A beautiful country restaurant in a historic villa, overlooking the valley of Greve and commanding exceptional views of the Chianti landscape.

"Villa Bordoni's real x-factor is its restaurant"
Conde Nast Traveller 
 

The Villa Bordoni restaurant offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the very best of Tuscany and its food, all from a privileged location on a hill directly above the town of Greve in Chianti. 

The restaurant is housed in a XV century villa with its Italian garden and parkland, home also to a boutique hotel with just 11 rooms and suites, and is surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and timeless hamlets dating back to the middle ages. 

From the garden, where in the warmer months guests may have lunch or dinner, the views of the surrounding countryside are nothing short of breathtaking, and truly help to put into context Chianti's widespread reputation as one of Italy’s most beautiful regions.

The villa also sits atop an important wine cellar, carved directly out of the bedrock upon which the Villa stands. Its cool walls, once enclosing a dungeon, now preserve more than 250 wine labels. These are a celebration of Italy's - and especially Tuscany's - immense diversity and quality by its many wine producers - with a small hommage paid to some of the great sparkling wines from the Champagne region in France. Guests are welcome to visit the cellar with our sommelier and pick the wine - or wines - to accompany their meals.

The restaurant is open from March until November 30th for both lunch and dinner, and is a perfect venue for hosting banquets and small wedding receptions - it is a paradise for those with a fine palate.

For those who do not have the time for a full meal, our bar and gardens are always open for a relaxing drink or aperitivo, while enjoying the views of the surrounding hills and hamlets.

Reservations are compulsory!

Phone

(+39) 055 8546230

Location

Via San Cresci 31/32
Greve in Chianti (FI)
Tuscany - ITALY

Hours

Open every day for DINNER, from March to November

Open for LUNCH from April onwards, from Tuesday to Sunday by reservation only!

Lunch 12.15-2 p.m.
Last orders 1.45p.m.

Dinner 7.30-10.00p.m.
Last orders 9.30p.m.

"Villa Bordoni is the real deal. The food is ingredient-driven, simple and beautifully executed, all presented in a gorgeous, welcoming setting. What else can you ask for?" 

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Menu

ANTIPASTI

Tagliere di salumi “Selve di Vall’Olmo”, mortadella di Prato IGP, formaggi nazionali, crostino toscano, chutney e miele €18
Selection of “Selve Val d’Olmo” charcuterie, Prato mortadella IGP, Italian cheeses, served with Tuscan crostini, homemade chutney and honey

Zuppetta di ceci cremosa con baccalà cotto a bassa temperatura e bottarga di tonno €18
Cream of chickpeas with slow-cooked cod and tuna roe

Battuta di manzo marinato e affumicato con gelato al olio di oliva e licheni d’ulivo caramellati €22
Hand-chopped sirloin tartare with extra virgin olive oil gelato and caramelized olive lichens

Triglia farcita con gamberi, olive e capperi, con salsa verde al cerfoglio e bisque di cacciucco €22
Mullet fillet, prawns, capers and olives, served with a chervil green sauce and “cacciucco” bisque

Ribollita in tempura con katsuobushi dashi €16
Traditional Tuscan “ribollita” soup in tempura with katsuobushi dashi

PRIMI

Tortiglioni “Carmiano” con pesto di finocchietto alla siciliana e tartare di gamberi rossi €18
“Carmiano” tortiglioni with a Sicilian fennel pesto and red prawn tartare

Risotto milanese “al salto” con ragù di ossobuco e verza €18
Saffron risotto “al salto” with veal ossobucco ragù and Savoy cabbage

Tortelli di ricotta di pecora e mortadella di Prato con crema di topinambur e robiola di capra €20
Homemade tortelli stuffed with sheep’s ricotta cheese and Prato mortadella, with a cream of Jerusalem artichokes and robiola goat’s cheese

Fregola sarda mantecata con polpo arrosto, la sua cialda e la sua maionese €18
Creamy Sardinian fregola with pan-roasted octopus, its wafer and its homemade mayonnaise

Spoja lorda al pomodoro con fonduta di parmigiano, bricciole di pane e polvere di olive €18
Homemade, tomato “spoja lorda” pasta with breadcrumbs and olive dust

SECONDI

Porro alla Wellington con funghi shitake, spinaci e fondo di verdure €26
Vegetarian leek “Wellington” with shitake mushrooms and a vegetable jus

Quaglia ripiena di salsiccia affumicata con cime di rapa e burrata €32
Quail stuffed with smoked sausage, served with turnip greens and burrata cheese

Coniglio in porchetta in una riduzione di cioccolato e vin santo, con scarola alla napoletana e crema di pinoli €32
Stuffed rabbit “in porchetta” in a chocolate and vin santo reduction, with a warm, Neapolitan-style escarole salad and pine nuts cream

Controfiletto di manzo al bourbon con millefoglie di patate dpòci € 36
Beef sirloin with bourbon, served with a sweet potato millefeuille

Bistecca alla fiorentina (min. 2 persone, €70 / Kg)
Florentine T-bone steak (min. 2 pers. €70 / Kg)

CONTORNI

Insalata mista - Mixed salad 10 €
Caponata - Vegetable caponata 8 €
Erbette saltate - Sautéed mixed herbs 10 €

DESSERT

Morbido al limone con sorbetto alla fragola e crumble di mandorle €9
Lemon bavarois with a homemade strawberry sorbet and almond crumble

Beignet con cremoso al popcorn e salsa di caramello salato €9
Homemade beignet with pop corn “cremoso” and a salted caramel sauce

Pera cotta al vino rosso con torta di cioccolato e zabaione €9
Pears cooked in red wine, served with chocolate cake and zabaione cream

Cantucci fatti da noi e Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC o con cognac di pere €12
Our cantucci biscuits with Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC OR with Williams pear cognac

Selezione di formaggi italiani con miele, chutney e sablé al formaggio €15
Selection of Italian cheeses with honey, chutney and a cheese sablé

Views over the beautiful Chianti Classico hills, vineyards and olive groves are included!

The Chianti Cooking School
 

Born from our experience restaurateurs, our Chianti Cooking School  began operating in 2006 as a branch of the new Villa Bordoni Hotel & Restaurant. It was initially available only for our hotel guests, but  in 2008 it assumed a new identity and became available to the public as a  part of the Villa Bordoni restaurant.

Today, we offer cooking classes in different forms, and with content spanning from traditional and rustic to contemporary and sophisticated, fruit of our long experience in Tuscan and Italian cuisine through our restaurants in Chianti and in Florence, and more recently in Montefioralle, with our trattoria-style restaurant Il Guerrino. Our in-house cooking classes in Greve in Chianti take our guests through a unique hands-on experience in our custom-made kitchens, led by one of our chefs, where they prepare a complete, “fine dining” meal, covering the four courses typical of an Italian tasting menu - antipasto, primo, secondo and dessert, with an extra eye to making fresh focaccia and breads.

The experience culminate in a meal based entirely on what was prepared during the lesson, in our beautiful secret garden or in the fireplace room of the restaurant, depending on the weather. Our lessons can be personalized on request, and we are used to catering for very specific needs - be they dietary restrictions or preferences, requests for lessons appropriate for children, or closed groups and different levels of expertise.

On each and every occasion we aim to share what we feel is the culture and essence of Italian cuisine and, perhaps above everything else, to ensure that our guests have a memorable experience, worth remembering whenever they enter a kitchen!

Book your cooking class now by choosing your date ON THE CALENDAR:

Located between Florence and Siena, reaching us is easy - but please: do not rely solely on GPS!

Located in the heart of the Florentine Chianti countryside, between Florence and Siena and in the vicinity of the timeless hamlets of Badia a Passignano and Montefioralle, Villa Bordoni can be easily reached  by car.

Coming from Florence, reach the A1 Impruneta/Certosa  roundabout, then follow the signs to Tavarnuzze - Greve in  Chianti (third roundabout exit, SR2) 
OR 
drive towards the A1 Firenze Sud access. As you leave Florence, follow the signs to  Grassina - Strada in Chianti - Greve in Chianti (SR222). Remain on the same road, following signs to Greve in Chianti.

As  you enter the town of Greve in Chianti, pass through one set of  traffic lights, then turn right immediately before the ESSO  service station, into Via L. Falsettacci. *

From Siena, take the SS222 towards Florence, passing the towns  of Castellina and Panzano until you reach Greve in chianti. In  Greve, turn left immediately after the ESSO service station. *

* After the Esso, following the signs for Fattoria Zano and Pieve di  San Cresci, turn right after about 50m into Via di Colognole, and  then immediately left into Via di Zano. Remain on this road,  which climbs steeply and becomes an unsealed road, for about 2.5  km, passing Fattoria Zano and Pieve di San Cresci. Shortly after  the latter, there is a tiny cemetery on your right hand side. Turn  right here, and follow the road until you arrive at Villa Bordoni. 

Free Parking
EV charging station available (charged by consumption).

RESERVATIONS

Call (+39) 055 8546230, send us an email, or fill in the form below.
Reservations are strongly recommended.