Description: My wife and I visited Florence in January of 2007 and Restorante Paoli was a big part of the experience. We stumbled across it late one night after a day at the Uffizi. We were tired and couldn't decide what we wanted. Our waiter Roberto said "leave it to me, leave it to me" and we did. A fresh salad was made at our table while Roberto went to the kitchen to retrieve a plate sized steak for me and a succulent veal chop with truffles for my wife. We ordered an inexpensive bottle of wine and tucked in. Perfect.
The dessert trolley rolled by. I wanted to say, "leave it with us" but Alberto was so accommodating I was worried that he would. So I chose fresh strawberries and cream and my wife had profiteroles.
For three consecutive nights we left it up to Roberto and he never disappointed us.
It looks small from the entrance but opens up into a comfortably sized space at the rear. It's hussle, bussle and a little loud but that's only because it's all too easy to forget yourself in this beautiful restaurant (that, and the wine list is quite good).
Despite the noise and tight squeezes, this is still a very romantic restaurant. The fact that my first son was born nine months after we left Florence should be all the proof you need of that.
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