Ristorante Il Giardino — Restaurant in Montalcino

Avoid the racist restaurant!!! When we arrive, nobody greeted us or speak to us, when we asked, the waitress asked us waiting in front of the door on the street, said "three minutes" then left when there are obvious plenty of empty tables (at least half of the tables were empty). 15 minutes passed and the waitress and waiters passed by us many times (and no one looked at us or asked what we need), when we asked again, she said "two more minutes" without anything else then left us there again. It was burning hot outside at noon with my son and 10 minutes more passed no one even care to speak to us. After 2 weeks traveling in Tuscany area never experienced such horrible service. I wish could give zero...

English Review (Danish below ⬇️)

If you ever doubted the existence of superpowers – go eat at Ristorante Il Giardino. Forget Marvel, these waiters are the real Avengers. Watching them take the orders of 5 hungry Danes (all of us mumbling in broken Italian/English/Danish fusion) without writing a single word down and then bringing it all out flawlessly… I almost stood up and clapped like I was at the opera. Respect!

The food? Solid Italian goodness – pasta that hugs your soul and pizza that makes you wonder why you ever settled for frozen supermarket versions. Their ambition level matches the plates: honest, tasty, and not trying to be a Michelin star – but who cares when it tastes this good?

One small tip though: seating inside is as rare as a polite driver in Rome. If you don’t want to dine al fresco with pigeons judging your table manners, you’d better book or show up early.

All in all: A lovely spot. Go there, eat, enjoy – and prepare to be humbled by waiters with memory skills sharper than Google.

Dansk Anmeldelse

Hvis du nogensinde har tvivlet på, at superkræfter findes – så tag på Ristorante Il Giardino. Glem Marvel, tjenerne her er de ægte Avengers. At se dem tage imod en bestilling fra 5 sultne danskere (på en blanding af halvt italiensk, halvt engelsk og jysk) uden at skrive noget ned – og så servere det hele helt korrekt – jeg var millimeter fra at rejse mig og klappe som til en opera. Respekt!

Maden? Ægte italiensk hygge – pasta der krammer sjælen, og pizza der får dig til at spørge dig selv, hvorfor du nogensinde har spist en frossen fra Netto. Ambitionsniveauet passer til maden: ærligt, velsmagende og ikke prætentiøst. Hvem har brug for Michelin, når det smager sådan?

Lille tip: Indendørspladser er omtrent lige så sjældne som en venlig bilist i Rom. Så hvis du ikke vil sidde udenfor og blive bedømt af en flok nysgerrige duer, så kom i god tid.

Alt i alt: Et mega fint sted. Tag derhen, spis, hyg – og bliv imponeret af tjenere med hukommelse, der overgår både Google og din mor, når hun kan huske, hvad du fik til...

A restaurant that tried but perhaps didnt succeed as much as we’d hoped for. The wine was incredible and the staff evidently knew how to serve and present the wine. The food that came along was however a bit of a disappointment. The first two plates were cold. The braised meat had definitely gone too long (how does that happen you may wonder? Well the meat wasnt just falling apart anymore, it was way more than that, i.e. it felt like chewing on wet paper). Nicely presented dishes however. The price was also perhaps a bit too steep, especially considering the quality of the dinner serving. We ended up going to another restaurant...