Tuscan restaurant with a valley view, near Montecatini Terme
Dinner above the hill village of Buggiano Castello, with the Valdinievole under the windows. For two, or for a table of thirty.
4.6from 52 Google reviews
Dinner only, 7–11.45pm · Closed Tuesdays · €40–50 a head, drinks extra · Free parking
Guests
4.6 out of 5, and three lines from people who ate here
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★★★★★
Abbiamo cenato in terrazza con una vista panoramica stupenda. Cibo molto buono e servizio amichevole e impeccabile. Molto consigliato.
Fabio Lucibello May 2026 -
★★★★★
Cena in terrazza con vista bellissima. Cucina ottima, piatti della tradizione ma ricercati.
Claudia Lombardi July 2026 -
★★★★★
Siamo stati benissimo. Ottimo ristorante. Abbinamento vino favoloso, consigliato dal caposala.
Svetlana Osipova June 2026
Left in Italian by the people who wrote them. We publish reviews as they came, we don't rewrite them in another language.
Dinner runs from 7pm to 11.45pm. We are closed on Tuesdays.
Pick a night and a time Call +39 0572 30548
Choose the evening and the time: the confirmation comes back straight away, without waiting for anyone to call you. The booking page opens in your own language. For a large table the phone is quicker — someone answers from 9am, Italian time.
The terrace
The tables on the valley side are few. They go first.
The room sits above the old village of Buggiano Castello, among the olive groves. The windows run the whole length of it, and underneath them the Valdinievole opens out towards Montecatini Terme.
If you want a table by the window, add it to your booking or tell us on the phone. There are only a handful.
The food
Tuscan, cooked the way it is cooked here
The wood grill, pasta rolled by hand in the kitchen, cured meats and cheeses from these hills, salt cod, vegetables in season, a dessert made that day. Three dishes people come back for:
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Bistecca fritta
Fried steak, not grilled: cut thick, fried until the crust turns golden, still pink inside.
€5.50 per 100 g, priced by weight -
Pollo e Coniglio Fritti
Chicken and rabbit, fried the old way. On the menu it's pollo e coniglio fritti — one of the two dishes people come back for.
€15 -
Tortelli di patate
Pasta parcels filled with potato, rolled by hand here, served with meat ragù.
€15
The menu page is in Italian: every dish as it is written on the menu, with its price in euro.
What dinner costs
€40–50 a head, and you can see where it comes from
- Starters from €9
- Pasta, made by hand from €12
- Mains off the wood-fired grill from €12
- Side dishes from €5
- Desserts from €6
- Steak by weight, €5.50 per 100 g
You order à la carte, so the size of the bill is yours to decide. A first course, a side dish and a dessert stay under €25.
It reaches €40–50 once you add a starter, the steak and a bottle of wine. Those figures are for food: drinks are charged separately.
Large tables
Birthdays, graduations, a dinner for the whole group
The room seats 150, and long tables really do happen here: someone celebrated a graduation at these tables and came back as an ordinary guest.
For a group the menu is agreed beforehand, so nobody waits on the night.
Calling is quicker: how many of you, which evening, what you feel like eating. Someone answers from 9am.
Getting here
Via Gavine 29, Buggiano Castello
- Buggiano Castello is a hill village in the Valdinievole, in the comune of Buggiano — near Montecatini Terme, not inside it
- You drive up to the village; the restaurant is on the right
- Free parking in front of the door
- Roads come up from Montecatini Terme, from Pescia, and from the Chiesina Uzzanese exit of the A11
- Put this into your sat nav: Flavore Ristorante, Via Gavine 29, 51011 Buggiano PT
Questions
What people ask us on the phone
Where exactly are you?
In Buggiano Castello, a hill village in the comune of Buggiano, in the Valdinievole. It is near Montecatini Terme, not inside it. The address is Via Gavine 29, 51011 Buggiano (PT), and there is free parking in front of the door.
Are you open for lunch?
No. Flavore serves dinner only, from 7pm to 11.45pm, Sunday included. We're closed on Tuesdays. The room does open at midday for private events booked in advance.
Do I need to book?
For a table on the valley side, yes: there are only a few and they go first. Book online and the confirmation comes back straight away, without anyone having to call you.
What kind of food is it?
Tuscan, and traditional. The wood grill, pasta rolled by hand, fried chicken and rabbit, salt cod, cured meats and cheeses from these hills, vegetables in season. The menu changes as the year turns.
How much is dinner?
€40–50 a head for food. Starters from €9, first courses from €12, dishes from the wood grill from €12, side dishes from €5, desserts from €6. Steak is priced by weight, €5.50 per 100 grams. Drinks are extra.
Is the menu in English?
The menu at the table is written in Italian. The dishes people ask about most are explained in English on this page, and the menu page carries every dish with its price.
Can we come as a group?
Yes. The room seats 150 and large we host big groups regularly often. For a group, call 0572 30548: the menu is agreed beforehand so nobody waits on the night. Someone answers the phone from 9am.
Were you the Ristorante Sant'Elena?
Flavore opened in April 2026 in the same place, above Buggiano Castello. Same terrace and same view; new kitchen, new owners.