Osteria Da Cencio - CASCINA

Osteria da Cèncio remains my favourite restaurant anywhere. After a five year absence, I was happy to return and to be greeted like an old friend. The menu is innovative yet remains true to the heart of Tuscan cooking, using seasonal local ingredients with care and attention to detail. The dining room manages to be stylish, classic and quirky with good white linen, quality glassware and use of contemporary plates and boards to beautifully present chef Frederica 's outstanding food. Service is relaxed, knowledgeable and friendly. On this occasion, outstanding dishes were a plate of potato ravioli filled with delicate and succulent rabbit, dressed with a pesto of cavalo nero and taggiasche olives (sadly, eaten too quickly to remember to photograph); a dish of handmade tagliatelle with a brown crab sauce; a little soup of juicy lobster meat, spelt grains, beans and croutons; and a tartlet of fresh porcini on a rich fonduta. We also ate tagliata; fillet of venison with fragola grapes spinach mousse; and a plate of scallops served with the smoothest celeriac puree. A delicate tiramisu; a warm chocolate cake with a blueberry spuma; and a warm fig and almond cake served with a lemon crema ended our excellent meal. I can 't recommend this restaurant highly enough, and can 't wait to return.

We were suprised with traditional dishes but with a special twist. The service was excellent and they helped us with the menu and recommendations. We had evening filling program and we enjoyed every minute.

Splendida atmosfera, locale accogliente (soprattutto

Cibo ottimo e ambiente accogliente. Servizio cortese ed impeccabile.

Non voglio il cibo! grande raffinatezza in piatti e vini. bella posizione veramente curato nei dettagli