Osteria Stallo del Pomodoro — Restaurant in Modena

The staff were friendly and the place itself is pleasant. However, the food was poor and served extremely late. The vegetables still had soil on them – both the spinach that came with the meat and the potatoes – which is unacceptable in any restaurant. They brought my companion’s plate without serving mine at the same time, and we sat down at 7:30 pm but only got our food at 9:10 pm. The service clearly prioritised Italian customers over foreign visitors, which I can understand to some extent, but do not consider acceptable. This is not a place I would recommend to travellers hoping to feel welcome and well taken care of. Modena is full of wonderful restaurants – a true paradise for gastronomy – so I would suggest choosing...

We’ve been in Italy for about a month, this was by far the worst service we’ve received. Tables around us were attended to very well, while we were ignored. We did not receive side plates with our appetizers, wine pour was significantly less than everyone else, but the worst was sitting with empty plates at edge of table, empty wine glass, empty water glasses for quite some time. Our server walked by many times. The different service was just so obvious, I felt very unwelcome. When our dishes were finally cleared we asked for the check, no reason to stay longer and receive more bad service. 2 stars for food only, which was quite good. I absolutely would not recommend for non-native...

The food was excellent. I got the prosciutto and the tortellini and everything was delicious. The fried bread that came with the prosciutto was heavenly. SO fluffy and crisp. The broth that came with the tortellini was hearty and savory, and the pasta itself was super fresh.

The service was a bit strange. Our food took a bit of time to come out (nothing egregious but long enough to make you notice). The waiter was also a bit strange and borderline rude at times, especially when taking our order.

Overall, definitely recommended for the food, just be aware of the...