La Bandita

It’s hard to add a lot of value to Edmond T’s excellent and accurate review of La Bandita. The service levels are Four Seasons quality without haughtiness or pretense. John IS a fantastic host and his tastes are perfect modern luxury and well-​suited for the ancient location.
The breakfast is understated and excellent. The lunch is also fresh and delicious (pea soup, pasta, zucchini carpaccio salad). Not wild about the cheese-​filled batter-​fried zucchini blossoms (too rich and bready for us, but maybe that’s just us).
The setting is fantastic. Reminded us of when we lived in Healdsburg, Ca. The outdoor patio is great (just not so much when the temps are in the mid-90’s). But the A/​C cranks here so no need to worry. Highly recommend eating and staying here.

This is a well organized and interesting restaurant. The staff were very busy the night we arrived but they were still pleasant and helpful. There was a wide variety of dishes on the menu as well as some excellent specials.

Everything is beyond my already high expectation at La Bandita Townhouse. The setting is amazing. Pienza is a small charming town with its little meat shop, cheese shop, home made Gelatos, a nice piazza, lovely restaurants, you name it. At La Bandita everything is new and top notch. I love the Iilly Coffee machine in our suite. The suite is on the top level we have great view of the mountains and a lot of rooftops, super cool. Breakfast was out of this world at the little backyard/​garden, was delightful. All the winery/​restaurant recommendations from John (the owner) and concierge was top notch. House keeping was amazing the moment we step out of the room, came back from breakfast our room was already refreshed, turn down service amazing (refilled coffee, carafe if water at bedside, complimentary sparking water and beer refilled at fridge), complimentary laundry a super nice touch for a long vacation. Everything is perfect and beyond my high expectation!