Ristorante Il Portale In Firenze

This steak was Bomb!! I’m a big steak snob. I’ve been to Argentina and I’ve had the best fine dining can offer in the states. This ranked up there as some of the best I’ve ever had. €90 for the Tbone was a fair price. It was incredible. I’d highly recommend.

Delicious food, exemplary service (especially Giuseppe, super attentive and friendly) If you happen to be in Florence, the innkeeper's tavern is what you are looking for.

I liked it very much. We went to eat Florentine steak. There was wonderful service. We especially note Albion Edoardo- RESPECT

Very good seafood paella and traditional tuscan soup. Good selection of wines.

Friendly staff and great quality T-bone steak. However too little seasoning on both steak and grilled veg.

The staff were friendly, the food was delicious and the quantity was good and I was satisfied. I think it would be nice to visit once. The white ragu pasta is also chewy and delicious.

Cena serale dopo visita alla città. Mangiato piatti tipici cucina toscana (crostini ribollita e tortelli al sugo alla chiantigiana) tutto molto buono. Cameriera gentilissima e disponibile per spiegare i piatti e attenta al servizio davvero perfetto.

Friendly staff with prompt service. Steak is so good!!

Il locale si trova poco fuori dal centro: ben arredato e abbastanza grande Il cibo buono a parte la pasta alla carbonara col tartufo che la sconsiglio ( il tartufo nn era fresco e aveva un odore strano) Pasta al ragù di cinghiale buona e anche l antipasto diformaggi e salumi Il servizio molto lento: abbiamo dovuto chiedere di sparecchiare il tavolo dopo 15 minuti dalla fine dell’ antipasto Con una mezza di brunello spesa 130 euro A Firenze c’è di meglio

One odd thing that we noticed about this restaurant - there are two of them, or at least 2 parts. One is on a corner. Across the street and down a couple of storefronts is...the same restaurant. I'm not sure why, or if there is a difference. Unless there is a secret tunnel, they aren't connected. We ate at the part slightly further from the front of the train station. We decided to eat here partly as our hotel gave us a coupon for 10% off dining here. Plus, it was within about a block of the hotel and it had been raining earlier, so a short walk was preferred. They had a sign as you entered that announced 'the top 100 steakhouses in the world.' It was not clear to me if they were claiming to be on the list...? I'm not saying they shouldn't be, it just wasn't clear. We were seated promptly. The diners seemed to be a mix of Asian tourist couples and some upscale locals (at least the ones sitting near us). We were seated near the window at the end of the long dining room (far from the open kitchen), which was okay. However, then no one came back. No drink orders, nothing. We waited a few minutes until it became uncomfortable. Had I been solo dining, I'd probably have just left at that point. My dinner companions were hungrier and wanted to stay. I was about to get up to search for a waiter when someone finally came by. They got our drink orders (we just had still water). The guy brought that and took our order. Then it seemed like a slightly long-ish wait for the food. I'm not sure what was going on - they didn't appear short staffed. I wasn’t planning on wine anyway, but from what I could tell from the menu, they only sell it by the bottle. Our food arrived, followed by the complimentary bread (which I'd have expected to come out first). We all ordered pasta, as we weren't sure whether we could finish a steak. The Tuscan region seemed really big on steaks, from our limited experience. The pasta was quite good, though. Everyone enjoyed it. I cannot recall if we got or split salads as well. My stuffed shells had a lot of cheese and were tasty. My daughter got a pasta with wild boar sauce dish that she used to get at a local place before they discontinued the dish. She enjoyed hers too. We didn't have to wait overly long to pay the bill. As we left, there were a couple of large marble stairs down to the sidewalk. They were slippery from the earlier rain and my daughter slipped on one. Luckily she wasn't hurt, but be aware of this if it is raining when you visit.