Il Piccolo Principe In Viareggio

2-Star Michelin well deserved. Every Sunday at lunch, they offer a €110 pp five course tasting menu which offers items not featured on their regular dinner menu and changes weekly (go to their site to read the menu proposed, make a reservations, add special requests like roses or a birthday cake, and list any allergies). Very generous portions. An amuse-bouche, three choices in bread with olive oil, first serving of appetizers with three bites, second serving of appetizers by the chef from their asian partner restaurant, a pasta dish, a main entree, a desert, and small chocolates or pastries and coffee or tea. Each Sunday they feature a different wine label and offer pairings for €30-60 depending on the label and how many wines you try. They recently refreshed the restaurant space, adding luxurious carpeting, and a sophisticated mixed interior design honoring the 100 year history of the hotel with moder art. The service was beyond impeccable. Warm and unpretentious. Every team member had extensive knowledge of the restaurant, hotel history, the chef, and the dishes even if the dishes were new. The hotel itself is an oasis. From the very formal and welcoming doorman, to the washcloths and small glass bottles of acqua panna and san pellegrino that are free and at the door for your convenience, to the three various waiting areas and elegant bathrooms. The hotel has an underground garage, and I'm sure valet, but in this low season there was ample paid street parking. The music in the restaurant was a wonderful soft modern jazz version of Christmas songs, the kind that takes listening to the words to even realize they were Christmas songs. The window boxes of beautifully trimmed bushes play peekaboo with glimpses of the turbulent sea across the street. These chairs were some of the most comfortable we have tried in any restaurant. We asked for a more private table when we booked, and they made sure we were seated in a section alone and even closed the semi partitions so no one could observe us. With our long list of allergies, dietary restrictions, and intolerances, they perfectly adjusted the menu and graciously met every need without us ever feeling like a burden. The smiling staff and immensely relaxing lunch was followed up with a small tour personally by chef Mancino. Originally from Salerno, he's made this place his home for the last 20 years. Passionate in providing high luxury experiences to an international clientele. We definitely will return but will stay in the hotel so we can try Chef Mancino's award winning huge breakfast buffet (that has a sushi and Asian corner, a middle eastern corner, a pressed juice bar, and an egg spread that offers several different types of eggs, including the rare purple and green chicken eggs, quail and ostrich). It's rare for me to so enthusiastically give an all around five star review. It's even more rare with a sensory processing disorder and so many dietary intolerances, have such a truly relaxing and enjoyable one of a kind meal.

An incredible experience, the extra step was the service, very approachable but professional waiters. We'll be back!

Warm environment with attention to the smallest details! The dining room staff is very kind, ready to respond to even the slightest request or question. It is not a simple dinner, it is absolutely an experience from start to finish, in fact the passion of the chefs shines through in every single dish.

Extraordinary experience, excellent food and impeccable service…. What can I say

Two very deserved stars. Excellent cuisine, excellent raw materials, superb service. One of the best two star hotels visited this year. The chef from Campania transplanted to Viareggio knows how to use local raw materials and merges the two cuisines which become one at his table. You will find creativity and innovation without losing the flavors of Italian cuisine. The dishes are beautiful and beautifully presented. The wine list is a real praise to the drink. From Italy to France, to the rest of the world, you can travel while drinking. A wonderful experience, thanks Chef Mancino and all his staff! We will definitely be back!

Extraordinary experience, I couldn't describe it in any other way. Excellence in every step of a wonderful journey, made of absolute professionalism, impeccable service, dishes that are an expression of art. Excellence but also warmth, enveloping courtesy, a formal style that is not cold, but aimed at making the customer feel special and at the center of the world for an evening. And so it was

The presence of Davide Macaluso already gives a positive verdict on the experience to come. The service offered by the room is masterful, attentive, precise and knows how to entertain. Incredible attention to detail from entry to exit. Extremely stubborn, tasty dishes, where the balance of the dish plays on the wire. There's a reason they have 2 stars. There's more than one here. Well done also to the other sommelier Mattia Redi. Great work, great team. It will be a pleasure to return!

Lovely place for an extraordinary culinary journey. We had a really good time.

Fantastic experience fantastic menu highly trained staff reserved elegant Experience to be redone my favorite dish the simplest spaghetti butter and anchovies. Well done, we'll be back.

I recommend it to my friends from Bulgaria