I had this place on my Yelp list for several months before our travels brought us here, and I am so…read moreglad that I trusted the reviews. We walked here from our hotel -- about a 10-minute walk -- and we arrived to find the place packed with reservations in waiting. They still managed to get us in! That's customer service! Fabio took care of us, along with another young lady whose name I did not catch. They were spectacular. I'm a Texas guy, and we eat beef for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I was impressed with the Steak Florentine here. It was tender and was mildly flavored with herbs and butter. The roasted potatoes were OK. The cannellini beans in tomato sauce almost stole the show. What a wonderful combination of meaty white beans and sweet tomato sauce! And the tiramisu was divine. This place was packed on our visit, and it is no surprise, because they are very good at what they do. Still, it was comfy, and we were well taken care of.

Great food and service - speaks very good English - a great side dish is white beans in tomato gravyread more

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!

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, service, and atmosphere of this place are absolutely amazing. One of the owners, Raluca,…read moreserved us and answered our many questions about Montecatini Alto - she is the sweetest! If you have a chance head up to the second floor (bathroom is there too) and check out the view from the balcony! This place was one of the highlights of our trip and we hope to visit again and take one of the cooking classes they offer!

Lovely setting, with small rooms that make the place so charming. The meal was great, homemade…read morepastas. Very attentive staff. They offer an extensive wine list.

Absolute recommendable!…read more Cute little restaurant in the middle of that lovely village Montevettolini. Absolute reasonable pricing and original Italian food. Menu is in Italian only but everything we tasted was worth a try. So just order it or ask the waitress. We will surely visit this space again.

Reasonable, price fix dinner, delightful patio seating. Courses were just right and white wine was…read moreexceptional. (Red was fine) The sauerkraut and eggplant starter was excellent. Then toast with toppings (sausage delicious) then salami and fried buns ( so good!) , main was thinnest slices of moist pork and sautéed vegetables, ended with a wonderful chocolate custard pie. The view from the patio was wonderful, watched the sun go down. Ample Parking on street below restaurant. Owner and waitress took great care of our large group. Make a reservation, but we saw walk ins too. Worth the short drive up the hill!

We both enjoyed the meal, and the host, our waiter. He brought us expertly prepared local dishes of…read morethe region. The Lucca wine was perfect. You order by the half litre for two, full litre for four. This meal is $20E per person and $5E more for wine per person. The road from Lucca is windy and narrow' , don't doubt yourself it is seemingly out of the way and makes you feel lost' , keep going, well worth it. Great ambiance and served family style. No menus, trust them for an excellent meal. Meat dishes were tender and tasty, local produce prepared with flavor and zest, the bread pillows (what we called them), out of this world! Rosie's dessert was superb and quite surprising, all in all a 5 star find!

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.

Lovely restaurant in Montecatini Terme. The food and the staff were amazing, and it has a great…read moreview.

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.