Agriturismo Tenuta la Romana

Everything is fine with Tenuta la Romana. Very friendly staff, very good breakfast, parking, location in the middle of the vineyards, fine (separate) restaurant beside etc. Only one point is a disaster: the wool blanket on the bed. It’s scratchy, ugly and impractical. Ok for one night, but after five nights you don't have patience anymore. I ask for your understanding that I am writing this comment here, but it is supposed to be a warning to all the guests who find this old-fashioned type of duvet terrible. Nevertheless the hotel is recommended due to all the good things.

When we arrived at the Tenuta on a very hot July night we might have been greeted in a friendly way and offered a choice of table. *We might have chosen from a fine selection of antipasti and after waiting for over 40 minutes had the pleasure of all 4 of us (Italians and English friends) eating these at the same time. *We might then have chosen from some excellent Primi and Secondi, and after a further delay of almost an hour, had these arrive at the table at the same time, so that again we could eat together. *We might have experienced any of these things, we have before, at this stylish and ambitious restaurant/ agriturismo. Sadly, we didn't. And the reason I'm writing this negative review about what is often a really great place (as others handsomely testify here) is because even after waiting for nearly 2 hours altogether, when our main courses finally came they weren't even what we had ordered. A plate of gnocchi and vongole and a completely different order of homemade pasta al scoglio had somehow morphed into gnocchi al scoglio for both of us. And to make things slightly ludicrous the chef had plated these differently, as if to distract from his mistake. We all make mistakes. We are truly reasonable people. But after this long wait, and the increasing awkwardness of the hit and miss deliveries of the food, all we could do was eat our hybrid gnocchi dishes, finish and leave. Basta. As he paid the bill, the singularly graceless manager asked my husband what he thought of the food. He tried to tell her that timing had been off, he didn't even get to the hybrid gnocchi. And instead of listening to his not unreasonable response she immediately became cross and aggressive, and told him 'It's a very hot night, it's very difficult for the chef, it's not his fault'. If not his, whose?! This might have been just as lovely an evening as we've had there before but it wasn't. It was awkward and too long and not what we had ordered. I'm sure it will be better another time, I'm just not sure it will be us making the experiment. And thank you to the sweet waitress, who really did try to make it all right on the night.

Grateful for having had the pleasure to participate in a business meeting at this agriturismo. It is off the main street, very quiet and nice views. Three reasons that made it an excellent stay: - the staff - the food - the place (first of all, the spacious room and bathroom) A big thank you to the Tenuta and its staff.

Nice hotel with spacious, quiet, clean rooms, good breakfast in nice ambience (especially when sitting outside), very nice staff and nice pool area. Quiet location. Restaurant on site. Easy parking possibilities.

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