Very limited menu. Great homemade pasta. But you need to like truffles! The restaurant is right…read moreby the steps (hence the name) where the tourbusses drop everyone off. It's very rustic and the service was friendly. Locals eat here a lot, so you know it's good local fare. I'd never had so much truffle before, and I wasn't a fan, but that's not their fault.

Absolutely brilliant. Charming ambience, personable service, and maybe the best meat dish (wild…read moreboar... they're a terrible pest in Italy, so Porky's demise brings no tears here) I've ever had. House wine is, like most of Italy, top notch. Unqualified rave.

I highly recommend doing the truffle experience and food here is amazing! We hunted down a hundred…read moreand eighteen grams of white truffles and returned to the restaurant where the chef and truffle hunter made us a delicious vegetable platter and white truffle pasta! An experience of a lifetime!

We ate dinner here twice snd I can honestly say this is our favorite meal we've had since we…read morearrived in Italy. We opened some amazing wine to go with the most unbelievable food. Everything was sheer perfection. I want to take these brothers back to Los Angeles with us! We simply adore them...They will be the reason why we return to this town year after year! We could not review this place higher. They are certainly deserving of a Michelin Star (or 2).

Admittedly, we never had pizza here but managed to stop for two lunches and had wonderful…read moreexperience. Food is great, location is unique and the small family run place is wonderfully attentive. Alla prossima!

Traveling through the lake area and stopped at this. wonderful place! From the minute we walked…read morein we knew we would be back. Just yum!!!! The chef. The front of the staff. Everything was delicious and the man (so sorry I did not get his name) who greeted and served our food was soooo charming. The chef/owner who came out to say hi is not only a talented chef but very sweet !!!

Found this restaurant on Yelp and decided to give it a try. The food, service and atmosphere were…read moreexcellent! Truly the best meal I've had thus far in Italy! Owner and wife were very gracious. Highly recommend!

OMG, the food is AMAZING! We've been here in Italy for 5 days, going to restaurants in several…read moretowns. This is by far THE best! Cortona also rated high.

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 restaurant is outstanding. Poached egg with truffle and Parmesan cream - delicious! Whole…read moregrain strangozzi with guanciale and chestnuts - outstanding and original combination of slight sweetness and savory saltiness with the earthiness of the homemade pasta. My favorite dish was the tonnaroli pasta with sausage, red onion cooked so long it liquefied, and a sagrantino wine reduction. The flavors were intense, original and memorable. I have lived in Italy and am 100% Italian so my palate is demanding - and it was one of the best plates of pasta I've ever eaten. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and staff was attentive and professional.

Have to agree that this restaurant is just excellent. We ate on the terrace, with a beautiful view…read moreof the valley below. Gnocchi with truffle was perfectly cooked, aromatic and delicious. Sea bass was delicate and beautifully presented. Staff were attentive and had sufficient English skills that our poor Italian was not sorely tested. We returned two nights later and my companion had carpaccio and the pork rib - and said it was the best meal of his life.

What a great find. The very friendly owner, Mara, welcomed…read moreus as locals. The food was fantastic. The staff was prefect. The restaurant was clean and well maintained. All at a very reasonable price! If you visit Cortana, and don't stop here, you have missed out!

5 stars for service and ambiance. 4 stars for food. We were in town for the day and looking for a…read morelunch spot. Many restaurants were booked or told us that there'd be a long wait. This restaurant was full outside, but we were told a table would be available in 10 minutes. Another couple arrived and tried to take our table, but staff informed them we were next. Our server spoke English well and was professional and helpful. The house wine was good. The pear/cheese souffle didn't have much of a pear flavor, but it was cheesy and delicious. The pork with pistachio pesto was also delicious and came with tasty rice, but seemed a little overcooked. My partner enjoyed the grilled shrimp salad. I thought it was a little fishy. Note: they claimed their credit card machine was down and we had to pay in cash. FYI there just happens to be an ATM next to the seating atea.

I live 6 months a year local and 6 months in the USA. I go out 5 nights a week and Borgo is one I…read morego to 3 or 4 time a month. The pics and carpaccio is the best around. Good service, nice people.

lorenzo made our evening! helped us pick out wines based on our preference. after purchasing he…read moreeven followed up with a text message to make sure we enjoyed the wine!

Not on a main street or square, but well worth searching out! Loved the Umbrian food and wine, with…read moreexcellent service and a lovely dining area. Don't just settle for a pizza, this place is a taste of great local cuisine.

I have been traveling around Italy for the past 3 months and this is one of the best meals I've…read morehad. I started with an Aperol Spritz that had a perfect ratio of alcohol to spritz. The wild boar stew was amazing. The meat was cooked perfectly, and the gravy was very savory. The Greek salad was full of olives and very refreshing. Both servers were attentive and very kind. Their English was impeccable!