Yankees Eat & Drink In Follonica

11/11/2025: Very good, homemade food. Clean place and very friendly staff. Highly recommended!

14/10/2025: I trusted the good reviews, but I was greatly disappointed. If the staff had asked me, I would have gladly told them in person, but the lady didn't show as much attention to a woman dining alone as she did to the beautiful, well-dressed family at the next table (perhaps a tourist for her?). It's a shame I'm a local but moved abroad. €14 Spaghetti with clams made with BUTTER For me, this is a blasphemy against Italian cuisine because in 15 years of gastronomy, it's never happened to me (only abroad 🥲), and I ate it both out of hunger and because, with my education, I would never have allowed myself to make a fuss. €16 Mixed grilled fish. In Grosseto, I expected at least the shrimp to be fresh. It's a shame they weren't, otherwise they would have been free of black intestines and could have been peeled without much effort. In any case, I fear the rest of the fish hadn't been fresh either, otherwise it wouldn't have been so bland. Maybe it's the wrong day... I think this is the first negative review I've made the effort to write because I have a lot of understanding, being in the industry. But precisely for this reason, when it comes to raw ingredients in Italy, things like this break the heart, and I feel compelled to share my thoughts! I've always been committed to conveying the essence and culture of our extraordinary cuisine (I don't come from any Michelin-starred restaurant), and eating like this when I return to my homeland is unacceptable. I also consumed a bottle of sparkling water. Paid €38. Thinking about it with a clear head after the shock, €8 for water and cover charge? That also smacks of mockery... (Reading other reviews where dessert and a glass of wine were also consumed for €40), but the €8 is irrelevant compared to the pain I felt when I saw clams before my eyes and smelled only butter. I admit I'm writing this with anger because I couldn't wait to enjoy a proper seafood meal, and maybe I chose the wrong dishes, but I still believe that simple things are the best. The staff, probably family-run, is clearly doing their best right from the moment you arrive, but I would have appreciated a little more smile from the lady at the restaurant :) to make me feel more at ease. I hope my experience is an isolated one and doesn't happen to anyone else who loves good, simple, and authentic food like I do.