local Pinot Grigio was awesome. read more

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The ragu was fantastic for my primi. Using the English menu, I ordered the scallops thinking that it was a seafood dish. It was not. It was a chicken scallopine served in balsamic vinegar dish. Candidly, it was a bit too much balsamic for my taste. Overall, it was a good meal, but I'm hoping for a fantastic meal. read more

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We are traveling Bologna, Italy from New York in October of 2024. We do not know just about every restaurant in Bologna needs reservation for dinner. Part of reasons are tourists have jammed every where. Plus local people love dine outside also. On Saturday, 10/12/2024, we were told no seat by 2 restaurants due to lack of reservation. I thought we definitely are going to eat cold sandwich again. Luckily when we passed by Trattoria Oberdan da Mario, the manager offered us a table as I told him I was there last night. My husband and I really appreciate his kind gesture, we told the manager that we will come back tomorrow again for the 3rd time. Right way this kind manager offered us a table at 7 pm. We sincerely appreciate this manager and his staffs' kindness. We will visit them again so long we are back here. Again, thank you very, very much for your kindness. read more

On our 17th night in Italy (by way of Roma, Spoleto, Perugia, Firenze), we had dinner here on our first night in Bologna. Wonderful experience, sat outside and soaked up the wonderful nighttime vibe. Don't be in a hurry, don't presume you're the only customer, and just sit back and enjoy the evening. My wife and shared the tomato mozzarella salad, the pasta 3 ways, and the branzino. Add a nice bottle of vino and it's even better. Even if the staff may seem a bit scarce sometimes the service and attention was there when it was needed. And save room for a nice Amaro digestive. Only wish I could remember the name (Angelo?) of the gracious gentleman who recommended our Amari. I would highly recommend. read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

Food was delicious, service was great and our outside table was perfect sitting for this amazing dinner. read more

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Food and service were good but nothing special, I came early so the restaurant was quiet, by the time I was done it was getting busy. Worth the try if you're in the area but I wouldn't go out of my way to find it. read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Eggplant parmigiana - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

Food, service and ambience were wonderful! The sausage Bolognese was impeccable and OH the marscapone and side of ananas was AMAZING! read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Rose, Kali and I getting ready to DIG in! - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

Great place for lunch or dinner!! My roommate and I had 3 hours to kill before we had to go to the airport from the train station, and looked up good places to eat for lunch. Found this place and wasn't disappointed! Plus we got service really fast!! The tortellini is amazing! read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Canal across from restaurant - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

Lamb was tough; pasta was superb and shrimps were tasty ~ but squid was slightly tough and chewy! Panna cotta was ok. Service was very good! read more

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DELICIOUS! The best pasta we had in our trip to Bologna and Venice. Inexpensive and very well done. Get the gramigna with ragu-we had the three different pastas but the gramigna was the best by far. Amazing! read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - gramigna and sausage ragu (the green and yellow pasta) - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

Spent a half day in Bologna on the way from Florence to Venice. The high point was having lunch at the Oberdan. My wife had the tortellini and I the gramigna. Both were some of the best pastas we have ever eaten. The restaurant is comfortable and the service was great. Our waiter spoke English and was helpful in telling us about the food. We watched the chef making tortellini by hand all through our meal. read more

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Absolutely delicious! The wait staff is very friendly and the food was delectable. I had the Bolognese and rosemary potatoes. I highly recommend this place. The other dishes I seen other eat also looked fantastic read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Bolognese and Rosemary Potatoes - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

I was excited to go here with my mother on our vacation, and after stopping by to get a table we were seated outside. Waiter never returned and even walked by to serve others who had been seated after us. Waited about 10 minutes for a server to come and even ask for our drink orders, then got up and left. Would've loved to try the food here, but it feels like this is yet another place where there is an anti-American sentiment amongst the staff. I can't imagine an Italian tourist visiting a restaurant in my home state of North Carolina and being completely ignored until they felt they had to leave. Stuff like that just doesn't happen back home. Only reason for not giving it a one-star review is that the menu did seem better than most other small street restaurants, and the place itself seemed nice. Shame the staff ruined it for us. Went directly across the street to a place called Pizzium and had some of the best food we encountered on the entire trip, with absolutely amazing, bubbly, kind, and attentive staff. read more

Food was delicious. Service efficient and courteous. Nice place for sit down. I'd return if I'm in the area.

This restaurant was conveniently two doors over from our Air BnB, so we had to give it a try one evening when we were too tired to go farther into town. The outdoor seating area is a definite plus, as you can people watch while enjoying a comfortable breeze. We weren't that hungry, so all we ordered was the Lasagne alla Bolognese, Tagliatelle alle Bolognese, a bottle of Sangiovese and tiramisu for dessert. The food was good, pasta cooked perfectly al dente, ragú was good. I loved how they have a pasta maker rolling dough and making pasta right at the front of the restaurant, open to the street! Service was friendly and attentive. read more

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We wanted to like this place more than we did. First, it was not a short walk from the city center. But the reviews on Yelp were really good so we hoofed it. The service was fair, the food was meh. I love lasagna in Bologna and this was really fair. Just not much flavor. My kids love the prosciutto and mozzarella di buffalo in Italy. I think we ate it at every meal for a week. This was just OK. We've been to Bologna twice and this was probably the least impressive meal that we've had. I'd try somewhere else. read more

This place was fantastical. Me and three buddies ordered this amazing plate of various meats including prosciutto and mortadela that melted on the tongue with their slightly fatty, salty, thin texture. Afterwards we indulged in a pasta dish that included some kind of beef sauce, this was #delicioso. I loved it here! Would come again read more

This was our first dinner in Bologna and we enjoyed it immensely. We made reservations on their site about 3 hours prior and got seated in their patio dining. Ordered the Mortadella & Parmigiano-Reggiano appetizer, Tagliatelle Ragu (their version of Bolognese) and Tris Di Primis (Pasta 3 ways). We wanted to try Bologna specific foods so the Mortadella appetizer and the Ragu were no brainers. We were not disappointed! The Mortadella was "light" tasting as far as sliced sausages go and went well with the hard cheese. The first bite of Ragu made us grin because we finally got to taste what a real one is supposed to be. Lightly sauced, the chew in the pasta, and the overall taste is so different than in the States. The best part? Only 9 Euros! What a steal for restaurant prices. And the quality! The Pasta 3 Ways was excellent as well. It has a type of pasta that we haven't tried before (a really squiggly shaped one) that had the type of pasta chew I love. You also get a small bit of lasagna and ravioli. Great to sample everything! As usual in IT restaurants, water will be charged and there will be a cover charge too (usually around 2 Euros a head). read more

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Great service, great wine and great food. What more do you want? They have hands down the best lasagna I have ever had. If you can't decide you could always try there dish that come with 3 different pastas. read more

This place is nothing above average. Tagliatelle with porcini mushroom I thought were a bit slimy. We had beef with rocket, it was ok. The tiramisu was way too much cream vs everything else. The price of tea at 3eur is a bit high. We got charged coperto for 2 people but were not even brought bread, like every other table. read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Beef with rocket - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO

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Our family ate here twice in the three days we spent in the city. The gramigna con salsiccia is worth the trip alone! Delicious!

Came here after seeing so many positive reviews online. Unfortunately, this was probably the most forgettable place we ate at while in Bologna. Despite being on a busy street just off the main touristy area of town, the place seemed a bit soulless. Although there were some locals dining around us, it's clear that this is primarily a place for tourists. Americans, Brits, etc., you're far more likely to hear English than Italian. The house wine was alright, though you can get far better elsewhere. The caprese salad we had as a starter was great, although it's not a difficult dish to get wrong. My wife's lasagna was fine, though nothing to call home about. My tortellini en brodo was actually great, though probably wrong for the time of year (definitely a winter dish rather than summer). I felt a bit overheated by the end of it. My mistake, though. The real stars here are the desserts. You really can't go wrong with any choice. The perfect cap to a hearty meal. Overall, you can probably do a lot better elsewhere, but we appreciated how attentive the staff were and its dedication to traditional Bolognese cuisine. read more

Food was delicious, small place just off the beaten path. Authentic dishes prepared simply, we had the grilled lamb, tortelloni with sage butter, as well as the grilled prawns and calamari....oh and dessert...definitely try the mascarpone and tiramisu & gelato. Hands down some of the best food I've ever eaten. Must try if you are in Bologna. read more

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Both the house red and the Tris dis Primis were wonderful. Ample in size, this sampling of three dishes was delicious in flavor and texture. Although I was a bit bummed not to see an "old lady making fresh pasta" anywhere as some reviews wrote, I got to stare at my husband across the table and hypothesize as to why all the music played through the speakers was old English pop songs, so that was nice. But really, I still think about that lasagne fondly, so do yourself a favor, order the Tris dis Primis. read more

Very nice restaurant with delicious food! Try the spirelli with tomatoes sauce & basil ! it's awesome!! Great job! read more

The food was delicious. Upon Arrival we ordered with caution as the restaurant we had tried the night before was horrible. The food took a while to arrive HOWEVER.... what a meal it was. We were a party of 5 and ordered many things off the menu: Aubergine strigoli, porcini mushroom tagliatelle, bolognese tagliatelle, tortellini in cream Sauce . All phenomenal. The meat dishes were very nice but the pasta is what you come here for.... and the wine.... Villa Rasponi Riserva 2015... yummmmm. read more

Trattoria Oberdan da Mario - Trattorie Near Me - Bologna, BO