Ristorante I Chiari | Gluten-free in Montepulciano

Antimo Prencipe
15/08/2024

2

Nothing special, excessive prices for the quality and taste offered. Pici with duck sauce served raw, then brought back cooked but overall lacking flavor. Fish and seafood were frozen. Two and a half hours for a first course, a second course, and a dessert (only tiramisu) is too long. Service was handled by inexperienced young people who seemed scared and perpetually struggling even with simple requests. Meat was okay, but spinach contaminated with unknown pieces of ground meat found inside: in general, this shouldn’t happen, let alone for someone with celiac disease. A surcharge of 4 euros on gluten-free products and pizzas is too much. The positive thing is that I didn't get sick, but I still won't be going back.

laura giulianelli
08/09/2023

5

The restaurant is immersed in the Tuscan countryside; on beautiful days, it is possible to eat outside under a small portico, and very close by, there is a play area for children. The menu is very extensive, from appetizers to desserts, they have everything, and above all, they use fresh products. Bruschettas with real bread, not the usual sliced bread, homemade pasta (including pici), main courses, and desserts. Besides a wide selection of gluten-free dishes, there are also various vegetarian options on the menu. Recommended for a relaxing lunch, away from the chaos.

MARTA “Marta76”
12/08/2022

3

An informal setting, suitable for families, groups, and parties, with camping or caravan parking within the facility. The menu, available on their website, offers a wide variety of dishes, appetizers, first and second courses from both land and sea, pizzas, gluten-free options, and large salads. At the time of ordering, the head waiter, after taking our order, seemed a bit impatient while we were still talking to him, perhaps we took a bit too long to decide. Additionally, we found an inedible piece of stale, dry bread in the basket, perhaps left there by mistake. The dinner started with an appetizer of Chiari, for two people, one vegetarian, and a seafood salad, all tasty and plentiful. For first courses, homemade pici with Tuscan ragù, tagliatelle with wild boar ragù, pici with white duck ragù, tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms, and lasagna with Tuscan ragù, all good dishes except for the lasagna which was decidedly sour, on the edge of being inedible. For the second course, grilled vegetables and a sliced beef with porcini. For dessert, orange tart, lemon sorbet, and chocolate ice cream. The tart, a house specialty, was very good. The service was quite fast. A place that satisfies all tastes.