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Antwerp Province, Belgium Food Guide: 7 Italian food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Mechelen
Find out what Italian restaurants to try in Mechelen. The picturesque town of Mechelen, a hidden Flemish gem, sits between Brussels and Antwerp. Students of the world-renowned Carillon bell-ringing school provide an atmospheric soundtrack for sipping coffee at a sidewalk café in one of the town's charming squares. Many pedestrian areas make this a delightful town to promenade about, admiring hundreds of listed buildings and monuments, many dating back to 16th century. Highlights include Gothic and Baroque churches and the famed St Rumbold's Tower.
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7. LA TERRAZZA
Overall Ratings
3 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By Emiel_Gusto
Slightly infamous for its service, we initially found lunch at La Terrazza ok. Service was appropriate, food arrived swiftly, although this had more to do with the fact that everybody is pushed towards leaving asap come the end of their shift. My pizza was burned on the sides, but albeit ok, the scampi curry of my wife was really good. The kids enjoyed their menu.However, the water in the bottle was not San Pellegrino, or at least not open from that day. Also, the kids ice cream did not look particularly appealing, nor did it taste anywhere remotely of an Italian ice cream. And all of this for an Italian brasserie which is among the most expensive we know...When we left one of the children started not feeling well and she was not well for the entire afternoon, which is exactly my feeling. I felt awful the entire afternoon and only got better after I managed to eat some in the evening.
6. la loggia
Overall Ratings
3 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By DJBadger
Ordered carpaccio and toast funghi starters which were tasty and set the palate nicely for the mains. Scallop Milanese delivered huge prawns. Gamberi grillia was veal but I opted to modify to lemon rather than tomato. Both dishes tasty. Service unhurried and friendly. If I had a complaint, Iâd say that the mains are rather tomato heavy and it would be nice to offer an escalope limone as well. Panna cotta special was great with pistachio flavour but the tartufo nero wasnât exciting. On previous visits I have eaten pizza which is good and they offer a gluten free base which is excellent.
5. Ristorante Pizzeria AL PARMA
Overall Ratings
4 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By demandingperson
Avoid this place !!!! The service is extremely slow and the pizza's are horrible. In fact, the lady on the table next to us returned their pizza as it was uneatable. We were waiting for 30 minutes before the waiter took our order and had to wait for nearly an hour before we got served.... No, avoid this place at all cost.Dear demandingperson, we take even anonymously written reviews in a very serious way.The recipe for the best possible Al Parma Pizzeria and Restaurant-experience is made with ingredients, which are carefully chosen every day.Your less positive review helped us anyway to think how to improve our services and to welcome you (next time not anonymously) with even more focus on timing and quality.We think indeed of all customers as highly deserving friends, expecting to enjoy authentic Italian food in a relaxed Mediterranean atmosphereFeel free to ask about me next time you will visit usBest regards
4. Bistro Oliva
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Hvh12345
This bistro is housed in a nice building. Service is moderate. Frustrating was the fact we needed to wait two hours for our dish: a simple pizza and two pasta dishes. Food was ok, but not great; for sure not worth the money. Explaining to the manager, this was getting unacceptable, the lady got furious and threatened to call police. Suggest not to go there.
3. Nino's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 560 reviews
Reviewed By JMortier
I was invited for dinner by a Dutch friend. We both did not know what to expect but soon we realised that this was a really nice price quality Italian/Belgian restaurant. Nice menu: I chose Belgian cheese croquettes which were greatly prepared (crusty and lovely melting cheese inside). The scallopini were also excellent! Nice service and very close to the E19 highway.
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2. La Vigna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 321 reviews
Reviewed By DJBadger
Quiet on a Tuesday evening, and our hostess gave us plenty of attention, suggesting dishes and describing them to help the choice process. Swordfish carpaccio, scampi and antipasto Umbro all excellent. The preferred white wine was unavailable, but the hostess suggested an alternative which was close in taste and very nice. The same thing happened with the choice of red later. For the mains, lemon veal, sea bass were very tasty. Only small comment: could do with vegetables to be added. All food was exceptional.
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1. Bistro Oliva
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Hvh12345
This bistro is housed in a nice building. Service is moderate. Frustrating was the fact we needed to wait two hours for our dish: a simple pizza and two pasta dishes. Food was ok, but not great; for sure not worth the money. Explaining to the manager, this was getting unacceptable, the lady got furious and threatened to call police. Suggest not to go there.
