Santa Elisabetta
Santa Elisabetta
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MICHELIN Guide selection
- Two MICHELIN Stars: Excellent cooking, worth a detour!
MICHELIN Guide's Point Of View
Thought to date back to Byzantine times, the Torre della Pagliazza has had many uses over the centuries, including housing a women’s prison in the ...
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Restaurant menu
- Bottoni
- €55
- Pasta stuffed with Provola cheese, Chard in stew of Cuttlefish in “inzimino” sauce
- Spaghetti “Tirrena” ancient grains
- €55
- Algae butter Spaghetti pasta with Bergamot, sea Urchins and tuna Bottarga
- Risotto
- €55
- Risotto Carnaroli, Smoked potatoes,Scampi, Lime and Burrata cheese
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What diners said about this restaurant:
hye suk l. • 1 review
September 4, 2024
10/10We had a great great time over there. Thank you so much!.
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Guest, We would like to express our best gratitude for dining at our Santa Elisabetta restaurant and sharing your experience with us: this affords us to improve our services and to continue our promise to reach our Guests’ expectations. We are more than happy to learn that you completely enjoyed our service, food and location (the restuarant room is very small and it's situated in the oldest tower in town, the Pagliazza tower, it's is as dining in the history). Our daily efforts are dedicated to make unforgettable the experience of our Guests with a personalized service and menù, and your feeling is for us the most important prize. We would be delighted to welcome you back at our restaurant. With my warmest regards Carla Balli Guest Relation
Cynthia D. • 1 review
July 23, 2024
10/10The staff was accommodating to my family and our needs. They are all very kind and welcoming. We enjoyed every single dish and appreciated how detailed and delicious everything was. They deserve their Michelin stars. An absolute pleasure to have dined at Santa Elisabetta. Will be looking forward to the next time.
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Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Guest, We thank you very much for your wonderful review and your amazing words leave us breathless: this affords us to improve our daily commitment to reach Guest expectations and to surprise our Guests every day! Our purpose is to leave unforgettable memories to take home .. the Guest’s experience to eat in the history is truly unique! We do trust in welcome you again soon at the Santa Elisabetta restaurant. With my warmest regards, Carla Balli Guest Relation
Dan D. • 2 reviews
June 22, 2024
10/10Modern flare in a classic Italian ambiance!
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Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Guest, We thank you very much for your wonderful review and your amazing words leave us breathless: this affords us to improve our daily commitment to reach Guest expectations and to surprise our Guests every day! Our purpose is to leave unforgettable memories to take home .. the Guest’s experience to eat in the history is truly unique! We do trust in welcome you again soon at the Santa Elisabetta restaurant. With my warmest regards, Carla Balli Guest Relation
Jenna B. • 2 reviews
April 12, 2024
10/10We loved this restaurant - from beginning to end. The dishes were fantastic, the service impeccable. Worth every minute of time and every dollar spent.
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Mrs Bench, first of all thank you for having chosen our Santa Elisabetta restaurant for your dinner in Florence and for the beautiful word above. All of our Team at Santa Elisabetta restaurant in Florence really appreciates your congratulations and we are very proud we were able to make you a wonderful feeling this means so much to all of us as it is our goal. Small touches and an extra smile are the things that lead to a perfect experience and we are very pleased knowing you appreciated and enjoyed your dinner. Do not hesitate to get in touch whenever you want to come back to your favourite restaurant in Florence and we hope to welcoming you again soon! With my warmest regards Carla Balli Guest Relation
JUNPYO L. • 1 review
March 29, 2024
10/10perfect dinner
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Mr Lee, first of all thank you for having chosen our Santa Elisabetta restaurant for your dinner in Florence and for the beautiful word above. All of our Team at Santa Elisabetta restaurant in Florence really appreciates your congratulations and we are very proud we were able to make you a wonderful feeling this means so much to all of us as it is our goal. Small touches and an extra smile are the things that lead to a perfect experience and we are very pleased knowing you appreciated and enjoyed your dinner. Do not hesitate to get in touch whenever you want to come back to your favourite restaurant in Florence and we hope to welcoming you again soon! With my warmest regards Carla Balli Guest Relation
Yixin L. • 2 reviews
March 27, 2024
10/10We had a wonderful dinner! Top-notch food and service; the chef (and the whole team) has definitely instilled the legacy of the city/tuscany culture in creating the cuisines. Bravo!
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Guest, We sincerely thank you for your kind review and for sharing your experience at our restaurant Santa Elisabetta ,your review allows us to continue to improve our service and achieve guest satisfaction. We are happy to understand that the service you received from our team enabled you to have a pleasant evening. We thank you for your words regarding the dishes that will be shared with the Chef, the Maitre and the entire team. Hoping to have you among our guests again, please do not hesitate to contact me with any requests. Our best regards, Carla Balli Guest Relation
donghyeon c. • 1 review
March 19, 2024
10/10perfect place.
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Guest, Thank you for your kind comment and for sharing your experience at Santa Elisabetta restaurant. We are extremely happy to read such a lovely review in a few words. It is fantastic to understand that you completely enjoyed the experience at our restaurant . We do trust in welcome you again soon, Your restaurant in Florence; we invite you to contact us for all the information you may need With my warmest regards Carla Balli Guest Relation
Pedro C. • 6 reviews
January 11, 2024
10/10The tasting menu is absolutely incredible: 7 completely different courses exquisitely prepared, explained, and delicious! And the wine pairing per course was spot on!
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Elizabeth r. • 12 reviews
December 5, 2023
10/10Enjoyed the Asian influences in the dishes - yuzu, coconut, lychee. The attention paid to local foods and traditions but updated was perfecto. The recommendations for wines was on point. Service was outstanding. The room's history was most interesting, 5th century, original stones and a women's prison. I went for lunch and would do dinner the next time.
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Mrs Rivera, Thank you for your kind comment and for sharing your experience at the our Santa Elisabetta restaurant with the community.. We are delighted to read such a lovely review; it is fantastic to understand the location of the restaurant made your experience unforgettable. We are very happy as well to read that you had enjoy your dishes and wines at our restaurant : it has only 7 tables area inside the oldest tower still standing in Florence; The Pagliazza Tower. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the next future and we remain at your disposal for all the information you may need. Kindest Regards, Carla Balli Guest Relation
John H. • 2 reviews
July 26, 2023
10/10One of the finest meals I’ve ever had! Perfect wine pairings with the tasting menu. The creativity was second to none!!
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Mr Herbert, We are more than happy that you enjoy the tasting dinner and wines at our Santa Elisabetta restaurant, an exclusive fine dining restaurant with only 7 tables situated in the Byzanthine tower. We hope to have the privilege to welcome you soon back to our restaurant With my warmest regards Carla Balli Guest Relation
Joseph B. • 1 review
June 21, 2023
10/10One of the best meals I have ever had and great wine pairing. Staff was attentive and nice. Highly recommend.
Yula Y. • 1 review
April 27, 2023
9.5/10Strong touch of East asian (Japan). Pleasent and eligant texture. Quiet and neat.
Laurent C. • 85 reviews
February 11, 2023
10/10French speaking is good…
Antoine G. • 8 reviews
February 4, 2023
6.5/10We had great expectations for this restaurant - a 2 star Michelin! Overall, it was a fine experience but clearly below our expectations. Service is quite professional but pointlessly old-fashioned and formal: there is truly no need to change napkins several times during the meal or change glasses for water when switching to dessert (heard about the environment?). As to the food: we had the fish/seafood focused menu. The red prawns were excellent, as well as the turbot. The bottoni pasta with cuttlefish were a bit disappointing: cuttlefish was very tasty and the chard-based brown sauce wonderful but the pasta itself was a bit bland and chewy. Smoked amberjack was fine, but nothing exceptional. The dishes are subtle, too my (personal) taste they lack a bit of strength in flavour. They also assemble a bit too many ingredients - simplification might be welcome in favor of intensity. The chef has a bit of a sweet tooth (white chocolate, etc.). The dishes are small and overall the place lacks a sense of generosity (we had to wait for a good 15' until anything materialized on the immaculately white tablecloth). Great winelist and good counseling from the sommelier - an amazing 2016 Muller-Thurgau, reasonably priced by the standards of the place.
Kelly O. • 6 reviews
December 24, 2022
10/10Divine-food, servers, wine everything!! They definitely deserve the Michelin 2 star rating. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. ❤️
Marcelo R. • 4 reviews
December 23, 2022
2.5/10very very veeeery disappointing, ab’s very expensive
Santa Elisabetta • Owner
Dear Mr. Marcelo Ricardo, we are sorry to read only now your unsatiscation about your experience at the Santa Elisabetta Restaurant, please if you can give us more details about it I will personally investigate about it. It will help us to improve our daily commitment. Waiting for your kindly asnwer, warmest regards Ambra Agostini GM Assistant
Codrin T. • 21 reviews
October 21, 2022
10/10Flawless service, perfect in every inch. The dishes are unique and the location is as medieval as it can be. It can without any doubt be a three star experience. Looking forward to returning sometime.
Simon C. • 1 review
September 9, 2022
10/10A fabulous affair; lunch took nearly 4 hours and was worth every penny (and pretty penny it was too!). We participated in the full Chef's tasting menu. Every item was a sensory delight, with great care taken to satisfy my lactose intolerant spouse, done without fuss and attention. Everyone spoke good to excellent English (my Italian is despicable), knew lots about each dish. We finished sated and excited ready for a nap or a short walk around the Duomo!
Yooseon H. • 1 review
August 25, 2022
10/10Everything was perfect! Worth visiting!
Véronique O. • 15 reviews
August 14, 2021
7/10Disappointing experience for a 2 star michelin restaurant. Food was good but I expected much more efforts in terms of creativity. Lack of generosity in terms of quantity. Pairing wine menue sélection was really poor. Service was however excellent.
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About this restaurant
LUXURY - Luxury Restaurant in the Heart of Florence, the Santa Elisabetta is located in the Hotel Brunelleschi, on the first floor of the Byzantine Tower. Elegant and refined atmosphere; 24 seats in the Tower and 120 seats in the connecting Restaurant Salons , for both dinners with your friends and special events. TASTES - mediterranean cuisine by the Chef Giuseppe Bonadonna, with flavors from the sea and from the land. FOR EVERYBODY - Your menu also include vegan, vegetarian specialties and gluten –free dishes are available (on request).
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Piazza Santa Elisabetta, 3, 50122 Firenze
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