Santa Elisabetta - Florence

One of the finest meals I’ve ever had! Perfect wine pairings with the tasting menu. The creativity was second to none!!

Strong touch of East asian (Japan). Pleasent and eligant texture. Quiet and neat.

We had great expectations for this restaurant a 2 star Michelin! Overall, it was a fine experience but clearly below our expectations. Service is quite professional but pointlessly old fashioned and formal: there is truly no need to change napkins several times during the meal or change glasses for water when switching to dessert (heard about the environment? . As to the food: we had the fish/seafood focused menu. The red prawns were excellent, as well as the turbot. The bottoni pasta with cuttlefish were a bit disappointing: cuttlefish was very tasty and the chard based brown sauce wonderful but the pasta itself was a bit bland and chewy. Smoked amberjack was fine, but nothing exceptional. The dishes are subtle, too my (personal taste they lack a bit of strength in flavour. They also assemble a bit too many ingredients simplification might be welcome in favor of intensity. The chef has a bit of a sweet tooth (white chocolate, etc. . The dishes are small and overall the place lacks a sense of generosity (we had to wait for a good 15' until anything materialized on the immaculately white tablecloth . Great winelist and good counseling from the sommelier an amazing 2016 Muller Thurgau, reasonably priced by the standards of the place.

A fabulous affair; lunch took nearly 4 hours and was worth every penny (and pretty penny it was too! . We participated in the full Chef's tasting menu. Every item was a sensory delight, with great care taken to satisfy my lactose intolerant spouse, done without fuss and attention. Everyone spoke good to excellent English (my Italian is despicable , knew lots about each dish. We finished sated and excited ready for a nap or a short walk around the Duomo!

Amazing culinary experience and superb service. Would recommend.