Altrove Ristorante — Restaurant in La Spezia

We had a really nice dinner after a long day in cinque terre. We started with a sparkling rosé, made of nebiolo grapes, which was a really nice apperitivo! Both the ravioli with raw prawns and the marinated seafood were good, and the tuna and mackerel we had as secondi were great as well. But when we wanted to order a taxi to get us back to our hotel, which was a bit out of La Spezia, we were informed that the taxis were on strike. We were quite desperate, because it would have been a 2 hour walk after a long day of walking, but the waitress called her boyfriend and they drove us to our hotel, and wouldn't even accept the fare that we would have had to pay for the cab. So the service was really really excellent! Thanks again for the nice meal and...

Consigliatissimo. Ho mangiato già 2 volte a pranzo in questo locale. Veramente eccezionale. La prima volta ho preso piatti di mare la seconda di terra. In nessuno dei 2 casi mi hanno deluso. Tutti i piatti che per ora ho mangiato erano buoni e ben cucinati. Cosa da non sottovalutare oggigiorno. Anche dei “semplici” ravioli col ragù sono preparati con competenza. Il ragù non era di quelli cotti per 2 minuti tutta acqua. Il ripieno di ricotta e spinaci era con un ottima ricotta e con spinaci interi. Sono a volte piccole cose che rendono un piatto “semplice” qualcosa che rimane piacevolmente nella testa. Menzione d’onore al coniglio di antipasto. Un piatto studiato e ricco. Da provare. Anche le porzioni nonostante il locale non sia una trattoria sono di tutto rispetto. Pausa pranzo da Re! Prezzo onestissimo per quello che...

The food was great, i feel sad for the kitchen crew. Because the service was catastrophic. There were 2 waiters, the curly haired one that failed most of his tasks and the other one trying to fix it, it seemed. I would not go to the place again without a few...