Trattoria Il Saraceno — Restaurant in Arezzo

The atmosphere of this place was charming at first, we had a nice table at the street. But unfortunately the chairs turned out to be very uncomfortable, and also the inline of the street made it hard to keep straight while eating.

The food was not bad but not excellent either. We had a pizza crostone with a very hard and chewy crust, and I really missed the tomato base. Don't know whether this is the right way to prepare it or was just a mistake... Season salad and grilled vegetables were at most 3/5, very simple. They were advertised as side dish though. There was no dressing on the salad, we had to specifically ask for some vinegar.

The service was fair, we had everything we asked for but without any kindness or special attention. We did not wait that much as other reviewers had.

The overall experience was okay, but definitely not our best...

A restaurant located in the very center of Arezzo, decorated in a very elegant, rustic way. The seats by the windows look out directly onto one of the medieval streets climbing up the city. The dishes on the menu are traditional for the region, although as an appetizer I managed to order my beloved friarelli, which is associated primarily with Naples. I can't say a bad word about the pasta with rabbit meat or the sausages ordered for the second course. Nevertheless, the said salsiccia, although very tasty, was more like Polish white sausage than my beloved specialty. It wasn't exactly what I expected. Overall, the dishes are very good, prices reasonable and the decor evokes a sentimental journey through time. I can reccomend Trattoria...

We ended up at this restaurant because we visited Arezzo during the medieval festival (Giostra del Saracino, on September 7th) and the town was completely packed — this was the only place that could take us.

We ordered seasonal roasted vegetables and were served spinach, which wasn’t bad. The prosciutto e melone was good, and the tuna salad (with canned tuna) was fine. For mains, we tried the ricotta ravioli with truffle sauce (not bad), the osso buco (just average), and gnocchi with pomodoro sauce. Overall, the food was very plain and nothing really stood out.

The only dish truly worth it was the tiramisu, which...