Osteria Delle Catene — Restaurant in San Gimignano

A traditional Tuscan osteria tucked away in the heart of San Gimignano. The setting was beautiful with white tablecloths and flowers on every table, giving it a charming and classic feel.

The service was decent, though not outstanding. We had a short wait for menus despite being one of only two groups there when it opened, and later it took a while to get our bill and a takeaway container.

The food was good quality, with handmade pici that was perfectly cooked. I ordered the Pici all’Aglione—a very traditional Tuscan garlic pasta. While the pasta itself was excellent, the sauce wasn’t to my taste. It had a strong, slightly bitter garlic flavor that didn’t sit well with me, though I can imagine garlic lovers enjoying it more.

Overall, a classic osteria experience with beautiful presentation and authentic dishes, though for me, the flavors didn’t completely...

Summary: there are better places off the main street with better ambiance.

The staff was friendly but the food was bad. The Brushetta was composed of tasteless bread with some olive oil and tomatoe slices that covered the pieces or bread. Worse, only two of the four pieces of bread had tomatoes slices on them. 0 efforts and taste.

The pasta was OK at best but again very little effort. The tomatoes in mine were cut into quarters. Not all the herbs stated in the menu were on my plate. Very simple dishes that took over 45 minutes to serve.

Finally when we got our bill there was a 2.50 X2 charge for having the table set (utensils and napkin). When I asked the server about this ridiculous charge he showed me the menu where it was clearly stated. I joked, "do I get to at least keep it?" He...

I loved water/ owner. They are so friendly and sweet, even though we didn’t have a long conversation, we could feel their warm-hearted and they are welcoming us. We visited there for lunch around 14:00 in August. The restaurant was quiet and didn’t need to queue at all but we had to wait a bit longer to be served. I assume they have small numbers of staff. Truffle pasta was incredibly amazing, absolutely must eat. My trippa stew felt no taste at first but I could enjoy deep umami flavor...