Il mecenate In Lucca

A very traditional place and typical Tuscan tradition. Very good food, service a little less, managed by a somewhat grumpy owner. Prices not exactly low but reasonable

Very pleasant service and excellent zero-mile food

Excellent home cooking but refined. The raw material is excellent. Large wine list, but the house wine is also really good. Excellent welcome and kindness.

A pleasant surprise in Lucca was the Il Mecenate restaurant. Traditional dishes from Lucca and Tuscany prepared with quality ingredients. A tavern for those who want to find something different, ancient, without falling into experimentation. Very professional and courteous staff under the watchful eye of the owner.

Molto carino. Locale Curato con una atmosfera abbastanza calorosa. Colori caldi, sedie di legno e ambiente rustico. Il locale si presenta bene e il servizio e' stato veloce. I camerieri in particolari erano molto solerti a sostituire pane e acqua e ci hanno portato delle buone olive per iniziare. Il proprietario sembra essere l' unico a prendere le comande ma non abbiamo riscontrato problemi nel servizio cosa che invece temevo. Abbiamo entrambi preso i ravioli di zucca i quali venivano servite con briciole di cantucci. Il piatto e' buono e la misura e' giusta tuttavia personalmente penso che il piatto fosse leggermente troppo dolce. Considerando che tutto sommato aveva una discreta quantità di burro insieme ai cantucci assumeva un sapore più simile ad un dessert che un primo. Servizio celere, personale veloce ed efficiente. Nelle mie patate di contorno ho trovato un pezzetto di carne. Qualche dettaglio qua e la da correggere nel servizio.

The food was very good in a pleasant and quite small environment, attentive and kind staff.

I went to this tavern and I was treated very well by the friendly food and price. I recommend it

Restaurant in the center of Lucca, very good typical dishes..young and kind staff

I have to be honest, I was a bit disappointed, probably during Lucca Comics inevitably a bit of quality is lost and a bit of haste is added. Unfortunately I found the Tordelli too spicy with cinnamon/cloves and the ragù a little too slow and not cooked enough. For the second course I took the Rovelle, here too the tomato sauce was not cooked that much, it lacked a bit of aroma (there were definitely no capers!) and the tomato was quite acidic (like the one in the ragù). It's a renowned place so I can't believe these are the standards. I'll come back when there are no events. I add: I don't know if it was an oversight or a regular thing, we were not charged for the tap water (even if microfiltered). I find it theft to charge for tap water, so thank you for your honesty!!!!

Ottimo ristorante. Cibo eccellente, servizio attento e curato, carta dei vini molto ricca. Il prosciutto di antipasto era favoloso, così come il flan di peperoni. I tortelli di zucca li consiglio, buonissimi, e la torta di pere era da urlo.