
Il Calabrese
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About Il Calabrese
On Schloßstraße in Torgau, Il Calabrese serves Italian food across a menu of twenty dishes, from spaghetti carbonara and spaghetti with tomato sauce and tuna to Pasta Caprese and Schnitzel. Prosciutto and Salami appear among the starters, and Tiramisu and Eis close out the menu. A waiter brings menus and dishes to the table, and seating is available both indoors and outside. Dogs are welcome throughout. The kitchen sends out large portions, with the spaghetti with tomato sauce and tuna often enough for two to share. Clearing a table can take time, so patrons may wait a while to be seated during busy periods. The restaurant opens Tuesday to Sunday and stays closed on Mondays.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Paid street parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
- DietaryServes vegan dishes · Serves vegetarian dishes
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention pasta dishes, pizza and steak, antipasti and house olive oil.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention pasta dishes, pizza and steak, antipasti and house olive oil.
Customer Review Summary
Pasta dishes anchor most visits, though reviewers split sharply on execution: several praise a spaghetti with tomato sauce and tuna as generous enough for two, while others describe spaghetti Carbonara arriving oily and unevenly cooked. Close behind, diners single out the antipasti and the restaurant's own olive oil, along with pizza and steak enjoyed while sitting outside. Portions are called abundant, and a few regulars mention returning whenever passing through Torgau, crediting an Italian owner for the cooking. Service draws mixed reports: some call the staff polite and nice, but a recurring complaint describes slow, inattentive service, including tables left uncleared and no menu offered. One diner also reports overcooked pasta and burnt, freezer-tasting seafood, and another describes dirty cushions and rude staff. One reviewer recounts a used face mask left on the floor throughout a visit without anyone removing it.
Customer Review Summary
Pasta dishes anchor most visits, though reviewers split sharply on execution: several praise a spaghetti with tomato sauce and tuna as generous enough for two, while others describe spaghetti Carbonara arriving oily and unevenly cooked. Close behind, diners single out the antipasti and the restaurant's own olive oil, along with pizza and steak enjoyed while sitting outside. Portions are called abundant, and a few regulars mention returning whenever passing through Torgau, crediting an Italian owner for the cooking. Service draws mixed reports: some call the staff polite and nice, but a recurring complaint describes slow, inattentive service, including tables left uncleared and no menu offered. One diner also reports overcooked pasta and burnt, freezer-tasting seafood, and another describes dirty cushions and rude staff. One reviewer recounts a used face mask left on the floor throughout a visit without anyone removing it.
Featured reviews
- S M
“the food was excellent, both the starter and the main dishes – especially the antipasti and the restaurant's own olive oil. prices are rather steep for the region, but the ratio of value for money probably renders them acceptable on the whole. there is seating outside and in. the atmosphere is just fine. (the service may not have had its best day in certain regards).”
- Nah
“The staff is very rude, the whole place and cushions are dirty, the food is tasteless. Overall I am very disappointed with this restaurant and I do not recommend it.”
- Gergana Bonev
“These were the most disgusting spaghetti Carbonara in my life. They were floating int cheap oil and were mixed with crumbled eggs (probably made the pevious day and just put into this mixture). My friends ordered other spaghetti and all of them were too oily and made not acvoriding to original recipes (not even close to them). Definitely the cook should be changed. There is nothing related with the Mediterranean food in this place. Despite the bad food, the service was also very bad. When we sit on the table there were still used glasses and napkins from the previous people and we waited for more than 15 minutes for somebody to take those things. The waiter didn't even give us a menu, we had to find it by ourselves. Like a bonus, there was a used face mask laying down at the center of the floor during all our whole stay and everybody was stepping on top of it but nobody picked it up. I guess the mask is still there and bothering nobody. Complete laziness and careless. Does not recommend this place to anybody. Complete waste of time and money.”
- Photomaniac Miejsca odkryte
“Good food very tasty . Very nice staff. Thruly recomennded”
- Wendy Ma
“Service is really terrible, bring a lot of time with you. My pasta was overcooked, the seafood burnt and tasted of freezer burn, and the whole thing was over salted. Try another restaurant in this beautiful town!”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Serves great coffee
- Serves great dessert
- Has great wine list
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for popular for dinner
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Free parking lot
- Accepts reservations
- Has outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Offers takeaway
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- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
- Serves vegan dishes
- Has bar on site
- Casual
- Serves beer
- Offerings· 10
- Serves alcohol
- Serves cocktails
- Serves coffee
- Serves healthy options
- Serves late-night food
- Quick bite
- Serves small plates
- Serves spirits
- Serves vegetarian dishes
- Serves wine
- Parking· 1
- Paid street parking
- Dining options· 5
- Serves lunch
- Serves dinner
- Serves dessert
- Has seating
- Has table service
- Atmosphere· 3
- Cosy
- Romantic
- Trendy
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Highlights· 3
- Serves great coffee
- Serves great dessert
- Has great wine list
- Popular for· 3
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Good for solo dining
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Accessibility· 1
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
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