Reviews - Osteria Vecchio Cancello
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Roger H. • 2 reviews
October 4, 2025
10/10Best steak ever. Superb staff. Highly recommended.
Iris L. • 1 review
October 3, 2025
10/10Great food and great service!
Sakshi S. • 1 review
September 19, 2025
10/10Great food
Jo-An W. • 3 reviews
September 30, 2025
10/10
It was our 20 year anniversary and we picked this restaurant for our last meal in Florence. Amazing ambience and service, you feel right at home with the big welcome. The food was spectacular. We had a bottle of wine, salad w radicchio, lettuce, pecorino, walnuts and olives. Delicious. We had florentine steak for our main along with the pumpkin risotto with cod and pistachios which as to be the best I’ve ever had. They acknowledged our anniversary with lemon cello shots and just the most memorable night. We will be back in a heartbeat if we ever return to Florence. Thank you so much.
David C. • 1 review
October 1, 2025
10/10Great service and food and a nice gift at the end.
Mario F. • 2 reviews
September 30, 2025
10/10
+2Truly one of the best meals my Family & I have ever experienced. Amazing service, dishes & ambiance. We felt right at home with Giacomo’s heartfelt passion & care. This is a must go to while in Florence. It’s the heart & soul of the culinary scene.
Steve G. • 1 review
September 29, 2025
10/10Food was excellent. Service was efficient and attentive. We arrived early for our reservation. They seated us in comfortable chairs and brought prosecco. I thought it was a great experience.
Alex B. • 1 review
September 26, 2025
10/10Food was utterly superb. We stayed late at chatted with staff, shared a cigarette and the owner even handed me a bottle of wine for my birthday. Had the best time here and won’t soon forget it. Excellent place.
Donna H. • 1 review
September 23, 2025
10/10The food was delicious, staff extremely pleasant and the vibe of the place was relaxed. We had the steak which was favorable and melted in your mouth.
Vicky M. • 3 reviews
September 16, 2025
10/10
lovely food and quirky little place
Tina K. • 2 reviews
September 16, 2025
10/10Best meal in Florence! Even better than the 3 Michelin star! Steak was perfect!! Service was wonderful!
Eddie S. • 1 review
September 17, 2025
10/10Place is legit
lee h. • 1 review
September 5, 2025
10/10
He is so kind, the service is good, and the food is so delicious!! I really want to recommend it to my acquaintances.
Regina E. • 1 review
September 12, 2025
10/10
Our first impression was all about the restaurant itself. So cute! Loved the decor! The wait staff was awesome. So attentive and personable. And then came the food! OMGosh SO good. Definitely have the burrata starter! And definitely finish w the Tirimisu!
Paul W. • 1 review
September 9, 2025
10/10One of the best restaurants I have been to. In a long time. The food was fantastic. Book ahead though as this is a popular place
Jessie J. • 1 review
September 2, 2025
10/10We arrived late but called ahead to inform them we took a wrong turn. They were nice about it and sat us 20 minutes after 10pm. They treated the birthday girl like a super star. Sang to her in Italian and even gave her a bottle of their private label collection as a parting gift. The food was good.
Marco M. • 1 review
September 5, 2025
10/10Quaint restaurant with excellent service. We had the steak Florentine with American friends who asked over and over why the meat was so much better than in the United States. Highly recommended.
Lisa H. • 24 reviews
September 3, 2025
10/10
The food was absolutely delicious (enormous, but cooked to perfection). The staff were very kind and friendly and didn’t rush us to leave - a great way to start out trip to Firenze
donna b. • 2 reviews
August 28, 2025
10/10Absolutely wonderful food and atmosphere!
Paul S. • 1 review
September 1, 2025
10/10Valentino was wonderful. Just the best food and ambience in Firenze!!!
Martha R. • 1 review
August 30, 2025
10/10Server was friendly, informative, and attentive. Food was delicious. The Florentine steak was perfectly cooked while the ravioli was incredibly flavorful. Beautiful atmosphere.
Stephanie T. • 1 review
August 18, 2025
10/10Both the food and service were excellent!!
Nael N. • 2 reviews
August 20, 2025
7.5/10While some of the waitstaff were absolutely amazing—attentive, friendly, and professional—others came across as more average in terms of service. I recommend the management work on ensuring more consistency in the service experience across the team."
Jonathan B. • 4 reviews
August 6, 2025
10/10Wonderful service, very good food, great value. Had a wonderful time.
Jake E. • 1 review
July 13, 2025
9.5/10Delicious food in a lovely and romantic setting. Staff were welcoming, accommodating and attentive. Quality meat! Would definitely visit again!
kristian p. • 3 reviews
August 16, 2025
10/10Warm and attentive service combined with excellent food. Highly recommend.
Joanne P. • 1 review
August 11, 2025
10/10A lovely traditional Florence restaurant. Service was fantastic, the food was delicious would highly recommend this gem of a restaurant.
Sam O. • 1 review
July 31, 2025
10/10Amazing food - will definitely be back!
Sean H. • 1 review
August 3, 2025
10/10Everything was fantastic, incredible food, wine, ambience, decor, servers just all incredible!
Carlos L. • 1 review
July 14, 2025
10/10
Simply Delicious !!
Sabrina A. • 1 review
June 14, 2025
10/10This was THE best dinner we had while visiting Florence! La Florentina was absolutely beautiful as were the other dishes we enjoyed. Lovely atmosphere & very friendly, attentive owner & staff. Make sure to make a reservation!
Tammy H. • 1 review
July 3, 2025
10/10
Our service was excellent! Best steak that we’ve ever eaten and we’re from Alberta Canada.
Chris M. • 3 reviews
June 28, 2025
10/10The Best Food We Had During Our Visit to Florence. They are very popular and require a reservation. We scheduled our visit a few days prior but I wish we could have gotten in earlier as the food was excellent. I highly recommend making a reservation and to spend a memorable time here.
Kurt H. • 1 review
June 20, 2025
5/10The most important thing you need to know about this restaurant is that there is NO AIR CONDITIONING! NONE, NADA ZERO. It is sweltering in Florence now and for the next 3 months, and this restaurant is in an off-the-run part of town so you have a long walk to get there and when you do it is hotter inside than outside. It was painful and the food was not much better. I had caprese salad and the tomatoes were tiny, yellow and tasteless. The spaghettone with wild boar was also tasteless, like a bad stew bumped on top of noodles. A very unpleasant experience overall.
Albert Y. • 1 review
June 15, 2025
8/10The veal shank was really good very tender! The ambience was lovely, very relaxing. The service, though satisfactory, can be a bit more relaxed with occasional smile.
Scott H. • 9 reviews
June 12, 2025
10/10Enjoyed the Tuscun
Dany B. • 1 review
June 4, 2025
5.5/10At first the visit was great - we had a very nice waiter and vibe was good. The food arrived - underwhelming and quite dissapointing, the pasta was kind of bland (unlike many other places we've tried) and overall not very impressive. Then, the main course - a cheek roast, not a very good one, again - dissapointing. But the worst is that we barely touched the main course, a different waiter arrived, asked if we were done as if she really wanted us to leave the restaurant already (the food is untouched except for a small bite), didn't ask anything and took it like that and gave us the check - with the dish included of course... first time we get this kind of treatment in italy, not very pleseant.
Tony G. • 1 review
June 8, 2025
10/10Beautiful "hidden gem" with excellent service and food. Tony
Geoffrey P. • 5 reviews
June 4, 2025
10/10One of the best meals I’ve ever had, hands down. I’ve been eating Italian food due to having such heritage, for 42 years. This is in the top 3 meals I’ve had, that’s really all you need to know. Simply amazing
Maxine B. • 29 reviews
June 1, 2025
10/10
the best… we always visit when we are in florence . Best bisteccha fiorentina ever
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