Ristorante da Pode

If you’re on your way to San Gimignano and looking for a great place to eat, I highly recommend this restaurant. The location is excellent, with convenient parking right by the entrance, and the food is simply outstanding. This was, without a doubt, the best dining experience of my trip! Every dish was prepared with great care and at the highest level. The ravioli were perfect, the gnocchi was delicious, and the desserts were amazing. I’m sure the rest of the menu is just as fantastic. If you’re arriving in San Gimignano in the evening, don’t bother searching for a restaurant in town – you won’t find a better one than this!

We came here back in 2021/2022 and we remember the good fiorentina! So this time we pass and we surely have to come again. 👍👍👍

The food at the restaurant is just outstanding. We had the wild boar pasta and the entrecote with truffle sauce and they were amazing. The wine is homemade by the owners and it's delicious. The desserts are really nice as well (and they go well together with the dessert wine). The waiters are kind and the atmosphere in the restaurant is really cozy.

This restaurant was recommended by people at the villa we are staying at. The service was very good. The atmosphere is ok, but not particularly high-end or romantic. The food was average, which was disappointing, considering most of the food we have had on our 4 trips to Italy have been nothing short of spectacular. My wife's homemade marinara sauce is an order of magnitude better than the vegetarian red sauce we had here. But my wife is a spectacular cook. Everyone who has ever been to our home for dinner is anxiously awaiting another invitation. I have been told this numerous times. So... not a terrific experience, but it is, after all, only one meal out of thousands.

I went to this restaurant because it was in the Michelin guide. I would NOT go there again. It did not meet my expectations. The following things: First of all the staff was fine, but not very outstanding or super nice compared to other places. They were in a hurry all the time. I arrived 5 min earlier than my reservation at 1900, the guy told me to wait outside ?? There was literally no one in the restaurant. The food is fine but not outstanding. 15 euros for simple Melon with parmaham.. crazy. I had the gnocchi with truffle but the truffle was from very bad quality and did not taste like real good truffle. (also 23 euros). Also had the tiramisu but was not the best i ever had. It was very basic. Also they put the airconditioning on 27 degrees?? It took the waiter about half an hour to notice that. Once noticed they put it back to 23 degrees. There are way better restaurants in Tuscany, especially for the price you pay. This restaurant is just very into tourists.

Michelin recommended years after years and lives up to their acclaim. Delicious options of Tuscan classics and lovely service.

Delicious, high-quality, fresh food. We had beef tartare prepared for us on the spot. It was a fun and delicious experience.

Rarely write reviews on here but left here feeling incredibly disappointed on our first night in Tuscany. We started with a soup, which tasted bland. The mains were passable, the pasta was where it clawed back a star, but the beef carpaccio, covered in raw mushrooms, was, in my opinion, mediocre. Wasn’t too keen on the ‘formal’ atmosphere, but it is a lovely building and some other guests looked like they were enjoying it. Preference, I guess. Staff were friendly and professional. Price was far too high for what it was. Wrote this as hope it helps the restaurant improve in a couple areas as it is in a fantastic location.