L'orsetto D'abruzzo - BOLOGNA

Great little restaurant serving authentic Abruzzese food! A real discovery! In the summer, you can sit outside, with the further advantage of not having traffic passing by.... The service is friendly and fast, and the food is really good. Pay a visit you won't be disappointed. And try the excellent wines!

We waited a long while for menus, another long while to order, another long while to get our first courses, another very long while to get our second courses, and no time at all to pay the bill and be on our way. Service is simply incompetent first course was served with no cutlery on the table, second course was served with no cutlery because the first set had been taken away, etc. Food is fine but not worth the trouble in a city where good service is taken for granted.

Good! We ate here twice in November. What is included in the coperto is above average: bread with good green olives, some shredded crunchy bread and a meat/cheese layered type bread. We ordered an antipasti of three dishes: a mixed funghi, a borlotti bean with black truffles, and a garbanzo bean with vinegar (the latter somewhat forgettable). On another trip we tried the bruschetta appetizer: it was ok. We tried the Pasta al Mugnaia as a primi – good meat based pasta; we also tried the orecchiette pasta with a cheese/eggplant sauce, called something like San Agnello: good. For a secondo, we tried the marinated, grilled lamb; tris de salciciccia was also good. Many people order Spiedini as a secondo: it looked good, too. We had a contorni of baked/stewed vegetables (like a rattatoille): not sure of the name. The house wine was also good, althought they have many Montepulciano d’Abruzzo choices as well.

The food was really good. I recommend the homemade gnocchi with greens and the bbq skewers of lamb. The food was delicious and comforting. We ate indoors and there is also outdoor seating.

Loved the deep fried cheese fritter things, the lamb skewers, the lively atmosphere it was awesome. Thank you.