This was my first meal in Florence, and it was a beautiful welcome to a beautiful city. It felt…read morelike a lively party in someone's home. The room was packed, and the owner was walking around and holding court, sitting with people, moving chairs, dropping plates. Our friend who lives around the corner took charge (she may or may not have a slight crush on the owner), and she ordered it all. We started with finocchiona and head cheese and prosciutto with melon and continued with the rigatoni alla condatina and riso ai funghi porcini, and more pasta I don't remember. We were already full at this point, and then the secondi started arriving. Lombatina di vitello, braciole, beef carpaccio...I ate till I hurt, and drank entirely too much of the house wine encased in the straw baskets known as fiascos. It was a fiasco in every way, and it kicked off a great week.

I was shocked how many people were there before opening. We got there about 15 minutes before and…read morethere were a bunch of people waiting to get seated. Thank goodness we made reservations beforehand. I highly recommend. We ordered the prosciutto with melons, penne alla bettola, pappardelle alla rottanculo, crocchetteal limone, and tiramisu. The food was SO GOOD and tasty. The flavors were remarkable. I highly recommend coming here if you are in Florence.

Loud. We ate inside(hot). Harsh lighting. Veal scaloppine…read moresmothered in salty sauce. Outside patio just lovely. Waiter was either new or not trained well. This could be a great place because if its location but was a disappointment.

So I feel like I am writing about delicious food in Italy every review. I guess I am. DA Giulio is…read moreanother great local restaurant in the heart of Lucca. Reservations required because it's that good. Atmosphere is casual and a little on the louder side and the food is delicious!

For one of our last meals in Florence, I made a reservation at Il Latini. Although it was…read morerecommended, I don't think it was necessary. We weren't super hungry, so we didn't order the Bisteka alla Fiorentina. We settled on the mixed cold cuts for an appetizer. My husband had the Paccheri with wild boar, while I had the Veal Chop and we ordered grilled vegetables for the table. The wild boar pasta dish was flavorful and the veal chop was also full of flavor - especially with the fat cap. We also ordered a bottle of the house red - it was only €13! The waiter had accidentally spilled the bottle when it was half full and promptly opened a new one and replaced it - great service! And that bottle of red was absolutely divine! I was tempted to order some to take home!

Came here for its reputation of traditional Florentine steakhouse. The restaurant opened after…read more730pm and there was a huge line outside. We had to make reservation a day before because this place looked quite popular. Inside there were mix of locals and tourists like us. It had friendly waiters, prosciutto hanging from the ceiling, and tight seating. We ordered the Family Style Ribeye Steak Chianina Certified. They brought the cerficiation paper showing the meat was from Chianina. We were impressed and we felt there was no need to bring such proof. So they brought in bread, appetizers, prosciutto, rice salad, beans, potatoes, pasta... They were all delicious and well made. I had high expectation for the ribeye... The ribeye came out raw. It was unexpected and surprising. The blood was in the meat and it felt chewy. I couldn't enjoy it. I am more used to medium rare. I politely asked the waiter to bring it back to the kitchen and cook it into medium rare. The waiter refused saying it is the way it is. It was traditional Florence steak, and the chef would also refuse to cook it further. I gave up. I gotta say traditional Florence style steak is not my taste. Perhaps for other people Everything else afterwards was great. The tiramisu, panna cotta, and the complimentary drinks and the coffee. I gotta say the service was spot on Overall, I enjoyed everything but the steak. Total bill was over 200 euros. If i had known florence steak was raw, i wouldn't have come here. It was an expensive teaching. I hope this review helps the reader to test out traditional florence steak elsewhere before committing to expensive trial. ; )

Highly rated restaurant with many locals lined up at opening time! Would recommend making a…read morereservation online Florentine Steak - we got the classic Florentine steak here and we didn't really have a comparison but it was delicious! Medium rare was honestly still pretty rare -- most meat runs in the rarer side in Italy. Expensive but worth trying at least once in Florence! Ribollita - a traditional Tuscan heart stew that our tour guide from the other day recommended. Honestly it was just really nice to eat a veggie and it broke up flavors from eating lots of thick steak! Would recommend this dish! We got to sit outside which was really nice. The staff was very patient with our lack of Italian!

We tried to get an on line reservation and three hours later we were still waiting confirmation so…read morewe decided to take a chance based on advice and great reviews and arrive early and get in line. Big tip...if you do the same line up to the right side of the door to this restaurant. To the left is reservations only. Once they opened, we were first in line we were thrilled to get a table outdoors. Wait staff were very nice. We shared a large beer, enjoyed the complimentary croutons and bread. Our order was a delicious caprese. Ooooh the mozzarella so creamy, tomatoes delicious. Our mains were the creamy tortellini and the chicken with roasted potatoes. Total yum in each bite. Happy we ended our week in the lovely city of Florence at this establishment. Highly recommend.

I was passing through Florence on a hot August day on my way home and not having been in the city…read morefor many years I decided to explore so I did my research on the train on any remaining authentic and cheap restaurants in Florence. I grabbed a bike from the street outside the station and ventured from the alleyways and busy streets of the downtown across the bridge to the quieter and locally paced streets of Santo Spirito and Piazza del Carmine, arriving to L'Brindellone just shy of 12:30pm, with no reservation. The server hanging outside the door checked with the boss before granting me a spot at a table in the "enchanted grotto", aka a small table stuffed into the alcove in the back next to the bathroom door. Nice. One would think this ruined my experience. But I don't scare easily. There was a strong fan mounted directly in front of me that dried my sweat and discouraged any unpleasant odors from reaching my nose. Thankfully it was early enough the diners there were just starting their lunches and not in need of the restroom yet. THOUGHTS Service was polite, casual and properly attentive. Food was rustic, flavorful, simple and local, some of the cold cuts were not my personal favorite, too fatty and gamey. Prices were low compared to others Overall: Good but not excellent, enjoyable but not too comfortable, pleasant for what I wanted, granted I am low maintenance with ambient but I do have a pretty pretentious palate having grown up in Italy and I know good NYC service. I got an antipasto (cold cuts) with coccoli (fried dough balls which were really tasty) Tortelli di patate al ragù This restaurant experience fit perfectly into my 3 hour stop over in Florence and I do recommend it for the variety of foods and local flavors, casual ambiance and low prices.

Great people at the restaurant! We didn't have any reservations but showed up an hour early, they…read morewere willing to take us in. We didn't get a normal seat but understandable since we didn't have a reservation. The waitress tho wasn't great. Messed up our food and barely came to serve us... she gave us the wrong order for the pasta, which turned out to be delicious. We didn't want to complain altho it was 6 euro more. Salad was very basic only had greens no tomatoes or carrots. My bf did enjoy the steak. I do think it was too raw... overall had a great experience. Loved the people there.

5 stars based on Tuscan cuisine and affordability! It's no joke that there's consistently a line…read moreto get in to this popular neighborhood spot! We came twice, the first time we showed up around 7:45, the second time we showed up about 6:40 and we were the second group in line. They open promptly at 7:15 BTW. Located in the Palazzo Pitti neighborhood, and has a mix of locals and tourists. We came cuz I'm a fan of A. Bourdain and he's been here. And also the quality of the dishes and price point makes it very affordable compared to the tourist areas. We weren't super hungry both times we came, but our goal was to grab Bistecca alla Fiorentina. We had it with the roasted potatoes both times and killed both! They warn you from the beginning that the steak will be rare, and it was just on the cusp of moo-ing (just kidding). It was very flavorful as were the potatoes. We also had the salad on the last visit - made simply and just drizzled with olive oil. Both times we had the homemade desserts - highly recommend it! And we also finished with digestives, limoncello for hubby and grappa for me. I would happily recommend a visit here - especially if you are a tourist on a budget. You'll get high quality meals with super affordable prices. Just pack your patience and remember they do not take reservations.

Arrive a bit before opening, unless you're ok with a long wait. We came exactly when it opened, and…read morethere already was a line around the corner. We were seated about 45-50 minutes later. The menu itself is simple, and inexpensive. We were impressed by the quality for the price. The pastas were our favorites. We loved the white house wine. We would have gone back again, however they are closed on weekends. We will come back the next time we visit Florence! The menu changes daily, and they have it posted inside the restaurant. If you are solo or in a smaller party, you might be seated with 2-3 parties.

Spectacular meal and service. From the Risotto, to the Florentine bistecca, to the Amazon. And the…read moreservice was professional and friendly. The ambiance with the copper pots and instruments with the dark wood was a nice touch as well.

I've got a mixed experience with this place…read more Ordered two of their popular dishes - the traditional tordello (filled pasta with meat) and the truffle pasta. The tordello was nice. Full of flavour, quite unique, the skin texture was not too thin, not too thick. The truffle pasta was disappointing though. Nothing wrong with it, but at 25 euros, it was a pricey dish compared to what you can get elsewhere in Lucca. I get the feel that this place is popular due to its reputation. But its trying to charge high end prices (for example 3.50 euro cover charge, which is what most higher end places charge) but you're not really getting amazing dishes consistently. I'd suggest just walking by and looking through the window where you can see how the tordello is home-made. Then head elsewhere (eg Ristorante Giglio was amazing) for food.

One of the best meals we've have had. The wild boar ragu and the steak were incredible, add to that…read morea 1/2 litre of house wine and you have a fantastic meal.

Had the tagliatelle with pecorino and fava beans and it was hands-down the best meal I've had in my…read morelife.