3/5 Rick L. 8 months ago on Google • 435 reviews
We're
always
very
excited
to
try
a
100%
vegetarian
restaurant
knowing
we
can
eat
anything
we
want
on
the
menu
and
we
were
excited
to
learn
that
Il
Vegetariano
existed.
It's
a
bit
of
a
walk
outside
of
the
center
of
Florence
but
we'd
thought
we'd
see
what
the
Italian
vegetarian
focus
experience
was
like.
It
was
serviceable,
but
not
as
great
as
we'd
hoped.
The
concept
is
interesting...the
menu
changes
every
day
depending
on
the
whims
of
that
days
chef,
so
our
experience
could
have
been
informed
a
bit
by
just
what
we
experienced
that
day,
and
might
have
been
completely
different
on
another
day.
An
issue
sometimes
with
all
vegetarian
restaurants
is
they
specialize
in
the
concept
of
being
vegetarianism,
without
necessarily
specializing
in
a
particular
kind
of
food
which
can
lead
to
a
mish-mash
of
disconnected
offerings
which
is
what
we
found
on
the
menu
here.
The
night
we
were
there,
for
example
you
could
get
Italian,
Indian,
and
strudel
main
dishes...all
vegetarian,
but
otherwise
not
specializing
in
any
particular
type
of
food.
We
also
didn't
have
a
reservation.
They
were
nice
enough
to
seat
us,
but
the
restaurant
was
not
at
all
full
in
any
of
its
rooms
(at
any
point
when
we
were
there)
and
the
person
who
seated
us,
made
a
point
of
telling
us
they
prefer
reservations
and
then
seated
us
at
probably
the
least
desirable
table
in
the
restaurant,
right
next
to
the
cash
register
and
right
across
from
the
salads
display
case
which
was
the
most
trafficked
area
of
the
restaurant
with
people
ordering
their
food
hovering
right
over
our
table.
We
definitely
felt
like
we
were
being
unnecessarily
punished
with
this
table,
especially
when
there
were
plenty
of
other
places
we
could
have
sat
and
the
overall
demeanor
of
the
person
who
seated
us
made
us
feel
like
she
felt
like
she
was
doing
us
a
big
favor
and
she
had
her
limits.
So
kind
of
a
bummer
of
an
introduction
to
the
place.
You
order
by
writing
down
what
you
want
on
a
slip
of
paper
they
provide
you
with,
and
then
bringing
that
to
the
cashier
to
pay.
That's
fine,
but
it's
not
exactly
"service"
like
you
might
get
at
any
other
sit
down
restaurant
with
servers
and
a
wait
staff.
The
food
came
extremely
quickly...at
the
same
time
as
the
wine...It's
hard
to
complain
about
quick
service,
but
at
most
other
places
we
experience
in
Italy
(and
the
rest
of
the
world
for
that
matter)
you
get
your
wine
first
and
can
enjoy
it
a
bit
before
the
food
shows
up.
We
felt
rushed.
Also,
and
I'm
sure
I'm
coming
off
as
awfully
picky,
but
you
can
see
the
high
scores
I
typically
give
in
my
other
reviews
so...but
the
chairs
were
really
uncomfortable
to
sit
on.
I
typically
don't
think
about
the
chairs
at
restaurants...these
chairs
made
me
think
about
them.
My
wife
and
I
shared
a
lasagna
and
a
greens-filled
calzone-like
pastry
for
our
mains.
Both
of
these
portions
were
super-large...we
appreciate
generosity
in
portions,
but
these
were
just
too
large
for
us
to
be
able
to
finish...both,
especially
the
lasagna
were
really
rich
and
heavy
dishes
too.
They
checked
the
box
for
being
vegetarian
but
didn't
excel
to
star
dishes
in
terms
of
flavor
or
presentation
that
we'd
want
again.
The
desserts
looked
amazing
but
by
the
time
we
had
eaten
as
much
as
we
could
of
the
mains,
we
just
didn't
want
anything
else
or
to
hang
around.
We
had
many
vegetarian-friendly
meals
at
many
restaurants
in
the
cities
we
visited
in
Italy
on
this
trip.
This
one
was
easily
the
most
disappointing.
If
we
lived
in
town
we
might
come
by
to
try
the
desserts
or
to
see
if
it's
a
completely
different
experience
with
an
unnecessary
reservation
and
different
chef...but
otherwise,
it
wasn't
really
worth
the
walk
out
of
the
center
of
Florence
to
eat
here.
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