OMG! This place is amazing! I'm surprised it only has 3 reviews. I got the steak florentine and…read morebeef tartare. Everything else on the menu sounded great. Get some Chianti Classico with your steak and enjoy! The Chianti Classico should have a black rooster on the label by the way otherwise it's not made to standard. Ciao!

Came here for a simple dinner. Steak was Ala Carte so you need to order accompaniments. So we…read moredecided their aged burger. Requested a burger with no sauce or ketchup but it came with it. Didn't return it, just ate it without the bun. Burger was good though.

Aloha, as we were living across the street from the park & soccer field, La Pianta is the…read morerestaurant/ bar adjacent and wow what a find. Best hamburger seriously we've ever had. The bressola salad was amazing too. We loved the burger so much we returned the next day for another, lol. A must when in La Spezia. Ciao

Our hostess was so friendly and helpful, who made great recommendations for our food selections…read more Each of our entrees were fabulous. The tiramisu was to die for. It is such a warm and inviting location. Go there, try it. It is great!

The service was terrible. I would give them 0out of 5 stars if that was possible. The waiter…read moreignored us several times.

A very nice and small place for burgers. It has its own character and charm and the staff will make…read moreyou feel quite welcome. The burgers are big enough and tasty!

Surprising to find an upscale American type of burger bar, complete with American music. I had the…read more212 burger and it was delicious...complete with French fries. The barbecue sauce was perfect.

This place is seriously overrated... and maybe it's because there is a scarcity of good restaurants…read morein Riomaggiore, but there is usually a line to get a table, but I can tell you it is very likely not worth the wait (we waited around 30 min). Beef ravioli (€15) - Really really disappointing. It clearly tasted just like frozen ravioli with sauce likely from a can. In fact, I think most frozen ravioli I've gotten from grocery stores tastes better than this. What a shame. Steak (€36 for 260g) - It seemed like steak was this place's specialty, so I was hopefully this could redeem it from the ravioli... but I was wrong. For €36, I would have expected a high quality steak, but instead I got a very mediocre, kinda chewy steak that was of no higher quality than the cuts that I can buy from the grocery store. The owner is American (maybe with Italian heritage), but I still expected better from a place like this with the popularity and reviews that I saw. The interior of the restaurant is cozy without many tables (hence the line to get in). Bottom line is I think you are better off finding a different place to eat in Cinque Terre / Riomaggiore with actual good quality authentic Italian food.

Riomaggiore has very few high-quality dining options, which is why I chose this place based on the…read morerelatively decent reviews. If I could give it a negative five-star rating, I would. I ordered a burger and beef ravioli ragu, and I have to say, the only reason this restaurant gets any business is because there are only five restaurants open in the area. They DO NOT serve fresh pasta. I asked the owner, who is from New Jersey, if the pasta was made in-house, and she told me it was "outsourced." She said the information was included in the menu but I did not see that. I personally watched the "chef" pour frozen pasta into the pot. To make matters worse, I was expecting pasta with actual meat sauce but was served plain red sauce that seemed like it came from a can. Dining here was a deeply disappointing experience. I would recommend not being fooled by their reviews and just choosing a place that has fresh food. The owner is also extremely cold and rude. There are hidden charges so beware. Make sure to ask about the food you are ordering and any hidden fees if you do choose to dine here.

Sign in front of the door said "fresh homemade pasta." My friend ordered the pasta for 20 euros. I…read moresaw 2 boxes of Barilla pasta behind the counter and asked if this is what they would be serving us - they told us that this was just for emergencies. What came was pasta that looked like boxed pasta. Had the consistency and flavor of boxed pasta as well. When we asked the waiter, he was adamant that the pasta was fresh and even brought us 2 separate bowls to show us what their pasta looked like vs barilla.... they totally did not serve us the fresh pasta! It would have been better if they just admitted it.

Great customer service! Waitress's very friendly unlike other restaurants in Cinque Terre…read more Food was very good and creative. If your tired of traditional cuisine this is the place for you. Enjoyed the octopus with potatoes and the spaghetti which was very simple a delicious. Also tried the salmon tartar and swordfish that was seared on one side. I would go with the salmon burger which I saw someone else order over the tarter . The burger looked great. The coconut flan was also very tasty. Really Enjoyed the Vino Rossi from Montalcino (only $20E) Overall a very nice restaurant with cool atmosphere and great food. Highly recommend .

Okay, so we're driving through the fairly non-touristy and workaday town of Poggibonsi, Italy in…read moresearch of lunch (we were considering pizza al taglio as our best and most likely option) when what should we come upon but the "1950 American Diner," on Thanksgiving Day no less. We took it as a sign and decided we had to stop. The inside is surreal. U.S. flags, state license plates, hubcaps, neon everywhere, Marilyn Monroe in the foyer. Typical old-style diner seats, even a pinball machine in the corner. This place makes an Elvis shake (yah, with peanut butter and banana) and was serving up a special Thanksgiving meal today - we decided to go for burgers and shakes instead and were not disappointed. My middle boy had the 1950 DOC burger; I got the Juicy Lucy (purportedly a well known recipe from Minnesota - you learn something new everyday)... Definitely worth a stop if you happen to be wandering the outskirts of Poggibonsi and have been subsisting on pizza and gelato for a week or two...

10/10 -- The BEST Truffle Burger in Italy (Maybe the U.S. Too)…read moreMy wife and I did not expect to find a gourmet burger in Florence that beats major spots back home in California -- but this place did exactly that. The truffle burger? Hands down the best we've had in Italy, and honestly better than most in the U.S. The spicy garlic fries were insane -- crispy, bold, and addictive. If you're tired of pasta and pizza, this is the place you need. Service was 10/10, food was 10/10, and Alex delivered an amazing American-style experience right in Florence. Absolutely worth it. A must-try.

Great mistake. Another restaurant we wanted to go to was closed so saw this place. We were craving…read moresomething other than pizza and pasta. A great hamburger and garlic spicy fries. Highly recommend