Osteria Delle Catene

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

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

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.

Relatable service that actually wanted to listen when it asked how everything was. Everything was great, the vegetables sizes were simple but just really well prepared and of decent portions. The saffron pasta very on the al dente side but had good flavours. The beans were awesome, the sauce packed authentic flavour of fresh ingredients. One of my favourite Italian meals.

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!

I am Italian, big time foodie, and this place was one of the best surprises. Great EVERYTHING. I was so happy, I asked for the chef to give my absolute compliments for the plates they prepared. This one is a 10.

I loved water/ owner. They are so friendly and sweet, even though we didn’t have a long conversation, we could feel their warm-hearted and they are welcoming us. We visited there for lunch around 14:00 in August. The restaurant was quiet and didn’t need to queue at all but we had to wait a bit longer to be served. I assume they have small numbers of staff. Truffle pasta was incredibly amazing, absolutely must eat. My trippa stew felt no taste at first but I could enjoy deep umami flavor while eating.

Very good food and friendly people. We enjoyed the parpardelle pasta and the vegetable soup Tuscan way. It was nice to eat outside at the terrace with an agreeable temperature of 22 degrees. The prices were quite high and the portions rather small but after all we enjoyed our stay.

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.