La Vineria di Montepulciano — Restaurant in Unione dei Comuni Valdichiana Senese

Wines start from 5€ and go up to 15€, crazy pricey. Bottles are 22€ to 30€, I mean go and buy a bottle from next door for 12€!! Of course the cheap wines are not good quality but I paying that price for a glass of wine is insane. The ‘tagliere’ is 32€ for one person ! Like, come on! 4-5 tiny slices (I mean 1/4 of the size of the palm, literally a bite) of bread with a spread cream on top, 2 pieces of ham and cheese. They don’t cook nothing in that place. They have Tupperwares with food and they simply warm it up when you order it. The cheese is wrapped in film and the place doesn’t smell of ‘cuisine’, of ‘warmth’, of food or not even as a restaurant. They buy the cheese elsewhere, they slice it and charge you 5 times more the price. Disappointing mindset. Whoever owns it needs to rethink what he’s doing as the place...

We were very disappointed by the food and service. We came in at 8:30 and were rushed to order quickly. With the multitude of staff hovering we felt uncomfortable and rushed. The food was nothing special, truffle pasta dish was fine (not well seasoned) but the chicken dish was literally just one bland piece of chicken that would not separate from the bone. Both dishes were only acceptable after covering with a mountain of Parmesano.

Finally, the bill came and had an extra charge which was explained to be for the paper placemat and glasses. I wish we had taken the glasses with us, which would have only been fair.

The wine is great of course, but we felt ripped off by the food and would have been much better off making dinner for ourselves using the amazing ingredients available in...

While visiting Cantina Ercolani for the free tour and wine tasting, if you don't feel like going far for food, right next door is La Vineria di Montepulciano. Cantina Ercolani provided a coupon for a small discount on food at either of the two Vineria di Montepulciano locations (the one next door and the other right around the corner).

The Vineria di Montepulciano next door offers a large selection of focaccia, wine and quintessential Italian cocktails such as the Aperol spritz.

Shown here: Ghiotta: Local wild boar ham, melted pecorino cheese, grilled aubergines, spicy pepper cream,...