Fattoria dei Barbi — Restaurant in Montalcino

I hate to leave bad reviews but we didn’t have a good experience at Fattoria dei Barbi. Arrived for a cellar tour which was interesting but felt rushed and the staff member was not very happy to be there. Afterwards we ordered a tasting for two people (cost €28 per person) however we waited over half an hour after we ordered, without being served at all. Multiple staff members were standing around while only one person was serving one table of Americans, the rest of the tables were being ignored. Eventually we got up and left as it had been 1.5 hours since arriving without any wine tasting or service. No one even commented when we left - felt the staff members were very disengaged and didn’t want to be there. Had a much better tasting experience in Montalcino. P.S there is no view from the tasting room - many other wineries / wine bars in town have...

We went for the wine tasting (two of us). They briefly explain the wines when they bring them to the table but then it's close to impossible to remember the names of all of them, same goes for the cheeses.

It's a shame as while it's nice to sip on various wines, not knowing what they are really takes away from the experience. There were two that we liked and wanted to buy a few bottles of but as we had no clue what they were, we left empty handed.

The wines were decent enough but overall I'd skip the place and go elsewhere. The atmosphere wasn't great and it was very expensive for the amount of cheese and wine they serve.

The slices of cheese and the wines in the photos was 68 euro.

Overall a poor experience as it felt like the place was trying to do the least it could...

At first sight when you look online and when you arrive it does not seem like much, but the history of the place makes up for it. We arranged a Cellar Tour with Paola and she was so nice and knowledgeable about the vineyard family tree and the origin of the Brunello wine (the most typical to the region). We later had a glass of wine in their very cozy dining room. My only recommendation would be that they update their website and have the photos reflect the...