Montalcino Travel Forum

Hi, my husband a nd I are visiting Montalcino soon and would like and suggestions for informal, relaxed dining either in Montalcino itself or in the surrounding countryside. Any suggestions of vineyards to visit would be great also.

Osteria al Giardino.

We were in Montalcino on a very cold blustery day in October and here is my journal entry for the Osteria al Giardino directly opposite a little park.

"We ordered ribolitta soup to start, ate their excellent bread with a delicious red wine and the waitress who had been chatting with us suddenly appeared with two bowls of zucca (pumpkin) soup “complements of the chef.” It was exquisite, smooth, creamy and perfectly seasoned. This was followed by an excellent ribolitta and then Ed got pasta with wild boar sauce and I had the rabbit and a dish of mixed vegetables. It was all done to perfection. We put Osteria al Giardino down as one of our “finds” and we’ll come back. The chef came out and chatted and as we left, he introduced his wife and newborn baby. All in all . . . a great Tuscan experience!

Piazza Garibaldi 10
Bookings and Fax: 0577 849076.
e-mail: osteriaalgiardino@virgilio.it
Closed Wednesday.

yes, vineyards go to visit Hubert Ciacci
everyone knows him
he produces brunello and other stuff, too