Trattoria Ulderico - ANCONA

We found this restaurant as another one we wanted to go to was closed for refurbishment. It’s close to the station, 5 minute on foot. We arrived around 12.45. It gets full of locals after 1 and this is promising! To avoid waiting for ages for the order, I would suggest to go at opening time. We ordered a seafood salad and a pasta dish with seafood, choosing the no sauce option. Had to ask twice to get the main, while they were serving other people that had arrived and ordered after us. We got the red sauce option, but I couldn’t be bothered to send it back, to avoid waiting another 30 min. Food is not bad, service is ok but the waiting time is a roulette, one can be lucky and be served in a timely fashion or not. Also we read other bad reviews because of how slow the service is. From where we were seated I could look into the kitchen and see the food orders stuck on the fridge door. Not sure whether the service is slow because of luck of organisation or because they need more people. Only two waiters in the room.

This is an old school trattoria. Simple decor, clean, well-lit, no frills. The service was adequate and we did not wait longer than it is reasonable to expect for freshly prepared entrees. My wife and I had a portion each of seafood tagliatelle, and we shared a generous portion of fried gamberi and calamari. The kind of simple food where good ingredients and correct technique are at the forefront, with no room for error. The tagliatelle was good, almost fluffy, the sauce well blended and tasty. The fried calamari and gamberi was superior. Very tender, fresh, without any of those heavy aromas that sometimes you find in fried food. Just perfect. I had never been there before (I am a native but I just came back from 28 years out of the country) but they'll see me often, I am afraid. Recommended for a seafood lunch. Excellent value.

"Il pesce è ottimo e i prezzi sono molto onesti. Il servizio lascia un po' desiderare, ma nel complesso sono stato molto soddisfatto."

Tipica trattoria Anconetana dove non ci sono fronzoli, quindi se cerchi un posto chic non fa per te, ma se cerchi un posto dove mangiare bene e a un prezzo più che onesto è perfetto! Il fritto è molto buono, così come i primi piatti, tra cui le tagliatelle bianche con frutti di mare. Avrei preferito un po' più di spezie per dare un gusto più deciso. Il vino della casa non è il massimo. Complimenti per la cordialità! Lo consiglio!

I paccheri con sugo rosso sono fantastici. I sapori sono intensi e tradizionali. È stato un vero colpo di fulmine. Ottima anche la frittura mista dell'Adriatico (con spine, se richiesto solo calamari e gamberi sono disponibili). Non ha senso considerare altro, la trattoria offre una buona selezione di vini. Il personale è gentile.