The beef stew is one of the best meals I have ever had! The staff speaks good English and is very…read morefriendly. You feel like you are one of the locals. I Highly recommend.

We had a great time here. The food is excellent and the service was outstanding…read more Xxxxxxxx.

My mom and I were riding bikes along the raada loop and wanted pizza. Found this place and had some…read moreyummy pizza! We had spicy salami and olive with one half having blue cheese at the chefs recommendation. Great choice :) perfect spot for a mid ride lunch!

The best pizza in Tuscany…read more I came here on a summer night and it felt like a foreign film; Italian families dining amongst the rolling hills of Tuscany, toasting one another with wine and generally enjoying life in a way that's somehow so effortless in Italy when the weather is warm. My Florentine companions tried to keep the constituent ingredients of the lardo pizza from me, thinking that I might be turned off by cured strips of fatback. (Boy, were they wrong!) When I squeezed the secret out of them I was even more excited to eat this pizza (which you should not miss). One of the most magical nights I've spent in Italy was dinner at Palazzo Pretorio. Absolutely worth the short trip from the center of Florence!

This charming restaurant tucked into a side alley of one of Chianti's most picturesque villages,…read moreSan Donato in Poggio, has a wonderful terrace overlooking a gorgeous view of the Tuscan hills. The menu is by and large neopolitan, which is fine by me because I happen to love the food of the South and it's a welcome change from the local fare. This is the best - I repeat: The Best Pizza in the entire area, bar none. If pizza is your thing, this is your place when you are in Chianti! My only criticism here is the service. While Giovanni, the pizziaiuolo, is an artist and all 'round great guy, the waitresses are slow and about as disineterested as can be. Try and get one of them to even pretend she cares! If the owners could clamp down on them, they'd have a perfect spot here (and 5 stars from me!)

Food was excellent. Service was very slow (though friendly)…read more The pizza using course the specialty and they have many types. Very thin, so easy for kids to eat a whole pizza. We also had a salad and cheese plate as well as desserts that were good. The patio seating is nice unless there is a smoker nearby (which is not uncommon). We didn't have an issue though. The only downside was the incredibly slow service.

Incredibly good pizza and service. We stopped by La Vecchia Piazza for a more casual meal after…read moremany evenings of formal dining. It appeared that the place was full of locales as we seemed to be the only English speaking patrons. The two pizzas, one margharita and one eggplant, were a true delight and the service/hospitality was even better. We would definitely recommend without hesitation. The best pizza that we've ever had in Italy and we have had plenty. Best wishes.

Pizza! The pirate dude makes the pizza - he's awesome…read more This place was an amazing experience and the staff was hilarious and they did NOT want us to leave and at the end they slapped down a bottle of limoncello. They were so happy we were there (as well as the other patrons) food was great- experience was awesome and we would go back in a heartbeat.

We had so much fun lingering in this place, we went back another night. A great little pizzeria in…read morethe "restaurant district" in Castellina, and the sister establishment of a full-service restaurant (and a very good one) right outside the old town. Great food, great winelist, and an upbeat, jovial vibe. Attentive and personable service. Manager Zimi and his small crew work as a team and are like dervishes keeping all the metaphorical (and actual) late spinning in the air. Worth trying.

So we had a day to just drive around Tuscany and we found ourselves in Greve in Chianti looking for…read moresome lunch. After looking at reviews we settled on La Cantina and we were not let down. It's a very nice place offering both indoor and shaded, outdoor seating overlooking a nearby square. We asked to be seated outside, ordered some Aperol spritzes and began to check out the menu. Our server was friendly and efficient. She took our drink orders and dropped off a breadstick-like appetizer of baked, thin, crispy, yummy pizza or pasta dough scraps and we started to check out the menu. We could not narrow down our appetizer selection so we ordered three. A delicious assortment of goodies soon hit the table. We had some parma and melon, bruschetta, and fried pasta cuddles with stracchino cheese and raw ham. That last one I had never had before and boy was it good! In fact, they were all excellent. For mains we had pizza, paccheri with bacon and ricotta, and potato gnocchi with fresh tomato and basil. They were all very delicious. The paccheri with bacon and ricotta was another new dish for me. It was sort of like Pasta alla Gricia except with ricotta instead of pecorino. It was different, not better or worse, just different. And yes, I would order it again. The owner stopped by the table to say hi and check in to make sure things were going well. That's always a nice touch. All in all, an excellent experience and one I would recommend.

While visiting wineries in Tuscany we made plans to stop in here for lunch. We chose La Contina…read moredue to all the great reviews we read and it surely did not disappoint! We got there right about the start of lunchtime for the day and we were seated quickly, but it soon got very busy. Their menu is loaded with many pasta, pizzas, and other amazing Italian food. They also offer a nice sampling deal for couples, described in the menu. We were served their table bread and glasses of wine when we were greeted soon after sitting down. The bread is this amazing cracker-like bread which is covered in EVOO and herbs and then baked off in their amazing pizza oven. This stuff tasted great! And the free wine was a very nice, impressive treat too! We tried a couple things, including their meat and cheese board called the "Cellar Platter" and one of their pizzas, called the John. The food was all spectacular! The fried bread that came with the Cellar Platter was crazy-good! Everything was amazing... Would highly recommend stopping in!!

We were staying nearby and needed some pizza for an evening meal after driving in the area. This…read moreplace was full of people in the dining area. They fixed us 6 pizzas in the wood oven and we were on our way. The pizzas were good but not great.

This is the type of hidden gem place we were looking for. Pictures say a thousand words, look at my…read moreimages to see our food and the views we had while eating it. The service was also Five stars for sure.

Amazing food, good atmosphere with lively music. Host and chef did a great job. Very attentive…read more Best restaurant in Barberino! Ciao, Gratze Mille

Our group (12) ate here the week of October 13-17. The restaurant was very accommodating. We had…read morecalled ahead and they had everything ready when we arrived. The meal which we decided upon was three courses. Antipasto of cured meats and cheeses. Pastas and salad. Three heaping plates during each course. We couldn't finish it all and they boxed it up for us. The after dinner drink choices they brought to us were tried by all. Delicious!! Luigi was the best!! If you are ever around Castellina make it a point to stop. They also have a sister restaurant/pizzeria in the old town which I think was even better.

Great place, reasonable prices, excellent menu and taste. Location is very charming and the food is…read moreauthentic. I had grilled veal with mushrooms and my husband had lamb chops with pistachios. Both dishes were taste explosions. We ended up with panna cottas and they were also perfect. Absolutely recommended!

Very very good location in the city center and nice outside seating area. The lasagna was really…read moregreat. I can also recommend the spinach which looks very plain, but is indeed delicious. Very nice and helpful staff...cookies were so very delicous

This quaint, simple restaurant has all of its tables outside under extensive umbrellas. It is well…read moreshaded and protected from down pours. During the day lots of families packed the place. The lasagna as well as the rustic pizza were incredible!