Trattoria San Lorenzo Firenze — Restaurant in Florence

For our last night in Florence, hubby wanted to have Florentine steak one more time. I found Trattoria San Lorenzo that was near our hotel and had it on the menu. We were a bit iffy about going at first, because we weren't sure if it would be a tourist trap. We tried to avoid any restaurants overlooking piazzas (this one overlooked Piazza di San Lorenze, hence the name) because they tend to be traps. We decided to take a risk, because it looked pretty nice, so we made reservations at the restaurant for 8 PM that night (Friday night). The food was good, but nothing amazing.

To start, we had the sausage crostini. It came out a bit undercooked, and they explained that that's generally how it's cooked there. But since I'm pregnant, I didn't want to take any chances, so they were happy to make it well done for us. It was the perfect appetizer, and the sausage had a really nice flavor to it. For my main, I had the lasagna with meat sauce because I read a lot of reviews raving about it. It was good but nothing special. Hubby got the steak he was wanting and he said it was a bit chewy. After dinner, we each ordered our own dessert. He had what the waiter described as a pistachio tiramisu (which is what had caught our eye in front when we first entered the restaurant), and I had the panna cotta. Both were great, but I liked my panna cotta more.

While the meal was good overall, I don't think it's a restaurant that would pull be back again if I return...

The Staff were very friendly and professional, the girl in the floor , after she pick up the order she tried her best to satisfy me and my guest !! Very nice of her !!! The bruschetta was very nice and with hot pommarola !! Very hard to find original one this days !! The crostini of Fegatini also very nice ! The bad things happened with the pastas course... Or the Chef accidentally split inside the pasta with Wild boar Ragu a full container of cinnamon powder or I can't describe the flavour of this pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale ! And I come from a Hunter family 🤣 anyway the duck Ragu wasn't that bad the only thing that the meat was a bit old or not well treated , cause it smelled bad and as I said I ate lots of duck in my life !! Anyway the Lasagna voto 10 ....Amazing lasagna , very creamy besciamella and very nice Ragu , even if was made out of a different cut of the animal than normal !! Amazing tiramisù , will be back to try the pistacchio one !! Grazie ... Total seventy five euro ..not bad for three people !! A little...

After a long afternoon of exploring, we decided to wander the city looking for somewhere to stop off for dinner. Tucked away in the corner overlooking a small plaza in front of Basilica di San Lorenzo we found Trattoria San Lorenzo. This authentic restaurant screamed Italy; with a large deli counter filled with fresh meats, a small bakery section, and a floor to ceiling display of various bottles of wine - wow!

To start, we tucked into a charcuterie board, filled with a selection of cold Tuscan meats, bread, and pickled vegetables. Following this, we opted for 2 different outstanding pasta dishes: The ricotta cheese and spinach stuffed tortellini with truffle and porcini mushroom cream was honestly, the best pasta ever!!

Can’t recommend this...