La Tavernetta della Signoria

Bravo! We were welcomed as soon as we turned the corner into a nice warm atmosphere. Decorations of paintings and alcohol lined the walls and were done in a classy manner. Our server was attentive and spoke English well, yet made it feel like we were in Italy by saying things like «ciao!» etc. We ordered the 3 course meal which was absolutely lovely. I ordered a white wine along with it which tasted a bit too strongly of alcohol, but didn’t kill my appetite. The only annoying thing about the restaurant was that they allowed rose vendors from the street to come inside, so every 15 minutes we had some guy asking if we wanted to buy a rose. Other than that, the food and dessert were spectacular and very fairly priced.

Sehr nettes Ambiente. Sehr freundliche Bedienung. Gutes Preis-​/​Leistungsverhältnis. Leckere Pizza Fiorentina mit Hauswein bestellt, dazu olio piccante. Ein empfehlenswertes Lokal.

My wife and I discovered La Tavernetta della Signoria on second day in Florence. We enjoyed the food so much, we visited twice more. We tried several pizzas, fettuccine alfredo, spaghetti, risotto and several of their house wines. I found the risotto disappointing, but the rest of the food was excellent. Overall, they had friendly staff and great food. I’d like to eat there again right now!

Cover AND SERVICE charge– unnecessarily expensive bill. Menu is misleading for the food and prices, since they tack on euros with the service and cover charge. No air conditioning (in the middle of July). Food is not good, and would not recommend. MUCH better restaurants in the area. Go to Pepó!

Friendly and welcoming restaurant to enjoy some great food in Florence! Food came out hot and flavorful. Staff were more than happy to help review menu which was written in Italian. The fixed 3 course menu was way too much food. Spaghetti carbonara, followed by 3 big slices of steak with salad and French fries, and a light dolce dessert. All very good, but had to take some to go. I would definitely return to this restaurant.

My husband had the ossobuco and I had the tortellini, both were good and the service was good

We had a fabulous experience at this restaurant. After a long day of sightseeing it was nice to sit down in the quiet elegance of La Tavernetta della signoria. We enjoyed wonderful home made pasta and seafood, which was a delight, accompanied by grilled vegetables with some delicious cheese and the house red was just perfect. The food was excellent and at reasonable prices. Most notable was the attentive service of our handsome waiter, Luca, which made everything that much more special. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to any one on a trip to Florence.

Good food. Great atmosphere. Convenient location. We tried the osso bucco, tortellini con panna, and 3 cheese cakes (1 with chocolate, another with a berry sauce, and one plain). Cheesecake was waiter’s recommendation. It was so good that’s why we ordered a third. The cream sauce for the tortellini was delicious.
The waiters were friendly, but for a large restaurant it appeared they only had one waiter per shift doing everything. We were in between shifts. We started with one and finished dinner with another waiter. Both very professional and friendly but the change in shifts and only one waiter on staff made for a long dinner. It wouldn’t have been so bad if we didn’t have a train to catch.
Yes, there was a cover charge (it was written right on the menu), but we found that doesn’t appear to be unusual for lots of restaurants in tourists areas of Italy (restaurants in the Prati and Trastevere areas of Rome did the same). A couple we dined next to at another restaurant in Rome told us it’s basically the same as tacking on the tip. Whether it goes back to the wait staff or not they choose not to tip if charged cover.
If the wait staff was very good and the cover was less than 20 percent of the bill, you might consider at least tipping the difference. It’s hard to punish the wait staff for the policy of the restaurant.
Points off for not having more staff and although the cheesecake was delicious and food good, I don’t think it was out of this world. If we lived here we might dine here again but it wouldn’t be our «must go to» restaurant.

God awful. Too many places in Florence to experience rather than waste your money and an hour of your life here. The service and split plate fees are ridiculous for such poor food

This is a trap. We were walking by and the waitress asked us if we would like to come in. We told her we were only thinking about a drink and maybe a snack. We ended up getting a bottle of wine and a margarita pizza. Both decent but nothing that would have you returning. The wine was about 16.80 euros, the pizza was 5.50 euros but also added to the bill was a cover charge of 4 euros and a 1.50 euro split charge. In Italy, I’ve sometimes encountered cover charges to help cover the cost of the bread they bring you but we definitely were not offered anything beyond what we ordered. I’m still not sure what they did to help us split the pizza either. It came on one plate and we helped ourselves to the slices of pizza. When I asked the waitress about it and objected to the extra charges, she just shrugged and apologized before swiping my credit card for full amount while standing right next to me. Florence is full of great places to eat so I definitely suggest you just SKIP this one. Not worth the cover charge.

Zentral gelegen hinter dem Palazzo Vecchio und den Uffizien, mitten zwischen diversen anderen Restaurants und Imbissbuden. Wir wurden aufmerksam durch die verschiedenen Menüs, die auf der Karte angepriesen wurden. Und wir wurden nicht enttäuscht: Die Pizza war sehr groß und sehr lecker, der Nachtisch zwar eine kleine Portion, aber ebenfalls sehr lecker und äußerst nett angerichtet. Dazu gab es ein kleines Getränk für zusammen 10 € (+2 € Coperto), was ein sehr fairer Preis ist. Der Service war gut, die Kellner haben sich allesamt überschlagen vor Freundlichkeit und sowohl das Essen als auch die Getränke kamen relativ schnell. Es hat uns so gut gefallen, dass wir am nächsten Tag wiedergekommen sind.

Mamma Mia Why would you order anything here other than the gorgeous, aged T-​bone steaks sitting in front?
We ordered a 2.3 kg T-​bone steak. Came with potatoes. It was one of the best steaks we have ever eaten. The service was very good. Don’t leave Florence without trying the beef or bistecca fiorencia. Wow!

Decent food. We had the pizza. Not cheap though. Euro32 for 2 pizzas, bottle of water and half bottle of wine. One pizza would have been enough probably for both of us. Service was friendly with good English

There are reasons that «tourist restaurants» exist… They are close to attractions. After walking through museums all morning the thought of walking far enough from the tourist area to get a meal wasn’t appealing enough to keep me out of a one star (only one review) restaurant. The food was very average, the service was slightly better. You really can’t screw up pizza in Italy and they didn’t.
You certainly wouldn’t go out of your way to eat here, but it did the trick.