I found the location, the attitude of the employees I encountered... and certainly the hotel grounds itself to be world-class in every way. Even if not staying there having a cocktail on their Terrace gives you the opportunity to experience the grounds and enjoy the world-class view that this property provides. Basically walk in the front door, head down two flights of steps and ask the waitress for cocktail menu. read more

The view's great, but remember that only so many people have that window view. We didn't, and the food is the obvious reason we're here, right? To start, my wife had spaghetti pomodoro, which was good enough, and I had the wild boar with the huge noodles. I've had wild boar before (in the Southern US, killed by uncles of mine), but this was a new flavor, and worked out very well. I had the steak Florentine "with a light meat sauce", which basically means steak and gravy. It was...decent. I've had salty gravy before, and I know how that can kill any taste of the meat, but this was the opposite. Gravy was bland, and while the meat was well cooked, it couldn't overcome the bland taste of the gravy, er, light meat sauce, it was slathered in. We were able to eat, drink, and be merry without sitting right next to the river, and that's actually pretty good. read more

Located near Ponte Vecchio this restaurant offers a great ambience, customer service and of course a great view. I highly suggest having a reservation to get the best seats in the house. We did not have reservations but the staff was very welcoming and gave us a corner table with an amazing view. We ordered gnocchi with eggplant, a margarita pizza, and mozzarella/prosciutto Crostini. read more

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

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Amazing place for a meal on the ponte vecchio. We came with a large group of 10. The service was fast for italian standards. The night started great by being seated right when we arrived for our reservation. We were sitting right in front of the live band which was playing some lively jazzish music. We had the whole italian experience there...enjoyed all the appetizers and each tried something different on the menu for the pasta, carne, and dolce. Everything was delicious and a good portion for me although some may say the portions are a bit small. bottom line..come here for a nice moderately expensive dinner overlooking the ponte vecchio and enjoy nice live music as well! Well done. pros: views of ponte vecchio live music great italian food cons if you are coming for a very quiet evening this is not the place...the room is crowded and you have a band playing so suggest somewhere else for that. read more

went here on a rainy day but view was still fantastic. The food was incredible, I got the sirloin steak and my friend got the pizza. Our waiter was very friendly and the service was great. 100% would recommend for a classy meal (date place!) and a must for tourists as the view of the river is just beautiful. read more

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

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First of all this place hits a Grand Slam!!! My wife and I had been running around all day sightseeing and worked up quite the appetite. We went there around 5pm and were greeted immediately and sat immediately right by the river with an amazing view any direction you looked. The server was prompted with greeting us and getting out the drinks and made sure the glass never went empty. We ordered the Caprese Salad and the Prosciutto appetizers, everything was soooo fresh and an explosion of flavor in each bite. Our entries were Gnocchi and Spaghetti Ragu. Both of which were made to perfection. The gnocchi was nice and fluffy with complimentary-flavor throughout the dish. While the Spaghetti Ragu had a perfect balance between meat and spaghetti with such a fresh taste of flavor. I swear they picked all the ingredients and prepared the dishes from scratch when we ordered them. Unfortunately no one would be able to describe how good the food/service is because words can't do this place justice. You have to go there and experience it. Yes, it's pricey but well worth it. read more

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Just happened to walk by looking for wine tasting, asked the host if the do wine tasting and she said they had several options... She lead us to a table with the view is the bridge and river. Wow! read more

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This was a wonderful upscale bar. We stopped in for apervitos and the cocktails were around €12 apiece and we had access to the very nice appetizer spread. Somethings were a little fancy for us, but the bruschetta was wonderful. The real icing on the cake is the view. It's not called golden view for nothing. We were lucky enough to grab a seat by the window and had absolutely wonderful service while we experienced Florence at its finest. One note on the cocktails, a daiquiri was significantly different than what I thought it was going to be. Still a lovely drink but very sugary. We saw many people around us ordering wine and we should have followed suit. read more

Golden View Open Bar - What have you for happy hour - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

We spent our last dinner in Florence at Golden View Open Bar. If you decide to come here, request for a view by the window accompanied by live jazz music- it's breath taking and makes the whole experience here almost worth it. We were able to watch the sunset on Ponte Vecchio- great! The food here is delicious- there are many options and I decided upon the pasta with wild boar- it was delicious and really amazing. My friend's dish was also really great and we couldn't stop raving about the food and the view. I understand we were just a table of two sandwiched in between to larger parties, however they started to completely ignore us, even when we wanted to order more food, drinks and dessert. I tried getting any server's attention- also when one of us stepped out to use the restroom, we already approached the servers requesting that they stop by our table because we wanted to order something. Still, no one came over. When we finally were able to order dessert- I must say that my panna cotta was one of the best desserts I had on my trip to Italy. However, it took them over 20-30 minutes to get our bill. Also after receiving the bill, the waiter reminded us numerous times that we needed to tip him, cash only. In Europe, it's not customary to additionally tip, and if I am paying by card, I also have the option to pay, by card. To really make things worse is that I heard him offer other tables a complimentary drink. Sorry, it looked like their service was top notch because the two larger tables who sat down after us still got finished before us- we were left waiting and got little to no service. It is such a shame because it's a beautiful restaurant with really great food- the service however, is lacking. The service does not match the price. read more

Amazing view AND amazing food! Make sure to sit on the outside balcony and you'll have a gorgeous view overlooking the water and the ponte vecchio. The pappardelle dish was absolutely delicious and the oysters were nice and fresh and refreshing. Highly recommend it. read more

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Of all the restaurants in Italy that we have enjoyed, the Golden View is the winner by a mile! Sure, the pasta at Felice in Testaccio was better - it was akin to a life-changing experience. However, the wild boar sauce at the Golden View wins for THE BEST MEAT SAUCE IN ITALY! As well, the Golden View wins on sheer friendliness and consistent quality of, GASP, take-away food! The cafe and restaurant offer incredible meals and views when eating in. The Golden View also realizes that there are those days where you are so exhausted from walking and touring that you want to eat in your apartment and unwind, and they cater to the take out customer with the same quality as they give to table service. You walk in, and you are greeted immediately and given the option of eating in or taking out. Most good restaurants in our neighborhood say something quite different. "Take away?" "No, we don't do take away you fatto turista!" Honestly, I can't recommend the Golden View enough. You have seen the pizza from Golden View on a previous post. Here is the Wild Boar Pasta, and a Four Cheese Pizza featuring local, extra-strong Gorgonzola (our son's favorite, one of the stinkiest cheeses in the world but amazing in flavor especially on this pizza). Mama Mia! The wild boar meat sauce is better than my sister's mother-in-law's sauce, and she was first generation Italian! At the risk of repeating myself, if you are staying in Florence, this is the restaurant to visit, not once, but more than once! Also, the EXPENSIVE rating is misleading. The take-out pizza runs from 5 euro - 7 euro, so it is quite inexpensive. We ate here three nights as a family of three for under 20 euros each night, and I had a glass of wine while waiting for the take-out! read more

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

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Save your money. The view is spectacular as seen online, the food on the other hand is so basic and flavorless from the appetizer to the main course.. I ordered the steak, and had to get another made since I could not get a knife through it. The second steak came out and it was maybe 20% better than the first. 2 stars are for the view and the mediocre service. Ultimately not the place to try and have a nice tasting dinner. read more

Golden View Open Bar - 3/4 left of wasted steak that was too rough to eat. Not the place for steak! - Italian Near Me - Florence, FI

When we first arrived, we looked like a bunch of sweaty tourists right off the tour bus (mainly because we were), but we had been planning on eating here before coming to Italy from reviews we read. When we got there, we realized that everyone was well dressed and it has a high end atmosphere. We walked away in search of another restaurant but every where we tried needed a reservation. We figured that we were on vacation and we would never see these people again so we would try to get a table at the open bar. We walked in and asked for two. The guy told us to take a seat and he would find us a table. While waiting, the bar tender brought us a complimentary glass of champagne. After waiting five minutes, we were seating in a modern upscale room with a live band playing jazz music. It wasn't next to the water but it was still very nice. After a few minutes, I noticed that half the room was people all dressed up and the other half were stinky tourists right off the tour bus and I felt much better about my appearance. Don't be fooled by the initial look from the front door. We had an amazing caprese salad and bruschetta to start. Both were excellent with tons of flavor. We paired it with a great chianti. For our main course, I had the gnocchi Gorgonzola and my boyfriend had the Ravioli Quattro Formaggio. Both dishes were amazing and if I had any more room I would have asked for more. This restaurant is great and I fully recommend it if you don't have any other plans for dinner. read more

I cannot comment on the food. The location was nice, right on the river. We were seated quickly since we had reservations. The problem my fiancé and I had was that it took about 5-10 minutes for the waiter to come by to ask us if we wanted water. After we asked for still, we did not see the waiter again. After literally 10 minutes of no water and no waiter, we left. I can understand if the restaurant is extremely busy and not enough staff, but that was not the case today. Disappointed in the restaurant, especially with such a high rating on Yelp. read more

This restaurant was recommended by a Florentine who we bought leather goods from. It is in a great location which is jus at the end of southern end of Ponte Vecchio. Te restaurant overlooks the river and is great for people watching while waiting for your food. The service was excellent. The food was quite pricey. Check out my pics. Everything was fresh and spiced to perfection. Not a great restaurant if you're on a budget. For a dinner for two we paid around €160 which included the wine, a couple of mixed drinks, a bottle of water, an appetizer, two main courses, a dessert, and the ambience. €160 did not include the tip. read more

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

We just stopped in for a drink and aperitivo on a Tuesday night. The view is unparalleled, and we were given a table right by the Arno overlooking the Ponte Vecchio. Well all right then! How can you complain about that? Beyond that, everything else was quite average. It's a fairly formal atmosphere, and the food/drinks are priced accordingly. We only had a glass of wine each and it was probably our most expensive glass of the whole trip. The aperitivo buffet was nothing to write home about. A little meat there, a few olives there, a little cheese here. Nice to have a bite though. It was too formal/pricey for us, though worth the cost of a drink for the view. But for dinner - don't you want to go to some rustic little hole in the wall? Ah, the American quest for an "authentic" travel experience - we get an idea in our heads of what authentic is and judge everywhere by it. It just felt a bit sterilized for our taste, and we'd only return for another drink. But sitting by the riverside...anybody can get swept up in the romance of that, no matter how much you're paying! read more

Such a fun little spot right on Ponte Vecchio. It does have a little more of an upscale vibe, so be mindful of that. For a more romantic setting, ask for a table by the window. But for a more fun night, sit up at the bar and watch all the fun there! Ask for Fabiano! He's incredible at what he does and will take great care of you. read more

My friend and I went here after Rick Steves recommended it in his travel guide book. As promised, we had a wonderful view of the Ponte Vecchio. The service was great. Each of us got a couple cocktails and ordered an appetizer. It was on the pricey side, but we luckily went during apertivo! So in addition to what we ordered, we each had a big plate full of yummy snacks. Highly recommend coming here but go during apertivo for the free snacks and enjoy a spritz with them! read more

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One of the better wine lists, terrific food and service. We've been to many of the "best restaurants" in Florence. This one is a contender. read more

Best food I had in Italy. They have jazz as well which was an added surprise. The chef came out and sat with us and had a glass of vino.What a character! Must have is the Gnocchi nothing compares.Seafood fantastic in fact you cannot go wrong here. read more

Met up with friends while in Florence for drinks before dinner. This is on every tour book's radar as having the most beautiful view of the Arno. While I did not see the whole restaurant, I thought it was a very modern layout and carried a good vibe. The view lived up to the hype. While cocktails are expensive, they put out a full buffet for you to dive into, gratis. I chose not to snack since we had stellar dinner plans, but the bar looked great. I would surely come back here again knowing that you can get a good fill of food and have drinks with a great view. Dinner seems very pricey but you are paying for the view and the fact that every tourist knows about it. read more

When I lived in Italy, I ate here once or twice a week! I can't say enough about how awesome the staff was- especially because there was usually about 12-15 of us dining together! The view of the water doesn't hurt either :) The restaurant has a modern decor and a long bar when you first walk in. The food is also always great (as is most food in Florence!) I don't think I can even say I didn't ever like something I ate here! It's on the more expensive side so make it one of your special nights out! read more

What a great view! We had a window table facing the river and the Ponte Vecchio and it was gorgeous. The restaurant is modern and trendy with great service. Food overall was good but the pizza was a bit watery in some bits. They knew we were splitting everything so they pre-split the items for us or gave us extra plates. Nice touch! read more

This is the best restaurant for first time visitors to Florence. Hands down. Food is great and there is good value. I took my parents here for their first time visit to Florence and they were quite impressed. The view is to die for, overlooking the Ponte Vecchio and the rest of the Arno River. It is really worth it to get a table by the windows. Service is good with very little snags. The restaurant also features a great wine and drink list. Something that everyone must make a must-do on their visit list. read more

The hours of availability make this a place to go whenever you are hungry. The service is as good as you would expect from a restaurant of this level. The wine choices are copious. We ordered an Amarone we weren't familiar with, and were unhappy with the results. Although the manager (and owner) Tommaso, offered us a different bottle, we know the only reason to send back a wine is because it is corked or re-fermented so we kept it. Tommaso decanted it, gave us different glasses, and presto! Twenty minutes later, we were more than pleased, and learned something new. Such incredible attention to your dining pleasure! We have been here often, despite my lack of check-ins. I don't think there is wi-fi, and thank goodness for that. It's all about the food. The live Jazz makes it a popular destination as well. Bravo, Tommaso! read more

This is my favorite place in Firenze!! Our waitress was so kind and welcoming to our large group of 12 Americans studying abroad. The food was amazing, everything we got was our favorite so far. The caprese salad, the parmigiana pizza, the caprese pizza has cheese filled crust, even just the plain spaghetti with meat sauce was to die for. Gnocchi and spaghetti with black pepper and prawns were the prettiest and most flavorful I've had yet. Highly recommend! read more

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The food sucks. Hard to eat. The service is so bad. It seems that I owe the waiter's money.

Ok, this place is simply wonderful! Perfect preparation, delicious menu, great wine selection, exquisite views and gracious service. Pasta with zucchini and misty tomatoes...perfect! Pear salad... perfect! Sea bass... Amazing! Steak with garlic and rosemary.. unbelievable! Our new absolute favorite in Firenza. Perfect culinary experience. We had such a great time. We will be back...soon! read more

On one of our last nights in Florence, we decided to ball out a little for dinner. It's everything you'd expect from a fine dining experience in terms of service, ambiance, quality, and selection of wine. We started with the Degustazione Media, which is an appetizer tasting platter. I think we've had something similar to open every meal we ate in Italy, so they tend to blur together. This one was a particularly good selection of meats and cheeses. Even the bruschetta was very good. I had the Duck thigh entree and it was cooked perfectly, well seasoned and expectedly rich. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't anything special in terms of well prepared duck. The Pan-fried Swordfish entree was better and was full and flavor and very fresh tasting; a welcome contrast to the very heavy meals we'd been eating up until then. Food was a 3.5, experience was a 4. It was nicer than a lot of the sidewalk places you'll end up eating most of the time, but not worth the expense to do more than once. read more

I didn't think being close to all the tourist stuff and with a good view that this would be good, but the pasta was excellent, as was the service and atmosphere! read more

Good view, great pizza, and great service! I lived in Italy for 4 months and went here a few times. Go to Casa Linga for pasta though, this place is only good for entree's like chicken or viel. read more

The food was amazing. And it was complemented by the amazing view. It was expensive for the service you get. I paid €80 for fillets, pasta, Rosa, and an amazing dessert. Also the service was amazing. I left with a smile on my face because it was the best meal I had ever had. read more

Good view, the food not so much. The only thing I really liked was the pizza with capers and anchovies, really delish! Tuna tartare was way too sweet and sturgeon really not very good at all! read more

The view was nice as promised, but really not anything you couldn't replicate by taking your food to go and sitting on the banks of the river. The service was pretty iffy, even for Italian service. Their caffè mocacchino was an excellent drink but small, but their fresh squeezed orange juice came in large portions and was amazing. Overall I'd call it overpriced for a view that looked amped up in images... while I was there with my family a group of servers came in and staged an amazing meal by the window to take photos of, so I don't know how many of their reviews are genuine and not planted by the restaurant employees. It's a nice stop if you're in the area and looking to spend money on adequate drinks, but not much more than that. read more

A must-stop in Florence! We came here on two occasions, for drinks with small bites, as well as for dinner. The space is made of several large rooms along the river, with different atmospheres. The decor is modern Italian (meaning kitschy and reminiscent of a late 90's art gallery) and nostalgic pop hits play on the sound system."Sarà perché ti amo" and "Felicita" are on heavy rotation. The service was fantastic. Staff is very welcoming, and offers a free glass of prosecco as they look up your reservation. When I asked for blue cheese olives in my gin martini (12), the waiter explained that it's not a local custom but announced he would inquire about it. He came back from the kitchen and explained he personally took the pits out of a handful of olives and injected some gorgonzola inside. See my picture for the beautiful result! For drinks or dinner, the prized spot is obviously alongside the window and truly adds to the experience. Just as the restaurant's awkward name suggests, this is a tourist spot, where we heard Russian, French, Japanese and lots of English. However, the food is not an afterthought. Our "golden selection" of cold cuts and cheeses (28), featuring crostini di fegatini (chicken liver), sardine, and tomato confit was a fantastic start, and left just enough room wild boar pappardelle (16) and seafood spaghetti (22). A delicious pana cotta (10) alongside a glass of grappa (6) was a perfect finish. Buon appetito! read more

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My girlfriend and I were initially attracted to this place due to the majestic display of dead synthetic fish in the window. It is also right on the river so we knew the fish would be fresh. We had a delightful table overlooking the "Arno" and the Ponte Vecchio which is an Italian word for Old Lady Bridge. My girlfriend ordered an Aperol Spritz (her 8th of the day) she is an alcoholic :( and I had a beer - which was cold. Next we got a plate of cheese that also featured a piece of lettuce that was hiding some walnut scraps. We both enjoyed it. Next my girlfriend insisted on getting the "extra large seafood pale" even after I told her I didn't want any seafood but she is a bully so this was not a surprise. When the platter arrived it had 2 oysters which are like clams but not exactly. Also there were two "king prawns" which is basically an important shrimp. Also the platter had some little bowls filled with cubes of fish. As I said, I was not hungry for fish food but my girlfriend was hungry for it, even though she wound up barely touching the pale because of "oldness". The bathroom lounge looked like a lot of fun. read more

We walked in, without reservations, after a long day of sightseeing and were seated on the balcony - with an amazing view of the bridge - after just a few minutes of waiting. Service is relaxed but attentive. Restaurant is bright, clean, and inviting. Started with 2 glasses of house champagne and then ordered a "light" lunch with a tomato and cheese pizza and the beef carpaccio. The food was delightful - pizza was, by far, among the best we've had in Europe and the local beef carpaccio, drenched in olive oil and seasoned with truffles, was very tasty and memorable. We will likely return before we leave Firenze and suggest you consider trying it when you visit. read more

Our table in the bar area of the restaurant had great views of the Arno River and the nearby Ponte Vecchio. We spent a relaxing evening here having a light dinner after a long day of touring Florence. A great selection of beer and wine complements the (free) appetizers and a friendly crowd adds to the vibe. We will come back for the live jazz next time...and, there will be a next time! read more

The view is gorgeous! You are eating right next to the pointe Vecchio and his restaurant provides the perfect view. Not the best food but you are lying for the view. For was ok, very diverse menu. For Italy the food was sub par. read more

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Amazing dinning experience; food was spectacular and a great view of Florence. It's a bit on the pricey end but well worth the money.