Baldovino In Firenze

We returned to this restaurant after years, during a leisurely tour of Florence, finding ourselves in the area for lunch. It's an intimate, informal, and not-so-touristy restaurant in the historic heart of Florence (Santa Croce). The menu is interesting, featuring typical Florentine cuisine, plus some themed dishes featuring seasonal ingredients (such as pumpkin and artichokes). We opted for the best: the Florentine steak, which we'd already tried at other restaurants in the city with mixed reviews. Well, this Florentine steak ticked all the boxes: it arrived after a little over 10 minutes (cooking time is regulated), rare, sliced, and with the bone about four inches thick, incredibly tender, juicy, and excellent! It was paired with a good Gallo Nero, which they serve both by the bottle and by the glass. The cellar isn't extensive, but the wines available are all excellent Tuscan wines. The service was very attentive, prompt, friendly, and unobtrusive: an increasingly rare type of service. The complimentary coffee and limoncello at the end were appreciated. The bill wasn't exactly cheap for what we ate, but I think it's normal for Florence. I stand by my previous review and recommend trying this bistro.

We took up the lunch set at 💶 euro40 as per the tour guide suggestion. The set included spaghetti (small portion), red wine (unbranded), a slice of pizza, the beef, and tiramisu. The restaurant serve group tour dine in and we arrived in 3 large groups resulted shorthand from restaurant side thus no much service to offer, space constraints also a problem. The beef is good so as the pizza, spaghetti nothing special and tiramisu meet standard. The beef in the photo was to serve four pax

The food is excellent, and the pizzas are delicious too. A must-try in Florence. The staff makes you feel at home. Massimo, the owner, and his wife are exceptional. They are passionate about their work, and I think that makes a huge difference. Highly recommended!

The food is very good, service is quick, and service is very good.

We were recommended this place by a guidebook. Must be said the guidebook was from 2008! The interior was tired, my chair broke as soon as I sat on it and had to be replaced. Service was friendly but very slow and not very attentive. Food was still good and fresh.

The meat is tough. They won't even let me sit outside.

During our trip to Tuscany, we had spaghetti with tomato and zucchini, and meat in sauce with fries. The food was all very good.

We’ve been the Baldovino a bunch of times and everything from the good to the service never disappoints. The servers are very friendly and the food is always delicious!

I usually write bad reviews but this resti change my way of italian pasta I had a food orgasm here, for femme fatale like me, difficult to reach orgasm on food . The bread seems like from the renaissance period, tastes like i m on the cloud. The prawns feels like they do a massage in my body, not to mention the clams who open their shells to welcome me enter their heart, i would say this resto gave u the feeling of “ beauty and the beast-teacup party scene’m

Clean, welcoming and well-managed place.