The first time I went here, a new friend invited me to this relatively new restaurant located in San Frediano, across the river, (take the Ponte Carraria). It is a little larger than most restaurants in Florence and surprisingly has a bar area, which is unheard of. The dining room is very pleasant and upscale.At lunch, I enjoyed a wonderful piece of Rambo, a mild white fish fillet, sautéed in olive oil and lemon juice, and spinaci saltati, which is sautéed spinach with garlic and salt. My friend had a wonderful salad with greens, cheese and walnuts, and a contorni (side) of cannellini beans. There aren’t a huge number of restaurants opened for lunch, so this makes a nice option, especially with it’s 10 euro menu for a primi, second, side and beverage.
Last night, Ben and I went for dinner and enjoyed a 4 course meal! I bought the deal on Groupon for 29 euro, a 130 euro value. We ate well! For the antipasta, we enjoyed an insalata di polpo, which is octopus, and patate puree con bacala. The potato puree was a real winner! Creamy (and I mean real cream) potatoes, with salted bacala mixed through. The 1st course was a gamberi e zucchini risotto (shrimp and zucchini) and taglietteli e tonno (pasta with tuna)…Both of these were great!The secondo featured Gamberi (shrimp grilled) and Rombo with a light breading. Again, bother very good.For dessert there was a coffee bread pudding! Yumm! We both enjoyed everything that we had and felt that this Groupon deal was tremendous. I am not sure I would feel exactly the same if I had paid 130 euro for it, but fish restaurants are not easy to come by in Florence. I would recommend giving it a try!
A nice wine list also!
You can find it at:
Ristorante Garbo
Borgo San Frediano 25
50124 FIRENZE tel.+39.055.295311