Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato, Siena In Siena

01/03/2026: A real experience! Excellent Tuscan restaurant at Michelin level! We arrived at Taverna de Merlino on Sunday evening. We ate a dish from every section on the menu. The service was excellent, Natalie was kind, pleasant, professional and quick. The bruschetta was simply out of this world. We chose a bruschetta mix, my wife is vegetarian so Natalie personally adapted this dish for us and it was simply excellent. Then we ate an excellent leaf salad that came with apples and nuts. Then we ordered pasta which was in my opinion the best pasta we have eaten so far in Italy - fresh, made correctly, not too oily and not too lean, just right. We also ordered a steak which was excellent but we were less enthusiastic about it, we should have stuck to the Italian dishes. We ordered a panna cotta dessert with almond flakes and caramel which was crazy! And the price - simply amazing, 57 euros for all this! I will definitely come back here again!

01/01/2026: Amazing local food made with local produce. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the region!!