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    Il Garfagnino - Front of restaurant that is not visible from the road/highway.

    Il Garfagnino

    5.0(2 reviews)
    18.5 km

    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!

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    Il Garfagnino - Florentine steak with side of patata and Tuscany beans

    Florentine steak with side of patata and Tuscany beans

    Il Garfagnino - The cow and menu board as you enter.

    The cow and menu board as you enter.

    Il Garfagnino - This place is amazing. The address on here is not actual address.

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    This place is amazing. The address on here is not actual address.

    Locanda Sant'Agata

    Locanda Sant'Agata

    5.0(3 reviews)
    12.2 km

    We had a pleasure to stay at Locanda Sant'Agata for a week , and we can't say an off of this…read morewonderful place. The atmosphere is peaceful, the place is a perfect location, closed to Pisa, Lucca, Versilia .. Family owned and we loved this feeling , we really enjoyed their hard working to make sure we enjoys our experience. The room is spacious, very well cleaned , lovely simple but beautiful decor , perfect restored, with a modern touch . The restaurant is a top gem place in town and not only...the passion of the chef Nicola it's incredible, the continue research of create a dish that represent the tradition with a modern point of view. Stunning ! A great experience ! Thank you all...Anna, Nicola,Elisa and Silvia to make our stay memorable ! Please don't esitate to stop in this beautiful place to enjoy good time with good people. Extremely recommended!!

    From the owner: Lo chef Luca Micheletti, da trent'anni apprezzato e conosciuto alchimista di sapori, ha scelto le…read morenobili ricette toscane, debitamente rivisitate, per i propri piatti. Una cucina a kilometri zero, costruita intorno agli straordinari prodotti che offre il territorio: le carni di chianina, di mucco pisano, la cinta senese, il cinghiale e il daino del Parco di S. Rossore, l'agnello biologico del Parco di Coltano, il pescato fresco del Mar Tirreno, i formaggi biologici, i vini e gli oli locali. Una selezione di proposte fatta di scelte rigorose, di natura, di prodotti freschissimi e di alta qualità per soddisfare i palati più esigenti.

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