Osteria Delle Catene

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 hit the mark.

We eat there really good pasta with fruits of the sea . Fresh ! . Plus tasty aperol with campari :) . Decent prices . Recommend to eat there during Your visit in San Gimignano .

Best food we've had during our tour of Tuscany. Tuna carpaccio was outstanding.

Delicious food, very flavorful, and staff that was happy to explain all silly questions we had.

Being served by the owner was really charming and he's super attentive, but I didn't like neither the truffle nor the wild boar tagliatelle. The wild boar one had more water in the sauce than meat. To be fair, the town is so touristy that who knows if there are actually better options out there.

An ok restaurant, nothing impressive. I ate quite ok, but more disappointing than wow. Prices ok, I didn't leave angry, but not mega delighted either

Great Osteria Wonderful seafood Nice staff Only one problem none ot the waiters speak english :/

The people who serve your food are amazingly friendly and kind. I believe that even makes the food taste better. However, food was very good on its own. The meat was absolutely amazing and tender. Pasta was also great. I highly recommend!

We shared the Pappardella with mushroom and truffle cream sauce, and the Italian beef in Chianti wine and onion. The food was absolutely fantastic. It tasted like a simple flavorful, and hardy home cooked meal. We plan to go back again before we leave San Gimignano. For dessert we shared the Panna Cotta with saffron and pine nuts. The staff were friendly and courteous.

Enjoyed an "average" dinner here, nothing special and nothing to draw us back for another visit. Menu is typical of the region, most restaurants have the same 5-6 regional dishes. Because the menu is typical, prices are similar and there are so many restaurants in San Gimignano I will try another.

We had dinner here this evening. The Osteria is on a main side street in the town of San Gimignano. They are open from 7-9pm for dinner. We had mixed feelings about the overall dinner and gave it 3. The menu looked promising and they have a nice wine selection. The bread is always a good barometer for me. Unfortunately, their bread was low quality white bread. My wife had the Tuscan vegetable soup which was very salty. I had the pici pasta with ricotta, sage, saffron, and leek. The pici was as nice but other ingredients did not combine for a good taste. I had the beef with wine sauce for a second. This was very good. The sauce was excellent and the beef tender. The service was good and the restaurant was somewhat dated with 80s rock playing in the background. Our bill came to €80 in total. I would take a pass on this one for the price.