“Great wine, good prices… however, it’s the food that will bring the people back. It’s refreshing to discover that a few Italian restaurants are doing things differently, and winning fans in the process.” - Michael Bauer

Recipient of Top 100 Restaurants for 2006 and 2007.


“You’d think you were in Italy” or the movie Big Night at this “loud but fun”, jumping” Polk Street Trattoria. “You can taste the passion that Chef Ruggero Gadaldi and his “accommodating” staff have for the “simple, rustic” yet “molto bene” “monthly changing menu”, prompting patrons to proclaim “if this place were any better, I’d move in”.

For “true Italian food”, “forget North Beach” and cancel that “trip to Italy” declare devotees of this “exceptional” Polk Street Trattoria whose “rustic”, “mouthwatering” menu, “cute waiters” and “noisy, frenetic” atmosphere are as “authentic as at any hangout in Lucca” or “neighborhood place in Verona”.


“ The chef has created a neighborhood restaurant in the best Italian tradition.” - Caroline Bates


Our waiter knew everything and was passionate about the menu, so deciding what to get was easy. …If you are looking for casual this is the place for you. L.B.


“I wish there was a place like Antica Trattoria in my own neighborhood. The food is rustic and delicious, the setting warm, comforting and inviting.”
- Carolyn Jung


“At Antica Trattoria, the formula, like the food, is misleadingly simple. Good quality, comfortable ambiance and competent, non-intrusive service define the restaurant. Gadaldi has built a reputation through word of mouth, as laud advertising would not be in sync with this quiet corner of quality.”
- Luca Mazzotti