VIAREGGIO
Amaro Braceria

Amaro Braceria

Via S. Martino, 73, Viareggio, Italy, VIAREGGIO

Caffè • Zuppa • Italiano • Steakhouse


"The food and the hospitality at this little spot are both spot on. You would be a fool to not visit here at least once during your time in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio. Unless you plan to make their dinner service right as they open, be sure to make a reservation in advance as the tiny spot fills up very quickly. From the moment we arrived for our dinner reservation the staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and as if we were right at home. As soon as we were settled in, our waiter brought us a small welcome dish from the chef that he described to us a typical Tuscan soup. I don 't know what it was called but it was delicious! For our food, we ordered their tordelli with meat ragu sauce after our waiter informed us it 's a typical type of ravioli in that region. You 'll quickly learn as you travel through Italy that each region and often many towns and cities have their own unique ways of creating their pasta dishes that you can only find in that region. The recommendation was a good one because the dish was delicious! For our main, we ordered the Pork Steak Senese which consisted of pre-cut grilled pork with parmesan and balsmamic and grilled trevisano (a type of leafy green). It didn 't look the most appetizing when it was placed in front of us but looks can be deceiving because it was another delicious dish. To wrap up what was already an enjoyable meal, when our waiter brought our bill he also placed a small tray of almond biscuit cookies topped with powdered sugar, a dessert typical of the Tuscan region, as another compliments of the kitchen. Between the tasty food and the small gestures of hospitality, we will definitely be back to dine here if we ever found ourselves in Viareggio again."

Il Tentacolo Risto

Il Tentacolo Risto

Via San Francesco 36, VIAREGGIO, Italy

Vino • Pasta • Pesce • Dessert


"Well, mixed feelings. We booked it last min with a family. Even I am German, but I live in Italy some years and speak some ok Italian. So there was no miss understanding. The welcoming process was really nice and they added a table. They straight on what we liked and discussed the Menü. For the kids the starter was ok but still very small although I ask to make sure they are happy. My partner ordered a mixed fish platter which was actually really good. And I ordered a small started which arrived first and an octopus dish. But somehow the must have totally forgotten the main dish after everyone was served! While my family was nearly finish I ask them very friendly if my dish arrives soon and all they replied was that they have to serve other tables first !.. I was shocked and speechless! 10 min later 30 min in total I hit a bit unhappy and ask them if this is normal to serve things like this ?.. because I like that we as a family eat together! Then I saw they discussed internal near the topic and it seemed like they made indeed a mistake. But the whole time they came just by to ask if they could take an empty platter away without recognizing that I actually still didn’t have my dish ! So in the end the lady brought me finally the meal which I couldn’t enjoy anymore since everybody around me finished and kids said they were still hungry and I just just hurried up ! The lady apologized in the end and they gave us a 10% discount but we avoided them to order further desert or coffee ! And in the end my dish was for 18€ or so quite small too. Means, probably not again but give it yourself a try. That summary of this is after being five years in Italy that nearly all Italian restaurants believe they are the best in the world sorry, but you are not and pretty resistant against feedback and improvements! That’s why you war meanwhile better Italian dishes outside Italy than in Italy .. sad but true !"