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Reviews - La Bussola

Name: La Bussola
Address: Via Porta Rossa, 58r, Firenze, 50125, Italy
Price range: €35 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9

Reviews

9
of 10

Excellent

1508 reviews

Ambience

9.0

Food

9.1

Service

9.1

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Robin S. • 1 review
March 31, 2025
10/10
Nice food, excellent service, city center, great atmosphere! Would definitely recommend.
Peter B. • 1 review
March 23, 2025
6/10
Good food and ambiance overall. Service was RUSHED beyond anything we’ve seen in a week in Italy. And the restaurant was not even full.
Karel P. • 4 reviews
March 5, 2025
10/10
fantastic pizza, great wine, great service. I recommend.
Bob W. • 9 reviews
March 3, 2025
10/10
Always a must visit during our annual visits to Florence. Classy but not stuffy. Great menu. Well prepared dishes. Friendly greeting.
Evaggelia K. • 1 review
February 13, 2025
5/10
The food wasn't fresh..and I found a bone of chicken in my Caesars salad. Even the bread wasn't fresh...
Sharon T. • 53 reviews
February 17, 2025
10/10
We’ve been coming to Florence for decades but this was our first visit to La Bussola. It was terrific. Great pizzas, pastas and a variety of meat courses. Wine list was heavy with Italian reds. Ambiance and service were great. We will be back.
Francisca A. • 10 reviews
February 5, 2025
10/10
The food
Dianne O. • 2 reviews
January 16, 2025
9.5/10
The food was excellent and you have to try the tiramisu for dessert!! Delicious!
David S. • 2 reviews
December 28, 2024
10/10
Excellent all round!! Can’t fault it!
Keith D. • 1 review
November 16, 2024
10/10
Great food. Great place. Perfect spot.
Toni W. • 1 review
December 2, 2024
10/10
Excellent food with attentive service!
Mary V. • 2 reviews
November 30, 2024
8/10
The food was very good but the service providers were a little impatient when we were taking time to make our decisions but then they came around for the rest of the evening and we more pleasant.
Steve R. • 7 reviews
November 9, 2024
10/10
Really nice people and a lovely atmosphere. Steak was really good as were the mussels
Susan M. • 1 review
November 5, 2024
10/10
Our favorite restaurant in all of Italy! The food and service is exceptional!!!
James L. • 3 reviews
October 31, 2024
9/10
Terrific service, nice seating indoor and outdoor. The Negroni Toscana was a great cocktail, served in a unique rocks glass on a sturdy stem. The chicken cacciatoria was tender and flavorful with tomato sauce and olives. The cioppino (not what the menu called it but close enough) shellfish were overcooked and tough, according to my wife. And the lemon sorbet dessert was sweet, creamy, and refreshing - it was liquid enough to serve in a champagne flute. The overcoooked seafood knocks a star off tonight but I would definitely return here - lots of other great looking dishes to try.
Janet C. • 8 reviews
October 22, 2024
6.5/10
Food was fine. Tables very close together. Too pricey even for Firenze.
Kay V. • 1 review
October 25, 2024
8/10
We ate here twice. The pizzas were first class. The other food was very good too. I sent back a pot of mint tea because the pot and the cup were not clean. Nor was the replacement. Other than that, it was a very good experience both times.
Charles G. • 1 review
October 23, 2024
10/10
Lovely atmosphere with excellent service. Food and wine were very well balanced. The T-bone for one is enough for two. We should have had one with two plates and two sides. Our waitress was lovely
Jim B. • 1 review
October 20, 2024
6.5/10
We all ordered pasta and were disappointed in our dishes. One of us should of ordered the pizza to try. That looked to be the main dish everyone was ordering
Pat O. • 6 reviews
October 18, 2024
7/10
Nice staff, nice seat outside, food fine - though fairly expensive - e.g. we had the gran tagliere for €30 - tasted good - but small portions compared to other local restaurants.
Deborah M. • 1 review
October 20, 2024
10/10
Wild Boar ragu was outstanding as was the sesame encrusted Tuna. Service is friendly and knowledgable. Drinks were generous and delicious! Will definately return!!
Mario Oscar B. • 20 reviews
October 12, 2024
10/10
Thank you so much to Francesca
Connie L. • 1 review
October 10, 2024
7.5/10
Overall service is good. Just the seafood dish we ordered, the seafood doesn't taste too fresh.
Hyesung S. • 3 reviews
October 6, 2024
10/10
Everything is awesome! Mood Food Service… If I have a chance to go Firenze I really want to go La Bussola! again
Rebecca J. • 1 review
October 1, 2024
10/10
Wonderful food, atmosphere and service!
TONIA D. • 5 reviews
September 18, 2024
9/10
Amazing carbonara, enjoyed the dining experience!
Lynne M. • 2 reviews
September 22, 2024
5/10
Server was in a ton of slow and somewhat rude.
Stacey K. • 2 reviews
September 22, 2024
8/10
We went to this restaurant, expecting it to be wonderful and the food did not disappoint. However, the service was not great at all. The server ignored us never offered us any bread and or dessert. He never checked on us once and he was extremely rude and never came back to the table to check on us. For that reason, I would not go back to this restaurant, although the food was very good. I think being a tourist in a city for the first time it should not have happened. That was disappointing.
Nerissa M. • 6 reviews
September 14, 2024
9/10
+1
Marco who served us was great! The food was tasty.
Jason C. • 1 review
August 22, 2024
10/10
Great Spot with Great People!!
Shaun S. • 3 reviews
August 22, 2024
10/10
Amazing food and service, would highly recommend
Karla P. • 1 review
August 18, 2024
4.5/10
Food was mediocre, dry carbonara and service.
CHRISTOPHE C. • 1 review
August 9, 2024
10/10
Perfect!
Jennifer L. • 1 review
August 10, 2024
10/10
Amazing food and wine! We arrived 30 minutes til closing and they served us well. Did not feel rushed and the service was great. Cute atmosphere and the prices were reasonable. Would definitely like to go back again!
Kimberly B. • 1 review
August 9, 2024
5/10
We were seated promptly, but it took a while for the waiter to get us settled with ordering. The food was the biggest disappointment. The Florentine steak was cooked to medium rare, but was very tough to cut and chew. The pappardelle with chingale ragu was just so-so. Our table had 2 other dishes that weren’t great either. It did not measure up to the reviews it had on The Fork.
Eduardo P. • 1 review
July 4, 2024
10/10
Simply extraordinary
Robert D. • 1 review
June 26, 2024
7/10
Nice place, server was efficient, but was expecting the food to taste better. I had the veal milanaise, their special fried mushrooms and burrata.
Armando Silvestre A. • 1 review
June 26, 2024
7.5/10
The complement, potato, did have delay 10 minutes at the principal plate
Cody B. • 4 reviews
June 23, 2024
10/10
Great place, amazing food, loved it 100000%
Graeme I. • 2 reviews
June 17, 2024
9.5/10
The service was fantastic - very friendly, fast and accurate. The plates were cleared quickly and drinks offered when empty. Staff were helpful, friendly and efficient. Toilets were not in a great state and the one pizza had a bit too much tomato base on, but overall, it was great.