The food is absolutely phenomenal. Everything was good…read more Service was only slightly slow (by New York standards), but average for Italy. Ambiance is very Etruscan, and very traditional. We had medieval soup, prior to western food items like potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate. Really, really good with spices, imported by Marco Polo. The local wine (Chianti) is awesome, particularly the 2015-2016 year variety.

If you are looking for something other than pizza & pasta, try La Solita Zuppa! Seasonal specials…read moreincluding a variety of soups, vegetable and meat dishes...Charming interior as well as exterior patio seating!

Finally a place where you can have a great meal. The homemade pici pasta is amazing! The service is…read morewhat you hope to get. Friendly and effective. The outdoor setting is also a plus. Looking for a quaint and quite place to have lunch? This is it! Hands down!

After a week of mediocre food in central Italy (yes, really) it was reassuring to at last find such…read morean outstanding restaurant and wine bar. We enjoyed lunch on their small but charming and shady outdoor patio in the central piazza after visiting the excellent Etruscan museum there in Chiusi. It was hands down the best food and wine of our entire trip. Interesting and diverse menu and an excellent wine list. Prices were reasonable, especially for the quality. Service was warm and friendly. Not to be missed!

Best Home Cooked Italian food I have ever had in my life! My Grandmother would slap me with a…read morewooden spoon but I telleth the truth! Went 2 nights in a row! Freshest selection of everything! It's this type of place that makes life worth living! I continue to fantasize about this wonderful eatery Every now and then! Bottom line it's worth flying here just to smell the fabulous cuisine wafting from the kitchen! Do they deliver?

Il Fornacino has an adventurous menu that I was excited to try. Like every restaurant in the area…read moreit offers the traditional Tuscan tagliata di chianina (is there a law?) but there's also rabbit stuffed with veal and truffles and a very on-trend Swiss chard, ricotta, and truffled egg raviolone. I started with the latter, which was delicious -- but the powerful flavour of cheese and the egg yolk drowned out the chard. My wife's potato flan was quite nice, but it arrived buried under a heap of truffle shavings that tasted of nothing in particular. My main was a special of roast suckling pig with potatoes and a savoury tuile made with the pork drippings. The tuile was gratuitous -- a chef-y touch that didn't actually taste very nice. The suckling pig was beautifully cooked but the potatoes were weirdly inconsistent; some crisp and others mushy. Il Fornacino is a good restaurant that would be the best restaurant around in most places, but the five-star bar is set pretty high in Tuscany. But the prices were very modest and the wine selection was great. It's a tremendously good value for what it offers.

This restaurant should really get 10 stars for its food. My mom and I had a lunch reservation when…read morewe first arrived in Montepulciano and we got the Pici all'Aglione della Valdichiana which was phenomenal. It was actually so good that we inquired about a reservation for dinner the next day! And again we got the same exact thing. I was too full to finish mine so we took it back to the hotel and I ate it at 10:40 pm cold and it was still amazing! Everyone was so friendly and it was such a great find. I cannot recommend enough!

The service and food was outstanding! They even asked me if I wanted the restaurant's Wi-Fi while I…read morewaited!

Amazing dining experience in this small rustic Osteria! Chef Julio masterfully cooks Bistecca Alla…read moreFlorentina to perfection in his wood fired oven! Pici Con Ragu Di Cinta Sense e Tartufo is a must try. Authentic Tuscan food! Atmosphere is very cozy with shared tables.

Great dining experience. One of the best meals we had in Montepulcino. We ordered the steak, which…read morewas perfectly cooked and a couple of sides which were also delicious. The house red wine was quite good.

We love this place and have gone back lunch several times. Very personal. Classic Umbrian cooking…read moreand great service.

We stayed for 4 weeks in Citta della Pieve, and we ate 3-5 times / week over here. The best pizza…read morein town (and that's saying something), highly cheerful service (very pleasant staff), and great food with a smile -- and pretty much everything we tried on the menu was delicious. Yes, there is no hurry -- but that's true anywhere in Italy, especially in the picturesque town of CdP. And the specials are great -- I ate the farrow salad whenever it was available, and kids devoured the special fries like they were going out of town. A simple spaghetti cooked specially by the owners for us using pomodoro sauce and some "Indian spices" they borrowed from us, is the best spaghetti I have ever eaten.... And late night sitting under the cozy awning, sipping wine while shameless hogging the wifi / watching the Olympics, will be one of my abiding memories of one of the most pleasant vacations I've had...

What a find! We saw their trattoria sign in the middle of the cute Valiano main road while driving…read morefrom Cortona to Montepulciano. We didn't expect to be one of the best restaurant in the areas (check rating and how many reviews they have on the more popular other sites). The owners Davide and Emanuela will guide you through Montepulciano food and wines. Start with a great "pappa al pomodoro" and finish with an amazing home made gelato "fiordilatte with olive oil and sage"

Fantastic freshly prepared food in an unassuming setting…read more We went here with our friend and her pisana who both have villas in San Casciano. The owner sent out a large board with various salumi and cheese. The cappicola was possibly the best one I have had, rich, fatty and flavorful. I opted for the truffle ravioli and was served three huge pieces which were filled with cheese and truffles. I also tried the wife's pici bolognese which was fabulous, our friend's grilled lemon-rosemary lamb and her friend's cloud-soft gnocchi. All of this was served with fresh focaccia and local white and red wines. We then split a crème caramel which was light and delicious and a hazelnut semifreddo which tasted like torrone. The owners and staff were all very friendly and the prices were very reasonable considering the quality of the food.

Love this restaurant! Have eaten here twice already. The calzones are bigger than your head, and…read morenot expensive at all! Delicious! The staff was friendly and the service was perfect.