Osteria del Teatro

We had dinner here last night spontaneously and luckily managed to get a table outside. The food was outstanding and the staff were beyond kind and attentive. It started raining and they made a space for us to sit inside which was beyond expectations. We would highly recommend this restaurant, the owners and staff are 10/10

I booked this restaurant before I left home. It did not disappoint. Great friendly welcome by the owner, I had a lovely table for one in the far corner. The restaurant is small but has a great atmosphere with excellent service and absolutely beautiful food. Prices are extremely reasonable and food quality and portions excellent 👌. The mushroom fondue with truffle was so good I wanted more. The second piano pasta rage was lovely as was the main, Florentine steak, cooked perfectly, desert was the chef's signature dish and one of the best deserts i have ever had. The local white one was lovely and to finish dinner the glass of grappa recommended by the waiter was perfect. The taste was like sultanas but so smooth and leaving you wanting more. I would highly recommend this restaurant for anyone visiting Cortona. Thank you, a beautiful dining experience.

Charming place, the first impression is a dark, it is located in a basement, however the moment you are sitting, the friendly stuff is taking good care of you - trust their recommendations, we were delighted:)

Everything about this restaurant was wonderful. They had a few specials to add to the menu but alone the menu options were perfect. We had 4 diners try 4 different starters and mains so with that and 2 desserts I would say we had a really good grasp on the exceptional food. Our favorite pasta was the duck ragout (pictured). If there was any downside I would say the desserts were very good but not overwhelmingly so. The wine list was truly wonderful as well. Service was fun and impeccable.

Hands down one of our best meals in Italy! Especially if you’re looking for something more plush, still with that homely feel. Highly recommend, and each dish was so consistent. Perhaps not the strongest deserts but the mains were outstanding. Thank you!

Would not recommend this restaurant. The only positive is the waiting staff who were very nice. Extremely disappointing food however. My mushroom carpacio had sliced ordinary mushrooms, lambs lettuce, no dressing and the Parmesan had been melted on top. Utterly tasteless for 19 euros. My husband's fillet steak tough and flavourless. We had one course each with a vegetable side and a bottle of inexpensive wine. The bill was over 100 euros, not more than we would be happy to pay had the food tasted of something.

Pici pasta was outstanding. The coffee and tiramisu was some of the best we had in Italy on our vacation.

Really beautiful restaurant, you can see why it was awarded a Michelin star. Lovely menu, great staff and really lovely food. Recommend sitting outside if you can, the Italian heat doesn't relent indoors in a busy restaurant room. That said, the cold beer and wine helps

Enjoyed this dinner in Cortona. We sat in the garden and had good service and food, I had the gnocchi eggplant and loved it. They had a huge wine list that was awesome. We did find it funny they wouldn't seat us later than 7pm when the restaurant was entirely open.

This was a great experience. We were made to feel right at home, My pici was very tasty and my wife's fish was perfectly cooked and delicious. The mixed salad was huge and full of very fresh greens. Recommended!

unfortunately dinner at one of my favorite restaurants was not up to par. perhaps just a matter of poor choices. plus a large group of americans were next to us ( we are american) were so loud. folks should research customs before visiting a different country.

Our B&B host was able to get us in last minute and we could not have been more pleased. The staff was amazing and so gracious and funny. The food was incredible. I had the cacio e pepe gnocchi and my wife had the risotto with licorice and artichokes. We had a beautiful bottle of local Syrah and desert wine with a cheese plate. The ambiance was comfortable and interesting. Top dining experience in Cortona.

The truffle cheese fondue is what I will dream of for all my days. It was heaven. Amazing wine selection, 5 stars is not enough!!!! So many delicious things to eat!!!

The food was AMAZING and priced very reasonably. My mom and I wanted to try multiple things and when we told them we were splitting, they split it for us and brought it out on two different plates. Service was incredible as well!

Absolutely horrible experience. Do not waste your time here. We ordered wine and an appetizer; the appetizer was not delivered. After we received the primi piatti (first course) we realized no one was checking on us anymore, and we never got our appetizer. When we asked about this, they told us we had never placed the order. They eventually brought it with the secondi piatti (second course), but did not follow up with us for anything. They never asked if we needed more water, wine, or checked back on us. All the staff were avoiding eye contact with us. We had to flag them down to order more wine. We were feeling so uncomfortable with how they were treating us that we wanted to leave. Even still we could not get someone to bring us the check. Finally we asked the staff if we did anything to offend them, and everyone said no. Will not recommend or be back.

This shocked us how great it was. Not that we didn't expect to enjoy a popular place in Tuscany with good online reviews, but this was one of our favorite meals from our trip. We started with the gazpacho with eggplant pie and burrata, followed by the chianina & porcini pici and cappeletti with truffle shavings, then the tagliata and white beans. We finished with three flavors of gelato (chocolate, vanilla, and pistachio) and their pistachio ice cream cake. Everything was really amazing, but the pastas in particular blew us away. We also really appreciated the perfect portion of Florentine steak with their tagliata dish. Highly recommend this place. Also, Cortona itself is a cool town that is worth the visit in itself.

Amazing lunch! Wonderful risotto and steak. This is a gem! You should consider this and (not a paid review!)

Up until I stepped in this place my favorite restaurant in Italy was in Portifino (Mog). This is the new champ. We had some of the best pasta (duck ragu on tagliolino and fagottini stuffed with goat cheese and pears with walnut pesto.). The wine by the glass was excellent and the salad fresh and also had stuffed zucchini with ricotta. We didn't even order a second course as the potions were ample. Heard the steak here is legendary. Excellent homemade gelato. It was $90 with 6 glasses of wine, exceptional value, quaint and charming by any standards. Has a Michelins star. Do not miss this place if you are in Cortona or nearby.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. An old world Italian restaurant with a short but varied menu and a huge wine list with a large number of moderately priced wines.

We dined at Osteria del Teatro on a rainy Sunday night. We were one of the first tables to be seated around 8pm, but the restaurant was very full by the time we left (9:15?). Service was lovely. Everyone spoke English and was friendly, and additionally was very helpful with menu suggestions. Craving some veggies, I ordered the Insalata as a starter. The portion is LARGE and comprised of only the freshest lettuce varieties and some of the ripest, sweetest tomatoes we tasted in Tuscany. The salad was served plain and I dressed it with just some local olive oil. We tried the Fagottini as a primi. What an absolute treat! Homemade raviolis filled with creamy cheese and walnuts, topped with fresh pears.... I'd say this is the ultimate fall dish - but I'd eat it during any season! Ordered at the server's suggestion, the Filletto Della Rossini was a slab of grilled bread topped with a perfectly cooked and extremely tender local beef fillet, which was further topped with a generous portion of foie gras and what can only be described as a pile of truffle shavings. The dish was ringed with a fruit-based puree (strawberry, perhaps). It was unexpected in many levels and arguably one of the richest meals I tried in all of Italy. Just...WOW. For dessert I again ordered at the server's suggestion and so glad I did! These folks know their stuff! The millefleur was a thick custard topped with a thin layer of what I'd describe as basically a praline flavor, but still somehow liquid, and candies oranges. Sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy all at once - highly recommended.

My partner and I went to Teatro for dinner on recommendation by a friend, and it was a delicious meal! During the summer, this restaurant is hard to get reservations for. We had to wait for about an hour and then something became available. The wait was worth it. The bowtie pasta that we had was absolutely delicious and some of the best pasta I had in Italy. That's saying something! My partner and I both had two beef dishes, both of which were tasty. Service was very friendly, and the waiter recommended a very good wine for us and I did not feel gouged. Wine list is adequately priced. Overall, this is a very good option if you are dining in Cortona.

The ossobuco was flavorful and well prepared but the desert; was incredible. The shaved pistachio chocolate was worth the price of admission and we thoroughly enjoyed our wines.

First off the service was excellent... but they are clearly understaffed. There seemed to be only 1 waiter for whole area. But the real problem is in the kitchen. Food was not coming out to anyone. Slow food is only a good idea if the food is good. The food was...ok. The truffle fondue was good. But the steaks were a huge disappointment. Below Outback Steakhouse quality in America. We got a 60 day aged steak Fiorentino and two filets with truffles. All were over cooked and tasted like nothing. The people seem nice and it has a good reputation. Maybe we just hit a bad day but it is hard to imagine them ever getting a steak correct. We would have sent the steaks back but we were already 2 hours and 2 bottles of wine in and figured best to just choke it down.

Best pasta I've had in Italy thus far. We walked in around 1945 and got a table for two immediately. I had the tortellini with truffles which was amazing. My husband had the duck tagliolini which was also fabulous. We split the zucchini and mint gazpacho appetizer which we were both pleasantly surprised by. Good service. Great wine. Highly recommend.

One of the best restaurants in Italy. You will also find the Michelin guide will agree as well. Some of the most creative dishes using fresh, local and handmade ingredients. This is a slow cooked food restaurant and they do it to perfection. Came here for a three course lunch and was blown away. The reputation this place has is well deserved. The staff were amazing and each dish ordered by myself or a member of my group was a work of art. Highly recommend any of the hand rolled pastas and of course their steak. The staff helped to make the meal one of the best I've ever had in Italy. Be sure to order chocolate for dessert, and save room for three courses of dessert being brought to your table.

This was perhaps my favorite meal of my life. We had lunch here and the pear ravioli with a cheese that I believe may have been a percochini was incredible. So sweet and savory and delicate. The wine suggestions were perfect. In a city of great food- go here.

This is the first place we went to in Italy, that we LOVED the food. Being from the states, everything is usually bland in Italy. This place was the opposite. Wonderful food, service, and ambiance. We are soooo glad we came!

Very good restaurant and kind waiters who made place on the very nice terrace for us (2 adults and 2 children of 8&5y) Appetizers: selection of the restaurant + tartare of red salmon, very nice! Main course Filetto with trufles and foie gras, very good. Side dishes spinach and rosemary potatoes, excellent! Very good wine too. We come back here next year or when we are near Cortona ;-)

Recently spent a week in Tuscany and Umbria and this was easily the best dinner we had! Fantastic use of local and seasonal ingredients for inspired variations of traditional dishes of the region. If you are near Cortona, you must go! Reservations are recommended. If you are driving, park outside the old city walls and walk in (its not too far!). Maximillion was our waiter and very patient with all our American questions and fussiness :) Thanks for an amazing experience!

I actually broke on of my cardinal rules never to go back to a restaurant twice when traveling because there's always another one to explore. This restaurant was so charming and welcoming and attentive and the food SO very good that I just couldn't see why I wouldn't go back. Check it out if you're in the area. You won't be disappointed.

One of our favorite places in all of Italy. We owned a home in Umbria and do frequent there several times a year still. Cortona is a town we take in for a quick trip. We love the restaurants in Cortona but Osteria del Teatro is the tops. Great taste, wine list top notch, innovated and good staff.

First off the outside seating was too difficult to get around, hence our table and the end seat being knocked around every time the water went by. The wait staff was not professional or attentive. The food was at most , specially by Italian standards where you can walk into any neighborhood restaurant and have a fabulous meal, average. In fact my husband had a most inedible dish of Tuna that he ended up getting ill from. Don't waste your time! Instead go to Michelin restaurant La Bucaccia Romano - in contrast it is magnificent food, professional and attentive wait staff and the ambience is elegant and authentic.

Great service and great food. We got the Steak Florentine and it was cooked to perfection without them even needing to ask. Also had a great pasta dish and a stuffed rabbit appetizer. Would definitely recommend!

Good but nothing amazing. Staff was friendly and helpful but food was just ok. The nightly appetizer special was wonderful as was the pasta with pears and walnuts. However everything else was so-so at best. The risotto with porcini and saffron was horrible and the fillet with porcini was well cooked but extremely bland. Nice enough but would not come back if I found myself in Cortona again.

We went to this restaurant based on the recommendation of a group traveling from Atlanta, Georgia, USA, whom we'd met at a different restaurant the prior evening. Having gone there, we see why they liked it. The experience was much more similar to an American fine dining restaurant although the quality of food was only generally good. You'll receive yor food quickly, and you won't have to wait long between courses. The chef won't be offended and will do his best to customize yor meal, leaving it something here because I don't like it, something there because it's too fattening. But, the key to excellent dining in Italy is not to do this, and rode true food as the chef wants to prepare it. That and the speed are one reason why thisnrestaurant seems to rate well with the Americans, I believe - that is the experience you'll have in American restaurants. The food itself was only average. Although we started with an exceptional fondue, amd an okay second, our main courses were universally disappointing. The meat was flavorless and tough. The ratings for this restaurant are definitely inflated by American tourists who appreciate a familiar experience.

This is a superb place. Very friendly and always accommodating servers. Cozy and light atmosphere. Food was excellent. If sharing a plate they divided it for you. Wine selection very Good and the wait staff very helpful in choosing. A night to remember. Five plus stars!

Lovely space, great food, great atmosphere, off the beaten path, extensive wine list. We were a group of seven and had an extensive part of the menu. Bistecca alla Florentina was wonderful, as were the various filets, and the Chianina & Porcini Repini was great. Desserts were outstanding,

Always our favorite dinner spot in Cortona!! Menu is seasonal so be sure to go at least every season.

We were in Cortona the 3rd week of May 2012. This restaurant has an excellent vibe. With barely audible Opera playing in the background, candlelight and nicely furnished dining room, it definitely felt like Italy. The staff was very helpful and we had a long dinner. No rush which was nice. The dishes were nicely done and if you want to try more courses don't be afraid to share. Only wish we could have sat outside but it was a little chilly that night.

great food and service! we had the truffle fondue and pasta dishes. everything was delicious and we enjoyed the wines that the server recommended. to our surprise everything was really well priced! looking forward to our next visit.

This was my husband's favorite meal during a month long trip through Italy. Everyone loved the steak Florentine. Somewhat nouvelle Italian with many interesting items. The only disappointment was the fois gras with the filet Rossini was actually a fois gras pate. Service was great. In a charming group of rooms off a side street. Check out the women's bathroom. We cannot decide if it was cute or creepy.