I Tre Pini

My husband an I attended trafalgar tours for our Italian dream honeymoon last April.
Our tour guide supposedly knew the owner of this place and said he always brings his groups here for a good time, good food and good drinks.
This restaurant is nestled in the forest uphill. Honestly, I don’t think we would have ever been able to locate this place by ourselves if our life depended on it. This was the perfect place for dinner after being in crowded Rome.
The staff gave us a very warm greeting when we arrived and were guided into their indoor presentation area to review their famous strawberry sizzle and blue sizzle champagne of some sort. They both tasted phenomenal. They take orders in the restaurant and can ship it back to your home state.
We had a very delicious dinner while we enjoyed the company of musical entertainers.
Beware: the lemoncello shots are really strong. It tastes like lemon pine sol if there was such thing and burns on the way down.

We came here as part of a tour group, and they really pandered to us so it was great. It looked like they had tables inside of «regular» people who I’m guessing were not fans of the 4 or 5 tour bus fulls of people who were there.
I absolutely loved everything here. Loved the strawberry wine — I think I finished a whole bottle by myself. All the food was fantastic and they even had entertainment, so how could you go wrong?

This is one of those places that is awesome if you are here with a group. If I was dining w/​o a group I am not sure how much I would love that it is overrun with all the tour busses.
The overall atmosphere is very laid back, like a meal on a Tuscan Farm. We sat at tables outside under canopies and were served course after course of hors d’ oeuvres, pasta, meats and dessert. Plus plenty of wine! We were also treated to a roving singer and guitar player that serenaded us all night.
I like the atmosphere and loved their wine (especially the strawberry one!). It is a fun place for a bit of Tuscan charm.

Driving to this place is beautiful, the windy roads of Tuscany are breath taking. The restaurant is basically an old Tuscan farm. We were greeted with some blu sparkling wine, that I did not care for, however most people that were on the tour with us like it. There was a band that played for us the entire night, so that was pretty entertaining.
A variety of «appetizers» were served at the beginning of the meal it was a large assortment of various things, from marinated olives, to grilled vegetables and a variety of sauces. I have asked one of the servers to explain the dishes and she was very annoyed by the question.
Then some red table wine was served that was average in quality, towards the end of the meal they brought out a better red wine to the table.
Two types of pasta were served, the one that had truffle oil in it, it was pretty good, I did not acre for the red sauce pasta. After that some grilled meat (steak, chicken and sausages) was served that was preserved in salt, not really that good it was dry and overcooked. At the end some kind of desert was served that I didn’t really like. This place is very touristy and you are not experiencing the real Tuscany food and wine.

My husband and I came here as part of an optional tour during our trip to Italy a few weeks ago. It is located a bit of a drive from the city center, but driving through the winding Tuscan hills to get there is part of the experience and lets you see another part of Florence. Upon arriving at I Tre Pini we were greeted with a welcome drink with the restaurant owner that was made from Prosecco, peach, and a splash of Blue Curaçao… so delicious!
Our meal began with an amazing antipasti spread that took up an entire table… it included bruschetta, all kinds of delicious vegetables, meats and cheese. It was hard not to fill up on this alone, especially the grilled fennel. Then we enjoyed a pasta course with ravioli in a truffle sauce as well as rigatoni. The ravioli was one of the stand outs from the entire meal. The next course was made up of a mix grill that included steak, chicken, pork, and homemade sausage along with a side of potatoes. Dessert was a strawberry cake and tiramisu, both were delicious and it was fun to be able to try small portions of both.
The entire meal was served with endless wines, as soon as a bottle was empty they would bring over another one. My favorite was the Volare Pinot Grigio which has hints of pink grapefruit.
Throughout the meal there was live music but a very talented guitar player and singer, CDs were available for purchase at the end of the meal.
Food and wine was delicious, the staff was excellent, and the best part is you can order wine by the case and have it shipped directly to your home. This was one of our favorite nights from our trip.

I ate at Ristorant Tre Pini while on a tour and I am still speechless. Being a trained Chef from Johnson & Wales, I will say the food is spectacular. The Owner Chef Libero is a pleasure. When we walked in and let us know to drink as much and eat as much as we could. The antipasto we the length of a wall, then the different courses started coming out and it was endless. Truffle Ravioli, Rigatoni, Grilled Meats, Homemade Sausage, & Diamanté Blue, (sparkling wine with a hint of blue curacao for color and taste).
The only reason why the setting is loud, they sing opera, then people start to dance. We had a blast interacting with the staff.
What impressed me the most, the place was full of locals for Florence.
If you ever have a chance to check this place out, do. It is a must. Their reputation throughout is spot on.

I ate dinner at Ristorante I Tre Pini on 6÷11÷2013. it was my first time there. I was there on a Trafalgar Tour. It was great. We had a wide variety of food in a beautiful setting. Plus live music as well.

We enjoyed the optional Tuscan Dinner on our Globus Italy’s Great Cities tour in the Florence suburbs at Ristorante I Tre Pini. The restaurant is located out from town, some distance beyond the Piazzale Michelangelo scenic overlook. Quite a production it was, beginning with a welcome and introduction by the chef!
The Anitipasto course was served family style with a number if items from which to choose, prosciutto, salami, fried mozzarella, fried olives, and a meat paste on bread among them. The pasta dish was ravioli and a rigatoni. Then the main course was Roast Prime Rib of Beef. (Tuscany is an important cattle raising area.) Tiramisu for dessert. This was real Tuscan cuisine and delicious!
Entertainers, including vocalists singing traditinal songs and a guitarist provided a pleasant accompaniment to dinner.
Seating is inside and outside the farmhouse that is the basis of the restaurant. We sat outside under large unbrellas as did other groups.