Locanda Il Boschetto — Restaurant in Volterra

Driving to Voterra we decided to stop for lunch. Like a previous review mentions, we were not exactly drawn in by the appearance of the place, but we had discovered other delightful finds off the beaten path so we were willing to give it a chance. Wise decision. The food was wonderful and very reasonably priced, the house wine a true value, and the service was like being in the home of friends. When I mentioned that I didn't know what "rackets" salad was, the server excused herself for a moment and came back with a small bowl of greens for me to sample before ordering (arugula, by the way). I had pasta with a delicious meat sauce and my wife tried the lasagna after determining it did not contain any wild boar or horse meat, both of which are on the menu. Highly...

This little place doesn't look much, but once your in you want to stay. Very friendly and welcoming staff. We stayed one night here on our way back from Liguria to Sweden. First thing that happened when we sat down for lunch was that our dogs were offered water. Marvelous food, for a good price. When having dinner, we were very impressed by the capacity. Suddenly two big companies arrived, one with 10 people and one with 8 people. No problem to get them seated, and as far as we could see they were all served without delay and seamed as pleased as we.||The only thing we missed was air condition in the room. But you can't expect everything in a small countryside B&B like this. Though - breakfast could have been a bit more varied than sweet cakes. However, the coffee...

This little place doesn't look much, but once your in you want to stay. Very friendly and welcoming staff. We stayed one night here on our way back from Liguria to Sweden. First thing that happened when we sat down for lunch was that our dogs were offered water. Marvelous food, for a good price. When having dinner, we were very impressed by the capacity. Suddenly two big companies arrived, one with 10 people and one with 8 people. No problem to get them seated, and as far as we could see they were all served without delay and seamed as pleased as we.||The only thing we missed was air condition in the room. But you can't expect everything in a small countryside B&B like this. Though - breakfast could have been a bit more varied than sweet cakes. However, the coffee...