Ristorante Zafferano Di Buzzi Paolo

We tried this restaurant around 2 pm and Paolo welcomed us in. We stayed long past closing and enjoyed our conversation with Paolo. We had our best meal in Italy here. The pastas were home made and delicious especially the fagottini con rubolia con salsa pana e funghi. Dessert a kind of creme caramel was divine.

Excellent fish dishes! Both the prawn cream gnocchi and the fried gnocchi were both pleasant surprises! The atmosphere is very convivial, but I recommend booking in advance.As far as the service is concerned, we would like to underline that even though it happened on a very busy evening, the staff was extremely helpful to us! A point of merit to the waiter Alessio, who despite the busy evening served us with great professionalism and did not fail to make us smile at every opportunity, always kind and extremely helpful!

Just had a simple meal of sausage, potatoes and grilled vegetables with house wine, a coffee and a grappa. Been in Italy for one week. BEST meal we have had, best waitress and Paulo best host. Thankyou for a wonderful experience . Reasonable priced .

Highly recommended restaurant, both for the service and the food. Abundant dishes, fantastic desserts, personally I loved the mushroom and potato dish. Highly recommended, also for the care they gave to Shyla, our husky. It's a shame that I only took photos of the desserts, it definitely deserved everything.

Nice cosy restaurant in the old part of town. Food excellent and very good sized portions! The meat was succulent and tasty, apparently also the fish is very good but I will save that for my next visit. Staff wonderful, friendly and very helpful....well worth a visit!

I call San Francisco home but have lived 4-6 months a year in Italy for more than 15 years. My second home is in Vitorchiano, one of the most remarkable medieval towns in Italy, but I have also lived in Rome, Todi and Umbertide. Because I love to eat and eat out most of the time, I have had the opportunity to sample a great number of restaurants throughout central Italy. Of course, I am spoiled by the great restaurants in San Francisco, but I have found some fabulous restaurants here in Italy and Lo Zafferano is truly one of the best.Paolo, the owner and chef, is a Vitorchiano native, but before he came back home to open his own restaurant he spent two decades traveling internationally - from South America to New York to the Middle East - opening and managing restaurants for some of the world's top hotels and resorts. Because Lo Zafferano is just a short walk from my apartment in Vitorchiano, I have eaten there dozens of times over the years and have never been disappointed.Paolo is a talented, creative chef who loves to cook, and his menu at Lo Zafferano takes local Italian cuisine and ingredients to new heights even as he respects Italy's great culinary traditions. His pasta is perfect, his sauces are scrumptious, his meat and fish are as fresh as they come, and his portions are always much too generous even for a serious eater like me. A TIP: His unusual pairing of grilled fish with local black truffles surprises and delights everyone who tries it.Paolo himself is a charming, outgoing host who speaks excellent English - far better than my Italian - so I have had the pleasure of getting to know him personally. I urge you, too, to get to know Paolo and Lo Zafferano. Tell 'em Bill sent you. :-)

Fantastic food! Great service!

We love this place! We had the aperativi (with cocktail!) for only 15 euro per person (we ordered two) and got waaaay more than enough haha. Every item was delicious and made with love. And the desserts... Also, such sweet, delightful people. Whenever we're in the neighborhood again we'll definitely come back here to try the rest of the menu! Grazie mille, people of Zafferano