22/10/2025: We went for dinner and it was very good. We ordered a varied seafood starter, a panzotti dish, and a spaghetti with pesto dish. Both were very good. For dessert, baba. We loved it. It was reasonably priced. The staff was very pleasant. They only charge €1.50 per person for a cover.
19/10/2025: This isn't a pizzeria at all, it's simply paradise. Paradise for the palate, paradise for the soul, because here you can rejoice and rejoice in the most genuine way. Here you can forget all your worries, even if only for a moment. Although I don't like writing reviews on Google at all—it's not my field of expertise—I absolutely must write my opinion on this most wonderful restaurant in the world. Since dear Aldo recommended it to my beloved better half and I, we spent a long time in La Spezia two years ago, and we returned to this place if not every day, at least every other day. Both in 2024 and this year, this restaurant was our greatest joy during our stay in this most wonderful of all lands.
From the smiling, cheerful, and very helpful girls, to the truly exquisite, charming, delicious, and indescribably perfect food, to the fair, low, and excellent prices, and finally to the owner who, although often very tired, always smiled, always had a kind word for us as guests, and, above all, the best thing was that he helped the waitresses with their work.
I have no words to describe Pulcinella, because it will be a place that will forever be associated with the happiest days of my life. Although I am Polish, I am actually still Italian at heart, and while I am learning this most wonderful of languages and burning with an immense love for all of Italy, it is precisely here, at the Pulcinella Restaurant, that I have found such fair prices and such exquisite food that it is difficult for me to find the words to describe them.
In the two years that I have been returning here in August, I have never, and I mean never, been disappointed by the quality of this magnificent restaurant. Whether my sweetheart and I ordered pizza, fried seafood, pasta dishes, appetizers, or anything else, everything was always truly delicious, aromatic, and wonderful.
The lovely waitresses, though always busy, were cheerful and helpful; despite the undeniable strain of serving such a large number of customers, they were always kind and courteous.
Finally, the owner himself, who also took our orders and helped the waitresses with their work—you could see the tiredness in his eyes, you could see the strain of serving such a large number of customers—always found a kind word, always asked if everything was okay, and was always available and courteous.
I won't dwell on the food because that's evidenced by the fact that it's not tourists who come here, but mostly local Italians, and even though I'm not Italian, I'm already becoming one in heart and soul. Whatever I ordered here, it was always delicious and aromatic; the pizzas were hot, the pasta portions were truly generous, and you could easily fill your stomach. The aromas and flavors of the food were on par with the most expensive restaurants in the region. I bow to the owners for their honesty regarding prices and the quality of the food offered by the restaurant. It's a very rare thing for restaurants to be so wonderful and at the same time so excellent in terms of prices.
I won't mention the prices because in a time when everything is getting more expensive and when restaurants are truly becoming tourist traps and charging truly huge amounts for everything, Pulcinella is an oasis of honesty and fantastic prices for every budget, even our most modest.
I can say without exaggeration that I simply love this restaurant and hope to see you again in August, or perhaps I'll live in La Spezia with my sweetheart and come to you every day. We love Liguria and the city of La Spezia so much!
This restaurant should be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it is truly heavenly, divine, paradisiacal, and wonderful.
Long live La Spezia, long live Liguria, long live Italy! I love you!
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