Il Latini

One of my favorite restaurants in the entire WORLD! Can't wait to go back this year.

We made reservations ahead of time for the 7:30PM time slot. By the time we arrived right at opening, there was already a line out the door, so do make reservations.

BEWARE THE FAMILY STYLE MENU. When they say "family style", they mean "family style". All four of us opted for the family style meal for 60 euros per person, but what we did not realize was that because there were four of us, they QUADRUPLED the portion sizes for each dish. We were already so stuffed after all the initial side dishes, I had to ask the hostess to cut out the dessert AND we still ended up taking some of the food to-go. Plus, instead of one Florentine steak, we got TWO (again, they quadruple the portions). I felt so bad having to tell them to take one of them away, because we just could not finish it all and we had no refrigeration/microwave at the place we were staying at. We barely finished one of them. We did take the bread, cold cut meats, and potatoes to go, and those potatoes were still so damn tasty unheated the next day for breakfast.

Don't get me wrong. The food was delicious. I enjoyed the crostinis, the cold cut meats, the vegetable and bread soup, and the pasta side dishes. After that, I think I blacked out. It was just way too much for us.

Service was hard to get ahold of due to language barriers and because they were so busy running around attending to other customers. We hadn't made up our minds when the waiter stopped by the first time around to take our orders, and ended up waiting twenty minutes before he came back to do so.

If you DO intend in partaking in the family style meal, make sure you are prepared to take leftovers because they do adjust the portion sizes based on number of members in your party.

Next time, I will just order a la carte or, if we do end up doing family style, requesting them to halve the portion sizes. I think it would have worked out perfectly if the portion sizes had been made for two people to be shared amongst the four of us.

Note: all photos taken were part of the family style menu. We did not make it to dessert, so unfortunately no photos of dessert.

We made reservation. Glad we did very busy. The steak was 50 ounces. At least...
Had two and a bottle of house red
165 euro...I thought it was an absolute bargain
Service was unrushed. Comfortable dining room.

If you're in Florence and hungry, come eat here. Excellent homemade Tuscan cuisine, and very friendly service. They speak great English too in case you're worried about language barriers.

Food quality is excellent. And if you order the family style tasting menu for 60euro per person, they give you a ridiculously large amount of food. If you can eat a lot, its a tremendous value. You get a salami plate, bread, crostinis with various toppings, a pasta, 2 stews, a giant Florentine steak (around 1.2kg was mine for 2 ppl) and a regular sized dessert from their menu each. We could not finish the menu. It's beyond American sized and very generous. Beware, Florentine steak is served rare, and only rare. So if you dont like rare steak, dont order it. But if you do like rare steak, theirs is delicious.

Reservations are a must. Do it online, super quick.

Restaurant is always packed. As with every place in Florence, space is scarce and things are a little cramped. Very old school vibes, which is fine.


Next time I go, I'm ordering a la carte.

Busy restaurant which has a wait to get in. The food was very good. My recommendation after having sampled everyone's meal is the roast pork. It was one of the best meals I had in my ten day trip to Italy. You must order the roast pork and the roasted potatoes. They were divine.

Seriously, you MUST GO!!! From the moment we saw all the people waiting to get inside for the first seating, to the time we walked out the door, we had a wonderful dining experience.
My husband and I had the steak Florentine and roasted potatoes...but who needs potatoes with all that meat! Everything was truly delicious!!! They had a wonderful wine list as well. Our server even gave us a parting gift as well.
Go and enjoy the Italian hospitality...along with some amazing steak!

Il Latini, of course, directly translates to "The Heartbeat of Tuscany..." Hahaha okay no it doesn't, but perhaps it should.
8 days into my 10-day trip in Florence, this was a top 2 meal for me.
I made a res for right when it opened and when I showed up there was a sea of people standing outside and waiting. Kind of felt like I was amongst the who's who of Florence mixed with traveling families exhausted of trying to wrangle everyone to get to dinner on time. The anticipation was building for me, and it did not disappoint.
I was seated immediately and the server came up and asked if anyone else would be joining me. When I gave him a hard no, he said he would take care of me (ha) and asked me my name and shook my hand. "My name is Stefano, great to meet you Johnny!" I'm fully comfortable eating alone at this point, as sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner and sometimes I feel like I'm my only friend, but it was still a nice touch to be greeted in such a way that is going above and beyond. It's the little things.
I ordered a full bottle of chianti to myself, I mean why not I am in Florence where the greatest artists in the world were roaming these streets slamming Chianti back in the 1500s. I would be doing them a disservice not housing that whole bottle.
For food, I ordered the selection of Salami, Penne with meat sauce, and the Peposo, which is a sort of Tuscan beef stew originating in Florence.
I'm going to use the first word that comes to my mind for each:
Salami - GODSENT! | Penne - FRREEESSSHHHHH! | Peposo - MINDBLOWING!

IL Latini has been one of my very favorite restaurants since I was backpacking through Europe in the 80's. One thing for sure, they're consistent! The food is as good as ever, there portions are epic, and the staff treats you like family!

When you come to IL Latini, pack an appetite, brings some friends, and have a have a lot of fun! Abundanza!

This was a must try for us while in Florence. It is rich in history and the interior design is dripping with it. There were 4 of us and we made reservations thankfully. Don't be surprised when you get to the restaurant and there are a lot of people standing outside! They have a 7:30 seating and a 9:30 seating, everyone basically gets seated at those 2 times.
Our server was phenomenal. He spoke English well and was always nearby if you needed something.
The food was amazing with the exception of the famous florentine steak. Sadly that was a bit of a letdown, it was huge, only comes rare, and was very difficult to cut and chew. After a few bites we decided it wasn't worth the effort. However everything we had before the steak and after was simply delicious.
We tried multiple items from the menu including the onion cooked in ash which was surprisingly quite good. The bean and barley soup was one we would eat on repeat and the pasta with meat sauce along with the desserts were hits as well! Highly recommend but would suggest ordering something other than the florentine given its hefty price and toughness

Such a wonderful experience we suggest this restaurant.. the classic ambience to the amazing steak, and the pasta with the wild boar was just delicious and the guys serving were so funny they made us feel at home..

The service is above expectations. The food is the best I've had in a long, long time.
Luigi was attentive, funny and willing to share ingredients for anything my wife asked.
If in Firenze, do not miss this absolute gem.