Awesome service and great food !
Must visit place for a pasta lover :)
It's a really traditional Italian food �... In dubai
Went for breakfast with the team. Good experience, staff is polite and courteous. Great place to visit if you are at dfc mall and are craving for some yummy breakfast.
First time to visit Barilla.
Overall experience was good. The service was good and the food quality is also good.
The only downside is the portion, I think it can be a bit more compared to the price. However, you can use the entertainer which is a good thing.
Would recommend this place for italian lover food.
I love the food and that is the main reason I have rated this 5. The pasta is the best one I have had in my life! The staff are the kindest staff I have seen in my life. Although I'm a vegetarian I had lots of choices. The costing may be a bit high but if you order the right things then it is worth it!
The food was amazing and truly authentic. The staff were kind and really helpful in guiding as through the menu, especially miss Laura. Cesar chicken salad and lasagne were delicious. Although the pasta could have had abit more saucy as it felt a little dry. Would recommend anyone looking for great Italian restaurant to try this place. Also the mocktails were amazing. Check out the pictures
Food: 3.5/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Staff:4/5
Great ambiance and quick service ... tried there pasta Fusilli Montanara and Pollo Marinato Piccante both were delicious.
The shrimp salad was good, so was the salmon. The vegetable soup was not impressive, it’s missing something. The manager was very nice and ordered a desert for us.
Fresh succulent burrata ..
The Ortolana pizza tasty yes but says mixed grilled vegetables and there were only eggplant and orange bell peppers And wilted basil leaves. Tasty still .
Cannelloni ricotta e spinaci very tasty.. We haven't had cannelloni pasta before so don't know if it was meant to be this soft.... It was not Al dente anyways it was drowning in yummy bechamel and parmigiana
Overall a pleasant experience washed down with refreshing grapefruit passion fruit fizz!
Lovely food and friendly service. Let the staff suggest the food, you will not be disappointed. Meet Laura. They have fantastic mock tails and desserts.
Food - 3.5/5
Drinks - 4/5
Service - 4.5/5
Ambience - 4/5
Went on a quiet weekday for lunch with a bunch of business people.
Ordered Margarita Pizza, Pollo Alle Erbe dish, Primavera in Penne Pasta, Pomodoro Pasta and Insalatona Salmon Salad.
Food was made to order and was served well. Serving portions are decently generous.
Liked the pastas (we did not add on grated cheese) but could have had a bit more of the sauce as we felt it was a bit dry.
Pollo Alle Erbe was ok, nothing great to write about.
The Isalatona Salmon Salad was good and perfectly balanced.
For drinks, we ordered the Kiwi Chiller, Lemongrass Apple Mojito and Mint Lemonade. Drinks were done to perfection and nothing to complain about.
The place was quiet and we were served well. Thankfully the staff weren’t overbearing and let us eat slowly at our own pace and talk business for a good 2 hours - which is a big plus.
I always knew the brand barilla since I was child, until I tried the restaurant which cook the barilla pasta , I can say Great food, great ambience , and to fulfill the experience ;is the friendly staff that made us feel so welcomed and enjoy the food. Staff Michele was so friendly and polite , entertained my son and for sure I will visit again.
Small but nice and comfy place in DFC. My wife and i ordered two small pizzas - fresh, well balanced in terms of ingredients. We liked it. Recommended.
Cannot advice more this restaurant! From the waiters till the food everything was amazing.
Proscovia especially is the best waiter ever, always helpful very attentive and friendly always with a smile on her face...just the best.
Pizza Ortolana is a must along with passion fruit chiller. Overall amazing food and very good ambience. Special thanks to the staff especially Karma for his service.
Great food,reasonably priced, excellent service,very polite and helpful waitress MICHELLE. Full credit to her,she made the experience very delightfull.
A very underrated restaurant. Prices are great the food is super fresh and the staff are very friendly! Try their Salmon salad and Buratta. I'm surprised not more people come here.
Really good food! Love the mock-tails too! Recommended for families... and the pasta! True Italian taste! Wonderful customer service from Michelle, great suggestions from her too! The manager also visited us to check if everything is ok... Will definitely recommend to friends! Will be coming back again and again to Barilla!
This place was very decent and their food was delicious and affordable. Michele help us and assisted us politely trough out our dine in. Thanks a lot.
We come here quite regularly for their lunch menu which has great choices! The food is always cooked perfectly, with excellent and quick service especially at lunch time! Would definitely recommend to pasta lovers!
Italian food restaurant of pizza and pasta The place is distinctive in Festival City There are many meetings and good eating distinctive and special pizza prices acceptable acceptable staff treated distinctive and fast eating person enough two
Tried Tortellini Alfredo, Nobile Pizza, Lasagna & Risotto Con Pollo e Funghi. Very authentic and genuine Italian food, delicious and great portions are served here.
Been here twice and the service both times was absolutely wonderful. The food is fresh, delicious and affordable. The staff are friendly and the atmosphere casual and inviting.
Will be back next week :)
Excellent service and food big shout out to Laura for giving excellent customer service every time I come.The lasagna is the best in town and the tiramissu is Devine
We were there last Friday for lunch :D
The service was super and The food was absolutely delicious !!!
The staff there were very friendly and helpful ...
A special thanks to Michelle, Scovia and Nayely the very professional Manager.
In other words, excellent environment, friendly service, great menu choices and at affordable prices. Will be back!!!
A huge good luck for you guys :)
They have very delicious authentic italian food. We ordered lasagna and chicken risotto. For desserts we ordered tiramisu and chocolate tart. The food and desserts were so delicious. The place is very nice and the staff is friendly, especially Malik, the guy who took our order. Thank you for the great experience.
It’s my second time to dine in here in Barilla and never dis appoint me to there foods and most especially the very warm welcome and Good service Kudos highly recommended
Very nice food I really liked, great services very friendly staff, pasta was nice and tasty, you have to try it.
Price is very good compare the quality of food 👌👌👌👌
Great Food, over all 100 % Friendly Staff, Great Service from Laura thank so much for sure will be back with family and friends good job.......keep it up
Had a lovely delicious pasta at Barilla. 😍 Thanks to the lovely kind waitress Laura who served us and making our dinner experience pleasurable. Overall totally recommended
Chef Rita cooked an exquisite Risotto ai frutti di mare and really delicious Linguine ai frutti di mare.
Staffs was kindly and friendly.
Suggested!!!!
Luciana Khan Baitmandi
+5
Barilla Restaurant has beautiful italian themed interiors that instantly appeal and absolutely delicious food and great service as well. We tried to go here to experience the food actually I've been there last few days ago just now i write my reviews ☺☺☺☺.By the way we ordered tagliatelle funghi tartufi ,Nobile pizza and risotto di mare.. Food was great!!!by the way this is not my first time...we asked for some dessert recommendation from our server that i still remember her nameit was Michelle a lovely,smiley and attentive server ever..She recommend me pannacotta was the best with berrie sauce-a true slice of heaven! Tiramisu was great food too.Was a very good experience. I have liked italian food ever since but so many restaurant serves extremely greasy food which doesnt suit me.But here Barilla Restaurants was great ever food and service...
Highly recommended!!!
Extremely friendly and attentive staff, they noticed the ice in my glass has melted before I started drinking my diet Coke and rushed to change it. Well that aside, man the food was very fresh, amazing ingredients with such high quality, and it's all good until I reached that pizza. I started with the Insalatona Salmone, perfectly cooked fish, refreshing ingredients with a dash of lemon juice, then I jumped to my pasta, Linguine Al Frutti Di Mare, and yes, I enjoyed that a lot, very good quality and perfectly cooked, then came the star of the show, my solo Nobile pizza, oh man, I just sunk in that flavor, from the soft crust in the middle to the crunchy sides, that perfect tomato sauce, the great cheese, and that soft and buttery bresaola, for a second I was in heaven. I have a very strict diet where I go crazy in my food for one meal a week, and did Barilla satisfy my hungry soul? Damn they did!!
I had an amazing time at this Barilla branch in Dubai. The food was impeccable, the portion was more than I expected, the service was outstanding and very understanding towards my dietary needs. As my family and I are strict vegetarians, they were able to meet our needs. A server named Karma was very nice to us and helped us with every request possible. He made us feel at home with his positive aura. Thank you very much for a lovely evening! I will surely visit again soon! :)
Great family friendly restaurant, the food was excellent and Michelle is a sweet heart and extremely friendly and helpful
they are also available on the entertainer
Great food. Went there for pasta and it was on point. I got what i wanted and for sure will be back for more.
The ambience is great with live kitchen and food served hot.
My fàmily visited this place for some friends recommendations
We've just arrived from uk and it was a tiring day..we decided to go look for something to eat...and my friend told me to visit this place.
When we asked for a lady to give us a table for 4 she guided us into the tble.
Nice ambiance😎😎
She gave us menu and she give her name to us.we ordered pasta and it was so delicious...she told me to have some review in zomato regarding to our experience in service and food....
5/5 food
5/5 ambiance
5/5 service with our smiley and friendly MICHELLE
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED....
we will be back again next weekend....
Nice experience....🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️🧚♂️😍😍😍
One of the best Italian restaurant in town and make sure to try the amazing afternoon coffee it's amazing...............😍😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😋😋 ..
thank you Proscovia for your hospitality..
I planned to have a breakfast with my friend in the morning..when we passed by here to have some. We see the breakfast combo its very affordable for the price of 39dhs.with egg juice+coffee. We ordered 2 mushroom and cheese omelette with coffee and juice. The server was alone and keep running for each table.suprisingly even she is busy she makes our coffee with nice design and serve us with smile. We asked her name and she was Michellle...we were planning to have a breakfast this coming weekend again and we were recommend it to try there breaakfst with reasonable price.
Surely we will back!!!!!thanks to our lovely and friendly server.hopefully have some more option for breakfast...thanks..
Waiting time is around 15-20 mins. The pasta and pizzas r good tho the cannalonis and lasangne r sub-par. The rissoto is average in my opinion. Seeting is good and decor and ambience is also good. Staff is very friendly!
Very good staff. Food was delicious , we had ordered pasta with white sauce, it was creamy and cheesy. Loved it ! We had also ordered risotto.the waiter was friendly and readily replaced the calamari with chicken for us as we were not fond of calamari. Risotto was lovely too. Great experience overall, good food , good staff, good quantity and quality. Highly recommended!
We got ourselves a nice Cosy nook despite being in the middle of the mall.Had a good dining experience,fresh salad and spaghetti.Karma,the staff there greeted us with a warm,friendly smile and attitude the whole time.Must visit👍
Go Barilla team!
Their food is amazinnnggg cooked by the talented(terassa). Every bite is like heaven in my mouth and the drinks dont get me started, their service is so great, our server(loura) is so sweet and amazing and I'm happy she served our table because she made me try a new drink by the talented (michele) who made the best drink ever and I think it's my new favorite. I would 100% recommend this place. Not only do the food look exactly like the picture but somehow it tastes even better, and they make us feel like a family, their so welcoming and their all happy and smiling doing their job. I'm so happy I ate at this place. You should allllllll commmmmmeeeee.
Amassing italian food and music with great team serving us. I recomand you to try good food in a beautiful place. We'll come back to try some more dishes, and promise to hit the gym hardly after :-)
Thank you !
And special thanks to Laura, great host :-)
BARILLA RESTAURANT, Really nice and delicious CASARECCE TOSCANE is the best of all pasta and my PASSION FRUIT CHILLER and thank laura fir good service will see yiu again
Such a great place for Italian cuisine! My family and I just had an amazing afternoon treat at Barilla. And we definitely loved the pizza and lasagna. And the staff are very accommodating and friendly. Special mention to Laura! :)
We will be back!
Food was excellent, service provided by Laura .
Food is cooked to order.
Great desserts and Lavazza coffee.
Would recommend to all. Very family friendly
Great location for people watching
Friendly staff, thanks you so much laura for your help great tast, new creatvity touch in ingredients choices, comfort and clean place to visit with family and friends more than one time experience, thanks so much
Best food.. very professional and friendly staff. Nice and calm place when it comes to a restaurant at a mall.
Risotto, pasta and pizza are delicious
A must try for Italian food lovers
Very good food, friendly staff and amazing manager. Thanks Michaelle for the great recommendations .
Will definitely visit again soon and have some awesome food
Went here this evening.
I must say the food is good and service is very good also.
Our waitress Lauren did a great job looking after us.
My pizza came with a fly stuck on the cheese but they took it away and I changed my order to something else.
Both my wife and u enjoyed our meal. Definitely will go back!
Anoushka Sanjay Abraham
+5
Ordered the dish ‘Primavera’ - whole grain pasta with lots of veggies; tasted amazing! it’s also quite healthy compared to other pasta dishes and it’s vegan too!
Fiama Oliveira Zin Soares
+5
Amazing place , amazing food and more than anything the customer service of this place is really amazing and surprising !
However I would like to give a special complement ! The hostess when we first arrived was Michele , she was so amazing that we decided to stay in the restaurant because of her ! She is so kind and proactive that surprised my husband and I in terrific way !
Thanks BARILLA Team for provided us a special dinner for sure we are going to visit the restaurant another time !!!
This is the third time we went to Barilla Restaurant in Festival City and for the third time everything was perfect.
The staff is really friendly and professional. The price is cheap (130 aed for one bottle of water, one cannelloni and one risotto).
The chef is an Italian lady who cooks the real Italian food (both cannelloni and risotto were perfect). She is also kind and attentive if you have any allergies as I have.
Sorry, I cannot post any picture as the smell and the food was too gnammy to wait to eat it 😁
Mohammad Wajdi Shaheen
+5
Amazing ..
I loved the place ...
The staff hospitality...
And the food is yummy ... yummy..
I really loved it
I am advising all who are Italian food lovers.. to try it ..
And the most important thing ... the price is really reasonable ...
THE BEST PASTA in DUBAI. I have been in this beautiful city for over a decade and I just experienced a life altering food experience. The Tagliatelle con funghi e tartufi is mind blowing. The subtle flavors of the mushroom and the texture of expertly prepared pasta are perfectly complemented with aromatic truffle oil. Don’t miss this hidden gem.
So passed this restauramt quite a few times without trying it out. But we did try it out yesterday. The Manager is polite, friendly and very knowledgeable while the menu is vast enpugh to appeal to everyone.
Had Tomato Pesto bread. A great appetizer to a great meal. The Pasta was fresh while the Pizza had the crunchiest base ever.
Pricing is just right while the place has a great ambience.
The tiramisu will make you fall in love with itself with every bite.
A must try outlet in DFC
Office lunch with colleagues. Friendly staff, nice decor and ambience. Food quality was good and the portions sizes were also decent. The desserts we're good too. All in all a good experience.
Loved this place ! The food and the service made the whole experience memorable. Shout out to Michelle who kept the atmosphere fun and customized the dishes according to our requests. Will definitely be back !
Michelle was serving us and she was extremely polite , professional and informative . They come to check with the service and ensure you are happy .The food was yummylicious . The afternoon coffee break with delicious Italian delicacies were such a joyful treat . I loved this place even more than Cheesecake Factory !! M gonna be regular here just for the superb brewing coffee and service .
My breakfast today at Barilla has been a memorable one. Ordered mushroom & cheese omelette with veal bacon on the side. The order package included glass of fresh orange juice and cappuccino as well as sausages. Last but not the least I tried Tiramisu for dessert. The meal was filling and lovely . I particularly loved the background music played in a way enhanced the meal experience. On another note I wish a bigger portion of bacon was served and I feel the bacon was little too crispy.
We were just passing by this restaurant and saw their deal which was afternoon tea for 2 for just 49 aed which includes two cups of italian coffee and assorted italian pastries. You can upgrade your drink to cappuccino or latte for 5 aed only. Well it was really nice for the price but the best was their service. The staff was really polite and friendly.
I visited Barilla, on a weekday last week, with a bunch of friends in DFC. The ambience was peaceful, the place alight. The seats were comfortable. The place was quiet and empty so we were a bit skeptical.
The menu was quiet variant but within pasta / pizza range. We ordered 4 main courses ( i will try my best to rem names) : cannelloni ricotta E spinaci, tortellini Alfredo, lasagna, margherita pizza. ( cant find pic of tortellini alfredo)
The staff was very polite and we recieved our orders in good time. The food was surprisingly good. I usually never like lasgana unless its home made and their lasagna is home made and I loved it. Ricotta spinaci was our mutual favorite. The other two were appetizing as well.
All in all it was a good experience except the portion sizes are small. We shared the dishes amongst our selves so it was fine. But single dish per person is definetly less. I hope they can work on this.
On point pasta and good dessert options but the best part is the crispy bread served at the beginning . Friendly and attentive staff who are on the toes throughout . Would nt mind coming back again .
The place is simple - casual
Good straight well served Italian food
The staff is polite , accommodating with the menu .
Dont fault them for not being full up - they are next to cheecake factory and Eataly .
Similar food options so .. yes there is competition .
Yet if you are looking for simple non fussed ambience - great hot bread rolls
Go there !
Had the Farfelle alla Bolognese, spaghetti Polpettine and pizza Nobile. DELICIOUS!!! Highly recommend the bolognese as the flavours were amazing. Good sized portion. If you're looking for a healthier option you can ask for the whole wheat pasta / bread. Definitely going back for more!
Best service ever 👌
Thanks so much to The best waiter Michele Hagente for her great service with smiley face even she is under pressure..
Thanks also for Laura for her great service
A big thanks also to Nayely for her great & wonderful help with her welcome smile 😊
I arrived with my daughter and we requested lasagna. It wasn't available but the manager in charge was kind enough to have a fresh batch specially made for us. Which was very nice of them. Food quality is excellent with freshness in mind and the portions are just right. Friendly staff. Specially thanks to my server Michelle and the restaurant manager Nayely. Will come again for sure.
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Felt like having Italian, late night and so happy we dropped in to Barilla DFC...my wife and me. We ordered the passionfruit drink to start off with. Very refreshing....with proper fruit in it, not huge amounts of sugar and flavoured syrups like in many other restaurants. The most frequent complaint I have with pizzas is that u can barely taste anything other than huge quantities of cheese and a bit of oregano with tomato sauce...not so here......The seafood pizza was a unique take on the dish....No overload of cheese on this pizza..mussels and other components were well cooked and tasty. The saffron rissoto was a bit on the heavier side, though yummy...maybe a few more risotto options would work well on the menu. For dessert we had a beautifully sweet Pavlova...Very sweet and wonderfully satisfying if u have a sweet tooth, like me. Last but definitely not the least....The hospitality of the staff, especially the restaurant manager Ms. Nayely who made regular appearances on the floor greeting patrons, was very pleasant. Will definitely be back for a visit. Keep it up Team Barilla.
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Came back for lunch....amazing food. The passion fruit chiller had to be repeated....it's just that much fun!!! Tried the lasagne and the risotto. Very yummy!!! Laura was our server and was most pleasant and helpful. Keep up the good work. Hope to be back again....soon!!!
let me start with food..quality is great n tasty as well.the low point is the quantity..it just doesn't do justice to price compared to other similar restaurants.the major plus is the always smiling staff(Proscovia) n the pleasant manager as well.
Tried their breakfast menu which was delicious and value for money. This place serves Italian cuisine. Ambience and service is good. Will definitely visit again.
Wanted to grab a quick bite before a movie and was feeling like Italian. We couldn't get a reservation through Zomato so decided to just pop in and see how the crowd was. The place was empty so we got a table for 5.
We ordered a Fusilli Montanara, a Lasagne, Spagetti Polpettine and a Margherita Pizza. It was enough to share although individually it could be quite less for someone very hungry.
Great service, authentic taste!
Best place for pasta 👌 the level of perfection is the same for everything in the menu.
you should try there unique salads and drinks as well they are super duper yummy ❤
The stuff is so friendly.
Experience will be repeated again and again.
I ordered bunch of really tasty sweets the Tiramisu
Chocolate musse
Pavlova
Strawberry tart
And the Passion fruit fizz juice
We really enjoyed our time here me and my family and we’ve been serviced by a lovely smily woman called Lora and we left the place happy with our 50 pasta recipes gift
So, we had our first visit to this restaurant, (Barilla) we were greeted by very kind waiters (including Laura). We examined the menu and finally, we decided on lasgna and bolognese and hot chocos; AND OH MY WERE THEY GREAT! That basically sums it up, we were pretty speechless afterwards XD. Now, back to the awesome waitress; Laura, she was so friendly and provided us with great reccomendations for the menu. We'll definetley be back
Located opposite the giant cheesecake factory, Barilla has a very coffee shop feel to it thanks to the serving station with coffee and croissants!
The staff is really welcoming(even though we stepped in half an hour before closing time) and they give nice inputs about the menu :)
Ordered a Passion fruit chiller, Beef Lasagne, Seafood risotto and ended it with the Italian meringue( since Tiramisu was over).
The service was prompt, and the food fresh and delicious! Will definitely return to try more😋
One of the best Italian restaurant in town if not really the best among all.
The food is so fresh and yummy, and I will definitely come back again, again and again.
Nayely, is the Branch Manager at festival city branch and she is really amazing.
Barilla knows how to serve and entertain. The manager kept frequent appearances to our table and ensured we were well taken care of.
The food here is really authentic and makes you feel like you are sitting down in a cozy restaurant in Italy itself!
You can really get all food texture just the way you like it if you mention it to your server before hand.
Loved the hospitality and the welcome. All the staff was rather nice and talking to my kid and all making her color, singing songs. So we felt good being there. Welcome 5/5
We ordered blue colada and passion fruit drink and both the drink were the best versions we have ever tasted. Drinks: 5/5
For the pasta we had Casarecce Toscane was light and healthy with lots of kale and great flavors. Would rate this 4.5/5
also ordered mushroom and chicken risotto which wasn’t the best I’ve had. The risotto rice for me could have been cooked more and the there was just too much chicken in every bite. I wish I had known and might have just said no chicken at all so I could enjoy my rice more. I’ll rate 3/5
Overall I’ll be definitely going again.
Overall costed us less than 100aed on entertainer.
Btw the portions are really generous.
We had an amazing experience the food was so delicious we ordered polo epatate, piadina vegetariana, and casarecce toscane and for desert we had panna cotta and we even took one more home, the staff was so friendly like Laura who gave great service and the manager Nayela, highly recommended .
Thanks a lot to beautiful Chief Rita not only for the great and testy food but also for high hospitality and incredible sense of humor. Recommend it!
A new Italian restaurant in Festival City mall just next to EATALY !!. Overall, I was impressed by the variety of menu options and very good service. The food was very good and reasonably priced (compared to Eataly).
Recommended 👍
Situated amongst strong Italian outlets yet has a unique taste to classic Italian dishes. Everything with seafood is good as they claim they have it straight from Italy. Make sure to try the buratta
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