Just a random search via a non Yelp Platform led me to this place. It was a fortune search. After…read morefinding the small entrance and surviving the long hallway the first spot is the beautiful terrace. This was the moment I know that I have arrived! Polite staff, a partly German speaking boss take care that you fell well. The small but well selected menu card is offering typical toscane/Italian food (see exemplary pictures). The Antipasti Terra was fine but not super. The primi piatti Spagetti Chianina was just perfect! Secondi piatti Carne also perfect. (Excellent tasty meat) Dolce just see the pics and imagine a perfect taste. Over all for 2 incl. Water, Vino de casa 1/2l, 2 Caffè 65€ is a reasonable price, I had often less for more money ...

From the owner: Osteria tipica toscana al piano terreno dell'edificio dove serviamo la colazione e la cena. Bed and…read moreBreakfast al piano superiore arredate in stile toscana con vista mare ed accesso dal retro con comodo parcheggio.

The food, the place everything is perfect here: i really have a crush for this restaurant. Only 1…read morehour and half from Florence and half an hour from Pisa, you are totally immersed in a different world here. The windows open on the sea, on a nice cove with beautiful pines: this place is a small piece of paradise. And this is the perfect place to have lunch after a day at the beach or before catching a plane in Pisa. The food was excellent: for appetizer we had a calamari salad - calamari were served hot while the delicious salad, including spinach, was cold - which was amazing: i really liked the spinach and calamari together. Then I had the pasta alla vonghole which were delicately spicy and really delicious (and believe me I have developed an obsession for this dish for years now). My friend had some other type of pasta with seafood which were also excellent and a bit spicy: the sauce was completely different from mine (they know how to cook here!) but as delicious. So it will come as no surprise: I highly recommend. I cannot wait to take my car and go back there to escape the city for a day!

Feet in the water. Good cooking but just a little overpriced... But it's Castiglioncello!read more

Beautiful place The personal is friendly and advise the best to taste. The are a lot of place for…read morekids to play.

Great porchetta sandwiches were enjoyed by half our party and plates of ham, cheese and mixed…read morevegetables were quickly consumed by the other half. We also had a delicious fruit salad with little bits of lemon sliced into it. Loved that! Perfect stop on our road trip! Also, the views and kids play structure were enjoyed by our 6 year old.

A very lovely spot located on a beautiful street. The mista salad was only fair because of the…read morebitter greens they incorporated into it. The pizza was good but not great and the Branzino was dry. Service was so so, we had to fetch the waiter to take our order. If we had had a great experience we would of course come back tomorrow.

Pretty decent but not over the top good authentic Italian. It tasted more commercialized than…read moreauthentic...especially the pasta.

If I could give it more stars I would! We wanted to sample the local seafood and pasta and we had…read moresome of the best we've ever tasted. We had tomato and shrimp on crostini, it was so perfectly flavored the tomato and shrimp were the star! The salmon with crostini was another star! We also had Spaghetti with Clams and Spaghetti with a seafood tomato with cream sauce. Both were decadent!! The name translates to Sea Tavern and it delivers, feels like you are in a tall ship stateroom for your meal. Several tables with their own intimate areas. The service was great, while we speak minimal Italian, we got by and had a great experience Highly recommend

My wife and I went to Pisa for a quick visit. After seeing nothing that looked good, we spotted…read moreLivorno nearby. Good seafood is always found by the sea. A quick yelp search and we found Osteria del Mare. The restaurant is small and quaint. The service is friendly and relatively quick. Some English spoken. We managed between our weak Italian and their weak English and good Spanish. It looked like every table had the mixed seafood salad as an appetizer. Check. Giant bowl of mussels, clams, langostines, and oysters. Just get it. The Shrimp gnocchi were awesome. Homemade gnocchi that were creamy with beautiful garlicy cream sauce and super fresh shrimp. The seafood stew was the show stopper though. I was expecting a whimsy bowl of soup. Instead I got no less than 3-4 lbs of super fresh mixed seafood in a spicy tomato based broth. I looked at the waiter and asked if he left anything in the ocean. He didn't speak English but laughed and handed me a bib. Haha! There may be better food in Livorno, but this town was one and done for us. In the end it was one of the best meals of our vacation.

Great pasta and wine! Found this place on yelp in the rain and really enjoyed our experience!read more

The food is amazing!!! I got the Black Ink Risottos and the cacciucco to try ... it's the best I…read moreever had!!!! Maria the waitress was great and helpful. I would come back here again.

So behind on my reviews...having to much fun and phone service was out for a few days…read more Dining at La Taverna di San Giuseppe is was one of the coolest dining experiences ever. Our server told us that this previously a cave. How often do you get to dine in a cave? The inside of the restaurant is of this stone like space. We were immediately captivated. While it does not currently have a Michelin rating, we were told it previously had a Micheline rating. The atmosphere is that of a cave...cool, a little damp, and intimate. San Guiseppe has wine cellar, according to staff, date back. We felt totally and complete immersed in history and that was only the building. centuries of Sienese life. The cuisine honors Tuscan tradition while elevating it through precision and care. Each dish showcases excellent ingredients and confident execution, embracing regional flavors rather than reinventing them. San Guissppe feature traditional dishes such as handmade pasta, rich sauces, and tenders meats showcasing distinct flavors with bold seasoning. We order lasaguna and cheese salad...absolutely superb! Our servers were superior...waiting on you hand and foot. You did not ask for anything as it was already there. Our server, Marco, was kind, humorous and knowledgeable. Since it was our first time to the restaurant he was super patient and informative regarding menu items. La Taverna di San Giuseppe has s long-term Michelin recognition for a reason...superior food and excellent service in a very unique space. We savored every bite and sip we consumed in San Giuseppe. When we are in Tuscany again, we will make a beeline for this restaurant.

Taverna di San Giuseppe was a disappointing meal for us, especially in a city with so many great…read moredining options. We ended up here by mistake (confused it with another spot), and unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. The restaurant fills up with reservations for two seatings, and from the moment we sat down the pace felt rushed. We ordered drinks and a starter while deciding on the rest, but multiple staff members kept coming by trying to take our full order. It felt like they were pushing to move things along quickly. There were a couple positives. The chicken livers to start were quite tasty and something we didn't see often on other menus. The primi were underwhelming. The pasta didn't taste fresh like many other trattorias in Siena, and the dishes overall were just average. The lasagna in particular was mushy, and the sauces didn't stand out. The secondi were slightly better -- pork ribs, Barolo-braised beef, and a "small chicken" -- but still nothing that justified the higher prices. They do have an underground wine cellar built into a cave, which is interesting to see, but there are other places in Siena with much larger and more impressive cellar spaces. Also worth noting, they add a "10% tax" charge rather than the typical €2 coperto per person. Overall, a rushed and fairly mediocre meal at a higher price point. With so many better places to eat in Siena, this is one I'd skip.