Osteria dei Cavalieri

Great ‘locals only’ place with both authentic Tuscan surf and turf! Awesome wines, traditional dishes and great relaxed atmosphere. Not a tourist trap like most of Pisa!

Appertif of anchovies and wine was really good. The baked fish with vegetables was fine, but the pasta was overcooked and had no flavor.

We went here because it was recommended by Michelin guide. We booked through phone and the lady who picked up my call was very helpful. Going into the restaurant, we were seated comfortably as soon as we arrived for lunch. They took our orders in a timely manner and the whole service was great! The food was good but nothing exemplary. They were not bad but they also did not wow me. But if you are visiting the Leaning Tower, this is around 6-9 minutes walk. I prefer walking a little and seeing more of Pisa than eating in those tourist trap restaurants close to the square. They also had AC in the restaurant but for some reason they never turn them on. Would have been nice to not feel too warm while dining. But all in all, the whole visit went well. Thank you!

Our hotel recommended this restaurant so we gave it a try. They have meat, seafood and vegetarian 4 courses menu to choose from. You can even change some of the dishes if you want. Very friendly staff and quick service. They didn’t leave the impression that if you don’t order wine, then they will treat you differently. Not every dishes are good. My mussels spaghetti was a bit too salty but had the right chewiness. The steak also was just ok. The lemon sorbet was very good. The grilled octopus was good and juicy as well.

Best experience this time in Italy. What a service and fun crowd lifted the atmosphere. The food was interesting first time eating rabbit and I even tried chicken liver.

Everything was super good. If you want to try actual local cuisine cooked like your mom would do, this is your place. The waiter was charming and helpful, he guided us through the menu in both English and Spanish. And the place...warm, comfy, well decorated... They deserve all the awards they've got!

We popped in for a late lunch/early dinner and managed to get a table for two. We were welcomed like old friends and the food was excellent, true Italian food and hospitality. I think we were the only tourists in amongst the locals and loved the atmosphere. Our host recommended the wines to go with our food and both were fantastic. Forget the tower, I would come to Pisa just for this experience again.

Lamb wonderful in taste Cream of seasonal mushrooms delicious I have no way to describe the taste

I love the setting of this restaurant. They cook the pizza traditionally in front of you. This place gets packed very quickly. I tried the pizza carbonara. Staff is very friendly.

You can tell that this is a longtime establishment taking great pride in serving patrons from all over the world. The quality of the cuisine is spectacular and impressive. The service attentive and very professional. I never felt rushed even though I arrived 20 min prior to lunch service closing. I'll remember this experience for a long time.

Came here for lunch after a lot of searching for something that was rated well and open. If you go by the stickers on the front window, the place has been Michelin star rated since like 2007, so we figured it would be good. We walked in around 12:45 (right after they opened) and were seated immediately. I ordered the tagliatelle with rabbit & asparagus. They brought some bread while we waited - about 15 minutes or so - for the food. The pasta was very tasty! The portion size was a little smaller than I would've hoped but the presentation was nice and the flavor was good. The rabbit was cooked perfectly (If you've never had rabbit before, it kind of tastes like a mixture between ham and sausage). The price was moderate at 10€. The service was great and our waiter spoke very good English. I'd say this is more of a 4.5 star rating, but I can't give every restaurant 5 stars and this didn't blow me away, so I ended up going with 4 stars. I would be willing to come back if I was local.

Roaming around Pisa had us starving for a good lunch. We stumbled upon Osteria Dei Cavalieri by chance since every restaurant rated decently is closed before 12 pm. All the other ones opened had mediocre ratings and we didn't want to settle for less than best. The place is hidden on a side street so if you walk to fast you might miss it! Luckily, this place opened up at 12:30 pm, prime lunch time! I ordered the ravioli and my bf ordered another pasta dish. The cheese in the ravioli is high quality and extra smelly if that is your thing. It was delicious, but a little too strong for my taste. My bf enjoyed it very much. Our orders came out to be 25€ total for 2 people. The meal came with complimentary bread.

Great place nice ambiance good airconditioning. We stumbled upon it looking for osteria dei cavalieri that was unfortunatly closed for the holiday season. Personel speaks good English. I would recommend the housewine it's tuscan and nice especially for the price. The cold cuts and bruschetta where great also there was this dish of grilled cheese and vegetables, but I forgot the name of the cheese, that was really good. A little hidden away but definitly a tip!

My best food experience in Firenze, highly recommended, awesome steak, promise to return soon.

Had a lovely experience at this local restaurant. Great service and delicious food. I started with a clam and mussel soup which was served with toast points, had tagliatelline with razor clams for the second course, and sliced beef with radicchio for the main course. The wine and dessert were also delicious. Though I was one of the first to arrive when the restaurant opened at 7:45, it filled to capacity quickly. I enjoyed seeing what everyone else ordered and wished I'd gotten the local specialty of fried dough with Tuscan ham, cheese, and some of the carpaccio appetizers. Maybe during the next visit...

We had stopped by Pisa to see that object that leans and got hungry .Really enjoyed my lunch at Osteria, enjoyed a delicious bowl of mussels and clams. The bread served was charred just right , nice grill marks. The waiters were friendly and fast. It wasn't long before the entire restaurant was filled with other tourists, that usually makes me leery but I must say I enjoyed my lunch.

The Florentine steak we had October 2, 2015, was super delicious. We even got a table for two, checking with them at 7:00. They seem to open at 7:45.

I entered the restaurant with two friends of mine asking for a table. The waiter looked at us from feet to face (and we were well dressed) but it was obvious they didn't like the fact that we were young adults. The waiter answered with a rude "No" and since we're standing at the door, he rushed us to leave saying that clients inside would get cold. I was never treated this way in any restaurant in my life. I don't care if the reviews are good, with this rudeness I definitely will never eat here.

Went here with a huge group (26) on recommendation of an Italian friend who had been to university here. We were all happy with the 4 course menu (vegetarians got great food as did we meat eaters). Had freely flowing wine and water as well spectacular food for 37€ each.

We were a group of two for dinner on April 4, 2016. The waiter was polite and seated us quickly. There was a waitress( thin girl with long hair) also working the floor. It soon became an uncomfortable atmosphere . The waitress was apparently anxious and irritable because she was zipping so quickly around with an angry look on her face. She would fly by our table and deposit a bottle of water and not say anything to us. It was quite uncomfortable how the waitress and our waiter were huddled together obviously sharing complaints in plain view of all the customers. They both displayed very unprofessional behavior. Then our food came. One was a vegetarian dish of vegetables and scamorza( which was nothing more than a big blob of melted cheese) and a grilled calamari dish. I told our waiter that my calamari dish was full of sand; every bite had a gritty sandy crunch to it. He offered me to order something else but I refused his offer. Then it became even more uncomfortable when a chef came out and was eyeing us as he was walking past our table a few times; each time giving us a dirty look. Then we get our " bill" which was one of those receipt pads you buy in a stationary store and all that was on it was the total. Nothing was listed. Just a bottom number. I have never seen a food receipt look like this. To top it all off was the way the waitress just flew by our table and slapped down the bill without saying a word. I had to call the waitress over to explain the charges. They never removed the calamari dish off the bill ( I must have eaten no more than a quarter of the dish). I would never come back here again. Terrible experience.