Firenze Restaurant - San Miguel de Allende — Restaurant in San Miguel de Allende

The food was quite good and well prepared, but I likely shan’t return, even accompanied with friends.

I’ve never paid $560 pesos before for a shrimp and pasta entree, a green salad that literally was just lettuce, a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and I found a few nut pieces at the bottom, and two beers. But it was good.

Finally, I’ve never entered a restaurant before and the greeter was refusing to seat me because “I don’t provide service to people dining alone.”

The restaurant was practically empty and I was staring at a vacant table for two.

The owner overheard this guy and immediately intervened to provide the table to me. Even still, I felt like I was trespassing during the duration of the meal, and was looking forward to just getting out of there.

The restaurant appears to optimize for parties of four or more; buy wines by the bottle during the meal and have a number of courses, and a number of different bottles of wine.

At least that’s my impression. All I wanted was dinner and then...

Not sure where to begin...not offering a beverage menu with the prices, but a visual selection of three white wines and three reds by the bottle. Three in our foursome chose a bottle of white(and then a second)...my request for a glass of red again came sans price list or options. Two loved their grouper fish special, while two had pasta,one that was a joke...literally 2 tablespoons of a creamy pasta with peas and maybe a few specks of pancetta. Shared 2 appetizers, one dessert among three (a bite and 1/2 each and again no carte). I guess if you want to see the prices, you can't afford it or ???? $200 USD...at least $50 to$75 USD overpriced. First...

When our host mentioned the name of the restaurant, I cringed. Yes, the food is good, but the maître d’ reminds me of the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld.

This time, however, the staff was surprisingly professional. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for the other shoe to drop, but aside from correcting a glass of wine my host hadn’t ordered, everything went smoothly.

The sea bass was excellent, though everyone had to search a bit for the mashed potatoes hidden beneath the fish. As for the wine, it was once again very good. I do wish they offered a Sauvignon Blanc by the glass, but overall, the selection did not disappoint.

The rest of the party enjoyed...