this is the best idea. take all the wineries and put them in one place. you can try any wine…read more taster, 1/2 glass or full glass. found my favorite wine maker and then went to that winery! love love!! the staff are friendly and knowledgeable. the meat and cheese board worth the price.

I had to try this place as it was described to me as 'The heaven of wine bars'…read more This place lived up to its name! Best way to describe this place is a 'Dave and Busters' approach. You get a prepaid card, anything from 5 euros up to 50 (may go higher, but I didn't ask), or you can leave your credit card with the staff upfront and pay at the end. They have several wine 'vending machines' that you stick the card into and get to try out the wine in various amounts. You can have a sample, half glass, or full glass. The screens will tell you how much each sample will cost. Each 'Vending Machine' is sorted into categories like bubbles, whites, reds, dessert wine, etc. It's a great way to try different wines in various regions! If you like the wine you try, you can buy the bottle to take home.They have big leather couches and chairs to hang out, sip, and relax. Ever try a $100+ bottle of wine? Now is your chance :)

What a great lunch! We were seated immediately and were pleasantly surprised when the staff brought…read moreus complimentary glasses of Prosecco to start. It was a wonderful welcome. My husband ordered the spaghetti and meatballs, and I had the Diavola pizza with onions, mushrooms, and spicy salami. Both were excellent. The spaghetti was flavorful and cooked perfectly, while the pizza had one of the thinnest, crispiest crusts I've had in Italy--exactly the style I love. The toppings were generous and delicious. Just when we thought the meal was over, they brought us complimentary slices of chocolate cake, which were rich, moist, and the perfect ending. The food, service, and little extra touches made this a memorable experience. If you're in Greve in Chianti and looking for delicious pizza or pasta with friendly hospitality, I highly recommend Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina. We'll definitely be back!

We stayed at an Airbnb in the very same building as La Cantina, and boy, I can't say enough good…read morethings! Because it was so convenient, we got to try it three days in a row: a fantastic 3-course dinner on day one, a delicious takeaway pizza on day two, and coffee and desserts on day three. Everything was absolutely delicious! The service was phenomenal every single time. Sometimes when you're in a touristy area, the Resturant don't really care about the customers--but that is definitely not the case here. The owner is always on the floor, making sure everyone gets personal attention. It's a wonderful family-owned business, and it truly shows because this family genuinely cares. Highly, highly recommend!

The entire experience was as close to perfect as possible. Charming location, excellent food, and…read morestaff were friendly and welcoming.

Absolutely fantastic meal in Greve Chianti area of Tuscano. We sat outside and it was a lovely…read moreambiance, with great service and outstanding food. We started with the bruschetta pomodoro, and the tomatoes were the best I have ever eaten (Including from a farm). They were exquisite! We also got the burrata with truffle and it was an explosion of flavors ! For dinner I got the truffle ravioli and my hubby got the filet. Both were fantastic. The pasta was just the right amount too, not huge like in America. For dessert we got the pistachio panna cotta. Highly recommend if you are in the area !!!!

Recommended stop by our Florence Hotel for lunch or dinner. Absolutely cute as pie little village,…read morethe "Terrace" restaurant is surrounded by other eateries, shops, and a fantastic deli, too (which we discovered after we ate). A little attitude with our lunch: ======================= At first, we asked if it was the same place with the food we were seeing being served by the first floor coffeehouse/café...and the server/manager laughed and said, "Ohhhh no...they use microwave", and she proceeded to show us upstairs. Then, we were greeted by a young waiter. He showed us to a table, but since there was only diners at 2 tables and there was room at the edge of the terrace, we asked to be seated there. He scoffed, "Well, that is not the table I chose for you". Then, after we ate our pasta and risotto, we asked "Don't you serve bread at lunch?". He responded, "Well no, you had pastas...so we do not". This was actually funny, but we insisted...and glad we did. It was very good bread, a round focaccia...and warm and fresh. The menu, the order: ================= A very small and limited lunch menu. About 8 things total. The gf got a Tagliatelle with wild boar ragu, and i got a zucchini and onion risotto -- both small portions. The Tagliatelle was fresh with great tomato sauce, but about 6 pieces of very hard and inedible pieces of pork [2.5 stars, 12 euros]. The risotto was very good, but a little uneventful [4.0 stars, 12 euros]. The Mixed salad [3.5 stars, 9 euros] we ordered was fine, and as always, bottles at the table of olive oil and vinegar to do your own dressing. Great EVOO, but the vinegar was awful...a red wine vinegar vs a balsamic. Overall, great location, food was okay, but attitude/service was poor...wouldn't go again.

Greve has an abundance of good restaurants. We have tried many of them over the past few years…read more Osteria la Terrazze continues to be one of our favorites and the best in Greve for service and overall quality. We were seated on the upstairs patio. You have a nice, open air, view of the central square. Service was quick and courteous. The wine list is extensive and reasonably priced (not a surprise in Italy). We ordered starters, main courses and deserts. All of the dishes were nicely prepared. I particularly enjoyed the lamb for a main course. It was perfect. Although way too full we squeezed in deserts as well. Reservations are recommended.

Such a cute restaurant in the idyllic town of Greve in Chianti. Nice ambiance, slightly upscale but…read morenot pretentious. Child-friendly and warm service. I can be quite quite discerning with beef stew and theirs was excellent!! The other dishes we had were good too.

Very enjoyable. Great service, nice location on the piazza. We had a variety if food. Of particular…read morenote where the octopus antipasti and the wild boar stew. Beef stew was also excellent. Nice wine selection. All in all a very good experience.

I don't normally write reviews but this place only had 2 reviews and was one of the best places I…read moreate at in Italy. The pizza, the ravioli, and the wine was amazing and all at a great price.

We stumbled upon the place when walking in Greve in Chianti. All I want to say is this place is…read moreawesome! This business did not even have a yelp page and I decided to make one because I felt they needed some PR. I highly recommend.

The owner is a lovely lady who wears skirts and flats and enjoys talking to her customers. I even…read moresigned her guest book. The pasta is delicious and you are seated right in the center of the Piazza Giacomo Matteotti. Sitting under the sun was lovely in the spring. And there is an indoor portion for days where it is either too hot or cold. I had the spinach and ricotta ravioli, and an affogato. Bread was served before the food was ready. Overall nice ambiance and a very homey experience.

La Bottega del Moro (Greve)…read more Another review 2 years later: Greve was hosting their 2023 annual wine festival so many of the restaurants were quite full. We were recommended to try La Bottega del Moro. We secured the last outdoor table that was not pre-reserved. The restaurant is quite small by comparison to the other restaurants on the square in Greve. Service was excellent. I had a wonderful boar wide noodle pasta. The pasta was truly homemade. My wife had a pasta as well which she thought was perfect. When you are in Italy the house wines are typically inexpensive and very good. The house wine at del Moro was no exception. Overall, a very nice meal.

What a cool experience! Marco, the shop's creator and main manager there is a very knowledgeable…read moreand hospitable person. A little off the main piazza, Wine Lovers Academy offers multiple flight options, wine classes, lunch, and most of all, relaxation. Since I was traveling solo this day, I was hesitant to try a wine tasting alone, since I thought it would be boring, but not with Marco around! He made everyone who stopped in feel like they were popping into their house for a glass of wine. Perhaps my favorite part of the experience was how unique my tasting was. He carefully chooses the wines based on your preferences, so you have the chance to try different things that you are more apt to like, unlike most tastings, where everything is pre-set. Marco has also designed this very cool wine game that is great for small to medium sized groups - a twist on the normal tastings in the area. Looks like TONS of fun. Oh. And, if you get a chance to stop by, make sure to say hello to the groundhog family that lives behind the academy in the stream. Be sure to stop by! A fun time is waiting for you at Wine Lovers!

From the owner: From the fusion between the hedonistic and playful "Wine Lover" spirit and the cultural,…read moreeducational format of the "Academy," the first Wine Lovers Academy is born in the heart of Chianti. We offer both Wine Tasting Experiences and Lunch Specials. So if you wish to learn more about the greatest Tuscan wines, or if you look for a cozy place where to enjoy a typical Tuscan lunch, we are waiting for you here at the Wine Lovers Academy!

This spot is the BEST! Excellent coffee and cocktails / drinks, plus light bite bites and food !!…read moreFabrizio and Ale are always so kind and make the experience wonderful. Whenever I visit Florence, I stop in at least once a day. The pastries are also so good too. The ambience is very casual. It's mostly locals. Coming here is actually the highlight of my visit visits to Florence. This is absolutely my favorite spot.

We had a good experience with nice staff and good beer. However, afterwards we noticed the…read morerestaurant logo looked like a person in Black Face. After asking staff, they informed us it was a depiction of Al Jolson - an American artist, known for performing in Black Face. Upon review of his Wikipedia page, it appears this man was seen as an ally to the black community in the early 20th century. That being said, as a mixed race family, we didn't feel comfortable returning to the restaurant having this offensive image hanging over our head. In the US the image of Black Face is considered racist. In Italy, it may not be considered problematic the way it is the US, but I imagine it may be offensive to many. Perhaps another image of this artist would be more appropriate.

Dario is a local (even international) institution, with his love of meat -- as something to…read moreprepare, something to cook, and something (in its origins) to be respectful of. Going to Dario's is an event. We did it 15 years ago while in the area, and it was a priority to revisit when we knew we were returning this year. FOOD / DRINK: So this is a meat-fest, just to be clear. There are multiple dining areas for a single-seating lunch and dinner, seating up to 250 folk at a time. The party starts in the half-hour before seating, as glasses of chianti and lard-buttered bread are served out on the street to the folk waiting. Once you're in and seated, there's bread and oil, a huge fiasco of chianti, and multiple courses of meat (from tartar to beautifully prepped steak) leavened with potatoes and beans, etc. It's all topped off with coffee and grappa or vin santo. Everything is fairly simple but high quality and tasty. Even stuff you don't think you'll like, you likely will (I'm not a tartar guy, but it was quite good). Meat is cooked rare to medium rare, and, no, you can't ask for it cooked differently. There are also kid-sized portions, and veggie meal options. Arrive on an empty stomach. If you leave hungry, you're doing it wrong. AMBIANCE: Each of the dining areas -- two floors in the main building, the back patio, and a building across the street -- are decorated differently. Seating is at common tables, to encourage conviviality over the food (we didn't interact with our neighbors at all, but that didn't bother us). The place is pretty loud, with all the talking and service going on, but not uncomfortably so. SERVICE: The waitstaff are focused on serving out courses, one after another. They are friendly and professional and efficient, which is effective for the setting but leaves little time or inclination for socializing or chit-chat. They're there to deliver good food, you're there to eat it, that's the deal. Dario makes an appearance during "cocktails" outside, and provides pre-seating a powerful, enthusiastic announcement to the crowd, getting them to cheer for eating and meat and eating meat. He also took a swing through our (and presumably the other) dining rooms, glad-handing the venerating crowd. But save for one staff member who invoked a similar crowd cheer at the beginning of the meal in our dining room, the focus of the staff and service was in getting things served out efficiently, offering seconds and thirds as available, and keeping things moving ricky-tick. That's not a bad thing, just not as exciting a thing. NET-NET: The value here is undeniable -- great food, plentiful drink, for a remarkably low price compared to a lesser meal in Florence. The place still is an excellent place to eat lunch (followed by no dinner) or dinner (followed by sleep). That said, the last 15 years have sanded down the sharp, wild edges of the experience, turning it more into "just" a great meal than a bacchanal of carnivorism. Darrio has slowed down (as have we all) and seems more focused on the butcher shop; the staff and deputy leadership are keeping things going efficiently and well, but without the same wild-and-crazy, burning passion of a decade-and-a-half ago. Again, that criticism doesn't mean you shouldn't go. It just means it's a bit more conventional a meal -- despite its dimensions -- than it once was. If we are back in Florence in another 15 years, I'll definitely be back.

Favolosa! It like a…read morefamily reunion!on with beautiful, crazy family members from all over the world. Sitting at a long family table we enjoyed meeting people from Ukraine, Spain, Brazil, Italy and the United States as we indulged in a carnivore's feast led by Dario, the patron of our new-found family. We toasted and laughed and leaned and celebrated together like blood relatives catching up after not seeing each other for a long, long time. What a fabulous culturally-bonding, life experience as we seized the day and enjoyed our new-found family brought together by Dario! Carnivore Diem and Carpe Diem!