La Pilotta by Bequadro — Restaurant in Parma

Do not eat here unless you have a lot of time to spare… Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to try the food here because of the slow service. The restaurant was not busy and most tables were empty, yet I had to wait 10 minutes for the host to appear and speak to me, and then several minutes more before a table was prepared and I could actually sit. I then waited several more minutes before a menu was brought, I explained I was ready to order as I had the menu on my phone already, but the waiter walked away to another table. I waited for several more minutes watching the staff serving other customers before I left, after almost 30 minutes without water or feeling any real prospect of eating. I am a guest in the hotel so this poor service is even...

The menu presented online is not the menu presented at table, and the menu presented at table is not the food actually served. We couldn’t consider some of the menu items because we couldn’t translate them and the waiters spoke little English. Fruit salad with ice cream was delivered as just fruit salad.

Service was uneven, with up to a half hour wait between some courses. The restaurant appeared understaffed. Ambience was underwhelming. There weren’t even tablecloths.

Food quality varied between an excellent risotto and bland,...

Very good Italian restaurant. The staff that received us were very nice. Although they did not speak a lot of English, they made sure to call a colleague which did to help us understand everything. For the entrees, there is the choice to take à la carte or their buffet. The rest is only à la carte. All dishes were very delicious and we got to taste...