Gustavino Piazza Della Signoria

This is the best restaurant that ive visited while I was in Tuscany.Ordered spaghetti bolognese,didnt expect much,but i was really surprised…Prices are ok,as I expected.

Gustavino Piazza della Signoria was the first restaurant we tried in Florence, and it was delicious enough to be memorable. The gnocchi was nutty and rich, the meat was juicy and extremely tender. The wine was tasty, and most notably, the olive oil had a truly rich scent. The price was not expensive either; it's definitely one of the restaurants I'd love to visit again.

Yesterday my husband and I had lunch here - I ordered tagliatelle with porcini mushroom sauce. It was, without a doubt, the worst (and only bad) meal I have had in my 3 weeks in Italy. The porcini mushroom “sauce” was a whole lot of very, VERY slimy mushrooms, that I could not eat, because the texture was so off-putting. I ended up eating the pasta, but leaving the whole batch of slime mushrooms in the bowl. I did tell the waiter that it was absolutely awful, he apologized, and then I told him again before I left, because we were charged full price for it.

He said that lots of Italians eat at this restaurant and they love the mushrooms cooked that way. I’m thinking NOT. I have noticed when others post negative reviews - the same reasoning is used to defend the food.

We were looking for a place for lunch, and it looked adorable, but we should have kept walking. What a disappointment.

This spot is seriously one of the coolest in town! The ragù is a game-changer for Italian food lovers. The waiter was super friendly, hooked me up with some awesome suggestions. Loved the vibe! Count me in for a comeback!!!

Two stars for the waiter who recommended us to take us in. He is a nice person.The crostini wasn't fresh, but the pasta tasted good. Because my friend came from France and i wanted him to experience the local steak in Florence, we ordered the most expensive steak chianina I.G.P. on the menu. Unfortunately, the meat was very hard and salty, the beef was cut in a very thin way.When we left and told the waiter that it was too salty, he said it was Italian‘s taste and we didn't understand it.Good excuse but I work in Italian I know it’s not true.We spend 168eur and we never get a smile from him.Can’t imagine if we just take two pasta how can he treat us.

We chose this place randomly but were glad we did. The menu was very traditional, but everything was executed very well, except the pizza, which I would not order again. The atmosphere was inviting and the service perhaps the best we had in Italy.

Food was amazing - I enjoyed everything we ordered: T-bone steak, fusilli pesto, spaghetti alle vongole, mushroom risotto. I was weary about the service based on the reviews but it was not as bad as expected. I would say they are not super friendly but they are at least polite and service was fast. We visited early for Italian standards - exactly 12 noon for lunch service. Price was a bit on the higher end compared to the other places we've visited in Italy but still in the "reasonable" spectrum. Worth a try.