Birreria Centrale

Great food — decent service — nice respite from the day in an old pub/​restaurant! The gnocchi in basil mushroom truffle sauce was absolutely to die for. It was melt-​in-​your-​mouth delectable. I shared a liter of house red wine here with my friend for about ten euros. Great local wine and definitely the best meal I had in Italy! It was right down the street from Dante Alighieri’s house/​museum and had plenty of fans to keep patrons cool.

This place offers nothing less then a complete lack of hospitality. With reservations for six we show up and seated at a table not even big enough for four. We ask if we could be move to a larger table and were flatly refused even though there were plenty of empty tables available. The two girls were the rudest persons I have encountered in all my travels. We finally got up and left. In my opinion the single star given in this review is a bit high…

Lugarzinho no meio do centro de Florença bem de boa pra comer.
Chegamos cedo, umas 12h. Pedimos um gnocchi com molho tartufo (trufas) e uma salada flohas verdes, maça, nizes e adiciobaram prosciutto sem cobrar mais!
De entrada comemos bruschetta pomodoro que estavam excelentes!
Tudo veio muito bom mesmo!
O único ponto negativo eram as garçonetes, muito mal humor e cara de emburradas! Cruz credo. Mas os pratos não podemos negar, deliciosos!

I stumbled upon this place while strolling the back streets of Florence this afternoon and saw a group of people eating the Lasagna and it looked absolutely delicious. So I decided to stop in later for a piece for dinner. Sadly, they were all sold out. Apparently it really is the best in Florence. So instead I had grilled pork steak with vegetables served with grain Dijon mustard and a demi glaze and a glass of the house red. It was absolutely delicious, plus the waitress was very helpful and kind. On top of that, there was a live band in the jazz bar two doors down. All of this combined made for a magical evening. I will definitely return for the lasagna one of these days and to enjoy the great atmosphere again.

This was our favorite restaurant in Florence. It is not very big so I recommend a reservation. The menu had a good variety, and the staff was very helpful. The portions were good and I felt that the price was very reasonable for the quality of the food. A good choice for experienced and newer visitors to the area.

On my recent trip to Florence I enjoyed many amazing restaurants and meals. There was only one negative experience we had, and it was here. Our waitress was so unbelievably rude from the minute she approached our table. So much so that my 2 friends and I felt uncomfortable being there. We stopped in late afternoon to enjoy a glass of wine and late lunch while sitting outside and enjoying the weather and surroundings. She was immediately so unfriendly and rude right off the bat and acted like we had just spit in her face. Needless to say, it made for a very awkward and unenjoyable lunch. Her incredibly negative energy put a major damper on the hour we spent there rushing through our meal so that we could relocate to a café where we would have more friendly service.
Aside from her, the food was ok. Definitely not towards the top of the list of great food we had in Florence.

Probably the best Lasagna I’ve received in Italy. Enjoyable spot in Florence

Etwas befremdlich erscheint es schon, mitten in Florenz, einen Steinwurf weit entfernt vom Doumo 3 oder 4 verschiedene deutsche Biere vom Fass angeboten zu bekommen. Der Rest kam aber Gott sei Dank wieder italienisch daher. Grandios war meine Käseauswahl mit getrüffeltem Honig und auch das Rinderfleisch mit Balsamico brauchte sich nicht zu verstecken. Das Platzangebot im Innenraum ist nicht so üppig. Hinzu kommt, dass man größtenteils auf Holzbänken — wahrscheinlich Kirchenbänken sitzt. So ist wenigstens die Umschlagshäufigkeit an Gästen gewährleistet :)

Sehr kleines Lokal mit sehr umfangreicher Speisekarte italienischer Gerichte, auf Wunsch auch in english erhältlich. Essen immer frisch und sehr lecker. Die Nachspeisenkarte wechselt jeden Tag (Tiramisu immer nur in geringer Menge verfügbar, gleich mit der Hauptspeise erfragen und bestellen!). Italienische Weine gibt es hier ebenso wie frischgezapftes Bier aus Deutschland (auch helles Hefeweizen an einem heißen Sommertag eine Wohltat) und Österreich. Es gibt sehr wenige Plätze die Bestuhlung ist mit eng noch untertrieben beschrieben, aber es ist immer knüppeldick voll, egal ob Sommer, oder Winter. Mein Tip: Ab 18Uhr ist oft schon jemand im Restaurant, Tisch reservieren und pünktlich erscheinen. Möglichst drinen essen, gerade im Sommer erfreut einen dort die kühle Raumtemperatur, während draußen nur die Touris schwitzen und sich von Straßenmusikanten volljodeln lassen. :D Publikum: Touristen und einheimische Stammgäste halten sich etwa die Waage. Perfekt für ein kurzweiliges Abendessen. Die Preise sind gemessen am Standort und der Qualität absolut ok. Bin bislang noch nie dort angegangen!