Osteria Da Giovanna — Restaurant in Arezzo

After reading a review this restaurant came highly recommended for a traditional Tuscan meat restaurant. It was a few minutes from Arezzo but you need a car to get there. We were lucky that we came a few minutes after last order, but they agree to serve us. Place was quite full.

We chose the Pici Duck Ragout which was so tasty. Probably best pasta of our trip. We also ordered pork Liver encased in Bacon in fat with pieces of Lard. It looked so good. A true local speciality. But the liver was hard and a bit dry, not as good as the one in Osteria L’agania in Arezzo. Their claim to fame was the Bistecca Fiorentina. They cut and show you the meat before cooking it. It’s not a porterhouse but a bone in Steak. The meat is not as great of quality as the best that Florence can offer. It was cooked really well. BUT it was not to my liking because they didn’t flavor the steak in anyway. They expect you to do it yourself. They give you olive oil and salt and pepper.

Problem is …. That’s not how I prepare my steaks. Without any experience I just couldn’t get the steak to taste right. And I just didn’t have the confident to salt the steak enough. Still the taste of the meat was good and came really well prepared.

There was 1 girl who spoke really good English and she helped us a lot with ordering. Service with everyone involved was excellent, a true...

This restaurant is the epitome of a real, family-run restaurant that loves what they do. A quaint, pet-friendly restaurant on the outskirts of Arezzo with homemade pasta, daily specials (like our duck bolognese pasta and torta di riso), an absolutely incredible wine list (one of the sons is a sommelier and the daughter should be one), and simple ambiance where people can meet and share their experiences with the amazing food and service. Ah, and the service... incredible. Easily the best service experience I have had in over 9 months of living in Italy--smiles, kindness, helpful recommendations, not overbearing, and always attentive. Absolutely perfect. I will not eat anywhere else when I come to Arezzo, and I may even just drive from Florence to...

Been here after maybe 9 years. I brought a friend of mine from Los Angeles and another one from Rome. As I remembered, you get first class service and firts class food Personnel was always nice, helping, fast and also speaking English We had a Tartare of chianina, a tagliata with porcini (chosen personally) and ossobuco with porcini. We also ordered truffle egg for my US friend who never had truffle before Simply amazing. Next time I'll be back in Italy this will be a necessary...