Reviews - Principe del Mare
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Kevin N. • 28 reviews
October 24, 2025
10/10I found this restaurant 4 years ago and every year we’re in Florence we make a point of eating there! The fish is excellent along with the pizza’s! Wine selection is amazing. It’s family owned and now they’ve open a restaurant serving more meat type meals right across the street! The area of San Niccolo is a great area and if you’re looking for great meal of fish, steak, pasta or even pizza, this is the place to go!!
Marc E. • 2 reviews
October 16, 2025
6.5/10food was very good. wait staff was overwhelmed and service suffered
Tracy D. • 1 review
October 12, 2025
6.5/10
The service was slow despite there being only a few patrons and the food was bland.
lisa w. • 1 review
October 4, 2025
5/10food is just ok，not that good. But no service at all.
Anny P. • 1 review
October 6, 2025
6.5/10WARNING - I booked this restaurant with a 50% off promotion during the Fork Festival. When my bill came, the owner insisted that he did not know about this promotion. When I disputed the sum and showed him my booking on Fork, he became very rude. He eventually accepted that the promotion was in place but only gave me a 50% discount on 2 dishes out of everything else I ordered (the Fork later confirmed to me that this should not have been the case). Make sure you check your receipts, especially if you look like a non-English speaking tourist. To note, the waiters there are attentive and friendly. I had a lovely time except when the owner tried to gaslight me when I was trying to pay the bill.
shanshan m. • 1 review
October 6, 2025
2/10There were 2 or 3 tables with customers when we arrived. All the staff seemed very busy but we waited for over 30min with no food served, only were told “coming soon” several times. Nobody was able to tell me when the food would be ready and why there had been such a long time waiting. Anyway, strongly suggest avoid this restaurant if you want to eat within a reasonable time.
sihan h. • 2 reviews
September 27, 2025
10/10nice
Wendy T. • 1 review
September 26, 2025
9.5/10
Baked sea bream with potatoes is delicious, fresh and tagliatelle with shrimp are fabulous! And discounts are available while you have reservation
Francesco R. • 18 reviews
September 22, 2025
4/10Very nice people but service was very very slow. Presentation of dish was poor. Got my pasta dish incorrect. Nice people though. They need to “polish” more and quicker service.
julia k. • 1 review
September 8, 2025
9/10Great food with some of the freshest, best-tasting seafood I’ve had. The service was attentive and welcoming, and the prices were very reasonable. Definitely worth going!
GARRY O. • 3 reviews
August 22, 2025
6/10Service indifferent but food good. 50 per cent discount not applied originally and then applied ' selectively' to certain menu items but not most of the others, bit of a swizz really compared to the far better more gracious Trattoria Bobuli the previous night.
BIN z. • 2 reviews
August 21, 2025
9.5/10
good
George A. • 1 review
August 4, 2025
9.5/10The food was excellent!!
Maria G. • 1 review
July 13, 2025
10/10
Exceptional food and service! Enjoyed the whole experience
Fresco M. • 12 reviews
July 4, 2025
8.5/10No 20% off…..
Kevin N. • 28 reviews
June 7, 2025
9.5/10We found this restaurant 3 years ago on our yearly visit to Florence and been going back ever since. The fish is excellent and also the pizza!!! I had the tuna steak last night with crusted sesame’s, OMG! Wife had the pizza and it was also great! This place is a hidden gem out of the mainstream part of town but VERY popular! Check it out if you’re looking for more than pasta for dinner!!
Asher C. • 11 reviews
May 12, 2025
8.5/10
+2The service is not bad as the reviews said. I think it’s nice. Food is great.
유근 송. • 1 review
May 3, 2025
3.5/10First of all, I am Asian. It took a long time for the appetizer to be served, and after finishing it, we had to wait over 30 minutes for the next course. The Western guests at other tables were served their food first, even though we had been waiting longer. I asked for the bill, but even after waiting for a long time, it was never brought to me. I eventually had to go myself because I couldn’t wait any longer. I can’t help but wonder if it was because I’m Asian. Based on this experience, I strongly do not recommend this place to fellow Asians. 애피타이저 먹고 30분이나 지나고도 다음 메뉴 안주고 다른 테이블 사람들 메뉴부터 서빙하고 우리 테이블에 눈길도 안줌. (넓은 매장도 아님) 기다리다가 지쳐서 언제 나오냐고 물어보니까 준비 중이라고 5-10분 더 기다리고 나옴 겨우 먹고 영수증 달라니까 한참 있다가 영수증만 주고 계산하러 안옴. 그래서 내가 계산하러 직접 감 추천 안합니다.
Qingyu C. • 2 reviews
April 30, 2025
10/10Great food and nice staff
Shuqing C. • 1 review
May 2, 2025
10/10
The waitress is very warm and patient. She showed us the picture of each dish by her smart phone when we didn’t know what’s that. This really helped a lot. Also we were granted a 20% discount when we check the bill.
Micaela F. • 22 reviews
April 24, 2025
3.5/10The service was really poor. We had finished eating and were left with our plates in front of us for quite a while. Several staff members walked by and looked at them, but no one bothered to clear the table. Even after bringing us the bill, the plates stayed there. To make things worse, the bill didn’t include the discount from our TheFork reservation. When I pointed it out, they looked confused, as if they had never heard of it. I had to show the reservation myself, and only then did they apply the discount—reluctantly. As for the food, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t particularly good either. Nothing that would make me want to come back. Definitely not going back. Unprofessional and inattentive service.
Marcus v. • 1 review
April 11, 2025
3/10The service was the worst we habe ever experienced. We even were forced to change tables during dinner.
Olga S. • 3 reviews
March 30, 2025
9/10The mixed fish for two was amazing, very fresh and juicy. We would go back just for that. Also appreciated that the restaurant was open all day and we didn’t have to wait until the normal Italian 7:30 pm to eat.
Elyse S. • 6 reviews
March 26, 2025
9/10Great good in a hidden gem GST’s away from the tourist crowds. Go after seeing Piazza di Michelangelo. Waiter rushed us a bit to order and never brought us bread but otherwise nice place. Wish they had an outdoor patio for dining on a nice day!!
David I. • 1 review
March 16, 2025
10/10
5 minutes from Porta Veccio this resturant specialises in seafood.. Everything was fresh, flavoursome and very well prepared. Well worth a visit.
Daniele G. • 15 reviews
January 13, 2025
10/10Ok
Yuta M. • 1 review
December 30, 2024
7/10When we entered the restaurant and told the guy at the entrance about the reservation I made, he didn’t even check the booking and pointed at the table closest to the door. One of our girls asked if we could be seated at the table at the further inside because it was freezing cold, and he said NO! then mumbled something about reservation - I didn’t exactly catch what he said. Later some other people came and asked for seat, saying they didn’t have a reservation, he put these people through to the table we were denied. Puzzled, when other table in the back of the restaurant was cleaned up I asked if we could move to that table because our table is right next to the door and it’s very cold. He said no it’s for the people who made reservations. I reminded him that we did made a reservation. He didn’t believe me so I said we did made a reservation, you can check on the system. He still didn’t check, but then he said ok you can use the seat - we felt we weren’t treated nicely at all.
Robert A. • 1 review
December 30, 2024
10/10great food
Michelle M. • 1 review
December 24, 2024
9/10Food was excellent and the staff was very nice.
Heidi M. • 1 review
November 28, 2024
10/10
Fabulous service and delicious meals left us very full and satisfied. We may return before our stay in Florence is ended. Thank you.
Peter D. • 3 reviews
November 18, 2024
9/10Very tasty food in pleasant, unhurried atmosphere
Farah A. • 2 reviews
November 17, 2024
10/10
Everything was perfect. Food, service and atmosphere Definetly coming back
Tracy V. • 1 review
October 11, 2024
10/10amazing seafood - we loved every bite!
Ryan C. • 1 review
September 30, 2024
7/10
The food really made up for the terrible experience. Everything we ate was 11/10 but just be warned, you will wait. It took us over 20 minutes after being seated to even be asked what we’d like to drink. I will say, the wait staff were amazing BUT there were only 2 of them for the entire restaurant. They did try their best but the owner let them down not having more people available. It took us over 2 hours to get our drinks, appetizer, main course, and pay/leave. Again the food was great and the staff did their absolute best but only 2 people cannot staff all the tables in that place which is 100% the owner/managers fault. I would avoid if you’re on any type of time constraint but if you are ok with waiting it is 100% worth it!
Michael L. • 1 review
September 29, 2024
10/10
+1All of our dishes were expertly crafted. Flavors were impressive. All ingredients were fresh and of highest quality. Our main dishes were Risotto del mare, Spaghetti Principe del Mare, Pesce Spada (swordfish). We give this restaurant our highest praise because they deserve it.
Jolanda M. • 24 reviews
August 16, 2024
10/10Loved the service!
현진 김. • 1 review
August 5, 2024
10/10
thanks for greeting us
Boris N. • 7 reviews
July 27, 2024
4/10
+4While the food was generally fairly decent, the service was beyond terrible and it was incredibly hot inside the restaurant. The appetizers were so-so (prawn tartar, tuna tartar, salmon tartar and prawns in pastry). Main courses were better with pizzas, pastas and fish being very tasty. However,.our server was terrible and ignored us most of the time. He was a little rude and very dismissive. Never checked on us himself. We always had to find a way to get.his attention and we sat for about 25 min before he even bothered to offer us water. It was also very hot in the restaurant, probably close to 90 degrees and we were all sweating throughout the entire dinner. Told the server a few times and he just shrugged it off and ran off. Could not care less. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone unless you enjoy eating dinner in a sauna with terrible service.
Colin G. • 1 review
July 15, 2024
10/10The food was perfect, the service attentive and made u feel special. All in all, it was amazing. Thank u to the server with the black widow spider tattoo. Memorable 🥰🙏
Jiyin C. • 1 review
July 8, 2024
8.5/10The seafood pasta was full of sand. We asked the waitor to return it. We thought the item should be taken off from the bill. But only 50% was taken off. Why should we pay 50% for the dish we did not eat?
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