This place is amazing! The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Alfredo, our waiter added a special touch! He spent a lot time providing us quality service. He was very charismatic and warm. It is a hidden gem. I highly recommend this place!!! Tara read more

The food and atmosphere were outstanding. Service was great. Waiter was very attentive. Had the scallops which were delicious. Tried the linguini with lobster and it was amazing. Great place to grab some different types of Tuscany dishes. read more

The view is pretty and the drinks are nice but if you come here for the food I'm afraid you'll find it overpriced and bland. Don't let the presentation fool you underneath the pretty facade you'll find nothing but disappointment and the need for salt. Not to mention that my ordered took forever but thats kinda par for the course here. read more

Golden View Open Bar - The prawn risotto - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant! The food is out of this world delicious! Five star service. Beautiful ambiance. Awesome view of the river and ponte vecchio. Must make a reservation!! read more

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Everything about this restaurant was fantastic. First off, we were there for a rehearsal dinner and our view for dinner was the Ponte Veccio-truly spectacular! The wine was great and abundant and the food was delicious. The staff was super attentive as well. I did not understand the bed placed en route to the bathroom (very strange) but the restaurant was beautiful anyway! read more

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Have to agree with other reviewers, the service here was not good. The young lady with blond hair who was our server definitely had a snotty attitude. Took a while to get drinks and bread. When she came with our food it was almost thrown at us. She was very nice to the table next to us who were some Italian celebrities. We were just tourists, so we obviously didn't make her cut. Ok got that off my chest. The food was delicious but more style than substance if you weren't having pasta. I had the lamb dish and it was very good. Overall the place seemed to be pretentious. A place to be seen rather than be served with grace. I wouldn't recommend eating here read more

Golden View Open Bar - Lamb loin, lamb liver, - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

Found this spot from Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany guidebook. To kick, the service was slow and was complimented over with disinterest. However, the Ragu with savory tomato sauce was a damn saviour with a well-made pappardelle/tagliatelle and a well-made beef. The location itself was brightly lit and oversaw a waterway. Although the food and atmosphere was amazing... people will always make the difference. read more

Overpriced food that lacks anything special. I ordered some wine and pasta here and it was the worst food I have had in Italy thus far. Pasta tasted like it came out of a box, would not recommend. I will give them 5/5 stars for the view, but that's all they have going for them. read more

Wow what an amazing view! We were looking for a place to eat in the rain, and came across this restaurant. the hostess was able to accommodate us esp since there were 6 of us. The sat us down right away. Let me just say, its not all view. The food is well prepared with presentation, and my old fashioned drink was delicious! Grazie! read more

The food is amazing , the service could be better , but this is Italy . Sadly, there is some expectation to have not the best service when you're a tourist.However the food and view made up for it read more

The food was absolute amazing but what made the experience memorable was our waiter Marges.! Thank you read more

Great ambiance and view of the Ponte Vecchio! Good bread (which is rare) and good soup but some other dishes were slightly bland -- add pecorino cheese! read more

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We love this place! We visited while in Florence a second time recently. It was our 1st wedding anniversary & Marges, our fantastic waiter, remembered us from our first visit a year ago. The food and wine and ambiance are fabulous...& the view of Ponte Vecchio...lovely! We will be back next year, hopefully. Thanks, Marges, for another lovely dining experience! read more

After visiting the Giardino di Boboli, my girlfriend and I stopped in here for lunch. This restaurant was recommended in Rick Steves' Florence and Tuscany guidebook. We probably wouldn't have given this place a chance if Rick Steves hadn't recommended it. It's a modern and trendy bistro with an amazing view of Ponte Vecchio and the Arno. Without his recommendation, we would have thought it's another tourist trap. Glad that we checked out this place. Their food was great but I wouldn't call it amazing. The view, on the other hand, was just stunning; it almost makes you feel they built Ponte Vecchio just for you. Both their food and service were also solid. I will definitely come back here when I visit Florence next time. Disclaimer: I visited Golden View Open Bar around this time last year (mid-September 2015). It took me one whole year before writing this review, but I thought it's important to share this information since it is a challenge to find a great restaurant in Florence. ****************************** If you found something useful in my review, please hit "useful" so that I can improve my reviews. If you love food and traveling, follow me! Thank you and happy yelping! read more

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Overall: ok, nothing special for the price that you pay... Food: ordered pasta oxtail bolognese as a recommendation from the waiter...dish was waaaaay too salty! Couldn't eat all the meat since it was so salty Service: lacking...restaurant wasn't that busy and always needed to waive down the waiver Ambiance Nice atmosphere by the water...so probably paying high price for the location Wouldn't go out of my way to go back...probably much better places to eat without having to pay the price! read more

Golden View Open Bar - Pasta with oxtail bolognese - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

Wonderful dinner spot with a view. This was probably the best part about the restaurant -The food was just okay but the view makes up for it. The service was friendly and quick. read more

My sister has been eyeing this place for a couple of weeks. Since she's studying abroad for the semester she has been trying to find nice places to go that are a mix of good food and elegance. While the place was elegant, the food was 1/10 for 3/4 individuals at our table. Specifically for me I ordered the Black Tail Salmon that was supposed to come with almonds (I counted precisely 2 1/2 almonds). The salmon was lox pieces and salad consisted of romain leaves. I couldn't even taste the lemon dressing. In addition, I asked for no cheese due to an allergy and the server brought it anyways because "it's good for you". Good view but definitely not coming here again. read more

Golden View Open Bar - Black Tail Salmon - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

Seriously!Do not come! I am a tourist and I think One star is too much for Golden View Open Bar. I strongly advise everyone not to go! First of all, the waiter's attitude is particularly bad! I ordered the steak three times and said it very clearly. The result did not come for an hour. Also I ordered a 36 euro shrimp, 5 shrimp, half a baked eggplant, especially not delicious to eat. Also the view is just so so for me, on the bridge the view is better than 1000 times. Do not come to this restaurant please. If you have other choice, do not choose golden view open bar! The worst time in the journey. 一星都嫌多，建议大家不要去！首先，服务员的态度特别差！对中国人一个脸色，对外国人一个脸色！点了三遍的牛排，说得非常清楚，结果等了一个小时没有来。只上了一份虾，我点的36欧的虾，5只小虾，小半个烤茄子，特别特别难吃，也拍不出什么很好的风景，不要来这家店了，千万不要来。 read more

Golden View Open Bar - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

After a train ride to Florence we worked up an appetite. We walked to Ponte Vecchio and ate lunch at Golden View Open Bar. We started with the buffalo mozzarella cheese pizza. The pizza dough is cooked and the uncooked buffalo mozzarella cheese, basil and tomatoes are added on top. Definitely best place to eat with the view to ponte Vecchio. . . . . . . #florence #lunch #firenze #pizza #buffalo #cheese #tomatoes #pontevecchio #basil #goldenview #bread #foodie #ilovefood #foodoftheday #foodshare #foodgram #foodies #foodlover #delicious #PHAAT #feedfeed #goodlife #livelife #eeeeeat #shotoniphone read more

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The food is good but you are really paying for the view. The portions were small for the price and the service wasn't great. Overall, I would say that it is worth visiting for a fancy dinner in Florence but there are better whole in the wall restaurants! read more

Golden View Open Bar - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

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Nice view (got some great pictures) and a good place to grab a drink before heading up to the piazza michelangelo at sunset. Just had the cheese plate to fuel up. Drinks were also solid, but you're really paying for the view here. I'm sure there are more authentic places to go, but then again you're right by the ponte vecchio sooo read more

Don't do it... I'm a tourist for sure but this is a tourist trap. As we look around everyone is from the states. The food tastes mass produced. Not to mention the bugs. Nasty. Also the view... you are on the wrong side of the bridge so you don't get a sunset view. You are below the highest point of the bridge so you see nothing! They also include a 12% service charge. read more

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Great lunch with an incredible view!!! In winter get the Pumpkin Soup or Pasta with Wild Boar ragu... save room for the Cannoli!! read more

Golden View Open Bar - Pumpkin Soup - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

Amazing!!! We have had some delicious food in Italy, and this one is one of the top places. Loved the wild boar ragut, and the pizza crust was the best we have ever tasted. Wow! Oh, and can't beat the view. :-) read more

Golden View Open Bar - Boar ragut - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

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We stumbled on this place accidentally as we were hungry and it turned out to be quite a good choice. Their lunch menu had something for everyone. They also had a wine flight if you can't choose. In-between the lunch rush, we were able to get a nice view of the river and the ponte vecchio. This is a great place to get off your feet and people watch. You can always just drop by for the dessert counter if lunch and dinner is not on your mind. read more

Golden View Open Bar - Seafood risotto - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

Great view of the backside of the Ponte Vecchio & Arno River as the sun set. Good selection of wine & pastas. read more

The food here is excellent from starters to entres. No disappointments in food.....however we had the rudest waiter. He shoved menus into our hands,waited at the table for his tip that he insisted was cash, and then snatched it. So beware if your waiter is Sacha. The view of the Arno and Ponte Vecchio is second to none. read more

Saw a post for this in Yelp. Made reservations as recommended. The restaurant is beautiful. Full glass windows overlooking the river back toward the city. We ordered pasta, bruschetta, salad, dessert, wine. it was a lovely dinner by a very attentive staff. The price is high, but ambience is a big part of the experience as are the views. Would recommend you have a romantic dinner here. read more

Having looked for a decent restaurant with not the usual tourist rip off, we found nearby the famous Ponte Vecchio the Golden View Open Bar. Having opened in April 2002 the design is quite modern and in total the restaurant comes with three areas - the main restaurant, the winebar and the pizzeria. Though the whole location is rather big, it might be better to reserve your table beforehand as especially after 9.00pm it becomes a bit crowded. Reasons for this are not merely the food which ranges from typical Tuscan cuisine to light Mediterranean, but more the unmatched view at the Ponte Vecchio and the Torre di Arnolfo, with the Galleria degli Uffizi on the right and the Corridoio Vasariano opposite the river Arno. The waiters are very attentive, which does not stop after the complimentary sparkling wine at the entrance, and you can enjoy some great modern artworks as well besides the sight and the food. Afterwards we learned that from time to time also some live jazz sessions are held in this place. read more

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We were very disappointed with our experience here. The food is great but the service is horrible. We were told to come here from a friend because it was the most romantic restaurant and we are on our honeymoon! We made a reservation 4 months in advance and mentioned several times that we were coming on our honeymoon very excited to spend a dinner here. When we got here, there was no mention of our honeymoon. They placed us at a random table and the service was quite mediocre. We sat there with our waters empty for a long time, we even had to ask for olive oil and balsamic vinegar! The people around us all got olive oil & balsamic without having to ask and overall the waiters were very short with us while talking a lot friendlier to the other guests. We are not ones to leave bad reviews but really felt that people should know more about this place. We definitely do not recommend this restaurant. We left here very sad as it's our last night in Italy and we were expecting it to be much better. read more

This place is okay. You are definitely paying for the atmosphere and view. The food is not anything to write home about - except- we do recommend the ceasar salad. The dressing is so light and tasty! read more

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Are you looking for some tasty food at a great location? Do you have a lot of extra cash? If you said yes, this place may have your answer. This place is near Ponte Vecchio and the Arno River, and I thought I had one of the tastiest lunches in Italy. I have not been to the restaurant, but I have been to the neighbouring cafe that is down the street called "Via dei Bardi". The cafe is called "O Cafe" and it is part of the Golden View restaurant with the "O" logo. I walked inside, and decided to sit at the bar area of the cafe, because I had a feeling that if I sat at the tables by the windows, I may get charged more. The drinks may also be expensive as well so I just got water. I ordered a couple of small sandwiches. One had a really flat bread, the other had a somewhat thicker bread, oval shaped, and looked like a really thick cracker. They both had ham and cheese. They were really tasty sandwiches, and two of them can make a light lunch. The bread was really good, nice and a little toasty. I also liked the melted cheese. As for pastries, I think they do a great job. I had a cannoli, doused in powdered sugar, with some chocolate ships inside. The ricotta cheese had a nice creaminess. It was probably one the tastiest cannoli I had so far. Interior is really nice, the cafe had a very Modern European look, and I thought the servers were attentive and they can actually speak good English. Prices are a little high, but I think I spent less than €10 on those sandwiches and cannoli. Overall, I thought I had some of the tastiest sandwiches and cannoli in Florence, and I really liked the interior and location. The prices of the food may be higher than a lot of places that the local Italians would go, but the location is great, and they offer great views of the Arno River and Ponte Vecchio. This is probably a great choice for a dinner appointment, but be prepared to spend a lot of money on food. read more

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The food here is excellent! The freshest seafood I've had any where! You can taste it in the consistency of the mussels and mixed seafood in the spaghetti allo scoglio. I will be preaching the freshness of this place to everyone in the States for days to come. It gets quite crowded, and the space between tables can be tight (might be a European thing) so make a reservation if you can. I actually did not have a reservation and was able to get a table for two around 7pm on a Tuesday. So you can try your luck! Service was good. Took awhile to pay for the bill, but that's because this place was bustling. Servers do speak English, and I noticed almost all the patrons around me were speaking English, both the US and UK. A favorite for tourists I'm sure since the view to the Ponte Vecchio was simply gorgeous. Restaurants like these make me wish I was a baller so I could fly to Florence solely for dinner here. read more

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Stopped by in for afternoon cannoli and espresso after we ate lunch at another place. Very fancy looking inside but don't let that steer you away because the cannoli was excellent. read more

What can I say: delicious! Tried somon fumé as an appetizer: amazing! I normally don't like smoked salmon without anything else, but this one was amazing! My husband had the risotto with porcini mushrooms and myself spaghetti pomodoro: simply WOW! Both of them very good! To add on top of the good food: a nice view over Ponte Vecchio and the river! Overall great experience. Too bad we are leaving Florence tomorrow, otherwise we would come back for sure! read more

Golden View Open Bar - Risotto with porcini mushrooms - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

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We had the Campari spritzer, insalata arugula, caprese di bufalo, tragolini with fresh tomatoes and Zuchini, house proseco and strawberry gelato. Everything was fabulous and fresh. The view was pretty. The open window at night attracted some gnats but no big deal. They turned down the lights and closed the windows and it was over. Our waiter spoke Italian, English and Russian and was very kind. read more

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This place is just a little slice of heaven ... a very modernesque restaurant with the view of the bridge & river in Florence called "Ponte Vecchio"! The food was delicious & worth every euro ... the beef carpaccio was unbelievably good with truffles and olive oil. I had the risotto with pecorino, pesto, and foie gras. It was lovely and felt like comfort food in the cold October night of slight drizzle. Dessert - the chocolate 3s was the perfect ending to our meal. The service was the best I've had in Italy thus far. read more

[See update below: we liked it so much we came back again with friends two nights later] We are jazz fans and had researched places for music before we arrived. We were at Ponte Vecchio and decided to check it out and view the menu. We were greeted warmly and we said we wanted to come for jazz and food the next evening, and the woman booked our reservation for 8:30. When we arrived, we were Immediatley offered glasses of Prosecco while waiting for the maitre d' and within a minute or two were escorted to a view table in the back room where the excellent jazz trio was already playing. Cocktails, food and service were excellent, and what a great view of the Ponte Vecchio and Arno. This is fine dining, and the prices reflect the quality of the experience. A romantic and special occasion! All agreed it was superb! Tonight we had guinea fowl rounlade and tagliatelle with truffles. Sorry this is our final night in Florence. read more

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We were so excited for this restaurant after looking at the menu and location but unfortunately the waiter really soured our experience. He was very rude from the beginning til the end. We had to ask for water multiple times and when we tried to pick wines in our price level he would bring us more expensive ones in it's place. Then one of our courses (linguine vongole) tasted very fishy, not fresh, and just 'off' "...not edible to the point we were concerned we would get sick if we continued to eat it. Everyone in my party (all vongole lovers) tasted my dish and agreed it wasn't right. So we told our server and he actually had the nerve to argued with us, rudely insisting it was fine (without even trying it)! We asked him to take it away and replace it with another pasta dish, which he reluctantly did. But then when we received our check he had charged us for the vongole dish! When I pointed it out he said "you didn't like it but it wasn't a bad plate." So he refused to deduct the dish from our check. What ever happened to 'customer is always right?' They also charged us an additional 15% service fee which we've never seen in any of the fine dining restaurants we've eaten. The rest of the dishes were satisfactory, but we would not return for sure. The hefty price tag is not worth the experience (and it's not that we aren't willing to pay for good food and service ). This place will never be worthy of a Michelin Star rating. read more

I was here in late September of 2013, only gotten around to writing this review now. I had to come back to write about this -- I ordered the pan seared tuna steak here and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever had in my life; and by far the most amazing tuna I've ever had. It was also the most expensive meal of my trip (solo trip and I tend to eat cheaper, but this restaurant looked attractive so I wanted to try it). Worth it. (It felt like it would have a dressy/formal attire requirement but I was literally in T-shirt and shorts and didn't have a problem.) read more

Golden View Open Bar - The most amazing pan seared tuna ever is in this photo - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI