Reviews - IO Osteria Personale
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Mazhar A. • 1 review
October 24, 2025
10/10A nice and cousy restaurant with an overall good atmosphere. Excellent food and high service level, quality meals for relative affordable prices.
Tim N. • 1 review
October 17, 2025
10/10
My wife and I had a great experience! Everyone who served us was very welcoming and helpful. We opted to order à la cart vs the tasting menu. I had pasta, octopus, and my wife elected for two pasta dishes as she didn’t care for any of the 4 main course offerings. Something to note is the menu is limited with 4-5 options for each course. I appreciate a limited menu but if you prefer many options you may want to consider dining somewhere else. All three of the pastas were excellent! The octopus was some of the best I’ve had. We shared a cheese plate and a dessert along with a bottle of wine recommended by the waiter. The wine was a cab franc from a small vineyard. Our bill came to 160 euros. All the dishes looked exactly like the photos and were visually pleasing! The restaurant is small som you will want to make a reservation as all the tables were full. This was our first meal of our trip to Italy so I can’t compare but if our other meals are as good as this we are in for a treat!
G S. • 1 review
October 17, 2025
10/10Great experience!
max g. • 1 review
October 9, 2025
10/10Great food, brilliant service. Was more than happy to offer recommendations for both food and wine pairings. Please do not hesitate to book.
Jack L. • 1 review
October 9, 2025
10/10
Excellent food, service, chef skills. We had a great time and the food was delightful. All the staff were very friendly and attentive.
Trevor M. • 1 review
October 4, 2025
9.5/10The quality of the food was excellent, in flavour, presentation and creativity. The service was attentive but respectful. The house wines were lovely. Such a good change from the compulsory nonna's traditional found in most places. Bringing bread with each course was a nice touch.
Tanya A. • 4 reviews
October 1, 2025
10/10Excellent food with equally superb service. We did the 4 course tasting menu and it was fabulous. The amberjack ceviche and Mackeral risotto were particularly good. Great wine recommendations too. Would definitely recommend - make sure you book.
Gustavo V. • 1 review
September 22, 2025
2/10These people have such egos. Not only was the food terrible, the service is abysmal. Full on regret trying this place and I really wanted to like it.
IO Osteria Personale • Owner
Dear Gustav, from the moment you sat at the table (showing yourself from the start to be a rather impolite person), you insisted several times on having a six-course tasting menu while the person with you wanted to order à la carte. We replied to you several times that this was not possible, also offering the option to compose the tasting menu as you wished with one different dish of your choice. But this was not acceptable to you and from there, like a spoiled child, you displayed all your dissatisfaction. Sometimes (like all human beings) we make mistakes and we are the first to accept criticism when it is constructive and justified. in Italy there is a proverb that says: 'sometimes staying silent makes a better impression.'...
KENJI I. • 1 review
September 25, 2025
10/10
It's a fantastic foods!
Caroline S. • 10 reviews
September 19, 2025
9.5/10Fabulous cooking. Innovative and interesting. Light but satisfying. Good value for such a special meal.
Mauricio Luis F. • 5 reviews
September 17, 2025
9.5/10Very good restaurant in Florence. Great quality food in a cozy environment. The service is also a differential of the restaurant.
Elisa M. • 2 reviews
September 10, 2025
10/10What a lovely meal, and the servers were amazing as well, walking us through the intricacies of the ingredients, dishes. and the presentation of the food was beautiful, not just tasty.
Anna G. • 2 reviews
September 1, 2025
10/10
+1Amazing
Pierre P. • 1 review
August 2, 2025
10/10
+4No wonder why this place is so highly rated! This is just on of the most amazing escape in Firenze! Wonderfull cuisine, inspired by the chef mixing the Italian roots to his own experience! We came 10 years ago and absolutely wanted to come again, and this was even better! Food is iconic, wine selection was just a unique experience... actually no words can describes... you may try it yourself! Big applause and thank you! For the record we were 2 and had: 2 starters, 2 primi, 3 main and 3 desserts as it was so good! Merci et Chapeau
david K. • 2 reviews
July 29, 2025
10/10Little Gem , if you want to get away from the madness of the city center , then go and the guys from IO Osteria , outstanding value for money , the 2 waiters are so friendly and offer great advice for the dishes and the great wine combinations , a great atmosphere , the desserts are to die for 😋😋😋😋😋
Irina F. • 3 reviews
July 10, 2025
10/10Creative and delicious cuisine! Amazing service.
carlos m. • 1 review
July 10, 2025
9.5/10Great service delicious food
Robert M. • 1 review
July 9, 2025
10/10This is easily one of the most needed visits in Florence. My wife and I were on our honeymoon and we had this recommendation to dine here. We came from the city centre and walked to the restaurant on the other side of the river. It is a small restaurant, with an abumdance of character that exists in the subtly of the decor and design. We chose to experience the 5 course tasting menu and a glass of orange wine and the pecorino, with a mystery wine that was recommended based on my wife's request (super accommodating to our request). We felt encouraged, cared for, and, most importantly, extraordinarily well fed! The mushroom chawanmushi was an extreme well received dish! The other dishes that spoke to us were the pidgeon, yes pigeon, and the amberjack ceviche. We both could not recommend this place enough. Upon leaving we asked for some other city recommendations and Maeto and the staff didn't disappoint. Thank you for creating a unforgettable time for us. We will be back as soon!
Claus R. • 3 reviews
June 19, 2025
9.5/10
Sensational food. Attentive, friendly and knowledgable service. Highest recommendation!
Steven K. • 1 review
June 16, 2025
10/10Excellent food and service!
Jenny S. • 1 review
June 18, 2025
10/10
Amazing food and excellent service!
zsolt p. • 1 review
June 14, 2025
10/10Great food with exceptional service. Highly recommended!
Suzanne C. • 3 reviews
June 10, 2025
10/10Excellent, exceptional and delightful
Will G. • 2 reviews
June 9, 2025
10/10This is an excellent restaurant. The food was quite exceptionally good and the staff were faultless and extremely pleasant with it. Thoroughly recommended.
Suzanne C. • 3 reviews
June 7, 2025
10/10Superb food, creative and delicious. Service was excellent too.
Estelle M. • 4 reviews
June 6, 2025
10/10Excellent innovative food, great service!
Andrew D. • 3 reviews
May 31, 2025
10/10A lovely small and intimate restaurant. The staff were welcoming and knowledgeable about the food.bthey created a relaxed atmosphere amongst t allbthe guests.bthe food meg great standards you would expect from a Michelin recommended restaurant.
Kevin M. • 5 reviews
May 14, 2025
10/10
The owner and waiters were attentive, friendly, and very knowledgeable. My wife and I had the tasting menu which was outstanding. This place is a notch above if you like an elevated dining experience at a reasonable price.
Anthony F. • 18 reviews
April 30, 2025
9.5/10
+3excellent food and service
Valeria L. • 6 reviews
May 5, 2025
10/10Delicious! Tucked away from the busy area, it was a pleasant experience. The food and its presentation were a delight. The service was impeccable, very friendly and helpful staff.
Cleo S. • 2 reviews
April 26, 2025
10/10the food was delicious and not on the heavy side. the service was friendly and impeccable. the red wine suggestion by the team was great
Thomas F. • 1 review
April 24, 2025
9.5/10
Awesome service and food. The fusion kitchen is made with respect for the ingredients. The wine card have some hidden gems. This place is highly recommended. 🤩
Stefan S. • 4 reviews
April 10, 2025
9.5/10This was our third annual visit and it never disappoints. The tasting menu was delicious, good value, and served with genuine pride and care. The small 'birthday' touch with dessert for my wife was very considerate. This is one of our favourite restaurants, and always first on our list when we visit Florence!
Max B. • 3 reviews
March 19, 2025
10/10A must try in Florence
Amanda N. • 1 review
March 18, 2025
10/10Food was unique and delicious! Wonderful service and cozy ambience making our first time in Rome memorable. Thank you for a wonderful evening.
Elizabeth d. • 23 reviews
March 19, 2025
10/10Creative A large selection of wines.
Georgios B. • 4 reviews
January 2, 2025
10/10Food (we got the 4 course menu), atmosphere, service, music, all excellent!
Anthony K. • 8 reviews
December 26, 2024
9.5/10
+2We ordered the 6 course tasting menu for 2 people. Everything was very delicious with the creativity of the dishes being a welcome change of pace from the traditional Italian dishes. We especially enjoyed the amberjack ceviche and octopus, which was cooked perfectly.
Valentina T. • 4 reviews
November 28, 2024
10/10Really creative dishes and great service, a truly passionate team. Well done guys!!
David S. • 1 review
November 16, 2024
9.5/10Tasting menu courses were excellent as was the service. Tables are limited so make a reservation.
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