Livorno
Le Volte

Le Volte

Via Calafati, 4, Livorno, Italy

Barre • Gelato • Italiano • Porta Via


"Historic restaurant, with very nice atmosphere. View of the port which creates a beautiful sight. The first part of the lunch went quite well. We sat down at 1pm, everything went normally, once the water was finished it was asked for but not brought, the appetizers arrived, very good, unfortunately not all the guests took them. I order water and wine again. Which are brought after a while. We see that all the other tables receive appetizers, first courses and second courses with the normal waiting times. As time goes by the waiters come to check the tables and also look at our table. At 2.15pm I point out that we are still waiting for the first ones. The waiter replies that he will take care of it immediately. At 2.45pm I get up from the table and talk to the older waiter. After a couple of minutes he comes to our table and tells us that the first courses will arrive in five minutes. It 's 3.10pm the first courses arrive, very good, we announce that given the time we will no longer take the second courses. After that I explain to the head waiter that in a professional service you can also make mistakes, but some people at the table waited more than two hours for a plate of pasta. More attention is needed, also because after the first hour the thing had already been pointed out. Saying sorry in the same way you say good evening, without doing anything concrete, sounds like a mockery. We also had to wait to pay and the owner asked me if we wanted a coffee. Result, my daughter 's birthday ruined, seven customers lost. Think about it..."

La Parmigiana

La Parmigiana

Piazza Luigi Orlando, 8, Livorno, Italy

Pasta • Pescare • Italiano • Minestra


"Someone told me that this is one of the few historic restaurants in Livorno, in fact, thinking back, my memories of the external sign date back to when I was a child. However, I had never had the chance to go there to eat. And what better occasion than for dinner on December 31st, which is notoriously not the best evening of the year to go out to eat. However, there are always exceptions and this restaurant is confirmation of this. First of all, we managed to find a place practically the day before the New Year's Eve dinner, but I think in this case we can talk about luck. There are two menus to choose from, one from the sea and one from the land, but it was also possible to order à la carte and this alone is worth a lot, it is difficult to find a restaurant that allows you to order à la carte for dinner. But let's talk about the dishes, they are of excellent quality, delicious and sufficiently abundant, among all that I have tasted I would like to point out the black linguine with lobster and the sliced tuna. I would say the service was good, a few small hiccups but nothing serious, the place is not very large so I recommend booking in any case. The bill? For two for a menu and an à la carte order total 79 euros, not even 40 each... It is obvious at this point that we need to return to it Service: Dine in Meal type: Other Price per person: €30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Patatine Fritte, Tagliata Di Tonno Fresco, Tagliolini Neri Con Salsa Di Astice"