Ristorante da Enzo — Restaurant in Modena

The description of the restaurant said „homemade pastas“ so, my expectations were high - especially since this is Italy we are speaking of. I ordered the Bolognese Tagliatelli Pasta and Tiramisu. The „layout“ or presentation of the dish was very poor. The plates were partly dirty on the sides of dish and it looked overall quite bleak and bland - and the taste wasnt really any better… Overall it looked like it was thrown together quite hastily and was quite small…. It lacked really any flavour or spices and I have eaten bread with more flavour and taste in it than that pasta… At least the price was quite cheap - 10-14€ for each pasta dish - but I would have very preferably payed more for a proper dinner and even for this price it was barely ok. The tiramisu tasted like it was warmed from...

Enzo's is a treasure. They gave me a table just for myself without reservations on a busy evening. You walk upstairs by the kitchen area with what looks like Nona and Papa running the kitchen directing and preparing the tortellini and various dishes. The atmosphere is charming, elegant and rustic. The waiters are all well trained and very amiable are observant and attentive dressed alike in proper serving attire.

I ordered the house made tortellini, of course, with a parmegianno reggiano cream sauce which was perfectly done with a hint of nutmeg, grilled vegetables and because I could not resist, the regional dish, Bolliti Misti. If you are a fan of regional, home made European food. Eat here, this is a famous restaurant representing the food of this region and you will not be...

Ok, it's hard to find a restaurant that doesn't taste good in a city like Modena where, pretty much very place, offers incredible food, but Enzo is really a gem in the city center. The restaurant was founded in the 1950's and kept the original vibe! At the entrance you'll see a old lady (probably a relative of the original owner) rolling pasta. Pretty much everything is hand made in this restaurant and tastes incredibly good. Maybe the only downside is that if you're looking for vegetarian options they might be really few. Emilia has quite a strong meat base in every dish. If you don't have any of these problems than do yourselves a favor...