Costa Smeralda - Mannheim

Great restaurant hidden in a residential area. An excellent Italian menu card mixed with traditional international food, like fried sole and beef tenderloin. A great evening with very focused service from the Sicilian family running this restaurant. Highly recommendable.

For sure it's a really nice restaurant, with very nice and pleasant atmosphere. Good wine, well served. If I can add a suggestion, having spaghetti with bottarga, with added cheese like parmesan it's not a good idea in my opinion (never add cheese with fish, it will override every other taste).

A colleague and I were looking for Italian food and our hotel recommended Costa Smeralda. It's a short walk from the city center on a relatively quiet street. The menu was very interesting with a huge variety of offerings. The taste was authentic Italian influenced with a flair of Sardinia. It was hard to believe I was in Mannheim Germany eating this delicious Italian food. Don't be afraid to ask for something not on the chalkboard menu. They are extremely accommodating to your wishes. I highly recommend giving this place a try next time you visit Mannheim.

Went for a business dinner and was surprised as I wasn't expecting much. We accidentally ordered all the appetizers to split instead of just 4 and everyone was very very good. My main coarse was a filet that was cooked perfect with a nice simple touch of coarse salt and potatoes. Was very happy with everything from the service to the food. Highly recommend!

My colleague has been to this restaurant several times and enjoyed the food very much each time.We arrived at 7pm, so the restaurant was emptying. The initial service was fine, we didn't have to wait long for beverages, appetizers or mains. The octopus appetiser was not cheap, but very tasty, and the pasta dishes we ordered were also very good.After the main course, we didn't see our waiter for quite some 30 minutes. No problem really as we were discussing business. Likewise, most other patrons there were couples or business people.