A real find for lovers of Tuscan cooking. A family restaurant using the old family recipes…read more Charming host Paolo speaks great English after 13 years in London. His father is the chef, his mother baked the desserts. Menu highlights were fresh truffle tagliatelle, pasta ragu, tender pork with raisins and sage, fried rabbit with lemon eaten with your hands out of a basket. This is seriously good home cooking at very reasonable prices.

Happy to stumble on this quaint spot after a long travel day. Server was friendly and attentive…read moreand the pasta with clam sauce was especially delicious.

Fantastic meal, beautiful atmosphere, and warm, friendly service. We highly recommend the filet and…read moretheir awesome wine selection.

Driving to this place for lunch was a very good idea!!! Figuring out the parking was tricky but…read moreonce you see the big blue "P" sign after turning to the left at the top of the hill, lots of parking spaces are seen. They're us a lot to the left and I think more spaces below. The bufala mozzarella cheese is wonderful. Fresh melon is a winter melon with exquisite flavor. Their balsamic vinegar was the best I tasted all week and that was after being to Volterra, Siena, Lucca, and other smaller Tuscan towns. I got the shrimp in creamed chickpea sauce and it was excellent!!! A treasure in the hills. Staff speaks English and are wonderful!!! I can only imagine how wonderful dinner would be.

Meets all of Gordon Ramsay's rules for a good restaurant.read more

The food was subpar and the service was horrible. This place is not for tourists. It's a nice place…read morein a great location, but they don't appreciate tourists. There was an obvious favoritism shown to the locals as there was only one couple in the restaurant when we came in and every other table that came in after us was served, ate, drank espressos, and left BEFORE we ever had our food.

We didn't really think we were gonna have such a wonderful meal at this modest, homey, family run…read morerestaurant. What started out as a late lunch while discovering the hillside town of Peccioli. We had ducked in to pick a few pastries from the shining cold-case, and saw that there we tables open, so we said..."Wanna...?" We were so impressed with the food, the savory waffle, the steak tartar, the cheesecake and pastries. The atmosphere and loving family service made us feel like we were locals who had stopped into our regular place. We finished with a rich cup of coffee and Ferretti's famous Biscotti. Those biscotti are sooooo delicious that we had to buy a couple of containers of them for the road.... they traveled with us throughout Italy and we hoarded them for morning coffee each day. Our waiters were the sons of the owners, and they were so charming. They shared with us some of their own travels, especially in the U.S. (our home). Our advice; roam the farmers' market in the town square and, right there, stop into Pasticceria Ferretti. They even have a nice sidewalk seating area in that pedestrian only area. P.S. The town has a great parking garage with a famous modern-art foot bridge.... memorable, photogenic!

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A very lovely spot located on a beautiful street. The mista salad was only fair because of the…read morebitter greens they incorporated into it. The pizza was good but not great and the Branzino was dry. Service was so so, we had to fetch the waiter to take our order. If we had had a great experience we would of course come back tomorrow.

Pretty decent but not over the top good authentic Italian. It tasted more commercialized than…read moreauthentic...especially the pasta.

Truly a great place to enjoy dinner. There were three of us and we sat in the back outside…read more All of us enjoyed our dinner. Two of us split an order of gnocchi in a truffle sauce; perfectly prepared. For dinner I ordered a roast pork dish. We shared a bottle of wine and finished our night with a delightful lemon sorbet. For the three of us, the cost was 142 euros - the same dinners in the US would have been substantially more. If I do get back to Crespina, I'll definitely be going back.

This place is amazing! Truffle heaven and amazing meats. Come hear!!…read moreJust order anything with truffles and the tartar is also amazing

Awesome place in hilly town of Chianni. You might want to place a reservation before going…read more Service, food, location, all perfect though.

I hate to recommend this place only because it will make it more crowded when we go back…read more This was the best meal and service we have experienced in our Italy lifetime. Incredible! Thank you, Simone and Mama!

The mussels to start are a must! The seafood salad was so…read moretender it melted in your mouth. The fresh variety of fish you can choose from is beyond. I ordered the paccheri pasta with pistachios and shrimp. I believe this would be hands down one of the best dishes I ever had. The service is spot on. No need to have to speak their language. They are so accommodating. And it's beautiful inside with outdoor seating in a garden. The most amazing place we go to in Tuscany. We have been here many times over the years. It's consistent and better every time we come.

We ordered take away because I needed to try some pasta while in Tuscany. But did not want to sit…read moredown for three course meal. We ordered the ravioli with the walnut cream sauce. This was unlike anything I've ever tasted before. It was so delicious. I could've probably eaten two servings of this. I'm sure Da Carlo has many more wonderful dishes to try. I highly recommend.

We were returning from Cinque Terre and looking forward to trying their cuisine. I am not able to…read morerate because we were told we had to have made reservations and were not served

A small local restaurant served delicious food. We had a nice quiet and wonderful meal.read more