Ristorante Il vecchio cigno — Restaurant in Florence

Eating in Italy is a pleasure, wherever you! In Florence, just out of town and in a non touristic place Il Cigno is a wonderful and fantastic trattoria that only the locals can guide you to. Our friends told us: "that was the preferred restaurant of our father, we used to go there as kids every weekend". Best advice ever: there went. Not a fancy place: just a familiar and kids friendly place, with options to eat inside or outside, for the cold and warmer times. Parking? not a problem! Something you will welcome in Florence. Crowded? Not at all! Even if locals could pack it, it is not the typical Florence place full of tourists exhausted, tired and sweating after walking and walking. You can go there and relax and take time to have your entree, first plate, second plate and dessert! At a very reasonable price, the only advise: do not go there if you...

Thank you for a truly lovely evening.. we had been recommended this restaurant by our host where we are staying and are very happy to have visited. We were made to feel very welcome by everyone who worked there, but special thanks to Marella (hope I've spelt your name correctly!) who was a fabulous hostess, making us feel very comfortable, sharing recommendations for food and wine and just being lovely and making us laugh. The food was delicious.. such clever tastes (recommend the mozzarella, pear and honey starter) and beautifully presented. Plus, we didn't feel rushed at all.. a memorable evening that we...

I've run past this restaurant many times , with future intent to go and eat , finally the stars were aligned and went , the restaurant is rustic style very accomodating (some lovely old hand painted tiles on wall bought some inspiration) . Rather hungry so Primo a lovely risotto , done with porro and fungi (leaks and mushroom) very good , skip the parmesan if offered , then secondo a succulent medium/rare (spot on cooked) tagliatelle with mushrooms some roast potatoes in the side (only let down little to much salt) , really the meat melted in the mouth . A half bottle of chanti from Villa Antinori assisted...