Having driven a few hours south of Milan and stopping in Pisa, it's only wise to stop by the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's always a good idea to just stay for one night as the hotels are cheap. But when it's all said and done, you have to figure out where to eat. Just south of the Pisa Tower is a small pedestrian area with loads of eateries. Not knowing what is good or not good, I decided to stop at Ir Tegame Spaghetteria.
Having it's location right in the centre of the pedestrian area, it is easy to find. Having every restaurant look calm and romantic, it's hard to know what is really casual or not. I ended up walking in with my relaxing sweat pants and my baller cap on however everyone else was all dressed up. No awkward at all. The atmosphere of the restaurant was dark, calm and quiet. It was definitely a romantic place to go.
Being the token asian walking in, it was nothing but stares. The staff were nice but they had to really start busting out their english. They did their due diligence and offered water, wine and bread. Then the menu itself was pretty simple. This place specialized in spaghetti so it was a pretty easy decision for me to make... i came all this way and i had to just try their spaghetti and meat sauce. As well the spaghetti with clams were also ordered. Both dishes were amazing and well made. The portions were huge and you can tell was freshly cooked from the pan and thrown right into the plate.
One thing that will always kill me for not going back, GET THE TIRAMISO. The portion was large and it was melt in your mouth delicious. AMAZING!! Totally wished i went back for one more slice before my drive south.
Overall, a pleasant experience but after being in Italy a bit more, there were a lot better out there. I would still give it a 3 our of 5. read more