Pantondo — Restaurant in La Spezia

This was our 5th day in Italy and we were under impression that any place here is great, well not so. But we found this hidden gem just off the main drag and boy, we were so impressed. A bit surprised when we saw the menu w/o prices, but quickly, and in good English, we were told that it's a sort of prefixed menu. Hesitantly we decided to play along, as the ambiance was perfect. Some soft older pop music playing, almost suggesting this is a real sophisticated place, plants surrounding the outdoor space made it feeling secluded yet outside in fresh air. We had an only appetizer that I probably wouldn't ever have ordered, but was pleasantly tasty. My wife picked a choice of primi and I chose secondi - both to die for. Meanwhile the place was getting packed. Waitresses still kept up their service, very unlike European one. All came with very short wait and with a smile. Almost sorry to move on to our next stop in Genoa. Would have been back there for...

Very nice place. Off the 'main street' where all the tourist traps are. The food is freshly prepared each day. The waitress even mentioned they do not have a fridge so there you have it. All food and sauces are made on the spot. The pricing system is a fox price for a complete meal inc. starter, main and desert courses. Cost 20 euros per this writing. The portions are not huge but you will not leave hungry. Go for the pasta dishes. They seem to be better than the seafood ones ( I consider pasta with fish a pasta dish as pasta is the main ingredient). Good English...

We came here to eat on a Saturday at 9pm. After waiting in front of the restaurant during one hour, it took 3 hours to get the whole food served... The service was very unpleasant, lazy, uncarring, like nobody wanted to serve us. The environnement is pleasant, but waiting so long is totally insane and inconcevable... We finnaly ended up by going to get ourselves the desserts in the fridge, despite being the last custommers, that is to say...

I would recommend you to avoid this restaurant, which was a waist of time for an...