The Tuscanian Hotel

We walked past the restaurant area one evening and we were initially drawn to the subtle lighting and sophisticated looks and thought let's give it a go for a meal. We booked for the following night. First the good points are the setting and atmosphere is great, a little tightly seated but that's me being fussy. The bad points were the service was a little forced rather than advising specials or recommendations once my wife asked if she could have the calamari the waiter instantly tried to force the sea special in a far too pushy style. Anyway, nothing awful has happened yet until the food arrived..... The starter was okay nothing impressive but far too heavily seasoned. We had both made the mistake of ordering carbonara with truffle. This dish considering we are in the heart of Tuscany must have been cooked by an English ex comprehensive school dinner lady (no offence to all the dinner ladies out there x) the dish was as best I can describe was pasta not that fresh soaked in butter with the smallest sprinkle of truffle just in the centre at the top. The only authentic aspect was pork was the correct cut from the cheek of the pig and was cooked well. I cannot comment on the rest of the hotel that sounds and looks very nice but for me the restaurant is letting down the side.