Pizzeria Pucci - PESCIA

We were a party of nine or ten, we went there on a Sunday evening for the final meal of our trip. I wish I knew the name of the man behind the counter, but he was so very nice and good to us. The service was expert. The house wine was reasonably priced and very good. On to the entrees: Wife and I ordered the Florentine steak 'costata alla Fiorentina ', basically a very thick T bone). It was good enough; I have had this dish many times before and unfortunately I cannot say it was among the best I 've had. Again, still quite good. A friend ordered the spaghetti alla lacrima. The name means 'crying spaghetti ' because supposedly it is so spicy. Many times before I have had dishes in Italy that claimed to be spicy, but were really just spicy enough to tickle your taste buds. This dish was not so. OMG it was spicy and I had just one bite of it! My friend loves spicy food and said the heat lingered long after he finished. I believe it! Another friend ordered a calzone. It was massive and loaded with cheese. He tried his best but could not finish it. I ordered a contorno side dish), the 'cartoccio di verdure '. These were grilled vegetables in oil; very very tasty. Yet another friend ordered the tagliolini al tartufo; I believe he was OK with it but not impressed. Still another friend ordered the spaghetti carbonara di mare. I am guessing this is the typical carbonara but with seafood? I did not try it and do not recall what my friend thought of it. Several of us ordered desserts. I cannot recall now a month later what all of us had and apparently their desserts rotate because using the menu on their website as a cheat sheet is not helping. I do remember my wife ordered something very chocolate y and she was over the moon about it. This is an outstanding place to dine, do not miss it!

The staff was extremely warm and welcoming and the seafood dishes we had were out of this world!! Highly recommend to anyone visiting Toscana region (Montecatini, Pucia)

So, Tuscany. Many a place to get excellent our outstanding food. This is not one of them. It is, however, a nice place to get decent food, albeit not cheaply. The ambience is rustic. Pescia is not exactly one of the most picturesque cities in the area (we may be biased, because a local lorry driver trashed our Range Rover, and we never forget, nor forgive). But this restaurant is located in a beautiful old building. The ambience is, bluntly put, rustic. A bit touristy, which need not be a bad sign, if you are gasping for an English language menu. The staff were attentive, friendly, and helpful. So that was good. Also good were the home-made gnocchi in a cheesy sauce. Tasty, and nice. The spaghetti with seafood were strange. The sauce was spicy, and delicious. The spaghetti were undercooked (by Italian, not German, standards), and just about 10cm long, making them hard to eat. We were half-jokingly wondering whether the cook had identified us as Germans and tried to save us the pain of cutting them ourselves (the joke being that Germans indeed used to do that to our eternal shame). The fried seafood was very touristy and somehow bland. Not really commendable. Overall, a mixed experience. This is not a bad restaurant, but it is not one of the best in the area, either.

Un bellissimo ristorante con personale super cordiale, disponibile e allegro. abbiamo mangiato un fiorentino superlativo ad un prezzo più che semplice. Lo consiglio. Mi piacerebbe tornare

Ottima accoglienza, menu eccellenti, piatti degni di un ristorante in cima.