What a lovely find! We were unaware of this fine place before we happened upon it. A day trip to Panzano from San Gimignano. While exploring the small town,and looking for a lunch spot we found this place...an unasssuming front to it, looking more like a wine bar. The patio setting was so peaceful..staff very attentive and kind. The food was superb and their wine was excellent. I wish I could have brought home to CA some of it! read more

Recommended by our host, Alessandro, at il Santo in Greve. Great food and service. Staff was helpful to make good recommendations. Atmosphere was really nice and clean but no real view which is the only reason I wouldn't give it a 5. This is a real 4.5. We started with the ravioli as recommended and it was great. The cherry tomatoes were the best part of the meal. The squirrel was our main with a side of veggies which was plenty of food. Would return on our next trip. Also we had one of the desserts which was pretty good but we're picky Italian dessert fans. read more

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This is by far the best food we had in Italy !! Amazing amazing food , authentic Tuscan feel !!! Our server was very professional and made sure we enjoyed the food and our experience .. We will definitely visit again and again when we are in Chianti ..! read more

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Located in Greve in Chianti, we absolutely loved this gem! We enjoyed it so much the first time we cam back another night for dinner during our stay. Cozy spot on the outside patio was great!! Lots of locals dinning here. My husband had the beef steak Florentine and I had a Bolognese dish with tagliatelle al ragu. I thought everything was so perfect from the wine, bread, bruschetta, the smell in the air! After all, it's Italy! All the vegtables were super fresh - nothing like a italian tomato picked right from the branch. Grazie! Grazie! We will be back. read more

The staff here is exceptional! Our waiter (Alessandro) was funny, professional, warm, and inviting, as were all the other employees who kept checking in. They truly made it a pleasurable experience for my sisters and I. The food is priced very well, and in its own right is well prepared & absolutely delicious (BRAVA, CHEFS!). The building is historic and exactly what I imagined from a small Tuscan town: humble and authentic. It's just perfection. Without a doubt, as soon as funds allow, we will come back again and again. read more

We had the most superb dinner at Cantinetta Sassolini. It was our first night staying at Il Palagio in Panzano and we drove into the little town looking for somewhere to eat. I found a small square with nowhere to park but did see an open restaurant front so sent my sister in to ask them where I could put our larger than average Italian car. The owner came outside and very enthusiastically told me to simply park across the Vespa and car right in front of the restaurant. We went inside and through to a lovely courtyard full of customers. Once seated we were greeted immediately and after placing our order, decided to ask if they had prosecco by the glass, even though there wasn't any on the menu. "Sure" our young server said - "I will open some"! The owner then came to check on us and we asked about the apple trees in the yard. Next thing you know, he had Dario the waiter up on a ladder with a rake, shaking apples out of the tree for us. Amazing! We had an appetizer of egg and prosciutto with truffle oil then shared a beet risotto and a pork tenderloin dish that was incredibly tender and very deluxe. The owner's daughter recommended a regional Chianti Classico that would pair perfectly and the entire experience was perfect. The owner continued to check on us and made us feel like we were part of the family. He brought limencello to finish the meal and we met his granddaughter as we left. It was such a superb experience, I absolutely recommend you visit this restaurant when you come to Panzano. We plan to go back tonight for our last night here!! read more

I'm happy to have the honor of being the first reviewer of this outstanding restaurant. We were staying at a villa in Panzano and the caretaker recommended this place. It was super hard to find -- it didn't help that all of us in the car had too much wine and this place is literally up a cobble stone road, underneath an arch, just before you get to the church plaza. Super small, super charming. I suppose the difficulty of getting there adds tot he charm. Upon arrival, we were greeted warmly by the owner who is a skinny short older Italian gentlemen, in a neat sweater. We didn't bother asking for the specials but rather had the owner just bring us what he thought we should eat. And he did not disappoint. He did not want you to over eat so he balanced out the meal with sufficient sides, and main course -- we all dug in family style and had a heck of a time. His entire family works there. You can tell he is passionate about his food. All ingredients, locally sourced, prepared in a traditional Tuscan style. I loved Dario's. . . but I loved this place more. So much so we went back again the second night. I know people say that it was the "best meal in Italy." But, I've been to Tuscany 3 times and this was literally the "best meal I had in Italy." If you're lucky enough to be near Panzano and if you can find this place, feel free to indulge. p.s. this is the only 5 star I have given a restaurant on Yelp so far. read more

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Amazing place. Beautiful outside area along with covered open area and inside restaurant. Service was awesome. Such a friendly, helpful waiter although the wait between starter and main was quite long due to how busy it was. It didn't matter though as with a lovely house red and chat it was relaxing and let us get plenty hungry for our main. Starters I had the most delicious beef ragu, followed by the breaded pork escalope. My bf had the lamb chops - there were 5 of them!!! So much food and all was delicious. For dessert I had the most lovely cheesecake. In all it came to 60€ with tip which was amazing value for 3 courses, bread, wine and water along with beautiful location and the friendliest waiter (very good English!) read more

Had a lovely lunch here while visiting Chianti. This place was so dreamy and quiet, even when it got busier and louder, if that makes any sense. The owner that everyone is raving about was there, and everyone at the restaurant was very welcoming and into their food, and into us! Crostini and rib eye was delicious. Also desert was out of this world, but I don't know the name, it looked like Napoleon but 10000 better. read more

Great lunch with two kids. The ravioli knocked their socks off (and nothing knocks their socks off ). Good was delicious for all of us, and the staff was great, and gave us lots of tips about being here in Chianti. read more

Favorite place my wife and I ate during our two weeks in Italy. I'm still dreaming about the wild boar pappardelle, but everything they brought out was amazing, even the carrot soufflé!! read more