Bialetti In Lucca

02/06/2026: Very good food. We arrived at 7:30 PM and I had appetizers to share: meatballs (average), pasta with butter and anchovies (good but a little salty), and zuppa inglese (good). Generally, prices are above average with very small portions, although the quality is excellent. When it came to dessert, while the service had been fast up until then, the waitress warned us that the desserts would be slower—they arrived just as we were about to leave, after half an hour. The place was packed, and the kitchen/service clearly couldn't keep up with the crowd. Poor service: placemats were taken away halfway through the table before dessert, dessert served on napkins (because apparently that's how it's done). The waitress and the older man (probably the owner) were the only positives, in terms of helpfulness, friendliness, and a smile during the service. If we had sat down at 9 PM, we probably would have gotten up after three hours. Actually, a couple of fewer tables but faster and more efficient service.

12/04/2026: It's another level: simple and complex, blending in a harmony hard to find elsewhere. A pursuit of quality that stems from the land to take you far away, yet always anchored to essential flavor, made only of what truly matters. The kitchen and the grill are the pendulum of pleasure, and the wine dances around them without overpowering them. In this harmony, spread across long, convivial tables, Michele moves—with the curious manner of a child and the silent precision of an orchestra conductor.