Bellini

Diavola pizza is the best pepperoni we’ve had in Italy. Also good was the penne arrabiata and gnocchi florentine style. Bread was a bit stale.

We came here after our visit to the Pitti Palace because we were hot and starving. My family didn’t mind their meals, but my panzanella was almost inedible. I had been looking forward to having one of these salads while we were in Italy, but I didn’t choose the right venue. The service was pleasant and the place was clean, but that’s about it. Look elsewhere.

We stopped here because we were hungry, and unfamiliar with the area. Turns out we should have done a bit more searching.
The décor is cute, but the food is near terrible. Stale bread (which is almost rampant in our experience throughout Italy) started us off. We were given (spray) balsamic vinegar and oil, I guess for the bread because we didn’t order salad but there were no plates so no dice.
When our food came, my pesto dish was edible, but looked like someone had sprinkled green-​can parmesean on top of the whole thing — really? The lady’s risotto was more like rice-​a-​roni or rice and sauce, basically a watery blend of rice, broth, and mushrooms.
Only reason that it didn’t get one star is that I think that it’s clean and we didn’t get sick.