La Vallata - Lajatico

We went here for a quiet meal, this was our second attempt as we didn't realise that it was closed on Tuesday's. The food was nice and enjoyable but I wasn't blown away as I was in some of the other Tuscan restaurants. What did make our day was Andreas Bocelli arriving and sitting at the next table, it is of course his birth town. We shared a starter which was a sample of local food, this was ok and there was a good variety. The wine we had was lovely and I had a partridge pasta dish and my partner a cheese ravioli. They both tasted quite nice and was well presented. It seemed to be quite lively over at their pizzeria and country club. It was a nice meal but was expecting to be a little more wowed after reading trip advisor reviews.

We stopped here on a rainy evening and all decided to have the Pizzas. They were cooked in the oven right behind us and the chef was busy getting ingredients and meats from the kitchen and cooking them in front of us. There was another chef cooking massive pieces of steak on an open fire and these looked fantastic. The pizzas were all different, beautifully cooked and delicious. Do not miss out...

This restaurant was recommended by our hosts when we were visiting the area, so we visited for an early evening meal (by Italian standards at least). The staff were just finishing up a wedding reception and told us the restaurant couldn't serve us for another 45 minutes to an hour, but we could have drinks in the bar/farm shop. We went ahead and did that and watched a beautiful sunset from their outdoor area. The view was magnificent! Sitting down to dinner later, we basically ordered antipasti to share (both the meat and vegetarian ones based on recommendation), pastas and main courses. We were impressed by the huge antipasti plates and wide variety of items. The explanations of all the items were offered in English and gave us tastes of Tuscany we would have never ordered on our own. The pasta came and was all prepared fresh, with HUGE portions. (This was definitely the largest portions we'd had while visiting Tuscany). Each pasta was definitely unique and had robust flavors, making you want to eat more. Our meat selections were also delicious and large portions. After all of that food, there sadly wasn't any room for desert.

Il ristorante è incantevole, il servizio è ottimo e i piatti sono di alta qualità e molto particolari ma interessanti. Ottimo vino San Giovanni.

Dopo la visita al Teatro del Silenzio abbiamo scelto La Valle, un ottimo ristorante con pizzeria, hamburger e griglieria. Il personale è cordiale e il cibo era buono, ma il peccato è che ci hanno portato tutti i piatti insieme senza darci il tempo di finire uno prima di iniziare l'altro, e questo non è una buona cosa dato che la carne si è raffreddata. Sicuramente manca un po' di organizzazione tra le comande e la cucina, ma lo consiglio vivamente.