La Pecora Nera

My wife and I had an absolutely incredible dining experience at Pecora Negra in Montecatini. We opted for a seafood-centric meal, and every plate was a delight. Our server was exceptionally knowledgeable, guiding us through the menu and expertly recommending the perfect wines to complement each of our courses. The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the overall atmosphere made for a truly memorable evening. We highly recommend this restaurant for a fantastic culinary journey.

We saw other reviews and ended up at the restaurant. I was dining with my 18 year old. What can I say. One of the best meals we have had, and the best in Tuscany! I was surprised by the attentive staff, well timed , beautifully prepared food. You will not be disappointed. One of the highlights of our trip!

It was so good to be here. I am just a traveler but fortunately I had a chance to have dinner with my husband here. I ordered some recommended dishes and we were pretty much satisfied. Servers are all kind and polite. They also recommended good wine to us. All the dishes we ordered were successful. I hope to revisit here someday.

An absolute winner! Staying in Montecatini for over a week, we tried many places — but this one is truly the best of the best. It perfectly balances high-end service and a refined menu with prices that are very average for the area and an exceptional level of hospitality. The food was flawless — fresh, perfectly prepared, and beautifully presented. The team offered tuned, thoughtful recommendations that showed genuine attention and expertise. Don’t miss it — just sit back, enjoy, and let them impress you.

Be prepared to spend a little more, but you get what you pay for. The service was exceptional. The waiters were friendly, attentive and professional. Our starters, Mason and dessert were all exceptional. The wonderful plating was matched by excellent preparation of locally sourced foods. Complimentary treats along the way completed a magical meal. Highly highly recommend.

This restaurant is a 5-star culinary experience! The food exceeded our expectations, the taste was amazing and the service was top notch. Everyone was really friendly, we got some amazing complimentary wine, entree and the cantucini in the end❤️ we had to treat ourselves by coming two times here during our stay in Montecatini since there was so much food we wanted to try and everything we had was amazing! The owner of the restaurant is also coming to every table asking how everything is and making sure that we had enough strascicate and you could feel the passion that she has for the place when you speak to her. This is honestly something rare to find and made our experience even better ❤️ can‘t recommend this place enough❤️

1. The staff was very friendly. The meticulous service was impressive, such as the staff and the person who seemed to be the owner coming from time to time to see if there was anything more needed. 2. We just ordered wine by the glass, but we were surprised by the high level of service, such as confirming the label and even tasting it as if we had ordered it by the bottle. 3. The taste of the food was very good. Everything was great, from traditional Italian food to modern and refined taste. 4. I was surprised that the price was not expensive. Honestly, I would be satisfied even if it came out more than 30% or 50% more than the bill I received. p.s. I have one regret. I live in Korea with my wife and traveled to Italy for 15 days this time. This restaurant raised our expectations too high. So we haven't had the same satisfaction at any other restaurant in Italy. We visited restaurants that were more expensive than this , and we deliberately found and visited restaurants that were well-priced and frequented by locals, but it was hard to be more satisfied than here. Throughout the trip, we were thinking of this restaurant again. Because we live in Korea, it will be difficult to visit again, but it will be a very memorable restaurant.

We had dinner at La Pecora Nera twice in a row because the menu showed too many good things to be able to try them in one session. The tagliolini al tartufo were amazing, as well as the ossobuco: super tender and tasty. The second day we had Paccheri with red shrimps, Anatra all’arancia (Duck) and octopus, all delicious. Hands down to the service as well, everyone has been super friendly both times we came, this place is definitely a staple destination whenever we are back in Montecatini again!!!

3.5 hour meal with excellent wait staff and beautiful presentation of food. The chef deserves a star! Intimate setting

Non-EU citizen beware: if you don't have a scannable green pass they won't let you in, despite clear instructions from the Italian government. My wife called to reserve a spot outside and upon arrival we were asked for the green pass. We showed our CDC vaccination cards and were told those are not valid. I pointed out that official info on the US embassy in Italy with reference to The Italian Ministry of Health's website state that CDC vaccination cards "white cards" are an equivalent to the Green pass. The host refused to listen and said he has clear instructions not to let anyone in without a scan. We asked to speak to the manager, because it's difficult to get a last minute reservation wherever and we have a hungry 2 year old baby on our hands! We were told to wait a few minutes as somebody would be right with us, but nobody was coming. Feeling that something is not right my wife called the restaurant and asked to speak to the manager, but was told that the manager is not on sight. The host was obviously lying and hoping that we would just leave (make the problem go away). We confronted him, to which he responded very rudely that they are calling someone. We got into a discussion and finally the "manager" (or maybe not?) came out. The lady said she can't let us in, because they are facing big fines for violation. At that point I had only a few questions left: why couldn't she just come out and talk to us like a normal person without the whole theater of hiding and escalating the situation? Why make us wait with a hungry baby for such a long time hoping we would just leave? Why don't restaurants in high tourist areas get informed about the laws? Is this how Michelin-recommended restaurants work?

Simply lovely in every way...we stopped in and were delighted with the welcome glass of Rose Prosecco, the foie gras appetizer, the truffle gnocchi, the fish soup, the lovely wine list, and oh my goodness, the poached pear for dessert!

Staying in the area and discovering charming Montecatani, we looked forward to this dinner. The restaurant got high praise. It is a small room with a terrace in a hotel. It feels like a hotel restaurant. The wait staff was hovering over us uncomfortably. We loved that they wanted to please, but we felt as though we had to please them! The atmosphere in the restaurant is stuffy and a bit cloying. In many ways it felt like we had stepped back into the 1960s. We had no complaints about it food. It was very good. Not extraordinary, but very good. For the prices, however, I expected extraordinary. The chef seems to be French-trained in an old fashioned kind of way. I remember eating that way with my parents. What set me into inappropriate laughter were the translations in the English menu of Italian food. Aranchini were described as rice and cheese croquettes. It seemed to be deemed understandable to use the French "croquette", but not the Italian "aranchini". My favorite translations were an unappetizing sounding appetizer/anipasti: blue cheese and celery pie (apparently a gorgonzola flan) and the inexplicable secondi (entree) of mayonnaise and egg yolks. I did ask the waiter about the second one and learned it was was fish dish. Go figure. In a town with so many interesting restaurants, La Pecora Nera would not my choice again and I don't recommend it unless you are bringing elderly dinner companions. We're not "kids" but this was not for us.