Excellent food and service! Bistecca Fiorentina was perfect and wine suggestion from our server…read moreperfectly complimented the meal. Wonderful dining experience

Probably the most popular steakhouse in Florence. We gotta try the Florentine steak. After…read moreconsulting the server, we got the local Italian beef (forgot its name, but the fattier one). The steak came out with great presentation. Sizzling on a hot plat. Giant piece of meat. We easily finish all the meat, so it was good. The steak tasted normal though - not as beefy as dry aged beef, or not as flavorful at some other places i have tried (Porteno in Sydney), Just regular red meat taste. A little not salty enough. For sure not the best steak i have ever eaten. Probably due to the simple way how Florentine steaks are cooked. The tiramisu was also mid. Servers were somehow all non-Italian (Indians), so that gave me a touristy vibe. But whatever lol. Anyways, it was still a good dinner date overall, so just want to leave it at a positive note.

Another excellent spot we tried in Florence. We were greeted as soon as we walked in and seated…read moreimmediately. The staff was very friendly and our waiter was Nugo. He was awesome and had us laughing the entire night. We peppered him with a lot of questions about the menu, he answered everything and also accommodated my father-in-law, who is GF. He had his own GF bread basket and was able to order almost anything on the menu. We ordered a nice bottle of Montepulciano red for the table that was $48. Others had the Hugo spritz. For app I had the anchovies with roasted red pepper, sea salt and oil over grilled crostini, very good. I skipped first course and ordered the ribeye steak for my main course. Bone in, medium rare, sprinkled with sea salt and a side of onion marmalade. The steak was very good and had way less fat than I expected. The waiter suggested a huge steak for the table, but I was the only one ordering steak that night. Maybe next time. Others ordered the fillet and it was cooked perfectly, the angels and demons gnocchi, and the veal scallopini. Everybody was pleased Really cool spot with a very good wine selection, drinks, excellent food and a fun atmosphere that you don't find at many places. Nugo was an A+ server.

Fyi there are two locations, make sure you go to the correct one (only two blocks apart)…read more Wonderful, laid back but inviting ambiance. Waiter was super friendly, taking time to explain their wines in detail and food options. They even have a kids menu with sizeable portions for older kids. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and it was definitely the best wine we had with meals in Florence. Gnocchi and wild boar taglietelle were outstanding. Had we had come earlier in our stay we might have come back again They also do a wine window which I wish I'd known about earlier because the other one we tried for fun was not good

Delicious meal - service was also solid tonight. We sat down and our order was taken quickly... we…read moreof course got the Bistecca alla Fiorentina which is why we picked this spot. Our server brought out several selections and explained the differences between the meat and let us choose our cut - which made the experience even better. The steak itself was soo good - amazing flavors in every bite. We got the roasted potatoes and mushrooms as sides and it paired well with the steak. Their house red wine was dry and a great complement to the steak. Overall, an easy 5-star rating!

The most amazing steak florentine of my life. What an incedible experience!!! This was the best…read moresteak I have ever had! My friend and I decided to come and try and I am so glad we did. Pair it with their house red was perfect. The service was great. They even brought out two different steaks so we could chose the size and cut. The steak was cooked and seasoned perfectly and it was full of juice. I will be dreaming of this steak for the rest of my life! I wish I was able to go back and have another one. Definitely worth your money here.

Just had an amazing meal! Incredible pasta dishes at this high end Italian steak house. We were in…read morethe mood for pasta after visiting Dario Checchini's for a meat fest on a Grape wine tour yesterday in Panzano. The pasta here is awesome but the steaks looked awesome too. And decor with music very nice for dinner. Service was superb by our server Mirko. Grazie! I highly recommend it. Food and service is just fabulous! Grade = A+

This place is located in Santa Croce, and a few steps from our apartment in Florence. We ate here…read moretwice because the food was really really good!!!!! The service was A+, our servers were fun and super nice guys!!! Most restaurants we went to were small but very well organized and cozy.

We picked this restaurant based on the reviews we went during the week so it was not crowded and it…read morewas in the month of November. Food was delicious. Can't complain about the food. Wine was even better just felt like the customer service could've been a little bit more friendly.

Food was sooo bad. Service was bad. Place looked trashy. Hejdjdjhdjfhfhfhdhxhdhxhchchdh khaaa…read moreatmosphere looked like shit.

Ok, the is a really great change from the normal pasta, ham, cheese and etc. The restaurant is…read morepositioned inside a hotel in Montecatini Terme. The is great outdoor seating and sufficient indoor, but this is not the reason you go to Just Meat! The meat selections are great.,. Dry aged and really nice cuts. We opted for the Tomahawk and Boneless Ribeye cuts. The steaks were about 32 - 40oz each and plenty enough for 2 people. We had a party of 4 with 2 steaks. The seasoning is simple and perfect a carnivore. The price is extremely reasonable when compared to the states. Considering the 2 steaks, 3 bottles of red wine, sides totalled about 300 US. The service including table side carving was perfect. This is a can't miss spot if your are near Florence... Montecatini Terme!

Gosh, I am kicking myself for losing the pictures we took here. In four different cities in Italy,…read moreI thought some kind of pasta or expected Italian dish would be my favorite. I was wrong. The ribs, steak and octopus appetizer was my favorite. The presentation is unmatched

Had an excellent meal as our last meal in Florence. As good as the meal was, Carolina, our waitress…read moremade the experience an A+. Ambiance was great with outdoor seating (unfortunately there wasn't much of a view), but the strolling trumpet and accordion players that showed up mid-meal made up for that.

This place is amazing very authentic Italian food. The pasta is amazing handcrafted the atmosphere…read moreis very inviting and welcoming. Same with the workers here our waitress was Carolina and she was super sweet and very kind and it was greatly appreciated. We love it here. We will go here again!!!

Wow! This is one of the best steakhouses we have been to. We ordered the tagliatelle ragú, roasted…read moreveggies, artichoke & parmigiana salad and the 1kg rib eye. Everything was absolutely incredible and worth every penny. You will not regret splurging for this romantic, intimate and perfect upscale meal. Don't forget to top it off with some Chianti and sparkling water. Too full for dessert, but will be back next time we are in Italy! P.S. the servers were attentive which is rare for Europe. 10/10 recommend!

From the owner: Siamo specializzati nella carne alla griglia ,Fiorentine ,Tomahawk , Costate ,Spire ribs,Picanha e…read moretanti altri tagli ,ma ci piace fare tutto buono dai primi piatti ai dolci ,tutti rigorosamente fatti in casa. La selezione dei prodotti e la cura che gli dedichiamo vi porterà a scoprire la bonta della carne in tutte le sue forme .

Dario is a local (even international) institution, with his love of meat -- as something to…read moreprepare, something to cook, and something (in its origins) to be respectful of. Going to Dario's is an event. We did it 15 years ago while in the area, and it was a priority to revisit when we knew we were returning this year. FOOD / DRINK: So this is a meat-fest, just to be clear. There are multiple dining areas for a single-seating lunch and dinner, seating up to 250 folk at a time. The party starts in the half-hour before seating, as glasses of chianti and lard-buttered bread are served out on the street to the folk waiting. Once you're in and seated, there's bread and oil, a huge fiasco of chianti, and multiple courses of meat (from tartar to beautifully prepped steak) leavened with potatoes and beans, etc. It's all topped off with coffee and grappa or vin santo. Everything is fairly simple but high quality and tasty. Even stuff you don't think you'll like, you likely will (I'm not a tartar guy, but it was quite good). Meat is cooked rare to medium rare, and, no, you can't ask for it cooked differently. There are also kid-sized portions, and veggie meal options. Arrive on an empty stomach. If you leave hungry, you're doing it wrong. AMBIANCE: Each of the dining areas -- two floors in the main building, the back patio, and a building across the street -- are decorated differently. Seating is at common tables, to encourage conviviality over the food (we didn't interact with our neighbors at all, but that didn't bother us). The place is pretty loud, with all the talking and service going on, but not uncomfortably so. SERVICE: The waitstaff are focused on serving out courses, one after another. They are friendly and professional and efficient, which is effective for the setting but leaves little time or inclination for socializing or chit-chat. They're there to deliver good food, you're there to eat it, that's the deal. Dario makes an appearance during "cocktails" outside, and provides pre-seating a powerful, enthusiastic announcement to the crowd, getting them to cheer for eating and meat and eating meat. He also took a swing through our (and presumably the other) dining rooms, glad-handing the venerating crowd. But save for one staff member who invoked a similar crowd cheer at the beginning of the meal in our dining room, the focus of the staff and service was in getting things served out efficiently, offering seconds and thirds as available, and keeping things moving ricky-tick. That's not a bad thing, just not as exciting a thing. NET-NET: The value here is undeniable -- great food, plentiful drink, for a remarkably low price compared to a lesser meal in Florence. The place still is an excellent place to eat lunch (followed by no dinner) or dinner (followed by sleep). That said, the last 15 years have sanded down the sharp, wild edges of the experience, turning it more into "just" a great meal than a bacchanal of carnivorism. Darrio has slowed down (as have we all) and seems more focused on the butcher shop; the staff and deputy leadership are keeping things going efficiently and well, but without the same wild-and-crazy, burning passion of a decade-and-a-half ago. Again, that criticism doesn't mean you shouldn't go. It just means it's a bit more conventional a meal -- despite its dimensions -- than it once was. If we are back in Florence in another 15 years, I'll definitely be back.

Favolosa! It like a…read morefamily reunion!on with beautiful, crazy family members from all over the world. Sitting at a long family table we enjoyed meeting people from Ukraine, Spain, Brazil, Italy and the United States as we indulged in a carnivore's feast led by Dario, the patron of our new-found family. We toasted and laughed and leaned and celebrated together like blood relatives catching up after not seeing each other for a long, long time. What a fabulous culturally-bonding, life experience as we seized the day and enjoyed our new-found family brought together by Dario! Carnivore Diem and Carpe Diem!