Le Fonticine

So wonderful! Dined here twice while in Florence. Had Pici w boar (my favorite) veal fiorentina, bistecca a la fiorentina and ribolitta, all of which were excellent.
The gentleman who served us has worked at LF since he 70’s or 80’s. Definitely popular among what seemed like a fair amount of Italians and middle Europeans, which is always a good thing. Not really touristy despite having a menu in several languages.
Finished both nights with tiramisu. The choice seems a bit lacking in spontaneity, but among the three we tried, was the best & definitely the best TM I have EVER had.
I was hoping to see a rabbit dish on the menu, but I suppose I’ll have to head further out to Multipulciano and Siena to see more game selections.

We had the best meal of our lives here! Went with my Fiancé for his birthday and ordered the pappardelle with wild boar ragu (house specialty), followed by the risotto with mushrooms (they made it fresh for us, off menu) and finally, the Bistecca a la Fiorentina. Carlos the owner was amazing but our waiter, Roberto was the best! He really made our night! Turned off the lights and sang Happy Birthday! We really had the best meal ever – hands down – world wide. We highly recommend this place. It’s truly the best and prices were not too bad either.

We went there for lunch. We ordered Rigatoni alla Bolognese, meat sauce, veal, pork and beef and Chicken breast with vegetables. All are delicious.

Just got back after a nice salad (some Medici thing) and a great sirloin. Truly tremendous. I will go back. And yes — we, too, had fun with Super Mario!

One of my most pleasant memories of Florence! This place is a «must go» if you’re in search for that perfect florentine steak! I absolutely loved all of the food here, from the simple caprese salads to their perfectly salt rubbed steaks that are so tender and moist. The gentlemen that work here are extremely hospitable as well with all patrons as I saw one of the older waiters spoil a child with treats at the end of the night.

We found this place by chance after walking around starving trying to find somewhere good. Finally we found it!!! This place was great! We walked through the kitchen to get to our dining area and saw amazing steak! So we all had to order steak or veal chops! Yum!!! The steak was great, the appetizer was incredible and then we ended with amazing tiramisu and lemonchello! My mom loved this restaurant so much that she wanted to give our waiter a tip but I told her not to because they charged us for each side that the waiter forced on us and made it seem like they were part of the meal. I wouldn’t have cared but they were subpar and expensive 7 – 9 euro for each one. I still give this place four stars because everything else was amazing!!!

Lovely decoration, amazing food and really nice staff! Pasta was so fresh and tasty! All their ingredients are super fresh, and you see the chefs cutting the huge chunks of steak! The prices are reasonable and the restaurant is located near the train station. I will definitely return to this restaurant.

Absolutely our best dining experience during our trip to Italy!!!
Mario (super Mario), is by far the nicest, most polite, gracious and best server I have ever encountered anywhere in all my traveling!
We ate late upon arriving in Florence and was lucky to of had this restaurant recommended to us by our concierge. The place was completely packed, and as we were turning away to find another option due to it being so busy, Mario said to please wait just a moment and he would get us in. Not sure how or where but he managed to get us a table within five minutes. The food was amazing! The ambiance was fantastic!
We ate there twice during our stay, and would of gone again if we had the time!
I can’t say enough good things about this restaurant or about Mario.
Highly recommended.

Probably the best restaurant I’ve ever been to in my LIFE. Exceptional service, phenomenal food (seriously, it’s amazing), and a great jovial atmosphere. The waiters are all smiling and laughing /​having fun! During my 4 day stay in Florence we ate here 3 times because NOTHING else compared! Oh, and the prices are extremely good!!! 70 euros for 2 person meal and we even ordered a bottle of wine! This place is a MUST!

A wonderful dining experience and lovely, friendly service. (A shout out to «Super Mario» and Peter!) We arrived quite late — even for Italy — and were graciously accommodated with a great table, attentive service, and wonderful food. In fact, we had such a nice time that we returned the very next evening. Jeff & Patricia

What a great place to eat in Florence! Great old school service and good was amazing.

Je pensais que c’était un tout petit restaurant et bien je me suis trompée. Le Fonticine dispose de 3 salles et peut paraître luxueux. Mes attentes étaient grandes vu la décoration élaborée et j’ai été déçue. Il n’y avait pas beaucoup de monde alors nous avons eu droit à 3 serveurs, aussi froids les uns que les autres.
La cuisine était beaucoup trop simple et on aurait pu manger pareil à la maison, voire meilleur.
Les pâtes étaient un peu fades et les cuisses de grenouille étaient totallement fades. J’ai commandé un os à moelle mais à ma grande surprise c’est un gros morceau de boeuf qui est arrivé à la place.
La crème à la mascarpone était bonne sans plus.
Here were the price:
Lamb cutlets 15 €
Marrowbone 16 €
Wild boar 14 €
Risatto alla Verza 10
Deep fried frogs 12 €
Rigatoni alla bolognese 9 €
The decoration at Le Fonticine was very classy and nice, that’s why I had high expectations.
The 3 waiters we had were cold :/​but what bothers me the most was the food. Extremely simple. I could have done it back home, and maybe better.
The pastas were a bit tasteless and the fried frogs legs were totally tasteless.
I ordered a marrowbone but I got a big piece of beef. Well, I don’t understand the word marrowbone the way they do.

While dining in Venice, we met a family who highly recommended Le Fonticine and Mario (one of the servers)! We made reservations in advance with another couple friend. This was by far the best meal in Florence and Italy that we had! We had already traveled to Venice, Cinque Terre & Rome as well. We got there at 7:30pm and by 8:30pm the place was packed! I forgot to ask for Mario when we made the reservation, but had mentioned it about ¼ way through the meal and he quickly took over and made our experience even better. Everything we had was amazing — artichoke and Parmesan salad, Fresh pappardelle with wild boar, risotto, lamb chops, the prosciutto, mozzarella and zucchini appetizer and the desserts were to die for. Mario brought over marscapone with raspberries — AMAZING! As well as chocolate cake and then I can’t forget the biscotti with vin santo! We also had house red wine and it was delicious and inexpensive. This restaurant is a must!!!

Ein besonders von Amerikanern besuchtes Lokal, das offenbar berühmt ist für seine Steaks und Koteletts. Das Essen (und besonders die Nachspeisen) haben auch mindestens vier Sterne verdient. Leider sind die Preise gesalzen.