Carduccio - Il Salotto Bio — Restaurant in Florence

I don’t have a lot to judge it from or compare it to as far as Italy since we just arrived but compared to similar places back home, I’d say the food was acceptable but not the tastiest or most flavorful. It was nice to have a salad as Italians seem to eat too much bread. 😂 I do love pasta but gosh I need my veggies! The chocolate cake didn’t taste like chocolate but maybe the one with coffee does? I don’t like coffee so I wasn’t interested in trying it out. Anyway, we had the fruity one which I didn’t love. The chocolate banana smoothies were better as far as chocolaty flavor is concerned (we love chocolate).The lady who served us was hospitable and friendly. She was most helpful in giving us the name of a couple of other vegan/vegetarian places to eat at which is helpful. Cute little place. The veggies are on display next to the seating area so the fruit flies were ridiculous: all up in and on our food. One fell and instantly died in my hot soup. I managed to scoop it out. I had the miso which wasn’t terribly salty. Overall, it’s nice to have an option to find fresh salads at and no meat to...

Seeing that this restaurant was marked “kid-friendly” and had a healthy, vegetable-based menu, we reserved a table for 5 via Google Maps about 1.5 hours ahead. When we arrived it seemed like they hadn’t received the reservation and recommended that in the future we call directly.

The space was beautiful and cozy but tiny — smaller than expected from other reviewers’ photos.

They graciously seated us immediately and were very attentive and solicitous with our orders until it got more full at which point, unbeknownst to us, they forgot our entrees. We waited for over an hour, joking that this was just a “slow food” restaurant until we found out about the oversight. Whoops. This would have been okay if we didn’t have a young kid with us who was very hungry and hated the food that finally arrived. His smoked salmon was unfortunately raw. However, the avocado toast and burger were delicious. (Excellent olive oil.) I would recommend this restaurant to health-minded foodies, but advise families and people with time constraints to consider elsewhere. Also, be sure to call rather than book a...

I hesitated to leave a review, but to help the business and others, I decided to share my experience.

This cozy restaurant focuses on organic and healthy food options. We arrived for a late lunch just before 4 PM.

One issue was the attitude of one of the staff members. Not only were we not greeted when walked in, when we asked at the cashier if the lunch menu was still available, she was very unbothered. While we understood that some dishes might not be available, her attitude left a very negative impression.

Additionally, although the food was tasty and high-quality (my cheese platter and Cleanse cold-pressed juice were wonderful), the waiting time was really long, as some customers have noted.

The place also seemed disorganized, with a big box on the seat and menus scattered on the table when we walked in.

Fortunately, the owner and the other staff were nice and sincere, which allowed us to enjoy our...