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Pagus

Restaurant

👍 A very good italian restaurant in Tirana. Afforable prices. Make sure to make reservation before you head out there. The night we were there, we could not pay with our credit card and they made it harder by just making us wait, not trying to solve the problem People often mention good, meat, Tirana, restaurant, Italian, service, pizza, Great, steak, prices,


Address

8R99+8FJ, Rruga Perlat Rexhepi, Tiranë, Albania

Contact

+355 69 203 0409

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (321 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 11:59 PM

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (26) meat (22) Tirana (19) restaurant (16) Italian (15) service (15) pizza (14) Great (13) steak (12) prices (9)
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  • 4/5 M John Y. 1 year ago on Google • 86 reviews
    A very good italian restaurant in Tirana. Afforable prices. Make sure to make reservation before you head out there. The night we were there, we could not pay with our credit card and they made it harder by just making us wait, not trying to solve the problem
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angella V. 11 months ago on Google • 233 reviews
    Low key some of the best pizza I have had! And recommended by locals so definitely a place for good Italian food! The meat was also delicious.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Erald H. 4 years ago on Google • 413 reviews
    This is one of the best restaurants for meat in Tirana. The quality is really good and there are many options. Wine is also good and reasonably priced. The service is also very professional. I would highly recommend this place if you are into meat.

  • 5/5 Zara J. 1 year ago on Google • 240 reviews
    This place has a good range of pizza, pasta and steaks. The steaks can get a bit expensive but mine was melt in your mouth good. The diavola pizza was cooked to perfection with the fat on the salami going crispy which gave it a beautiful smokey flavour.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Flora S. 6 months ago on Google • 35 reviews
    A nice cozy place, kind of a trattoria. Good food, family friendly.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Bri 3 years ago on Google • 87 reviews
    The place itself is quite nice, but the carbonara is kind of oily and salty, and it has poor bacon, and a lot of potential... I like the dough on both of these. The diavolo was really good, had super tasty salami on it. The staff is nice and polite, nothing out of the ordinary. The prices are quite high, not necessarily affordable all the time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jerry G. 3 years ago on Google
    Ravioli ( homemade) missed the mark, too much sauce. Flavor was decent. Not bad. Just not special either. Ribeye: came out undercooked BUT the quality of the meat here is great. Steak was tasty. Buttery. Packed w flavor. Just need to slow down maybe in the kitchen. Service was good. Helpful. Attentive. I would have given 4 stars but I generally give 4 stars if the food is really good and prepared properly. 5 if it exceeded expectations. So 3.5 for me.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pyrro N. 1 year ago on Google
    Fresh ingredients that taste great from the vegetables to the meats at reasonable prices, and restaurant had great service also. Highly recommend this Italian steakhouse.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Olli H. 5 years ago on Google
    This is a cosy bistro for red meat lovers! Friendly but professional service. Side dished were also tasty not to mention the red wines. Warm recommendations from our group from Finland.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer d. 1 year ago on Google • 116 reviews
    Yumminess! 👏🏼😃👏🏼 The bacon in the Carbonara is incredible! The truffle risotto is delectable! Great relaxed atmosphere, amazing prices on the pasta, highly recommend giving them a try! I haven't had the steak, but it's an open kitchen and you can watch them prepare them. 😍

  • 5/5 Klaurent C. 1 year ago on Google
    Great restaurant! The food is delicious and there is plenty to choose from the menu. I've been here a couple of times and it feels likes a different experience every time! Prices are a bit more expensive than places nearby, but you get what you pay for!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arian 5 years ago on Google
    The only place in town where you can have some definitively soft, maybe aged and maybe Argentinian beef. A respectable Italian cuisine too. Recommended!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Viktor B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) During the whole trip to the Balkans, here we have the best meal for us at a very affordable price - 1.500 Lek per appetizer, main dish and 2 pepsi cola. I recommend taking Home made Burger or, if you want to try the national cuisine, order lamb that is one of the largest Albanian specialties. Payment must be made in Lek if you pay in cash, because everyone on the payment of the euro takes the commission. (Original) Za vrijeme cijelog putovanja Balkanom, ovdje smo najbolje jeli po nama vrlo pristupacnoj cijeni - 1.500 Leke za predjelo, glavno jelo i 2 pepsi cole. Preporučujem da uzmete Home made Burger ili, ako želite isprobati nacionalnu kuhinju, naručite janjetinu koja je jedna od najvećih albanskih specijaliteta. Plaćanje obavezno izvrsite u Leke ako plaćate gotovinom jer svi na plaćanje eurima uzimaju proviziju.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David H. 5 years ago on Google
    Best Italian restaurant in Albania .Try the amazing homemade pasta with meat. Third time in seven days I have been here for that dish. Great service. Extra staff to make sure you get served in a timely manner. They have excellent Roman style pizza as well with fresh meat toppings. They also have a very delicious brownie dessert with a type of cream. I highly recommend it. If you are in Albania very long you will really appreciate the few restaurants that have world class food and service. This is one of them!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sarah Lifting (. 11 months ago on Google
    Worst experience ever. We ordered a steak. But they just wouldn’t give us the steak. We waited for one hour and asked why. They just said they didn’t know we ordered the steak. I was so hungry that I had a stomachache. And that was all because they were stupid.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ogun D. 4 years ago on Google
    They have own parking spot for clients. You can pay with credit card. Also food was delicious!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Henri X. 4 years ago on Google
    They are one of the best restaurants in Tirana
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jetlir I. 4 years ago on Google
    Original Rumpsteak - only here or at one specific buther in Tirana, nowhere else.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patryk P. 3 months ago on Google • 55 reviews New
    Delicious pizza with good quality ingredients and friendly employees

  • 5/5 Silvia 6 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Its a very cozy Italian restaurant in the center. The food is very good. Great pizza, pasta and arancini.

  • 5/5 Genna Scotto di c. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I have been going to this restaurant for several years, great meat and friendly and kind staff, all right in the center. (Original) Frequento questo ristorante da diversi anni, ottima carne e personale cordiale e gentile, il tutto in pieno centro.

  • 5/5 Arseny K. 3 years ago on Google
    Perfect steak and amazing tiramisu

  • 5/5 geni15o 3 years ago on Google
    Consistently good. The most buttery meat in town.

  • 5/5 Tony Dk 1. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent place, good pasta with sauce and carbonara, excellent meat (Original) Ottimo locale, buona la pasta al sugo e carbonara, eccellente la carne

  • 3/5 Crazy X. 3 years ago on Google
    The diavolo pizza was okay the carbonara wasn't, it's like some "Italian" taste but not quite close to, I think they tried their best but overdid everything with the oil and salt, the carbonara was salty a lot and over oily, I wouldn't order that pizza ever over here, the dough was baked as it was done in a hurry but forgotten and quickly taken out. The service was nice and they did their best to make it feel like home, they quite imitate Itallian cuisine a lot but fail at it, instead offer something theirs in the Italian way not as in taste but as in serving or decorating, you can't achieve Italian taste with Albanian ingredients.

  • 5/5 hsaduwierhay s. 3 years ago on Google
    First time here and this restaurant totally deserves the highest rating. The staff is so polite and welcoming. The place offers a good vibe with happy customers...and the most important part: FOOD!!!! I enjoyed most Caramelle Pasta, top favourite and Picanha, small portion. This place definitively is recommended.

  • 4/5 Sara B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good meat, good in cooking meat in all formats, entrecote, picanha ... (Original) Buone le carni, bravi nella cottura della carne in tutti I formati, entrecote, picanha...

  • 4/5 Bruno P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Not bad environment, the meat is delicious! (Original) Ambiente niente male, la carne deliciosa!

  • 5/5 Lach F. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing steak and pizza, as well as friendly service!

  • 1/5 Marco L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Never as disappointed as tonight. I've always eaten well, spending a little too much, but well. Today, hard meat, baked potatoes not even heated and Christmas chocolate cake, but maybe even before ... The bill is always the same. Sin (Original) Mai deluso quanto stasera. Ho sempre mangiato bene, spendendo un po troppo, ma bene. Oggi, carne dura, patate al forno nemmeno riscaldate e torta al cioccolato di Natale, ma forse anche da prima... Il conto sempre uguale. Peccato

  • 4/5 Mark S. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food. The waitstaff could be more attentive.

  • 5/5 Alpaca E. 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty good italian food 💜 ravioli dish was amazing. The deserts were interesting too.

  • 5/5 Antonie A. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food, we xcelent service and more than reach menu.

  • 5/5 Nicola A. 2 years ago on Google
    Good meat!

  • 5/5 Jamais T. 2 years ago on Google
    Food and service is always excellent!

  • 4/5 Iris X. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food. Service was a bit slow

  • 5/5 Wouter De R. 2 years ago on Google
    There are a lot of pretentious Italian restaurants in Tirana and this is definitely not one of them. This is the real thing. The place itself doesn’t look fancy or anything, the dishes are not over the top pieces of art, but the taste is just absolutely amazing. It’s true Italian perfection (apparently they even import the mozzarella) and it’s also still very affordable. Skip all the wannabe places and go to Pagus if you like good food!

  • 5/5 Maria Veronica Del Valle P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service and even better food! Portions sere big enough and food was very tasty. They serve an antipasto/appetizer on the house that I highly recommend to pair with focaccia, the combination is mind blowing!

  • 5/5 Bjarni R J. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic meat and dessert.

  • 4/5 Giorgio B. 1 year ago on Google
    Conveniently located in down town Tirana (aka Bloku) the restaurant features a decently extensive italian menu of pastas with fresh meat and a wine list which will address most of the tastes. Difficult in the area to park. Clean toilets, ready service and prices a bit above the average but well deserved for what you get are the main qualities for the place.

  • 4/5 Krzysztof J. 10 months ago on Google
    Soggy fries, the meats were ok, prices acceptable, but overall "meh".

  • 5/5 Ζωή �. 10 months ago on Google
    Beautiful place with perfect food and service.

  • 4/5 MARKO L. 10 months ago on Google
    I was invited in this restaurant like a week ago , it was a nice experience there , very kind people , mostly of them tourists . The only problem I had there , was regarding to the staff , I ordered and the waiter confirmed my order , and I was waiting for more then 30 min , I just reminded to him about my order , and then I recognised that he did forget about it . That why I'm rating only ☆☆☆☆ , but i still recommend it because the waiter is also a human being .

  • 5/5 Martin P. 7 months ago on Google
    The best Restaurant in Tirana Highly recommended, Been there last night we had Arrabiatta pasta and Ravioli stuffed with Ricotta and Spinach creamy walnuts sauce, three definitely cut of steaks, burrata with radicchio salad, Mix plate of desserts. Soo yummy 😋 Can't wait to come back.

  • 4/5 Julia B. 5 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    The style of cooking here can be a bit too rustic at times and that’s not always necessarily a good thing. Stuff tends to be “thrown” in the plate without paying too much attention to presentation. The food was generally okay but unfortunately the tiramisù was a complete disappointment. Very dry (almost no coffee flavour) and the cream was not proper tiramisù cream. I think they can really improve with a few tweaks here and there

  • 3/5 saverio c. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good pizza, good meat. (Original) Buona pizza,buona carne.

  • 3/5 Hagit B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cute restaurant. There is no English menu. The ravioli is hiding here under the sauce according to game Google Trnslt was supposed to be tomato sauce ... the steak was good. (Original) מסעדה חמודה. אין תפריט באנגלית. הרביולי שמתחבא פה מתחת לרוטב לפי הגוגל טרנסלט היה אמור להיות ברוטב עגבניות... הסטייק היה טוב.

  • 5/5 Matteo S. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, kind staff and cheap prices. Recommend it.

  • 4/5 Enrico E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good restaurant, excellent wine, fast service. (Original) Buon ristorante, ottimo vino, veloce il servizio.

  • 5/5 FRANCESCO T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great food, excellent service, delicious desserts, top toilets! Bravissimi (Original) Cibo ottimo, servizio ottimale, dolci buonissimi, servizi igienici al top ! Bravissimi

  • 5/5 Mirko D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Spectacular food! (Original) Cibo spettacolare!

  • 5/5 Muharrem B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A really great hangout with excellent meats (Original) Gerçekten harika bir mekân etleri mükemmel

  • 5/5 massimo m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The best carbonara tasted in my life. At the top. (Original) La migliore carbonara assaggiata in vita mia. Al top.

  • 4/5 Alessio Z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good food, friendly staff (Original) Cibo buono, personale cortese

  • 5/5 Margherita D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I have beautiful memories of Tirana and I went twice to this place where they reproduce an excellent selection of traditional dishes of Italian cuisine with attention and care for the quality, both of the meat and all the fresh ingredients, for the presentation, with open kitchen, for the courtesy, the service and the family atmosphere, moreover for the maximum honesty in the account. It is close to the lake of Tirana, where you can take a suggestive evening walk for digestion, experiencing the quiet "nightlife" in the bistros surrounding the shoreline. (Original) Ho dei bellissimi ricordi di Tirana e sono andata ben due volte in questo locale dove riproducono un'ottima selezione di piatti tradizionali della cucina italiana con attenzione e premura per la qualità, sia della carne che tutti gli ingredienti freschi, per la la presentazione, con cucina a vista, per la cortesia, il servizio e l'atmosfera familiare, inoltre per la massima onestà nel conto. Ė vicina al lago di Tirana,dove si può fare una suggestiva passeggiata serale per la digestione, vivendo la tranquilla "movida" nei bistrot che circondano la battigia.

  • 5/5 Albi J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So delicious you can only recommend (Original) So lecker kann man nur empfehlen

  • 5/5 Rifat S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Top steak great prices! (Original) Top steak super Preise!

  • 5/5 Richard R. 5 years ago on Google
    Great steak. Great atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Eduardo R. 5 years ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing and delicious food. Highly recommended! A must in Tirana.

  • 4/5 me and y. 4 years ago on Google
    Very expensive but ok

  • 5/5 Fadil T. 4 years ago on Google
    Very good restaurant... tastey stakes...

  • 5/5 Giti K. 7 years ago on Google
    Awesome entrecôte awesome pasta and particular pizza as well.

  • 5/5 Tengo G. 6 years ago on Google
    Great steak house conviniently located in the center of the town. The restaurant offers a great variety of Italian cuisine. All super yummy. You can see how they cook your steak, which is amazing. The staff is very friendly and interior is also nicely done. By local standards it's not cheap, but still affordable. Great place to enjoy dinner with family and friends.

  • 5/5 massimo l. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Perfect ... among the best places in Tirana ... with a pizza that is difficult to find in Italy .. so good ... very good (Original) Perfetto...tra i migliori posti di Tirana...con una pizza che difficilmente trovi in Italia.. così buona...bravissimi

  • 5/5 roberto 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent meat, excellent wines (Original) Carne eccellente, ottimi vini

  • 5/5 ilir h. 4 years ago on Google
    The best place for red meat

  • 5/5 Umberto M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent Italian restaurant where to eat quality meat and Roman pâce doc. Staff very polite and attentive. A mandatory stop in Tirana (Original) Ottimo ristorante italiano dove mangiare carne di qualità e pinza romana doc. Personale molto cortese e attento. Tappa obbligata a Tirana

  • 5/5 Astrit M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Resorant where it is very good to eat (Original) Resorant ku hahet shume mire e paster

  • 5/5 lush a. 5 years ago on Google
    best

  • 2/5 Osman Y. 5 years ago on Google
    Staff was weird

  • 5/5 Agron C. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent food great staff!

  • 4/5 Αναστασης �. 5 years ago on Google
    Very good italian steakhouse, try the trio!

  • 5/5 Bena N. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent restaurant. Food was delicious!! I will come back again next summer !!!

  • 3/5 Emanuela A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The restaurant was also very clean even the waiters available the food was good but the appetizer was small pieces of cheese even the meats (Original) Il ristorante era bellissima pulitissima anche i camerieri disponibili il mangiare era buono ma antipasto era poco piccoli pezzi di formaggio anche i salumi

  • 5/5 Veriko M. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent Italian cuisine:) Bravo

  • 4/5 Yechie L. 4 years ago on Google
    Good Italian food in Tirana

  • 4/5 Marcello A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great local warm and welcoming food great low prices (Original) Ottimo locale caldo ed accogliente cibo ottimo prezzi bassi

  • 5/5 Stefania M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great (Original) Ottimo

  • 5/5 anna m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All excellent (Original) Tutto ottimo

  • 5/5 Jose Antonio R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Essential in Tirana (Original) Imprescindible en Tirana


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    • ✓️ Lunch
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