This is small place but the have very good pizza I will recommend…read more The location is little bit unusual but is ok

A very lovely spot located on a beautiful street. The mista salad was only fair because of the…read morebitter greens they incorporated into it. The pizza was good but not great and the Branzino was dry. Service was so so, we had to fetch the waiter to take our order. If we had had a great experience we would of course come back tomorrow.

Pretty decent but not over the top good authentic Italian. It tasted more commercialized than…read moreauthentic...especially the pasta.

I can confirm what has already been posted here. Yes, it is hard to find (look for the Hausbrandt…read moresign, see pic). Yes, there is in fact a grandma cooking the food (just as Jeff J. said, two in fact). Yes, the food is amazing. Maybe the reason this place is so hard to find is that it is a hidden gem that feels so authentic that you only hear whispers about it. But it is real folks. We started our meal with the fried polenta with ragu. The combination is a meal in itself. You can tell the ragu was fresh and well made because you could see the chunky bits of garlic, mushrooms and meat. The next course was the lasgna. It was rich with the ragu and ricotta. The noodles tasted homemade. It was a delicious dish blessed by a nonna. The last course was the steak Florentine. You can order it by weight. My conversion math may have been off because we got a HUGE cut of porterhouse. But it was absolutely tender and delicious. We enjoyed this delight to the bone. The service was exceptional. We were the only non-Italian folks in the restaurant but we were treated like family. I will also add that while I enjoyed our food selection, I noticed that the pizzas and pork/veal shank were also very popular and looked incredibly appetizing. My only regret is that we found this gem of a restaurant on our last night in Barga. I wish I had more time to taste more of the menu. The family owns another restaurant in Lucca (la Donna Clara) and one that's 3 km away that does seafood.

Writing this review is ridiculously painful because figuring out how we got there and its address…read morewas impossible. Their "webpage" is on Facebook, but their address on Facebook is inaccurate (stating that it's in Lucca city). On the receipt, there are two addresses, their page on TripAdvisor is matches one of the address on the receipt. When I put down the address here, the location on Yelp doesnt seem right. I tried to Google Map this place, but street images were taken in 2011, and this place wasnt opened yet. Long story short, we were driving down from Renaissance Tuscany Il ciocco resort on the SP20 looking for a restaurant, and happened to turn into this one off the side. It seemed like a traditional Italian restaurant you see on TV with cozy red chequered table cloths, a wood fire oven, and ladies behind the counter busy making pizza and pasta for you. We ordered a 4 seasons pizza (6EUR) and a personal sized lasagna (8EUR) - both of which came out of the wood oven! It was so delicious. We came in just before noon and there was only one other table filled but as we were leaving this place filled almost to the max and when we were driving out, people were waiting for our parking spot! WIth a beer and capuccion, our total was only 18.50 for too and we were so full.We really felt it was traditional Italian home cooking - awesome comfort food. We are still wishing to go back!

Im surprised at all the bad reviews.. I've never been there for lunch but the 6 times we have eaten…read moredinner at this place it's been great. Yes, we speak Italian but the service has never been bad. The service is fine, it's not a Michelin star restaurant! The food is great and well priced. They also have food for children. The wine list also has good value. We had: - Spaghetti with clams - Fried fruiti de mar - Pasta with pomodoro - Scampi with Tartufo - Bistecca - Seafood Risotto I highly recommend this place. We learned that it's best to make a reservation.

Do not come here unless you want to be treated like utter trash. Casablanca will fully convince you…read morecame to France not Italy with the way they will look and speak to you. So you can imagine, my family and I are walking around looking for a place to eat and stumble upon Casablanca. The restaurant wasn't packed and the menu sounded amazing so naturally we chose to eat there. As soon as I walked in a worker who was just standing in place doing nothing looks at me and instantly a look of anguish a disgust washes over her face. Im talking arched over, weak knees, eyes half closed and mouth partially open. Anyway, I ask her "Hi, do you have a table for 5?" and instead of an answer she walks right passed me, ignoring me with the same expression. She walks up to another worker, says something in Italian and now the other worker is giving me a dirty look!! So she goes and wipes down a table and we follow her to it. After a lazy swipe with a cloth we sit ourselves down and sit there for a good 5 minute before a nice woman comes up to us giving us menus. Not complaining about her but she didn't speak a lick of english nor did she try to understand us when we spoke english. At this point I was done, I did not want a dinner where I was belittled to a pest and have to struggle for 30 minutes just to order some food. As for the Ambience everyone seemed miserable (including customers)

I was in Lucca and stopped here for dinner. The reviews were good and the menu online showed more…read morefish being offered I thought they would have more seafood, but being in Tuscany, I realized that most places don't. That's OK. The inside was very homey and nice. The owners, I believe are a husband and wife team who are helpful. Salmon carpaccio was an appetizer special - it was excellent Swordfish for the main was a mistake. Should have stuck with a pasta. This fish looked like it was frozen and it's was fair, nothing special. Tiramisu for dessert was so good. totally made up for the swordfish. It was made fresh that day and you could tell. This and the service raised the rating from to 4.

Both the gorgonzola gnocchi and the lasagna were some of the best dishes we have had in Lucca…read more Great service and a super helpful staff

The food was fresh which is great when you are eating seafood. I had spaghetti and clams and split…read morethe fried seafood. Cheesecake with raspberry sauce is recommended by me. The owner put on a show and didn't know it. We will go back when we are back by the sea.

Outside Bistro. Looked like lovely place to enjoy dinner after a long day meeting with CEO's in…read morethe area. However, it appears, if you are a female dining alone, not a good choice - or was it my english. Tried to find someone to ask for a table. Young guy at outside bar focused on texting. Found a small room that i thought was the reception area and politely stated 'dinner for one please' to the Lady. She looked at me directly and stated, "We are full!" --- there were at least 10 tables open (2's and 4's) and she briskly walked past me. As an executive i travel around the world on business. Not nice. Perhaps their food is good but will never know. Had a lovely dinner and lovely service at a bistro across the street. No issues. NO attitude. Spent abundantly.

Excellent meals, authentic Italian, great seafood, good service…read more We have been there twice, we'll come again

Food, ambience, and service were all outstanding. The pasta was excellent, but the dessert (piatto…read moreforte Lucchese) was especially exceptional which combined different textures and flavors flawlessly. Ambience was beautiful and elegant without being boring or pretentious. Staff were all kind and responded very professionally to requests and questions. Price was unbelievably low considering the quality and the experience.

Food was fabulous. We each had a different pasta dish and…read moreboth were really memorable. The ambiance is very nice as well.