Bistro del Bastione — Restaurant in La Spezia

The picture speaks for itself. My bf ordered pesto and look how small the quantity is. The woman sat at the table next to us ordered the same pesto and had double or tripe quantity. Even my Americana has more noodles than the pesto. He clearly cannot be full after this baby pasta and has to take the dry bread probably from the day before. When complained to the waiter, he said not possible, the chef weights all pasta. It’s just the plate difference. Bigger plate makes it look smaller. Lol, tell me how do you weight the pasta???? The table next to us ordered the same pesto in the same plate and has much larger portion. This is a fact. Even without comparison you can see from the picture. Even a baby will think this quantity is not enough. Bad restaurant. Will never try again. Do not...

The host where I'm staying recommended I go here because i was looking for an eggs breakfast and when I arrived I asked the woman behind the bar and she was so rude. She told me "this is a bar you want eggs go to the store and by them not here" yelling and very angry and the other 2 ladies that were there began to laugh. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE. WHO EVER YOU ARE AND WHERE EVER YOU COME FROM YOU DESERVE RESPECT. AGAIN, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING THROUGH EUROPE FOR 5 MONTHS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE TREAT ME SO...

The staff had no knowledge about the food they were serving, and couldn’t explain what was actually in the dishes. To make matters worse, we didn’t even get what we ordered. Instead, they simply brought out something else they decided to recommend. The food itself looked unappetizing and far from representative of what you’d expect in a proper restaurant. Overall, the experience was frustrating and disappointing from start to finish, and I would not recommend this...