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    Osteria Il Grattacielo

    4.1 (38 reviews)
    InexpensiveItalian
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Front door on the corner
    Jon Y.

    Small place a little off the main path, but great food! No menu. When we went, they had a meat and cheese platter and 2 different pastas and 3 sauces. We opted for the home-made fat spaghetti as opposed to the dried wide flat pasta (sorry not noodle fluent). The sauces of the night were tomato and garlic, truffles and butter, and sausage and mushroom. Between the 4 of us, we had them all, 2 sausage. All were excellent. Price wise, very reasonable. 60Euros which included sparkling water and 1 liter of the house chianti.

    The experience of this place was really fun--it's a tiny hole in the wall, seems to be frequented by locals (loud locals), and there's not much on the menu, so they just bring you stuff to share for the appetizer and then there are three pasta dishes to choose from. Prices are very low. Sadly, though, we tried literally everything on the menu and really weren't too delighted by it. It was one of the weakest meals we ate in Italy. Also, the bathroom literally didn't work. Toilet didn't flush, no running water to wash hands in the sink. *eeekkk*

    Pasta
    Bin W.

    I would recommend anyone to try this place, just order anything they have and order as much as you can handle because it ain't going to break your bank. We just finished our meal there. It has to be one of the most satisfying ones we ever had. The two guys running this little place is no nonsense and very friendly. They don't have a menu so we asked them to fix two pastas and and a mixed cold plate. The cold plate tasted so good we asked the owner to fix us another one. For a little miscommunication we didn't get the second pasta but we were very full at the end of the 2nd mixed plate anyway. In the end, the two big plates, a pasta, and a glass of wine cost us a grand total of 30 euros. I would go there again but we are leaving for Rome tomorrow. BTW, thanks to Yelps comments helping us found this hidden treasure.

    Baccala (fish) with fresh vegetables
    Christina D.

    This place is a gem. It is not the easiest to find, but the food makes it worthwhile. This is a very tiny restaurant with maybe seating for 30 people including both inside and outside. Due to this, I wouldn't recommend bringing a large group of people to eat here and I suggest getting here early during busy season if you want to get a seat. The staff does not speak very good English, but the choices are simple. I highly recommend learning some simple food phrases or using an app like google translate to look at what you are ordering. We had almost no problem ordering food and we don't speak very much Italian. We sat outside on our visit and the menu was handwritten on the wall. They had Baccala (an Italian fish) with fresh vegetables, spaghetti with ragu sauce, or a mushroom (funghi) soup as well as an appetizer platter with selected meats and cheeses. We had the Baccala and spaghetti. They were both very delicious and filing. We shared a 0.5 L carafe of house wine and a bottle of water. I can't complain about any of it. I can't remember if this place charges a coperta (cover charge) of 2 euro per person. I would just ask before sitting down to eat.

    tomato gorgonzola sauce and house wine. yum!
    Tera K.

    found this through Rick Steves. it's on a small side street off the main path in Siena. it's not a fancy space and as promised, the menu is minimal. it's simply based on what they are cooking fresh that day. i liked that. my mom did not. she wanted more variety. i had the pici pasta with a tomato gorgonzola sauce. i never would have thought to put those together and it was really tasty. i ate every bite! we sat indoors at a large table that we ended up sharing with another group of diners. the server was really friendly and helpful, the food was great and the price was right. i couldn't have asked for more apart from a toilet that doesn't open up right onto the people sitting at the end of the communal table :-)

    Sorry I don't have a picture of main dish!!! I took it from my SLR camera, not from my mobile!

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    Wonderful food! Fast service. Gracious staff. Couldn't ask for a better experience! Wonderful!

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    7 years ago

    Great family restaurant off the tourist path. Ravioli and pesto was fantastic! House wine was a great value and delicious after a hot day.

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    Wonderful lunch, fast accommodating to vegetarian! The selection was fabulous. English friendly

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    La Taverna di San Giuseppe - Lasagna

    La Taverna di San Giuseppe

    4.7(204 reviews)
    0.5 km
    €€€

    We went May 1st, first of all, the restaurant truly carries that Tuscan brick-stone tavern, charm…read more The staff was accommodating, knowledgeable about wine selection, the food was absolutely delicious, walking down to the cellar definitely had an awe factor. The staff cut us up a platter of their cheese in the cellar. Tiramisu for desert topped the 5 star experience. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: You need reservations that can only be made by calling them, no online reservations capabilities. You should call 5 days in advance. Worth it. Our bill came out to less than $250 + Tip for 2 bottles of wine, 6 main entrees, 2 appetizers, 3 Tiramisu, and cheese platter - NOT BAD if you ask me. Because we gave them a nice tip - they gave us a bottle of wine as a thank you gift.

    Taverna di San Giuseppe was a disappointing meal for us, especially in a city with so many great…read moredining options. We ended up here by mistake (confused it with another spot), and unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. The restaurant fills up with reservations for two seatings, and from the moment we sat down the pace felt rushed. We ordered drinks and a starter while deciding on the rest, but multiple staff members kept coming by trying to take our full order. It felt like they were pushing to move things along quickly. There were a couple positives. The chicken livers to start were quite tasty and something we didn't see often on other menus. The primi were underwhelming. The pasta didn't taste fresh like many other trattorias in Siena, and the dishes overall were just average. The lasagna in particular was mushy, and the sauces didn't stand out. The secondi were slightly better -- pork ribs, Barolo-braised beef, and a "small chicken" -- but still nothing that justified the higher prices. They do have an underground wine cellar built into a cave, which is interesting to see, but there are other places in Siena with much larger and more impressive cellar spaces. Also worth noting, they add a "10% tax" charge rather than the typical €2 coperto per person. Overall, a rushed and fairly mediocre meal at a higher price point. With so many better places to eat in Siena, this is one I'd skip.

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