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......

The restaurant was located in a quiet area. We decided to eat outside. We started with the seafood…read moreplatter, where everything was raw. It came with oysters, three types of shrimp, shrimp paste, three types of ceviche, and a carpaccio. My favorite was the carpaccio, which had pieces of freeze dried raspberry on top. The only thing I didn't like was one of the ceviches. We had a plate of fried calamari and shrimp next. The batter was excellent! Lastly, we had a pasta dish with clams. It was simple but delicious. I would say this restaurant was the highlight of our time here in this port city.

Great experience. Wonderful friendly and helpful service. Terrific seafood risotto and anchovy…read moreburrata. Tuna tartar with a great bottle of Lazio white wine

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.

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.

My husband and I ate dinner here on our honeymoon 5 months ago! I am laying in bed and was just…read morethinking of how wonderful this place was but I couldn't remember the name. After some google maps investigation here we are! This place was such a delight and it was an amazing memory for my husband and I. The food is incredible And I remember loving the ambiance. Especially if you sit next to the front windows to watch people go by. Definitely recommend!

Very good Italian restaurant and pizzeria specializing in local ingredients and wines. Several menu…read moreitems are "slow food" stars. They have more than 20 types of pizza, thin crust and thick crust, and many very original combinations of toppings. A friend ordered the rabbit with asparagus, which was also good if un-exciting. The local wine of the week was good and good value. It was a good sign that the place was full of locals and that the door was plastered with stickers of recognition.

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.

The food is absolutely amazing, just like it was made in your "grandma's" Italian kitchen. I'm not…read moreItalian but I just found my second grandma....the environment, vibe, and tranquility is absolutely what I was looking for in Italy. Take the time to enjoy this Tuscania treasure..

I miss this place so very much. The food was made with such love and care,I don't know when I will…read moreget back there, but when i do ..... We ate here six times and each meal was completely different and amazing. The food could not be any better and i am having withdrawals quite honestly. actually my companion is a huge YELPER and got me started when we got back to the states as i cant stop talking about this food. So thank you Osteria da Alfreda, your food was so good it turned me into a yelping fanatic. See you next summer.

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!