This restaurant is outstanding. Poached egg with truffle and Parmesan cream - delicious! Whole…read moregrain strangozzi with guanciale and chestnuts - outstanding and original combination of slight sweetness and savory saltiness with the earthiness of the homemade pasta. My favorite dish was the tonnaroli pasta with sausage, red onion cooked so long it liquefied, and a sagrantino wine reduction. The flavors were intense, original and memorable. I have lived in Italy and am 100% Italian so my palate is demanding - and it was one of the best plates of pasta I've ever eaten. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and staff was attentive and professional.

Have to agree that this restaurant is just excellent. We ate on the terrace, with a beautiful view…read moreof the valley below. Gnocchi with truffle was perfectly cooked, aromatic and delicious. Sea bass was delicate and beautifully presented. Staff were attentive and had sufficient English skills that our poor Italian was not sorely tested. We returned two nights later and my companion had carpaccio and the pork rib - and said it was the best meal of his life.

This is probably the best meal I've ever had - anywhere!…read more They sat 7 of us right as they were closing and gave excellent service. I had the pork stew and tried my son's duck. Both excellent. Delicious tiramisu and anti pasti too!!

Outstanding menu selections, the desserts were the best we have had during our trip to Italy. The…read morewaiter was courteous and very knowledgeable with the items on the menu!

This place was amazing for a food pairing with wine tasting. The service was great, so friendly,…read moretook time to explain each dish, the wine being paired and some with a little history to them as well. Definitely an experience and the dining room was elegant with sophisticated decor. We really enjoyed the wines as well and when we got home to the US ordered some of the choices we had at our tasting. The tour of the winery was nice to learn more about the winery itself and some of its processes, we had a very informative experience and it was just us! Highly recommend.

I CANNOT emphasize how much I love this place…read more Fiorefiore is the in-house restaurant for Roccafiore's Wine Resort. My partner and I came a few times during our stay. Here are only a few of the reasons this place is great: - It was incredibly easy to get a table. We would always be able to walk in and sit down. No reservation. Though I'm guessing May is their slower time. - The staff overachieves for sure. Shout out to Beatrice for being so attentive. Double shout out to Alessio the sommelier who carefully explained wines to us and answered all of our questions. - The food is indescribable. All dishes are seasonal and local to the area. And very well-priced. Every single dish knocked it out of the park. - The ambiance is so lovely. Cool art, beautiful dishes and glassware, and lots of windows where you can look out and see the panoramas. The only downside is that it is so far removed. You need a car to get there. But it is 100% with the trip. And once you arrive, there is easy parking! Next time I am in Umbria, I will absolutely make it a point to stop by again.

Delicious menu, freshly made pasta: simple, tasty Italian food served with pride by friendly staff…read moreat reasonable prices - overall a very positive experience and a cut above other restaurants we sampled in the area. A little off the beaten track with a small play area for children, this restaurant makes for a lovely family meal.

After trying every restaurant in town ... this is the best! ...and ONLY restaurant in town…read more.. We ordered: - Carbonara di Rosy con Tartufo Nero Estivo - Trofie Cacio, Pepe e Tartufo Nero - Pappardelle al Ragu di Cinghiale e Crema di Porcini - Tagliolini al Tartufo Nero Estivo - Bocconicini di Agnello al forno con Crema di Porcini e Olive nere - Tournedos di Filetto di Maiale con crema al Tartufo - Bocconicini di Pollo al Tartufo Nero Estivo su lettino di Lattuga - Profiterols al Cioccolato e Crema Chantilly The restaurant is quaint and quiet when we arrived. In fact we were the first ones to have lunch today. Primi: The pastas were delicious. However, I couldn't taste the tartufo in the carbonara. Perhaps it was because the pancetta over powered the taste. The best pasta we ordered by far was the Cacio e Pepe. Secondi: all the meats were very tender. You can really taste the truffles in the pork tenderloin, but may be a touch too salty. The portions are quite large so sharing may be an option. Dolce: Delicious Profiterols. A perfect amount of dark chocolate and creme sweetness to complete our very full meal. Overall, it was a very tranquil lunch and my friends and I had a wonderful time. The owner was attentive and gave us enough time to enjoy our meals. If we pass by Collevalenza we will surely stop here for a bite.

We had one meal here and the food was OK, the setting nice and THE SERVICE INCOMPETENT Or NON…read moreEXISTENT. Simply, we sat for near a half-hour before getting menuis (my wife and mine didn't match). Another couple came in and sat at the table next to ours about 20 minutes aft6er we did and ordered, were served, ate and left before we got our main courses. It took nearly an hour to be asked what we wanted to eat. Granted, they were busy, but the answers are simple == either take some of the tables out or hire a waiter who has the slightest concept of what the task entails. Avoid this place. There is another restaurant about a mile down the road with efficient wait staff, an enormous list of very local wines, good food, and prices far less than the Torre Sangiovanni. I believe of the 50 or so diners, we were the only non-locals. That should tell you somellthing.

Undoubtably the best food you will eat in this area. Very…read morefriendly family serves a predetermined menu which is all locally grown and made right down to the wine and lemoncello!!!

Amazing food! There is no menu and they tell you what they will bring you. Trust it! It's going to…read morebe awesome!

Literally stumbled upon this place while touring houses. We would've eaten anything, but were…read morepleasantly surprised with the cleanliness and friendliness of lunch service. Fresh pasta, great recommendations and my wife had the most awesome semi-frittata of egg and truffles. I had the sweet rice torta for dessert and the price was crazy low. It's in the middle of nowhere, but here's hoping you drive by......

We were moving up the mountain in the funicular, suitcases in tow, identifying us as American…read moretourists, when a Lucca resident recommended we try Mezza Luna and if we did, we should try the Carbonara! We did. And she was right! We went back twice and I ordered the Carbonara twice. It was the highlight of our trip! In addition to the food making us happy, the restaurant made us happy. It is on a nondescript street, down a few steps into a delightful small and cozy cave-room. You really need a reservation to be guaranteed a table. Peeking out from the small kitchen window is the cook/wife/owner and greeting us and taking our order was the husband/owner. They are a team that really cares about the service and doing simple Italian food right! And the house wine was really good!

A very pleasant spot to sit much less eat. The beautiful vaulted brick Ceiling is Beutiful. The…read moreservice impecable and the food .... That's the star. We started with the bruschetta this a simple dish but when too not ingredients are used it's amazing and so it was here. The are known for their pasta carbonar a dm the wife loved it. The ravioli were the star of the show. Perfectly Al dente stuffed with cheese and spinach,the mushrooms and sauce were excellent, great dish.the house wine is very good.this would be my go to place if I lived in Orvieto.

Stopped here for lunch it was their opening day. The bread was delicious, I had the meatballs with…read morewhite wine sauce and my husband had the carbonara which he said was delicious. The bread served was the best we have had so far and everyone was working hard to make it all come together. There is a service fee of 10% which is common in a touristy area.

Tucked away just off the the main pizza (to the right of the cathedral), it's a delightful and…read moreatmospheric russet-brick vaulted room - 'mangiatoia' is Italian for 'manger' - capable of seating 30 or so, at most. The atmosphere is intimate and cosy making-up for the lack of natural light (though there are some tables in the narrow pedestrian street outside) The welcome and service were cordial and the food fresh, imaginative and somewhat more refined than the staple Umbrian farmhouse fare, without being fussy, and served in ample quantities. We paid €20/head for a light lunch of 2 courses with wine and coffee (in Summer 2013), which we thought was reasonable. My only reservation; the patate ripassate seemed to have been clumsily fried to a crisp, rather than sautéed. Most of the other guests seemed like Italian locals, which is a big plus in a town so heavily populated by tourists, which makes eating here feel a bit more special.