Ristorante Da Michele — Restaurant in Siena

Let me preface by saying it takes A LOT for me to write a negative review. I don’t usually think it’s worth my time and the restaurant business is hard! But our experience was so horrible, others need to be forewarned.

It started out ok. We arrived at 7:40, shortly after dinner began. We were seated right away with our toddler in tow. Unfortunately, it went down hill from there.

They were out of the wine we ordered and the waitress tried to sell us a more expensive bottle of wine. We then ordered the house wine - which was not very good.

They forgot to bring us water until very late into the meal - only after we requested a few times. We were willing to be patient, brushed it off and continued to look forward to our meals.

They continued to wait on other patrons who arrived after us - meanwhile we waited until about 45min into our seating to finally be waited on for our order. This is not easy with a toddler.

They finally took our order and proceeded to mess it up entirely. They brought out the wrong dish for me, finally correcting it after another 15-20 minutes. It was a pasta dish with mushrooms and not very tasty. Bland and uninteresting.

We ordered 2 appetizers which were ok, but nothing to write home about. My husband didn’t eat too much as he was saving himself for the mixed grill plate. He was so excited!

Well... after TWO HOURS - They NEVER brought out my husbands dish. We asked about it and they COMPLETELY forgot. TWO HOURS later - hubby went home without having an entree. When we told them as we were checking out, they “suddenly” didn’t speak English.

Please avoid this place at all costs! Unless you are Italian or happen to be part of a large party which clearly take priority. Worse dining experience - probably anywhere in the world -we’ve ever had. Such a...

We stopped for lunch whilst travelling. This was the first restaurant we passed, and it looked nice at first glance. On entering, there were a few large groups, and the sight of the flames from the open grill enthused us. The menu was extensive(too extensive) and was not a cheap lunch option, but that did not concern us as we were on holiday. The young waiter looked and was disinterested. His manner and shabby dishevelled appearance was carried over to his service. The food could only be described as grey and disappointing, on top of which, because of the service arrived, it was tepid to the table. The wine was good but did little to atone. The restaurant inside looked like it had once been a great venue and outside was littered with abandoned tables , chairs, and other junk. We did point these things out to the minehost with the big hat , who explained it was difficult to get staff, (train and supervise the ones you have) and assured us that things would be better on our next visit, that won't...

Una delusione che mi porta a dare 3 stelle , che poi non sono poche, 3 stelle di incoraggiamento perché era la mia prima volta in questo locale, e perché può anche succedere a tanti ristoratori di incappare in una serataccia !!! Sono stato in questo locale per una cena di lavoro con alcuni colleghi , ci è stato portato come da accordi un piccolo antipasto formato da melanzana alla parmigiana che non ho assaggiato perché intollerante alle melanzane , e un sformatino di pecorino in salsa di pere ma haime' il sapore del pecorino e delle pere era completamente assente , e un piccolo antipastino di frittini di verdure in tempura cioè nella pastella e fritte , ma haime' anche qui erano esageratamente unte dalla frittura , poi siamo passati ai primi tutti e due portati insieme in una unica impiattatura, un porzione di pici alla salciccia di cinta e pecorino con assente traccia di pecorino , e risotto ai funghi porcini con forte carenza di funghi porcini e nessuna mantecatura e purtroppo il consumare prima l'uno o l'altro ha significato il degustare uno dei due piatti freddo. Per i secondi il piccolo filetto di maialino al NOBILE di Montepulciano era insipido nel suo insieme e sia nel sentore di vino, la pancetta avvolta ma non dorata per cui si sentiva troppo il sapore grasso della pancetta , per l'assaggio del secondo contorno ...il peposo non male nel suo insieme , altra nota negativa le 4 patate al forno che erano con il peposo erano troppo cotte e dolcissime come lo sono le patate di pessima qualità , poi vi era nel piatto un ciuffo di rucola troppo vecchia nel suo aspetto . DULCIS IN FUNDO il dolce , crema chantilly e cioccolato caldo , che in realtà si è trattato di una spruzzata di panna in bomboletta su una piccola sfoglia , ne crema , ne cioccolato caldo !!! Poi vi erano gli amari che dopo continui richiami per averli ci sono stati portati , ma HAIME' erano amari sconosciuti o famosi forse in qualche .....DISCOUNT . Insomma non una gradevole cena culinaria per festeggiare il Natale . Devo sinceramente ammettere che la nota altamente positiva è stata nella qualità del vino , un vino VERAMENTE buono, che raramente si può gustare nei ristoranti come vino della casa un signor BROLIO !!!Certo come dicevo prima può succedere a tanti ristoratori imbroccare una cattiva serata , e per questo gli auguriamo un Felice NATALE , e si di prestare più attenzione ai suoi clienti , per poter la prossima volta gustare un'ottima cena , e elargire con piacere anche...