Caffè Casali — Restaurant in Lucca

This is a Café with lots of tables outside, overlooking the beautiful Basilica on the Piazza San Michele. So it surely has a great location.

We didn't come for coffee and desserts, we just bought some ice cream to go at their Gelateria counter.

Prices were really good, especially given the prominent location. Bought two cups with a scoop of Mint/Chocolate and Amarena Cherry.

We had lots of gelato on this Road Trip through Italy. From great to forgettable. This one here was not the very best, but quite enjoyable. Could have been a bit thicker and creamier. But the flavours were very nice. Mint/Chocolate and Amarena Cherry are our favourites and these here were pretty good. At these prices...

It’s a bar. It’s beautiful. All these negative reviewers need to calm down and behave themselves. I am really amazed by all the negativity in these reviews. My wife and I had a perfectly pleasant experience here twice while staying in Lucca for a month. Again: it’s a beautiful bar with snacks. It’s one of the few places you can stop and get a drink without having to order a full meal. If you want a full 3-course meal there are a lot of great restaurants in town to choose from. The table service might be a bit slow but you can just go up to the bar and order a drink! Enjoy a nice drink and a pleasant atmosphere here! Or sit outside and enjoy a nice drink and some people watching! Chill out...

Mediocre cafe with very stupid sit down policy. We ordered a coffee, hot chocolate, tiramisu (which we did not get) and I wanted also an ice-cream, which the waiter told me "minimum is 3 scoops". I asked, if I can order 1 scoop in a cone in THEIR gelateria and bring it to the table and was told no, if you want to sit here, minimum is 3 scoops (of course for double the prize than when you buy 3 scoops as a take-away). Their hot chocolate was not really hot, just luke-warm and was prepared probably using some instant powder. Coffee was fine, which is the only positive thing I can say...