Trattoria Ermes

This was an excellent local restaurant. We went there with three teenagers and the five adults. The staff was great Our waiter Allesandro was excellent and made the dinner fun. I had the bistecca and it was excellent and the tortolini in broth was great. There was a tortellini in a Parmesan cheese days le that was excellent There was a tagliatelle and porcini mushroom and a guanciale that was slow cooked with potatoes and it was excellent We had a great meal.

This little trattoria in the heart of Modena serves excellent food. Stepping into it you feel as going back in time and experiencing traditional style of Italian service and food. I highly recommend the donkey ragu, it was one of the best tagliatelle I had in my life and it’s enough reason to go back to Modena. I recommend you make a booking if you wanna visit this trattoria!

I say this a lot but this was genuinely one of the best meals I've ever eaten. I look back at pictures of this every single day and it makes my mouth water. Too bad I am across the Atlantic because I could eat here every single day for the rest of my life. Just incredible.

Mamma Mia! I really don’t understand these sub five star reviews. This is the best restaurant in all of Italy. I don’t care whether you’re in Rome or Venice or Florence. Take the train to Modena and come here stat the food, the people, the wine will make you wanna come back for lunch the next day. Absolutely unbelievable I want to shed a tear, thinking back about the plate of food I had. Absolutely incredible!

The place is lovely and definitely worth a visit but at least if you are going there for lunch I advise to check out what's the menu of the day. The menu in fact changes every day and they don't allow variations. The options are really interesting but for example, looking at the pictures I really wanted lasagne and they were not available that day. Similarly, what my wife was hoping to get was not on that day. At lunch they do 2 rotations. Everyone gets in at the same time and leaves at the same time. Food is not served "per table" but "per course". So for example all the customers who ordered "tortellini" get them and the other person at the same table waits until they serve whatever food they have ordered. Not ideal to build a nice atmosphere. In general, it felt like being at a station of a supply chain. At the beginning the staff gave us a few dry answers. They opened up and became a bit friendlier after a while.

Best food we’ve had in Italy so far (Rome, Florence, Venice). Exceptionally friendly service and great value. Had no problem doing lunch for two without a reservation. The waiter was so friendly and helpful, at one point moving us inside due to the bees attacking our plate and giving us a new dish for free.

Maybe my favorite meal in Modena. The wait staff was nothing short of amazing. They had great suggestions and helped my kids make choices. We didn’t have reservations, but they were able to accommodate us outside with almost no wait. The pasta was great. Very authentic. Prices were very reasonable.