040 Social Food

Stopped in on a very cold day!!! Made my husband the best Old Fashioned he’s had in Europe lol. Quaint, quiet and friendly! Loved it!

Had cheese burger and fries. I enjoyed both. It was a good break from pasta and pizza. Sat outdoor. Quite a number of smokers, which was not too enjoyable for me as a non-smoker, but that should be an Italy or Trieste and me thing rather than a Social Food thing.

I would call this place anti-social food. Staff hate tourists. A pity cos this is well placed on the canal, looks amazing, but spoilt by frustrated staff.

Great breakfast at a decent price. Coffee is nice and strong - the way I like it. Pop in for a quick bite before you start your day!

Perfect place for a dinner or late night drink. You will have to pay at the table if you are not getting food. Wait staff are very friendly and are willing to help you with any questions.

Anywhere you go in Trieste, you will ALWAYS get some sort of chips or snack with your Aperitivo, except here apparently. I've gone here a few times over the span of years and went recently. I could not have made a worse decision. We were in a party of six, being quiet and not having done anything to upset the waiter. We had just arrived and immediately the waiter walks over asking dryly what we'd like to drink. Nobody had even had a chance to ponder this yet, but everyone responds within 45 seconds, which is seemingly too long for the waiter as he starts getting visibly annoyed. The drinks come all on their lonesome, no snacks nothing, although around 30% of the tables seem to get chips, seemingly almost selectively rude. It is customary to get some sort of finger food with aperitivo in trieste and never have I been somewhere here with such poor service that doesn't even serve finger food on a 6 person bill. It's quite literally 10 cents worth of chips. If you want a good time, go somewhere else, for example Theatro Rosetti, a place where you're treated well, pay less and a institution that deserves your support, unlike this one. Absolutely outrageous service and overpriced drinks

Guests are not welcome here, honestly. This is a place where the waiters are lazy, slow, and unprofessional — though not exactly rude. They are not even deserving a 1 star review. I didn’t care much at first, but when I wanted to give feedback to the “manager” about a waiter bringing us a dirty and heavily stained placemat, I was instead confronted about why we had moved inside and changed tables, simply because my friends and I were cold, which was fair enough to be honest, but if we waited any longer we would be catching hypothermia since the waiting stuff were "too busy" let's say... Instead of listening to my feedback, this so-called manager gave me an attitude. In the end, I almost felt sorry for her, as she seemed to have bigger problems in life. Her behavior was both irritating and unprofessional for someone working in hospitality. Such a pitty, nice location, nice restaurant, but people working there have no clue about hospitality.

The atmosphere is nice both inside, looks like a restored warehouse with high marching brink ceilings, and outside, lots of tables on the canal with morning sun. The food was good. However the service was slow, it took about 40 minutes for an order of toast with eggs. When I asked about the status after 35 minutes, the server was short and rude.