Giubbe Rosse

This place was the only spot we ran into while it was raining and we were hungry so we went inside. The service was super slow because one guy was working, but the food tasted like a chain restaurant. Nothing special and the meal was around $ 17 per person for lunch. Probably won’t return if I was back in Florence.

I have only ever had coffee here, and it is excellent.

We discovered Guibbe Rosse just off the Ponte Vecchio bridge in a piazza with a carousel. We were reviewing the menu next door when Nicola with Guibbe Rosse enticed us over with promises of free Prosecco (wine) and a 10% discount. We were delighted with our servers, who were the friendliest we encountered our entire trip. The lasagna was excellent and my friend also reported the spaghetti carbonara was delicious. It was the only place we went back to eat again. The same gentlemen served us and brought us free Prosecco, again, along with free rides to the carousel. The price for a full meal at Guibbe was in line with the average for the area — between 20 – 30 euro — and includes a pasta dish, salad, water, and service/​seating charges.
Additional notes for eating in Italy: everything is sold a la carte. Pasta dishes range from 10 – 15 euro. A mixed green salad, which is lettuce/​arugula with tomatoes and carrots will cost between 4 – 8 euro, and forget about asking for ranch dressing in Italy because they’ve never heard of it. Salad dressing is vinegar and oil, which I’m actually a fan of, but it’s good to know in case you’re not. Also, water isn’t free and costs around 4 euro for a liter. You’re not required to tip servers in Italy, but sometimes you’ll see a percentage-​based «service charge» and a seating charge ranging from 2 – 5 euro per person. We generally only ate one full meal each day and stopped for smaller meals or snacks in between. Bottled water and soda can be found cheap at shops similar to a dollar store in the US.

Perfect place for a cappuccino during promenade in Florence
I absolutely love stumbling upon beautiful cafes during my promenades. This was gem in Florence. I adored how they add delicate finishing touches to my cappuccino.
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Food: 3
Service: 1 – 4: started awful but improved at the very end.
Atmosphere: 3.5
It’s a nice location and you sit in a cool «tent» area that’s not joined to the restaurant. Plus, when it’s cold outside they have the heat lamps. The waiter didn’t come by for over 5 minutes. Yes, I understand we’re in Italy and things run a little slower here, but at least come by and introduce yourself. Plus, there is only one waiter for the entire area. We ordered our drinks and food together and received our drinks very quickly (oh, by the way, my husband ordered a glass of wine and they brought 2). They then delivered my food to the table shortly thereafter, but never brought my husband’s food. We waited about 15 minutes, then FINALLY got our waiter’s attention to tell him. He was apologetic, but didn’t offer an explanation; also, if he would’ve came over at any point after they gave me my food he would’ve known we hadn’t got my husband’s plate. He brought the food, and my husband ordered a third glass of wine. The food is actually pretty flavorful for a touristy area. I had the spaghetti carbonara and my husband had mushroom gnocchi. My husband had finished his food and asked for the check before he brought him the wine. When he brought the check, he basically knew and said it was a sucky experience, so they gave us the third glass of wine free and a percentage off our bill. Our waiter must’ve known we were annoyed (because this dining experience was over an hour)!

Oh, Guibbe Rosse… I want to think you’re super weird and creeper because you have a gaggle of men outside trying to direct people into the restaurant… but your food was tasty, and seriously, you can’t be the view of people watching in Piazza della Repubblica.
This restaurant is technically outside, but it’s entirely covered by plastic and has heat lamps going to keep you warm. The inside looks like you’re eating at a 5-​star restaurant. Nice table linens, comfy couches/​seats, and waiters dressed the the nines. Even the guys outside trying to direct you inside are in suits. Amazing.
At this point in my stay, I was almost at my carb limit, so I went in with the intention of getting a gigantic salad. But, I couldn’t pass up the pizza bufala. I wish that there was more meat on the pizza, but I really did like the thinly slices pieces of tasso ham. This pizza is pretty moist, as the mozzarella is fresh.
I did have a side salad with olive oil and balsamic, with a complimentary basket of bread. You know, just in case I hadn’t already had a million carbs already.
The service was great. I never had to ask for anything, and the wait staff conversed with me in Italian (many other restaurants had answered me in English even when I spoke in Italian). It was a nice perk to be seated right in the midst of Piazza della Repubblica so that I could watch all the passersby walking the street. And it was an extra nice touch to have the inside heating.
I think the prices are comparable to other restaurants in the area. I would definitely come back during my next visit to Firenze.

Wow. What a bad experience. Terrible service, mediocre food and an extra charge on the bill. When we asked the bad waiter if ‘service’ had already been included on the bill, he said «No– you tip now.» which was uncomfortable to begin with as I knew I did not want to tip for such bad service. Then we saw a «16%S Tax» on the bill and asked what that was for. He said it was a city tax. When I showed him the receipt for another place we had eaten at earlier that day that charged no «city tax» he pointed out that instead they had charged a 2 € per person service fee. He then eventually admitted that the «city tax» was the same as «service fee» and that this restaurant charges 16% of the bill (and I quote) «because we ate outside on the square.» So we paid an extra 10,21 € that is not listed anywhere. It’s the Wild Wild West in Italian restaurants. They seem to be able to charge whatever, whenever. Be aware and definitely skip this place.

C’était le RDV des poètes. Bonne table pour un déjeuner simple. Service correct dont il faut savoir apprécier le style. Bön rapport qualité prix à Florence.

The server Romolo straight up asked us how much extra tip we wanted to put down for his mediocre service. Put us in an awkward situation. Overall food was meh, he was meh, but the people watching was probably the best part of this place. Stay away unless you just want a coffee and know unless they were amazing you don’t need to tip more.

When we ate here, we sat outside which was nice to be able to people watch. Our waiter was friendly and funny, but at times seemed preoccupied. The food was delicious. I got a steak that was perfect. It was thick, juicy and spiced well. The potatoes were to die for. My husband had a thick soup of sorts to start that also tasted great, kind of like a minestrone flavoring.
This restaurant is in a line with a few others and there are hosts/​hostesses that stand outside to try to lead customers in. Watching them interact was fun.
In summation, the food was delicious and the service was ok.

Stay away from this place. If the service were any slower I would be dead. The steak came out moo-​ing which happens but two days later it came back one step above raw. As we waited ten minutes before being addressed by the waiter that was more interested in cleaning the table next to us than taking our drink order his first response to us was «so, you ready». The service would have been better in a Russian prison. Tourist trap. Stay away.

If you are looking to have a drink at a piazza, go here. Wait staff was just ok. Basically what you would expect. Did not eat.

Restaurant situé sur une jolie place en face d’un manège. Idéal pour une soirée en couple pour contempler la vue de la place.
Préféré une table en terrasse en été pour profiter du bon temps.
La décoration est sympa, la terrasse reste une terrasse mais c’est très agréable avec la vue sur la Piazza Della Republica.
Le service laisse à désirer… Le serveur né sourit pas, il fait son travail à la va vite, au moment de l’addition il jette les billets sur la table pour rendre la monnaie… Et j’en passé. Bön c’est une chose, on peut toujours s’en passer de cela, on va se concentrer sur les plats.
Pour ma part étant en Italie j’ai des envies de pizza même si Florence n’est pas réputée notamment pour ses pizzas. A première vue les pizzas semblent bonne cependant dommage la pâte est trop croustillante et surcuite. Il y a meilleur ailleurs pour cela.
Conclusion: restaurant touristique mais sympa pour profiter de la dolce vita Leurs pièces de boeuf semble bonne, à tester plutôt que de choisir leurs pâtes ou pizzas. Attention à la taxe pour le service qui est de 16%!

Too much of a tourist trap, extra charges at check time, reasonable prices.

I loved having a macchiato there… sorry…in the mid 90’s that was…
They had a little sugar bowl contraption (glass/​steel) filled with little «droplets» of chocolate — just sitting on the counter for the customers! I loved having a 1,300 Lira macchiato… back then, the exchange was 1 USD to 1,200 Lira… those were the days…
Last time we went some years back, not only was there this awful carousel right smack in front of them… our daughter loved that ride SO much, we practically asked Nonna (grandma in Italian) to sit around the bench so she will not have to stand around waiting…

The food itself was pretty good; the bruscetta weren’t of the highest quality, but the main courses, particularly the chicken breast, were very well made.
All in all the experience was quite touristy; if you’re looking for authenticity (whatever that actually means in a city this big) you might skip here. The waiters there are all very nice, though. It’s one of those restaurants where they accost you in the piazza if you even glance at the place, and it’s right next to another restaurant that does the same – at which the waiters are very aggressive. We were talking to the waiter from Giubbe Rosse, who was explaining the menu calmly, when a waiter from the neighboring restaurant strolled over and started trying to grab our attention and accused us of being tourists for even considering Giubbe Rosse. So, we immediately walked inside Giubbe Rosse because the neighboring restaurant was clearly even more touristy, and because clearly the people who worked there were douchey. Our waiter apologized to us for the spectacle, and sat us down to what was otherwise a nice, quiet-​ish dinner.

Our first night in Firenze after walking around the city we decide to see what we would come across to eat .we came accross this place, good choice.
you have seating outside & inside the restaurant, we sat out side. nothing special but it was cozy, nice service.
we decide to go with a bottle of red wine for our diner. they give u a nice basket of bread with a spicy olive oil, very good hard not to over eat some because it is pretty tasty.
we went with the plate of meats to share, this was so good. it had chicken, beef, steak, sausages… oh man way to much for us two !!
since we were unaware of how large the portions were we ordred a penne pasta in garlic spicy sauce… this was delicous !!
my main course i had the pork chops, really good & my date had a steak good as well.
Everything was really good but way too much food for us in the end. this place was great, I would definatley return if in Firenze again.

Ate in the outdoor tent, which although there were heat lamps, it was still too cold to eat dinner there (unfortunately the actual restaurant is tiny and doesn’t have many tables for larger than 2 people). The food was very mediocre, I had a pasta dish with porcini mushrooms (10 euro) which was very bland and the pasta didn’t taste very fresh. A couple other people I was with ordered pizza (10 euro) and said it was just okay. Would skip this place.

My husband & I had a wonderful time. The food was fantastic… I had a spicy pasta dish and my husband had the Fiorentina Steak. The manager sat us right in front so we had an unobstructed view of the comings and goings in the piazza. We thought the food was go great that we went back… and we were only in Florence 5 nights! The waiter was really nice to us too. I don’t really know what the other reviewers are talking about! We had a fabulous meal and time!

Ein altehrwürdiges Café, 1895 von zwei deutschen Bierbrauern, den Gebrüdern Reinighaus, gegründet. Vor dem 2. Weltkrieg beliebter Literaten– und Künstlertreff. Wiedereröffnung 1947. Heute erinnern noch Bilder, gesammelte Memoiren, alte Zeitungsausgaben und Fotos in den Innenräumen an diese Zeiten. Gelungene Mischung aus Restaurant, Bar und Café. Auswahl an nationalen und internationalen Zeitschriften zur Lektüre. Regelmässige Diskussionsabende über Literatur, Kunst und Theater.
Wer draussen sitzt, hat einen herrlichen Blick auf die Piazza. Der Name des Cafés leitet sich von den roten Jacken ab, die bereits die ersten Kellner trugen. Ein guter Platz, um nach oder vor dem Besuch der Uffizien, die in der Nähe liegen, zu verweilen. Vor dem Café ist auch ein Treffpunkt für Führungen im Museum. Wer keine Lust hat, sich in langen Schlangen anzustellen, kann sich dort anschliessen (einfach fragen, es kommen auch deutsch sprechende Führer). Die Speisen konnte ich nicht beurteilen, da ich nur Kaffee und Kuchen hatte.
Ein Besuch lohnt sich, Daumen hoch!