Reviews - Bistrot al 5
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Simon B. • 1 review
April 19, 2025
10/10Spectacularly high standard of imaginative cuisine in a refined and sophisticated decor. This is a delightful place to dine -- the very highest standards. The prices are very reasonable for the quality of both food and experience. Simply outstanding.
Rita B. • 7 reviews
March 21, 2025
9.5/10They make you feel at home!
Rita B. • 7 reviews
January 30, 2025
10/10Lovely new menu. And, as always, top sympathetic staff, and host Valerio always remembering my wine taste!
Sven v. • 35 reviews
March 2, 2025
8.5/10lovely service
Rita B. • 7 reviews
December 22, 2024
8.5/10The personality of the host Valerio and his crew are unbeatable. Service a bit slow, but we were in no hurry. This elegant place is to be called home.
Elina R. • 1 review
October 5, 2024
10/10Perfect dinner! The carrot velouté was a perfect harmony of different ingredients. Simple and very delicious. Pici with ragu was also very nice, a bit too salty for me. The tagliata literally melted in the mouth. Excellent wine selection. The service is top notch!
Bruce R. • 1 review
September 26, 2024
10/10Excellent food and service
Suzy R. • 1 review
September 11, 2024
8.5/10Lovely tuna and beef
Clare M. • 6 reviews
August 12, 2024
10/10Beautiful food. Great friendly staff.
Clare M. • 6 reviews
August 16, 2024
10/10
+2Second visit, equally wonderful. Set in Fiesole centre with tables outside, a very nice experience. Food was very good and just like the pictures shown on other posts, with ingredients locally sourced right down to the honey. Stuffed peppers were not what we expected and a pleasant surprise with tastes of Thailand. Cold tomato soup again a surprise, it's shrimp with diced fruits in a little tomato juice, very refreshing. Pork medallions soft and gently cooked with a nice honey sauce was delicate flavours. Bit disappointed with the steak not peppery as advertised, but cooked nice wirh a good char, potatoes were great. The agnolotti was a beautiful, yellow tomato sauce and stuffed with tuscan sausage, a must. The most unexpected carrot cake, a delight. Staff very nice, very helpful, seats a bit uncomfortable, on 2nd visit enjoyed comfy seats inside.
Herman M. • 1 review
August 14, 2024
10/10
Perfect!
Suzanne M. • 2 reviews
October 3, 2023
10/10Is this the best restaurant in Florence? Certainly the best in Fiesole and surely most of Florence. Though the menu is not large, every item we had amongst 3 people was wonderful. The flavours and combinations can be intense, yet often subtle as well, and all delightfully pleasing. The dishes are unique to this restaurant and it is so well worth the short journey to Fiesole. The staff are very invested in good service and communication. They are welcoming and friendly. They explain the menu with care and pride (in English if necessary) and are known for their use of local ingredients and also extensive, exclusive local wines. If the weather is good enough, sitting outside with the view to Florence available is one of those moments to savour deeply. However the restaurant inside is also cosy and pleasant with a sleek modern air.
Katherine S. • 2 reviews
September 2, 2023
9.5/10The cheese selection was amazing, our favorite thing. Both of our dishes, the duck and the black pork, were incredible as well.
Anuti G. • 1 review
August 25, 2023
10/10Wonderful dining experience, from the special setting to the refined flavors. Very highly recommended. Slow food at its best. Hospitality at its most authentic.
Richard S. • 3 reviews
July 22, 2023
9.5/10A really lovely restaurant. Food was excellent, especially the tagiatelle with truffles. Only snag was they could not find our reservation. House super tuscan was excellent. Chocolate dessert is the way to go.
Bistrot al 5 • Owner
Thank you so much Richard, we are sorry about your reservation but at least we found a way to take care of everything and let you enjoy dinner anyway. Thank you for being so understanding. We are happy that you enjoyed dinner too!
Jonas S. • 1 review
July 5, 2023
10/10Hands down one of the best food experiences in Tuscany! The food is a delicious combination of the best local ingredients mixed with a good contemporary touch!
Bistrot al 5 • Owner
Thank you so much Jonas! We are glad that you had the opportunity to try Tuscan cuisine our way and that you enjoyed it!
Emily E. • 2 reviews
June 24, 2023
9/10Wonderful service, excellent wine suggestions, quality ingredients, great value. We will definitely return!
evelyn z. • 2 reviews
June 8, 2023
10/10The restaurant was in the main square! We ate outside on a beautiful cool night. Sara and her husband were gracious hosts. We enjoyed the cheese board and the salami and artichokes as our antipasti. Our primi of Boar Ragu, Ravioli and barley risotto was flavorful and creative. Secondi was sliced duck and braised fennel and burger with caramelized red onions and potatoes so tender and seasoned perfectly! It was a wonderful meal. Dessert pane cotta was so creamy . We lived that everything was sourced locally. We highlight recommend it.
Brian P. • 1 review
February 10, 2023
10/10
What a pleasant surprise! This has to be the best restaurant in Fiesole! Had a great lunch - excellent menu recommendations from my server. I would come back to Fiesole just to have lunch again at Bistrot al 5!
Michelle B. • 12 reviews
October 14, 2022
10/10Always guaranteed delicious and tasty locally sourced food with a very knowledgeable staff always on hand to assist with food and wine choices.
Lucas N. • 4 reviews
August 26, 2022
10/10Ot
Claire L. • 2 reviews
August 6, 2022
10/10The food was fantastic, I wish I had taken a first course ! The team was very nice, with good advice with the wine, very kind. Great moment on the hills of Firenze. I warmly recommend.
Jeannie L. • 49 reviews
June 30, 2022
8.5/10The pasta Tonnarelli with a very tasty cream and crespy agretti but the clam was not very fresh. The rana pescatrice itself did not have much taste. Over all, it's creative and nicely presented. The service was very cordially.
Matteo I. • 89 reviews
May 28, 2022
9.5/10Went to this restaurant in 2020, and was amazed by the quality of food and service. All confirmed! The burger is beyond delicious, you can actually feel the quality of all ingredients and craft, including the home-made mayo - excellent!). Cheese tasting and dessert very good as well. Clearly, all this, location included, does not come on the cheap side - but if go to Fiesole, you don't get that anyways... Absolutely recommendable.
Brian C. • 28 reviews
April 3, 2022
10/10One of my favorite recent meals. Impeccable service, great food, good wine list, nice ambiance. Highly recommended.
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