Osteria Via San Giorgio

Well worth a visit, really nice food in cosy surroundings. But the coffee needs to be improved, must be from a fully automated machine.

A lovely, friendly place we had lunch. I had the barley and bean soup which was delicious! My husband had a plate not on the menu, we saw everyone else eating! It was 2 kinds of beans– white and red, potatoes, grilled cheese, proscuto, spinach, crostini. He enjoyed it very much!

Great service, warm and comfortable atmosphere, and the food was delicious! If you’re looking for a place to eat dinner that isn’t incredibly expensive but still has great quality food, I would definitely recommend eating here.

The best lunch we had in all of Italy! The atmosphere is lovely. We ate outside (my favorite!) after parking our rented bikes. We were seated promptly, and my husband had risotto with oranges, fennel, celery root, and garlic (oh my!) and I had gnocchi with broccoli and red pepper (which I had some pretty serious risotto envy). My boys had meat ravioli. They are normally strictly cheese ravioli guys, but this changed their view on that (of course… they had to go to Italy to try something new!) There really aren’t words to describe food this good! Go… just go!

Potentially a great place but my experience fell a bit short.
Cutting to the chase: my main was served almost cold. And it’s a pity that it was because it had all the elements to be very tasty and the starter and service were impecable.
The amazing starter: combination of fried cheese with almonds, honey and paprika with great presentation. One for the recipe book.
The friendly service: person I was with did not order a starter — they turned up with a lovely bruschetta on the house: «for while you wait». Nice touch. They also threw a discount on the bill to round it down. And were generally friendly and happy to have us dine there.
The cold main: this had so much potential. Well cooked steak with five sauces and nice presentation. Ah well…
The caffe: lovely, but it’s Italy so I should probably get used to that!

Osteria is better than Rome and south, but this is the heart of food Firenze to Lucca.
I review on 1 – 5 scale and offer a word attribute for:
Venue: 5-​stars. Open.
Host: n/​a. Sunday.
Service: 4-​stars. Warm.
Food: 5-​stars. Harmony.
Value: 4-​stars. Fair
Dined, Antipasti=Vegetarian Flan. Primi=Spaghetti. Secondi beef tartare. No side dishes. I had fantastic San Giovese from Massa Marittima. Really a wonder for 5 Euro per glass.

I would give this restaurant 3.5 stars if I could, but I went up a little because I think that people with a broader palate than I have would enjoy it more than I did. The setting is gorgeous — sit in the little outdoor area (like a covered, brick patio) if you can.
My boyfriend and his mom loved their seafood, and my bf’s dad had meatballs with basil and zucchini, and he raved about those. There weren’t many options for non-​beef or fish eaters, so I ordered a veggie pasta dish and the roast chicken. The pasta was good enough, but not as flavorful as I had in other places while on the trip. The chicken was not very meaty, and I guess all the seasoning was in the skin, which was crispy. However, I don’t really eat the skin, and without much meat, there wasn’t much left for me to have.
The servers were very friendly, and again, the setting was so unique that if you eat seafood or beef, I would say you should absolutely go.
*The downtime listed in my Rick Steves guidebook was off a little, so if you are in town in the morning, double check what times they close and reopen. Also, if you stop by early, consider making a reservation. We went by as they were closing and were told what time to come back (no mention of a reservation), but when we arrived again, we were asked if we had a reservation (in an «it’s important to have a reservation here» sort of tone).

We had a lovely dinner here based on the recommendation from our bed & breakfast owner. We had a couple of beef dinners and two seafood dishes. The environment was lovely and the service was very good.

Uneingeschränkte Empfehlung. Netter kleiner Innenhof. Daher absolut ruhig (Seitengasse).
Super nettes und aufmerksames Lokal. Inhaberehepaar bedient noch persönlich.
Wir hatten einen Vorspeisenteller (absolut ausreichend für 2) und Pasta bzw. Risotto. Qualität uns Geschmack des Essens hervorragend.
Erhöhtes Preisniveau, aber angemessen.

Top, tolles Ambiente draußen wie drinnen, Essen genial — Pizza, Pasta, Fisch Meeresfrüchte — einfach super. Und das Personal auch sehr nett.
Sehr zu empfehlen!