This bistro is wonderful. Victor and the staff are very welcoming and the vibe is very cool. We ate…read morehere our first day for lunch and then came back a few times for dinner. The food was always really good and the menu for dinner changes frequently, but yet consistently delivers delicious food. Victor is really good at pointing out the best wines based on your preferences. Sunsets are amazing at this location. If you want to know where the locals come for aperitivo and for dinner, this is it. Nearly everyone at this place are non tourists. We'll be back again in the future. Ciao ragazzi!

Great ambiance, great wine, great food, great service, fair prices in a hilltop renaissance…read morefairytale town looking over Tuscany... if you give this place anything less than 5 stars you're a soulless wretch.

A great little tapas bar that fills up quickly. We were lucky to get a seat and started off with…read moresome great wine. We ordered all sorts of tasty bites and were surrounded by a bunch of happy divers. A must go while in Montepulciano. Different than all the rest.

Food (5 out of 5) -- outstanding food with an amazing selection of meat and cheese. We did focaccia…read moresandwiches, roasted potatoes and delicious Montepulciano wine. All were outstanding. Service (4) -- table service is fine and efficient considering how packed this place is. Atmosphere (3) -- it's crowded with seating jammed together even by European standards. It adds to the vibe here though.

Delicious food, wonderful service, fun decor and a beautiful view from the back windows. We…read morestarted with spritzes, moved on to a bottle of Brunello with dinner. The asparagus fonduta was Amazing! So delicious. Had the lasagna and rosemary beef as mains, both excellent. Ended the meal with Amaro. Received a serenade from the owner. Highly recommend that you visit this family owned and operated restaurant.

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!

The absolute best crostini with pecorino, honey and walnuts I've ever had. Pasta with large garlic…read moreand tomato sauce warmed me and my heart on this cool day. Prices are so reasonable and the service was exceptional. Many many vegetarian dishes, pizza, meats, bread, cheese and meat boards. Small seating area outdoors made for wonderful experience. What an authentic and lovely place to enjoy lunch.

We came here on a Monday evening because most other restaurants were closed. I was a bit skeptical…read moreat first. The place looks like it's run by a two-person team (including the chef) so the attention was a bit slow. We ordered the pappardelle al pecorino e tartufo, and the pappardelle al funghi. They were both much better than we expected! I asked for formaggio to add to the pappardelle al funghi (which I suggest adding generously) and the lady brought some out for the table, unlike other places that serve it for you. I highly recommend this place if you want outdoor seating, don't have a reservation, and are not willing to wait who knows how long for the more popular spots.

Our friend Sebastian brought my fiancé and I here for a Monday night wine event in September of…read more2024. At 55E, it was an unbelievable deal four tastings + a coursed out meal. If you are considering coming here, just book your reservation already! We ended up going for a second night in a row. Valentino and Lorenzo were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We felt at home in the restaurant and the wine shop. We tried a few wines over the dinner, and a few more afterwards as well. Great prices on some really impressive bottles. Make sure to ask for recommendations on unique bottles you won't find outside of Tuscany, so you can bring something special home with you. Fantastic service. Amazing food (see photos). A cozy ambiance. 10/10 would recommend. Grazie to all of the staff, the chef, and our new friends Lorenzo and Valentino.

Pros: the waitstaff were great and the wine was delicious. Lorenzo knows his stuff and he chose a…read moregreat wine for us. Cons: the food was bland and underwhelming Go for the wine but not the food

Cute little bar with a great meat and cheese plate, had a wonderful glass of chianti with lunch…read more The owner doesn't speak English but he is very friendly and generous. A lovely slice of Italian life.

Fantastic little place with the nicest owners. When we were lost without any phones, he called our…read morevilla and had the owner come to his restaurant to pick us up. Very charming and generous place with delicious food and wine.

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!

Above average cafe. Overpriced sandwiches on terrible bread. Convenient lyndhurst cation. Bad…read moreattitude of waitress. Was more interested in selling us wine .

Every city or town I visited in Italy had at least one place to get a soy cappuccino. Da Pulcinella…read moreis the place to go in Montepulciano. Times are changing, baby! Da Pulcinella advertises on a sign outside that they have soy and rice milk available. I ordered a soy cappuccino, and asked if any of their pastries happened to be vegan. I was originally told no, but then another staff member swooped in and told me they had a vegan cornetto (kind of like a sweet Italian croissant). Score! It was pretty good! The atmosphere leaves something to be desired (it's also a bar, so it's a little jarring to be welcomed by bottles of liquor at 9am), but they do have outdoor seating. It wasn't my favorite soy cappuccino but it hit the spot and I was thrilled to have the option.