Trattoria 4 Leoni

An absolutely amazing experience! If you're a steak lover, you won’t be disappointed — it was cooked to perfection. The clam pasta was also incredible and definitely worth mentioning. The staff were friendly, attentive, and made the whole experience even better. Great food, great service, and a place I’ll definitely come back to. Highly recommended!

If you're in Florence and craving incredible Italian food, Trattoria 4Leoni is an absolute must. I visited a year ago, and I still find myself thinking about their lasagna—hands down one of the best I've ever had. Perfectly layered with delicious béchamel, rich meat sauce, and tender pasta, it was bursting with flavor and absolutely unforgettable. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the service is friendly without being rushed, and the menu offers a great variety of Tuscan classics. But seriously—get the lasagna. You won’t regret it. Make sure to make a reservation, though—they’re always full, and for good reason! Already dreaming of my next visit!

Recommended by the receptionist at my hotel, Trattoria 4 Leoni is tucked away in a lovely little piazza, just a short stroll from Ponte Vecchio. Even the walk there feels like part of the experience. It’s a classic Florentine spot, despite the many tourists, it still has a genuine, authentic soul. My waiter, very much a Florentine 🥰 , really made me feel cared for. The Pappa al pomodoro it was absolutely delicious!! Slightly more expensive than average, yes — but honestly, you eat and you just feel happy — properly happy! Thank you 🍝🍷 I’ll definitely come back.

The restaurant was recommended by our hotel. We otherwise didn't research it other than seeing it had a Google rating greater than 4. We were disappointed. By far our least favorite dinner on this trip. The food seemed generic and mass produced, like I was in the US eating at the Olive Garden. The best of our dinner was the prosciutto and melon starter. We were looking for something more creative and tasty. The square where the restaurant yes located was lively and interesting. While the restaurant's beer selection was good, we found excellent artisanal beer across the square as an after dinner drink. And the gelato at a different place across the street was also excellent.

For an Italian restaurant, we honestly expected much more. The lasagna was lukewarm, and while the pasta was cooked properly, it was nearly tasteless. For the price, we were hoping for a much more flavorful and authentic experience. Service was also disappointing—no one came to check if the meal was okay, and when we tried to ask for bread, no one responded or followed up. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place if you’re looking to enjoy good Italian food. There are definitely better options elsewhere.

Wonderful gem of a restaurant in the heart of Florence. We loved it so much, we ate there 3 times in 10 days! My daughter loved the Penne Pomodoro, and I loved their signature dish, pasta purses filled with pear and Gorgonzola in a cream sauce. The wines are excellent and the Veal and Beef dishes we ordered were phenomenal. The side dishes are good, too! I especially liked the fried artichokes, and everyone loved the white beans. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We made a reservation for our third visit, which I recommend. The first two visits they graciously squeezed us in. Ask for help pairing your wine- you won’t be disappointed!

No English menu so have to use Google translate but it's fine. Staffs talk perfect English so not difficult to ask for recommendation. We went here especially for Bistecca and we not disappointed! We took golden age one. Staff show us the piece before cook, 1.2 kg so it's 90 euro for this piece. It's good for 2 people to share. It's worth every cents! One of the best steak I ever had in my life! Side dish we had Artichoke, yummy. And Cheesecake for dessert. Also really good 👍 one of the best cheesecake!

Mar 2025 Dinner 8 of us One of our favorite restaurants in Florence. Still very high quality and taste foods. And the desserts .. see the photos hahahahaha Service just awesome. And the server wont give us the dessert menu till we “clean up” the t bone steak to the whiteness of the bone.. fantastic taste. This is how we should eat t bone especially here in Florence and 4 leoni. Will always come back here if in Florence.

This is a great restaurant. It was recommended by my mom that came to Florence years ago. The service was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful. A great Italian vibe that made the dining experience even better. They are known for with pear stuffed pasta. Nice and delicate with this pear and cheese filling. Portions are decent and so sharing is highly recommended as then you can try many dishes.

Our first dinner after literally arriving straight from the airport on Christmas Day, and was still one of my top favorites. We had a reservation for 8:30 pm, but still had to wait a while for a table. The server was very sweet and brought us complimentary prosecco while we waited outside in the cold. I was very surprised to see people eating outside in 40 degree weather under the heaters. It was way too cold for us. Once seated inside, the ambiance was warm and decorated beautifully for Christmas. Our server was great! The menu is not in English and only a few people seemed to know some English. We used google translate to decipher a few menu items, and didn't have any issues. I ordered a carafe of wine not realizing it would be 3 glasses full for only 9 euro. What a deal. And it was of course incredible Chianti. We started with a salad and brushetta with olive oil. The olive oil - OMG it had a bite and was delicious. I ordered the pear fiocchetti and it lived up to the hype. I enjoyed every single bite. The creamy savory sauce with the sweet filling was perfect. My boyfriend got the tagliatalle in wild boar ragu and it was also amazing. So savory. We loved watching all of the dishes get passed out of the kitchen. I added a side of fried artichokes, and it was a huge portion. I ate a few and took the rest to go, and they were soft and fresh. We finished with the creamiest tiramisu. We really enjoyed every moment of this special Christmas dinner. I highly recommend this place and will absolutely go again in the future!

Told by friends to come here. Did not disappoint. Excellent pasta and sides. Pleasant staff and service.

One of my absolute favorites! I recommend starting with prosciutto e melone and then the fiocchetti di pera and either a main course or dessert. The chocolate on the cheesecake is pretty rich so if you're into that you'll love it. The tiramisu was also very good! There is both indoor and outdoor dining but here I prefer indoor. There's AC which isn't always the case and it just looks cute. And the service is great! This is definitely a place you want to make reservations for and even without it they were able to find space for me and my bf and they were very nice about it.

Why 4 stars? Because the pear pasta was the star of the show. --- --- --- My mother-in-law is a very picky eater, but loves Italy. When she knew we were going to Florence, she insisted that we had to visit 4 Leoni. Because I've witnessed her pickiness up close and personal for many meals, I didn't exactly hold her recommendation in the highest regard. Maybe I should have though? She almost hates all food, but loves this, so maybe they are onto something here? She loved the pear pasta and so does my wife, so that was the primary reason we visited. And I have to say, the MIL was correct. This was one of the best dishes we had during our two days in Florence. Don't come here without ordering this! I was also really excited to try the Octopus, but was a disappointed in how it was prepared. It was cooked in breading, which ended up tasting decently enough but I didn't understand why Octopus would need bread crumbs when it's so great without that. We also ordered the ragu, which I felt was fine, but my wife was in heaven while eating it. It may just be more due to the fact that this isn't my kind of dish in general. And then we finished with tiramisu, which was excellent. The service was not very attentive, nor particularly friendly, but if that's the price to pay for this pear pasta, it's absolutely worth it.

Pear in pasta?!? Do it! As a matter of fact, get 2 orders of it! The portions of pasta were a little smaller, and one plate is hard to share. You'll definitely want to order multiple courses. Everything we had was delicious and we will definitely be back! However, don't forget a reservation because this place is popular.

4 Leoni was a wonderful place to sit down for dinner in Florence! The service was really good and the prices were fair for what we got! The food was also very delicious and I got a half liter of wine for only 8€. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to those who have a little higher of a budget, but I did enjoy the experience!

The pear pasta and gnudi were outstanding and I highly recommend. All Americans are sat in way back and took 32 minutes to get waited on (not even drinks offered) and we had reservations. So they need to work on this. That said the food was excellent and once we were waited on our server from Ghana was very nice.

Loved their olive oil- very green tasting. Pear pocket pasta was very good; a difficult dish to find in the states. I enjoyed their fresh spinach, pear and goat cheese salad drizzled in honey after many heavy dishes. Indoor and outdoor seating available. Check out gelato passera across the street afterwards.

Delicious food! Customer service was OTT we even received Italian speaking lessons. We sat outdoors under a covered patio. Although you may see available tables, I highly recommend dinner reservations so not to be turned away. Moderately priced.

I was blown away by the food here! Every dish we tried was absolutely mouthwatering, but the tripe was the real star. I normally wouldn't even consider ordering tripe, but I've been pleasantly surprised by it on this Italian adventure. This was the best tripe I've had so far - it was tender, flavorful, and simply divine. I can't recommend this restaurant enough!

4 Leoni is situated on a lovely square in Florence and the atmosphere alone is captivating, especially with the hopping Gelateria across the way. The salad had all the elements I love but lacked cohesion. The cheese and pesto were strong but without an adequate ratio of dressing to fixings, it felt like a half baked idea.

Food (5 of 5) -- the bruschetta was excellent. The pear pasta was unique and outstanding; one of our favorite pastas in all of Italy. Service (5) -- fun and attentive. Atmosphere (5) -- lovely outdoor patio and inside dining as well. We're now debating whether to just come back here for dinner this evening -- it was that good! Update: we did come back for dinner and it was outstanding.

The food was amazing and the waiter was very nice and spoke good English. I had the Linguine with clams and basil pesto and the clams were very good.

Two years in a row - excellent wine, excellent pasta, engaging service. Set in a beautiful Piazza. Be sure to make reservations - possible to make online.

Stopped by to get their Fiocchetti Di Pera in salsa Di taleggio e asparagi (Pear stuffed Fiocchetti with asparagus). Fairly unique among the thousands of similar menus across Italy. Stuffing was 9/10, flavors of the sauce was 6/10 and texture was a bit less robust that than I would have expected. Overall, unique dish. Service -- a bit rushed, perhaps 5/10.

loved it here! So authentic and probably our favorite dinner we have had! After hearing about it we tried the pear pasta and we ended up getting a second order because we loved it. We also tried the lasagna and the ravioli. Both so amazing! We got a second order of lasagna as well. Amazing price point and even better food! staff was very nice and helpful to understand the menu!! Highly recommend! Definitely will be back!

Love this place! Got a bunch of dishes: octopus, tagliatelle, eggplant parmesan, ravioli and braised beef. Can not recommend the octopus and eggplant Parmesan enough! Definitely the best I've ever had. Service was fabulous

We had a great meal at 4 Leoni! We had been recommended to this spot by a few friends so got reservations in advance. We were told we HAD to get the famous pasta dish here - a creamy asparagus sauce with pear-filled pasta. And we were glad we did - it was so rich, unique and flavorful! We also got the ratatouille which was a nice dose of veggies on an otherwise carb-heavy trip, and fried zucchini flowers which were unique. It was lovely to sit outside in the square, very peaceful! Our server was prompt and food came out much quicker than other spots we dined at. It does seem like everyone in the US is recommending this spot so we were surrounded by only American tables, so it's not necessarily a hidden gem hole-in-the-wall, but that pasta dish is delish!

This is my second time back! Had the Florentine steak this time. It was seasoned very well. The steak is cooked rare- just FYI. Im someone who likes well done so this took a little getting used to but I had to try it because when in Rome- or Florence in this case. The lasagna was good, it was a small portion for the price in my opinion.

From Livorno, we took a 1 1/2 he train ride East to la città dei Giglio (the city of the Lily), Florence in the heart of Tuscany. Florence was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, contains a lot of Renaissance art in the museums, and was once the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. After we dropped our bags off at the airBNB, we walked one block on a narrow cobblestone street to T4L. They specialize in Tuscan dishes like ribollita, bistecca alla Fiorentina and rabbit. It is tucked away on a small street, near the Pitti Palace and the Ponte Vecchio. I ordered the polpo on top of a pea sauce (sorry, one tentacle is missing bc ITC grabbed it b4 I snapped a pic - LOL), and a salad. Mija and ITC ordered a couple of the local pastas (not pictured). I had octopus 3-4 times during my trip, and T4L's was the best. It was super fresh, grilled to perfection and the pea sauce was genius. Mija and ITC really liked their pastas as well. Regarding the ambiance, its al fresco and good for people watching. Likewise the service fr Byron was friendly & warm. He hails fr Albania, but obvi speaks Italian, as well as English & Spanish, and his mother tongue. I found out he learned Spanish while he worked in AZ. BTW, Italians seem to be more friendly when you can speak a little Italian, but seem even more friendly when you can speak an EU language besides English. T4L was a great start to our eating adventures in Florence. More to come!

Wow!!!!! This restaurant in Firenze is awesome. We had a great meal and Rosalina our server was fantastic. They serve authentic dishes here and the food was so fresh and so delicious. From the antipasti through the first and second courses the food was outstanding. We had a large party (7) and all enjoyed it very much. The steak was cooked just under medium rare but, even the folks who like their steaks cooked medium enjoyed it. We went with table wines (Chianti) to pair with the meal. That was delicious as well. Definitely coming back on a future visit to Firenze.

There's great and there's insanely great. 4 Leoni falls into the second category and was one of the best meals we had on our Northern Italy trip. It was a recommendation from the food guide and it really worked out well. We arrived at 9:30 pm without a reservation and were pleasantly greeted and shown to a table immediately. The highlights of the meal were the house chianti, the amazing pasta with ragu sauce and when we saw another table have it for dessert, we also had a liqueur with strawberries and cream. Service was fantastic and friendly. Our waitress spoke terrific English and the meal went off without a hitch. Five stars plus for 4 Leoni. [Review 17056 overall - 247 in Italy - 572 of 2022.]

After learning about this location as a favorite of the Italian-American chef Guida de Laurentiis, we headed over to 4 Leoni, across the river, in hopes of sampling the acclaimed pear pasta. As we discovered the venue and arrived for lunch, we were originally told that there were no tables available. However, we soon discovered that one of the waiters could accommodate us after all. We are so grateful that Brajram made sure to find a table for my husband, son & I outside in the front. First, cold drinks were in order after an earlier climb of the Campanile's over 400 steps & a walk over the river to the resto. Next, we were advised to have the prosciutto e melone salad, which was delicious, especially as the melon was perfectly ripe and juicy. My husband ordered the spinach, goat cheese & strawberry salad topped with slivers of almonds. Both were perfect for a warm summer day. Next for entrees, we had the pear & gorgonzola pasta, which proved to be a special, unforgettable dish and a must try. The linguine and clams with pesto was tasty and the carbonara was the richest we've ever had. My son devoured his. Mostly, the meal was made enjoyable because of the welcoming & friendly service from our waiter, Bajram, who really connected with us and my son. As an impressive multilingual speaker and well travelled individual, you could tell that he really enjoys people and, thus, we experienced the warmest and most genuine hospitality in over 1 week of meals in both Rome & Florence. A thank you, Bajram, for both making room for us on our last day in Florence & for helping us feel truly at home. I was reminded that friendly & genuinely hospitable service can make an entire experience. Wish we could encounter that more regularly! I hope that this helps as we were without the sufficient amount of Euro on hand to give him justice. - Guests and friends from San Francisco ;)!

We reserved this place after hearing from various people just how amazing it was. I made a reservation about 3 weeks before we arrived to Florence and this was our first dinner here. When we were here (in July 2023) it was scorching hot in Florence. As we arrived for our reservation I asked for an inside table but was told they only had tables outside. My wife, having heard that this place is a must, agreed to sit outside. Within the first 7 minutes we were not only sweating due to the heat but the jerks next to us finished their meal and thought it appropriate to smoke cigarettes and make our experience that much worse. When I asked the hostess to get us a table inside she was extremely rude and dismissive. The was an older blonde lady, maybe the manager or the owner, who knows, but she certainly needed to get her arrogance in check. After I told my wife I wanted to leave she went inside and dropped some big attorneys name she knows who eats there all the time. Within 3 minutes we were being escorted to a very nice inside table. WTF?? I hate that! Food was decent, wine was great, attitude of our servers was good too. We had a young lady who didn't know much as she kept asking one of the older servers questions every time we asked something. She was nice but it got a little annoying. so the next time I wanted to order a bottle of wine, I simply asked her to get the older server to come. All in all this place is way to hyped up and it's gone to management's head. Would I come here again, not proactively as there are many amazing little places in Florence. If you are reading this (management), you guys should really go back to your roots and back to hospitality. Having to drop a name to get things just to be taken care of properly just says way too much about how view yourselves and your customers. Skip this overhyped place with average food.

Best meal we had in Florence. The pear flake stuffed pasta was next level. And the steak with buttery and delicious. If you can get in, go. If you can't, beg to get a table. We did, was worth it.

This was pretty good. Glad we were able to eat here. We did a walk in and they were able to sit our group. Grandma's lasagna was the best thing I ever tasted. Felt like a true traditional Italian family restaurant. The host gave us a lemon cello shot when we finished our meal.

This is a perfect casual Florentine restaurant experience. It's situated on a quiet piazza in the Oltarno area, where "real" Florentines socialize in the evening, so it's not quite as overrun by tourists as on the other side of the river. It has a nice patio for outside dining, where you can watch the world go by. The food is outstanding. We ate there twice, and both times I had the signature pear-stuffed pasta in a sauce of taleggio cheese and asparagus, which is to die for. My wife got the octopus one time and branzino the other; both were excellent. The rest of the menu is typically Florentine bistecca, pastas with boar ragu, pici, etc. You can't go wrong here.

Someone tell me what I missed at this place. Compared to the other places to eat in this town, this was subpar. We had the rigatoni carbonara and the lasagna. Neither was anything to write home about. Service was decent but again, nothing to write home about. Hard pass for us. Oh, and the topping on the cake was that there was no running water in the restroom and yes, the staff used the same restroom! For a fabulous dining experience, go to Osteria delle Paine which is right around the corner! Fantastic!!!

I'm so sorry but this place just wasn't for us. Though the server was quite friendly and genuine, the menu was all in Italian - when all over Italy the rest of the menus are offered in multiple languages. That made it hard to know what to order. The food was just not good. Got the "beef stew" as the server described, and it was two flat pieces of over cooked, grisly beef with some sort of gravy like stuff on top with a side of mushy spinach. The pear tortellini was just so odd and a very small portion. This place just wasn't good. So sorry!

Love 4 Leoni- have been going here for maybe 15 years or more every time I get to Florence. The food is excellent. Sitting out on the square is fun for people-watching. One of the servers whose name I can't recall is outstanding. He spent some time in the US in Arizona and knows the food and wine perfectly.

This is a local trattoria on south side of the Arno river near Pitti Palace. It was recommended by my hotel. I made a reservation for 1900 (7pm). Due to some no-shows I was able to sit inside. They have good selection of food but a limited selection of beer (da bere) or wine by the glass (vini a bicchiere). I started with the Antipasto toscano, a meat centric dish with a small amount of pickled vegetables. I then got the Insalata di spinacino fresco con pere (spinach with nuts, apple silces and soft cheese). I added extra virgin olive oil. I paired it with a glass of 2021 Attems Fruili Pinot Grigio. For my pasta dish, I had the Taglierini al funghi porcini. A very flavourable pasta tossed in butter with two types of mushrooms. For dessert I needed a light ending. So I got the Lemon & Pear sorbetto.

Amazing service, incredible food experience, and great ambiance!! We will return, on our next visit to Firenze!!! Super friendly staff!

A friend was in Florence months ago and highly recommended this restaurant so we got reservations for a late meal. I'm so, so glad we did. This was only one of two meals on a ten day trip that made me say "oh my god!" Our server (the owner's niece) was an absolute delight and extremely helpful in making recommendations. While they're best known for their pear pasta (fiochetti di pera... and it is incredible), do not miss out on the tortelli mugellani al sugo toscano. It was highly recommended by our server for good reason! Also: bonus points for the best olive oil we've had so far!

Trattoria 4 Leoni came highly recommended from our local tour guide. The staff was very friendly and provided great recommendations for each course. Our daughter was amazed by the lasagna and kept commenting on how it was melting in her mouth. She continued to compare each lasagna to Trattoria 4 Leoni throughout the rest of our trip (no other compared!) It was a very warm and cozy atmosphere and we loved the entire experience. We highly recommend the restaurant - an incredible Florence establishment.

The food was delicious. Service was ok. Ambiance was nice. The waiter had great suggestions for her favorite wine and dessert when I told her my preferences.

We loved our dinner at 4 Leoni for our first dinner in Florence. It was listed on Giada's recommended spots in Florence so I booked a reservation nearly two months in advance, but it seemed like walk-ins didn't have too hard of a time getting a table around 8 pm in early June. The food was delicious--and only 120 Euro for four glasses of wine (the house rose and Chianti were both amazing!), burrata appetizer, rocket salad, pear pasta (get this!!), steak (filet), and dessert and espresso! All very fresh and seemed a slightly more modern take on Italian traditional foods. We loved sitting out on their patio in the little square, perfect evening. Service was good as well.

This is not a place for tourist. They would rather you go to McDonald's and come to their restaurant. But I'm sure if you're a local food is probably great. Found a wonderfully welcoming place just around the corner.

Truly wonderful restaurant. The bruschetta was delicious, as was the pear filled pasta. Service was wonderful. We didn't feel rushed and they helped explain the menu which was in Italian.

Another Florence restaurant recommended to us with the description: "the finest pasta dish in the entire city." That dish is the fiocchette - pere e taleggio, which is pasta filled with pear stuffing and served with a cheese and asparagus sauce. This dish stole the show for us - so light & delicious. We also ordered the tortelli mugellani Al sugo toscano (basically a ravioli filled with potatoe mixture served with red meat sauce - insanely good) & the lasagna Al forno. We split all 3 and came close to finishing, but if we had to do it again, would probably skip the lasagna and enjoy the other two unique dishes. Overall friendly service, great ambiance & amazing fresh food!

Upon recommendation, we chose Trattoria 4 Leoni for dinner tonight. It was really good. A great spot, with lots of indoor and outdoor tables. WE sat inside and were really comfortable, nice and cool on a hot night. We ordered a Ruccola pomodora salad, a mixta salad, and fritta verdure to start. The salads were enough to share and really tasty. Then we had a pasta with clams, which was awesome, a mezzanale parmesan, (eggplant) yummy and our kids had pene pomodoro which was also really tasty. The place was simple and flavourful, the service great, the crowd really fun and friendly. A big recommendation to have dinner here.

We enjoy sitting outside at Trattoria 4 Leoni to enjoy life in the piazzetta. Favorite dishes include the fiori di zucca fritti (which we requested as an antipasto to share) and the fiocchetti di pera (like pear ravioli). Service is quick but polite. Best to make a reservation, as they are always busy.

Food was great, staff was fun and friendly. I would not hesitate going back next time we're in Florence

4 Leoni is on the "old" Florence side of the river and has a large outdoor seating area. There is an overall feeling of casual ease. I had a reservation for 7:30. My husband and I stepped into the restaurant interior to check in. When I told the woman who greeted us our reservation time, she looked at her watch and at me. It was maybe four minutes before 7:30, but they were open as there were lots of people already seated, so I wasn't sure what her annoyance was about. Whatever; we got seated and I didn't let it bother me. The 4 Leoni website has a button to translate to English, but the menu is not in English. I whipped out Google translate to help my husband and I navigate and our server was also happy to translate. (The server spoke quickly, so using Google translate is a must.) We ordered fried zucchini flowers, two pasta dishes, and a liter of wine. The wine is so affordable. We got a liter for what we would pay to have a glass in the U.S. and the wine was perfectly drinkable. We also shared a dessert. Everything was tasty and well-prepared. The main challenge at 4 Leoni is that there are a lot of tables as well as some seating for other businesses in the same area, so there tends to always be someone smoking, As a non-smoker, this is always a challenge for me when traveling in Europe. The tables are also close together, so I was praying that no one would light up next to us. 4 Leoni was a very good meal in a bustling outdoor setting. Be prepared to translate the menu if you don't read Italian and be prepared for some smokers around you, but the food is a good value.

The most amazing last evening in Florence ever. Family owned, very nice, we ate everything they suggested and loved it all. The special was a pear ravioli that was amazing. Ossobuco to die for. Amazing cheese cake for dessert, unlike any I've had before. Great wine recommendations. All around terrific. Across the river a bit less touristy, nice little corner. Make a reservation they're very busy.

I am a fan! I was told to come here for the pear pasta.... Which j was a little weirded out by but I went for it and it was VERY good. Staff is lovely and all speak English well. Nom!

TLDR: The man seating people was intentionally dismissive and rude perhaps because we were American and wearing t-shirts instead of button downs. We arrived on time for our reservation, he saw that we had a reservation, and then intentionally ignored us for the next 15 minutes while we stood waiting to be seated. The Whole Story: Found Trat 4 Leoni on a food blog, and dragged my fiancé all the way from the Duomo to try it out. It was 8:00pm, and we had just climbed the dome. Great views - highly recommend - so by the time we arrived at 4 Leoni, we were famished. We asked if they could seat 2 people, and the head seating guy (5'9" 165 pounds, dark hair, short-trimmed beard) brought us to a table in the back of the restaurant next to the bathroom and directly in line of the kitchen. It was so loud and cramped that we knew we would never enjoy the meal, so I politely asked if there was another table available, perhaps outside, where it would be less noisy. He shrugged and then looked at the papers in his hand as if he were doing string theory calculus and said it will be an hour. "No problem. We'll come back at 9:30." So we strolled until 9:30 rolled around. We headed back to the restaurant and found the head seating guy. He located our reservation, swiped a line through it with his pencil, and walked away. Not to get menus. Not to clear a table. No no no. He spent the next 5 minutes filling water pitchers and then brought some bread to another table. "They must be really busy", I thought to myself. Then he disappeared outside and started seating people who had just walked up. Still, I waited politely. Maybe he's miffed because we wouldn't sit next to the bathroom? I don't know. We were polite and apologetic when we asked to move, but maybe that's not enough. After another 7 minutes of standing awkwardly inside the door waiting for the guy to even say anything (he had walked by 6 times and never once even made eye contact), I realized that this was him being passive-aggressive. The next time he walked by, I politely asked, "Sir, have you secured a table for our reservation?" He looked at me like I had insulted him, held his hands out as if to tell me to calm down, and walked away. Well, considering he seated at least 8 parties since we arrived for our reservation, I assumed that something about us was not up to his standards. But why not just tell us originally there were no more reservations if you didn't want our business? Instead, you take out petty frustrations about whatever stereotype makes you angry on polite, decent people who just didn't want to sit next to the bathroom? Shame on you. So we left. We found another restaurant where people were friendly and treated us decently. If you were considering eating here, PLEASE CONSIDER EATING ANYWHERE ELSE. I guarantee you can find great food on almost any corner. Don't reward bad behavior.

Poor service and passable food. Pasta was too sweet. Fish was meh. Salad was bland. House wine was the only thing we were ok with.

This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend, and I tried twice to eat there when our travels led us to that side of town. Both times, the host was unkind in sharing they were full, almost laughing at the idea that we would want to eat there without a reservation. An Italian restaurant owner I met on this trip (who owns multiple restaurants in Florence) shared that there should always be an attitude of hoping to be able to seat someone to experience your food. It's not always possible, but the attitude here made me determined to not try again. I had a fantastic meal down the street!