L'ultimo Mulino - GAIOLE IN CHIANTI

L'Ultimo Mulino is a beautiful piece of history, restored to perfection. The old mill wheel has been removed but the original building now houses hotel rooms, a dining room, a terrace and an outdoor swimming pool. The food is top notch; simple, carefully prepared and absolutely delicious. It is about 15 minutes away from Radda.

Having had two superb dining experiences at local restaurants and after having arrived back at our villa too late to organize dinner, we opted for the nearest dining room, the restaurant at Albergo L'Ultimo Mulino. The relatively busy main dining room was far too bright and tight, so we asked the staff to allow us to eat on an adjacent terrace under a wisteria covered pergola. After some gentle cajoling, they acquiesced and bought out the white tablecloths. It was a wonderful setting on the late summer night and our Eastern European waitresses were charming and attentive. Unfortunately, the limited menu and more limited wine list made it obvious that L'Ultimo Mulino probably concentrates its energy and resources of the accommodations and hospitality as opposed to food service. Nonetheless, there were a few high points on the menu, including the pasta Bolognese and the surprising array o very good desserts. But, overall, considering the options in Chianti, there would be no reason to dine at L'Ultimo Mulino, but there may well be good reason to stay there.

This is one of the best restaurants we ate at in Tuscany. The hotel was charming and quiet but the best part of our stay was the discovery of this restaurant. The food was all extremely fresh, homemade and prepared with a beautiful touch. The restaurant also had a very nice selection of wines and Tiziano, who runs the restaurant with his wife Gerbre, taught us a lot about wines from Chianti and other regions of Italy. The owners were very engaging but never overwhelming and we had very romantic dinners. And more than any of the concierges at the hotel, who were sweet but not very knowledgeable, Tiziano helped us make plans for daily sight seeing excursions (don't miss the incredible modern art sculpture garden) and hikes into neighboring towns. Truly a wonderful experience that I would highly recommend.

Ottimi piatti toscani e una bella fiorentina! ottimo servizio, cameriera molto gentile. Abbiamo anche bevuto del buon vino. E' un ristorante dove passerai almeno una notte, se non due!

Purtroppo la sala ristorante nel periodo estivo se nn all’aperto si trova in una piccola e anonima sala. Niente a che vedere con la sala interna in con muri a vista e ben rifinita. Cucina nella norma della zona ma prezzi superiori. Anche per i vini locali i prezzi sono un poco superiori alla media. Possibilità di pasta senza glutine