Osteria De L'ortolano - Firenze

Imagine the warmest , friendliest “mothering” hostess you’ve ever met. Her hospitality transcends any language barriers. Small intimate setting. Unpretentious. Piemontese beef dish was excellent. Wines great. Limoncello homemade a special treat. A multicolored pasta item eye candy. Go for the total experience.

So happy to have found this restaurant!! We made reservations the day before were pleasantly greeted by the sweetest lady!! She showed us to our table within the most quaint beautiful room. She took our order quickly served our wine bread. The food was amazing!! She then brought us limoncello a cookie (we didn’t have room for dessert)… it was so good!! Wish we could have eaten here twice but if we ever return, it’s top on our list!!

If you’re looking for a place that is fine in the full sense of that word before four “ ’s” have been added dining in Florence before it has been Stanley Tucci’d or influencer’d to death, this is your spot. Friendly, welcoming staff: check. Beautiful, tasteful and comfortable ambiance: check. Totally reasonable pricing: check. Accessible reservation queue: check for now! DELICIOUS, innovative, and authentic Tuscan menu: double check! Less than one block from the tourist crunch of the Gallerie dell’Accademia, this exquisite, professional experience delivered the best meal we‘d had in Italy, and we were here for the food. Our waiter, Francesco, was as delightful as the food was delicious, and getting to meet Marta herself was as close to a brush with the living artisans of Florence as we came in our week in Florence. We sat at the two-top table in the window facing the shaded yet bright busy street, bounce lighting is gorgeous in Florence enjoying the street scene with the perfect distance to enjoy our wine and meal. Think: romantic movie lunch of your Tuscan dreams. On Francesco’s recommendation, I had the egg pasta with “seafood truffles” a clam-like shellfish , peaches, ginger, and hazelnuts, which was truly outstanding. Rick had the memorable meatballs with tomato confit, served over squares of delicate polenta-like potato. The portions were perfect, and if you’ve spent a week being overwhelmed with ridiculously huge servings of just “meh” pasta, this was such a welcome relief in itself. The freshness, ripeness, and flavour pairing of each element was spot on. So we went back for dinner. And the magic continued. From the chicken liver pate on perfect croissants! appetizers to the incredible “Martare” chocolate heaven-on-a-plate dessert, our evening experience met and even exceeded our hopeful expectations. This is what they mean by “old world hospitality.” Francesco, Marta, and Massimo are a remarkable team that enjoy their shared passion around beautifully conceived, prepared, and presented food. They also genuinely enjoy their customers and each other, and that’s a winning combination that delivers everything Tuscan food is celebrated for around the world.

Non turistico. Si mangia davvero molto bene, con prodotti di qualità, in uno dei luoghi più belli al mondo. Senza dimenticare un ambiente accogliente e rilassante. Prezzo assolutamente corretto. Il ristorante dove andare a Firenze!

Prima di scrivere il mio giudizio mi sono imbattuto in una recensione dal titolo Perfezione ; non sono d 'accordo. Il locale è intimo, ben curato e arredato con gusto anche se semplice; l 'accoglienza e il servizio sono ottimi; i piatti del menù non sono numerosi ma interessanti; materie prime, specialmente gli insaccati e i formaggi ottimi; cantina ricercata e direi di giusto prezzo. Antipasti buoni, primi più che buoni (tagliatelle e tortelli consigliati), sui secondi ho qualche perplessità (polpette e baccalà mantecato non ci siamo), dessert buoni. Però, cenare in ben due ore e mezza, con solo 14 persone ai vari tavoli non è, per me, accettabile. Do quattro palline di fiducia ma consiglio di rivedere i tempi in cucina e le porzioni di certi piatti.