Pasticceria Castaldini In Firenze

01/04/2024: I ordered the Carbonara. I asked if it is made without cream and the waitress replied: no no no no, without cream. Finally the Carbonara arrived with cream. Never seen in Italy... don't call it Carbonara please. €75 for two people for two starters, risotto and “Carbonara”. A little expensive I would say. The risotto was good. The atmosphere of the top restaurant.

31/03/2024: We had dinner with friends. The location is very nice, especially the florist's room! We were lucky enough to have a table among the flowers. The scent and the sound helped to relax. Four of us had two appetizers: Crostini with liver pâté and sweet onions, courgette flowers stuffed with ricotta on pistachio cream. Great for starting and sharing. Everyone had a first course: gnocchi with wild boar sauce, pacchero with sausage, chickpea and carrot sauces, spaghetti guitar with chard sauce. Apart from the spaghetti alla guitar which was missing something, the other two first courses were spectacular, if there had been another half portion we would have happily eaten it. To conclude we had two desserts: tiramisu and cooked cheesecake. Good nothing to say. All accompanied by a bottle of Ciliegiolo della Maremma. I highly recommend it! Both for the food and the location but also for the staff, welcoming and kind.