One of the best meals we ever had in Italy. The service was friendly and not rushed but the star of…read morecourse was the food. Everything was absolutely scrumptious but we were vowed in particular by their peposo which I recreated once we got back to the US. Will definitely go again next time we are in Tuscany!

Really nice place. The Chef makes sure you are happy with your meal. I would definitely come back!…read moreMy husband and I shared a steak..it was delicious and huge! No English menú but thats ok. Chef will help you. You MUST try the their tiramisu.

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.

This place right here!? Amazing. They don't speak the best english but you will be just fine. If…read moreanything, learn some italian words or use google translate. We came with friends and we were a group of 8. The food was EVERYTHING. Italians take their means serious and boy did we have lots of food. We ordered several first and second courses and not exaggerating EVERY dessert offered and the bill was so cheap! For super high quality. They were super nice and did not rush us out even though we ended up being there past closing time. The grounds are beautiful, it is truly a sight to see.

We arrived at Relais la Leopoldina as guests and depart as family !! We had the pleasure of staying…read moreat the relais for 13 nights and it wasn't enough. Our room had an amazing view ! It had all the amenities required to keep my wife happy for the entire stay. Angela the Chef's wife was a gracious and welcoming host. The morning breakfasts were a very pleasant surpise but then again Walter wouldn't let anything pass out the kitchen door that wasn't great. I love a good omelette and unfortunately very few places do it correctly, when I was served my first Omelette at breakfast I was in heaven !! The entire staff were very helpful and friendly especially Carmen. During our stay we had several romantic dinners by ourselves and hosted two small parties for our local friends. We preferred to dine outdoors and the weather did cooperate. Our guest were extremely happy on the patio with the great food and friendly service. rather than review every dish individually with you , I'll give you a brief description of the cuisine. Walter uses seasonal product sourced in the local area many producers within a 10 minute radius. The menu is constantly changing according to product availability. He then prepares them perfectly being a master chef in the area for decades !! Most of the restaurant customers are locals and therefore it doesn't close for the season like many in the area. Dress is smart casual. My only recommendation is don't pass on the Steak it's a life changing experience !!

By far the best dinner I've ever had in Italy, and that's really saying something. Don't do what we…read moredid and waltz up with no reservation and hope lots of smiling and high school-level Italian will score you a table -- even on a Wednesday night the restaurant was fully booked. We did manage a table in the end, very luckily for us. The menu here (which changes annually) is pretty hefty but is dwarfed by the wine list, which is so thick it -- no kidding -- has a table of contents. There's a lot of wonderful things on that wine list, including a number of bottles from the Montefollonico area and neighbouring Montepulciano. The food, which started with a surprise complementary amuse bouche, was nothing less than exquisite. A number of the things I wanted to try (like the Filet and sirloin of wild boar, eggplant, chocolate sauce and raspberries) were sold out for the night by the time we'd sat down, but what we did get was truly top-notch. I'd put La Botte Piena up against any fine dining restaurant in London. The biggest surprise of the night was the bill. After a good bottle of wine, four plates of food, a dessert and coffee, we hadn't even managed to spend 100 euros.

We chose to eat a la carte, as we were 6 adults with different food needs. If I say perfetto!, do…read moreyou know what I mean? La Botte Piena aspires (correctly) for a Michelin star, and it shows in the whole dining experience. Obviously, from the name of the restaurant, they know wine. The small touches that Michelin seeks are all there. Our amuse-bouche was a delicious pasta chip with flavored cheese and a spoon of bean soup. Our primi were perfectly prepared - pastas, ricotta gnudi, ravioli. The secondi were also delicious - beef cheeks and (for our birthday boy) bistecca fiorentina. I dolci delighted us, as did the dessert wine we chose to finish our 4 hour meal. We chatted with the sommelier and the owners, which rounded out a great evening. Highly recommended!

By chance we found this restaurant on our way to our hotel near siena. Food great and service also…read more Family run and the service is personal. I had pasta with seafood with salad. I highly recommend this restaurant.

A nice garden and pleasant interior. Good food and good, although a bit confused service.read more

From the owner: pasta esclusivamente fatta a mano pizza a pranzo , cena e da…read moreasporto possibilità di mangiare all'aperto ammessi gli amici a 4 zampe

We arrived from Rome 10 minutes before the kitchen closed however that was not a problem to enjoy…read moresuch delicious and colorful food from the Tuscan zone. Great spot right off the highway with a nice ambiance.

Five minutes from the highway, this place is worth a stop!…read more You can't go wrong: Appetizers, primi, carne chianina... I friiti! Everything we tried was exceptional.

Last night, we had one of the the top 10 restaurant meals of our lives. This morning, I'm…read morereflecting on why. This place had no "stars". It's not in any guidebooks. The setting was unlikely...the ground floor was a neighborhood bar. Definitely NOT fancy. The locals were hanging out, outdoors on the cobblestone street if they were smoking, inside if the temperatures were a bit too brisk. The dining room was upstairs. Pretty, spotless, but definitely not fancy. There were no tuxedoed waiters or rows of silverware. No fancy China. The service was by the owner, who miraculously flew from table to table. He was fast but never felt rushed. There were no menus. He charmingly explained 6 starters and 7 mains. The only problem was deciding....each and every option sounded incredible. Wine service was equally casual, but lovely. He deposited multiple bottles on our table and instructed us to "test". We did. All great, and we made a selection. After all that, he brought a different bottle. "You'll like this more." He was right! The food came quickly and it was amazing. Fresh, locally sourced, and absolutely delicious. No fancy presentations, no edible flowers, no frou-frou. We barely were able to finish (but we put our minds to it, and did). I have no idea about dessert...we simply couldn't. We felt like we'd made a new friend and had dinner in his home. He cared deeply about the enjoyment of every guest. He was passionate and loved every minute of serving us. And that's why it made our top ten. If you find yourself within 50 miles of Il Barrino, in Montisi, it's not to be missed.

This restaurant is a hidden gem. It's upstairs of the bar; lovingly chosen food offerings,…read moregracious host, a slow food delight. We loved the pasta, and the duck; all the other dishes were equally good!

I've been here twice, once two years ago and again today. Both times the food has been outstanding…read more The beef used in their burgers (and other dishes) is Tuscan Chianina, raised on the ranch that La Toraia is a part of. The buns are baked in the kitchen, and the potato chips are made there too. The ambiance of the building is excellent, too.it used to be the pen for the bulls, and it still has some of the steel rails that separated the stalls, and troughs are now under glass as the tables. While enjoying these minimum half pound burgers, cooked to your preference, have a glass of Rosso di Montalcino or Nobile de Montepulciano.