Amazing dining experience in this small rustic Osteria! Chef Julio masterfully cooks Bistecca Alla…read moreFlorentina to perfection in his wood fired oven! Pici Con Ragu Di Cinta Sense e Tartufo is a must try. Authentic Tuscan food! Atmosphere is very cozy with shared tables.

The steak was amazing! It tasted like real meat. The owner was so nice and the service was great. I…read morehad to wait a little while because it was so packed. Worth waiting for.

Had a wonderful time here on the balcony. You have to make reservation to make sure you get a…read morewonderful view. The steak was wonderful as well as the wine and everything else we had. Highly recommend.

Both our pasta dishes had little flavor. The photo in menu had lots of meat. In reality maybe 3…read moretablespoons! Boiling a few large shrimp took 45 min. Hectic service. Overrated.

This restaurant should really get 10 stars for its food. My mom and I had a lunch reservation when…read morewe first arrived in Montepulciano and we got the Pici all'Aglione della Valdichiana which was phenomenal. It was actually so good that we inquired about a reservation for dinner the next day! And again we got the same exact thing. I was too full to finish mine so we took it back to the hotel and I ate it at 10:40 pm cold and it was still amazing! Everyone was so friendly and it was such a great find. I cannot recommend enough!

The service and food was outstanding! They even asked me if I wanted the restaurant's Wi-Fi while I…read morewaited!

We stopped in on our first day in Montepulciano after checking in to our Airbnb. We had the most…read moreincredible, delicious, and memorable meal of our entire trip. Plans on returning next year!

Hands down, this is the best place that I ate at while I was in Italy…read more The restaurant was very unique with a vibrant interior that you can't help but love. The salad, pasta and vegetables were nothing but amazing. The pasta was fresh and the tomato sauce was indescribable. The freshness was out of this world. What also made this experience perfect was the hospitality shown by the owners. They were extremely kind and friendly. The male owner also goes around and sings to the guests, which is a great surprise. It's a very family oriented restaurant with home style cooking and beautiful ambience. 5/5!

An absolute must of you ever visit this fabled town. The perfect Tuscan experience for amazing…read morepasta!

This is awesome…read more... Went to this place on a recommendation from a winery because they actually served their wines. But I have to say they have not disappoint. The place was packed because it was one of the few in town opened for lunch that day. The place is small and it seems like family run. One chef in the kitchen and maybe 6-7 tables altogether. Pasta dishes are absolutely delightful. The Tagliatelle al sugo di Cinghiale is my personal favorite and it makes for a very nice pairing with local Montepulciano wines.

The staff are so friendly, quick to smile and laugh. Very attentive working as a team. Beautiful…read moreview from every angle. Would you believe the food tastes better than it looks?

Loved it here! We arrived on a Saturday to Montepulciano's during a week where many restaurants…read moreclosed for the season. It was great service, we had the pici pasta, flatbread with porcini mushrooms and sheep cheese, and table wine. Since I can't eat cow cheese this region has many sheep cheese options since it's a specialty. I would definitely love to go again!

Where do I even start? Montepulciano is a dreamy town tucked into a Tuscan hillside. In chilly…read moremid-November, it's haunting and empty and blessedly peaceful. Admittedly, a fair amount of places were closed, possibly due to it being a drizzly (but still so atmospheric!) Monday evening, so when I looked at the menu for L'Altro Cantuccio, I was excited to see that it was open. I was even more excited to see a vegetarian entree that I figured could be made vegan. We entered the restaurant at an early time for Italy, 7:30 or 8, but we'd skipped lunch and we also were calling it an early night because we were staying at an agriturismo about 45 minutes away. Not surprisingly, we were the first customers (by the time we left around 9:30 or ten, there were only 2 other tables). If you're looking for a dark, intimate dining experience, this is your place. It's so beautiful inside, like an upscale tavern, with ambient lighting and a fireplace. I was totally unprepared for this utterly exquisite dining experience, but I had a hint of what was to come, once we were greeted by an urbane set of waiters. I asked if the farro dish could be made vegan and he said it could. That's all I ordered (besides a glass of sparkling wine, and my husband ordered some kind of steak), but we received several curated complimentary amuse bouche, presented like the edible works of art they were. Only one item was not vegan, a duck liver macaron. Besides two tiny bites of vegan pates, there were these incredible bites that appeared to be olives but were savory cocoa butter truffle that contained olive oil and crushed olives (like a filled chocolate). I never had anything like this before. This was followed by a single cherry tomato... or so it seemed! It was actually a bite of pappa al pomodoro. And then there was the divine bread service (see my photo). The main event, also presented like a work of art, the farro. It's absolutely delicious and I treasured each bite of grain, truffle, mushroom, beans in a porcini broth. This was followed by a complimentary dessert, two tiny chocolate shells with a passion fruit topped non dairy cream and two tiny spoons of chocolate pop rocks. I can't say "exquisite" enough! Now I must note my appreciation here for the service, as I was informed as to exactly what things were vegan when they brought out all the complimentary courses (I am not entitled... I never expect such service). I walked in without a reservation and this meal exceeded my expectations beyond words. And coming from the US, it blew my mind that the cost of this extravagant meal was comparable to a casual dining experience. Core dining memory may be an understatement. I'd return to Montepulciano if only to dine here.

The service was good, the food average, the FLIES ruined the meal. Other tables were talking about…read morethe flies too, so not only us finding them annoying to the point of impacting the meal experience. Food and presentation that mimics a Michilin restaurant should not be ruined by FLIES. Over 300 Euros for 3 people and a bad experience. Their fireplace looked inviting and I suspect no FLIES during the seasons the fireplace is burning.

Saved our whole day…read more Our intention was to have lunch at another spot that turned out to not be open for food when we got there. They were only doing wine tasting. After walking up and down the town, we saw this place and I walked in asking for a table as I was bordering hangry moods. They put is in a corner booth that overlooked the hills. Parties of 2 can sit on the terrace with a view. There were 4 of us and 1 baby so we needed as much space as possible. As I was on my ragu game, I got their ragu and some caffeine concoction. My sister got the chicken. Let me tell you something, I was hangry no more. My ragu was amazing. The pasta was perfectly cooked. Not al dente like Rome. The chicken was amazing. The tiramisu was the best I've had and the drinks were got was bang on. We ended up having the best espresso martini we've ever sipped. Wow The service was spot on. Everyone was so nice. The guy who waited on us was super nice.

We went there for breakfast and it was so good. The view is gorgeous. The pastries and cappuccino…read moreand decor made it such a wonderful experience.

Never have I ever dined at a worse place before in Tuscany. Luckily, we did not order main meals…read moreand stopped at appetizers and drinks. We ordered glasses of wine which were fine, I mean it's wine, but the little focaccia bread sticks that they gave us at the table were bad. It was very very salty and very oily. Not to mention the bread they gave us in a bag was awful, store bought and tasteless and stale. For appetizer we ordered beef tartare, disgusting. All it was - just ground up raw hamburger meat served as a patty and shavings of carrot on top. Could not eat it and did not want to. That's not pictured; did not even want to look at it. Also extremely overpriced and expensive. Awful experience and place and a disgrace to Tuscan cuisine.

We made reservations, although it was a light evening. We were immediately seated in an amazing…read morewine room with brick rounded ceilings. They brought us a bite size appetizer from the chef that was delicious. We were asked if we wanted wine and we said yes and that they should choose based on what we shared as preferences - each glass was great. She ordered the steak and I ordered a hamburger. I know, why a hamburger in Tuscany? I thought, why not? This burger was served nearly rare and was the best hamburger I've probably tasted. It had lettuce, tomato, onion, dried tomatoes, and bacon. The steak was delicious, but the hamburger honestly beat the steak in flavor. We asked for two additional glasses of wine, their choice. Once again we were not disappointed. We decided to order dolce and asked what the dessert of the day was. The chef said there were two choices. If the choice we didn't get was as good as the one we selected, it was also amazing. The ambiance was great, the service was fantastic, and the food was very delicious. We will definitely be back. The review where someone "dined", but then didn't order dinner or anything beyond appetizers is not "dining", which literally means eating the main meal as well as eat "dinner". Please try a dining experience. I think you'll like the decision.

If you want to have an incredibly fancy food experience this is it!…read moreOMG we were gifted this experience and told to order whatever we wanted.everything was a work of art. The ambiance was spectacular and we were seated next to this open window looking out to the street and it was just dreamy. The sommelier was very knowledgeable and guided us through the wine lust making our evening so special. I believe they have a M star. Treat yourself!

If you want to have an incredibly fancy food experience this is it!…read moreOMG we were gifted this experience and told to order whatever we wanted.everything was a work of art. The ambiance was spectacular and we were seated next to this open window looking out to the street and it was just dreamy. The sommelier was very knowledgeable and guided us through the wine lust making our evening so special. I believe they have a M star. Treat yourself!