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Controvento

Italian Restaurant€€€€

Vanalinn, Tallinn

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Controvento

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Ranked #6 for Italian restaurants in Tallinn
"very good Italian food and wine."(4 Tips)
"We found this place to be very far from decent Italian."(2 Tips)
"Cozy little Italian restaurant tucked away in the St."(5 Tips)
"very delicious food and wine!"(5 Tips)

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good for dates
healthy food
restaurants
risotto
casual
minestrone soup
outdoor seating
good service
brunch food
good for special occasions
good for business meetings
town
crowded
mushrooms
attentive service
negroni
cheese plates
pizzeria
dinner
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Lubomír PeclDecember 3, 2016
Spaghetti aglio ollio peperoncino is fantastic here! Try the pizza piemonte - delicious!
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Mauro MaggioniMay 12, 2014
Good atmosphere, the food was good but not exceptional (tried the parmigiana and the fish of the day).The dishes are mostly truly Italian,with good ingredients; overall "senza infamia e senza lode".
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Albin Zoltán BedőJune 21, 2019
Very goood steak and pasta meals, kind service. Location is excellent, very cosy reastaurant right near the Castle. Loved it!
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Katja M.May 20, 2017
Grilled goat cheese is good! As for beers, Maretti is… interesting. Have a glass of wine instead.
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JuanmiOctober 17, 2014
One of the unique place with a price/quality food around the old town. Recommended although staff can be rude
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Jüri VohtaApril 2, 2018
Great food, delicious negronis
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Taija HApril 29, 2016
Good italian restaurant. Pizza is great and cheap. Good selection of wines.
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Yulia E.May 11, 2013
Cozy cozy atmosphere..nice service and very good Italian cuisine..it's worth to visit
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Sima NikolajevaSeptember 12, 2013
Picturesque location, cozy atmosphere, attentive service, delicious food and fine wines - do you need anything else?
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Lena VakhrushevaOctober 5, 2013
That's a great Italian restaurant with cozy atmosphere, very delicious food and wine!
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Kairi ListmannAugust 5, 2020
Really tasty food, super atmosphere and heart-warming service!
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Alex KiselNovember 29, 2013
A cosy and nice place with a wonderful risotto - you should try! ;)
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Nazanin NikJuly 31, 2017
Great cheese plate 😍😍
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Zaza TsereteliSeptember 19, 2014
Food is good, the only thing is that portions become smaller and at the same time prices are increasing
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Natalia RustikJuly 13, 2016
Despite all the positive comments of tourists and citizens, the food is really mediocre and deserves 3 maximum from 5! And the plates are not so "generous" for so called "Italian" restaurant. well...
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Monique W. @ An Unstoppable JourneyDecember 18, 2011
Cozy little Italian restaurant tucked away in the St. Catherine's Passage near town square.
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Andreas BegerSeptember 13, 2014
Warm atmosphere. Try the mushroom pasta.
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SaidAugust 14, 2023
Busy restaurant. Good chantarelle risotto.
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Manos ZouboulisOctober 6, 2015
Great steak with mushrooms. Don't get panacota
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Jaanus LaheJanuary 8, 2016
Second floor was way too cold... Find a table on the first floor near the hearth in the winter
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Indra TsybikovaNovember 14, 2015
Pasta was awesome, but service need an improvement.. :)
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Pasi EdelmanMarch 12, 2017
We found this place to be very far from decent Italian. Pizza: poor, salmon: overcooked, service: really poor. Food: no soul, no love, just another tourist ripoff. Save your money and eat elsewhere.
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Iurii KovalenkoJuly 3, 2018
very tasty minestrone soup
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vadimMarch 23, 2013
Get a lot of appetizers, they are good!Service is nice enough.
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Indrek PajumetsJuly 30, 2020
Everything
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Kaisu RezéDecember 5, 2013
Been here 5+ times
What's the matter with service? Mistakes after mistakes. Thank goodness food is still good.
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Rose NicoliniApril 11, 2015
Pizza good tiramisu good :)
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Veljo HaamerMay 1, 2011
Been here 10+ times
Good restaurant on the medieval street, suggested to visit.
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MikaelFebruary 18, 2012
The grilled beef was very good!
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Mihkel RaudNovember 13, 2011
Superb! Strongly recommended.
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Veljo HaamerDecember 20, 2010
Been here 10+ times
Most picturesque restaurant in old Tallin . Open 12-22.45 daily.
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Janek ZupsmanSeptember 27, 2014
Super good
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jon bradfordSeptember 25, 2012
WiFi password parvlaev
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Siim L.July 29, 2010
Always good. Especially for meat. Not cheap though.
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Ewa Janczewska-GłuchJanuary 4, 2014
Good Italian!
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EddieJune 11, 2011
Very busy during summer months. their nice location is compromised with a rather poor service and uninspiringly presented dishes. imho overrated
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VicSeptember 26, 2019
Passable Italian food but nothing special.
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Masha Gordeeva 🌸August 20, 2013
Place looks nice but the staff is very unwelcoming
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Jyri JokinenSeptember 25, 2010
Excellent pizza, mediocre pasta, very European service.
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Alex SosedovMarch 7, 2023
Afraid, nothing
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Niko WessmanApril 5, 2013
Mediocre Italian restaurant. Fish soup lacked taste but healthy for sure. Bread is not fresh.
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Georgi VJuly 2, 2010
Best italian food in town.
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Ilze OzolinaSeptember 9, 2013
A decent Italian place, good service and very good Italian food and wine. Would recommend to visit.
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Vitaliy SheremetievNovember 29, 2017
Уютное место в старом Таллине. Вкусно!)
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Julia KuzmichevaApril 9, 2014
Замечательный ресторан, стейк с трюфельным соусом панический! В самом начале старого города! Советую посетить, не пожалеете!
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YanaAugust 1, 2016
Пробовали только пиццу, но она очень понравилась. Обслуживание приятное, уютное заведение. Обязательно вернемся еще.
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Tatjana MuravskajaJanuary 26, 2016
Классика, вкусно. Обслуживание нацелено на основной контингент - туристов: мне забыли принести гарнир к мясу и кофе принесли, когда доели десерт. Но все равно это милое старое место.
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chemagatoAugust 20, 2012
Terraza increíble, buena comida, pizzas y pastas habituales de 9 a 15 euros.
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Vitaliy DerevtsovJuly 23, 2015
Хорошая итальянская кухня в старом городе.
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Olga AldzanovaMarch 11, 2016
Очень очень достойная паста и много, как положено :)
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