Having stared in many windows I decided that Gilli looked the best place to be treat myself to some sort of nice dessert for my birthday and push the boat out a little as normally I avoid wheat. In the glass on the counter I spotted something chocolatey with lots of pastry layers (did not note the name) which I... More

I am a native of Florence and since I was a child, then with my parents we used to go there for a treat of their lovely pastries and coffee'. Now I live in the UK and every time I return to Florence for a holiday I must stop there almost daily to sample their pastry which are of the... More

Today I had diner at the "Gilli". It's an amazing place with a great cocktail list and Italian menu. Menu hasn't very many dishes, but all of them are 100% Italian and very tasty. Also, this cafe has an amazing selection of vine and deserts! I want to say a few words about the people and place: it'sa wesome. Yeah,... More

When in Florence this place is a must to take an hour out of your day. We have been here in mid January and the end of October. Both times the place has been a complete suntrap hitting the mid 20's. Great place to watch the world go by, good food, although very expensive (location) but the service has always... More

Great, location, not bad service but honestly you can drink an aperitif for half the price and twice the glass anywhere else. I can understand a higher price at such location, but please, it is twice as much. They shouldn't think that we -tourists-are stupid. More

We had a wonderful evening and meal our last night in Florence! Our table was set near the Plaza and music was playing and so much activity going on. Our waiter was such a friendly man, the entire wait staff were great. We had admired Gilli's from the first day there by the wonderful window displays and had treated ourselves... More

We opted to drink our coffees at the bar (no table service charges for us, thank you very much!) and ordered our pastries "to go". The service at the café was rather abrasive. There seemed to be about three processes/queues that one had to navigate their way through to order an item - all very confusing. The hostility and lack... More

We had 3 waiters take our order and they cannot use language as an excuse I speak fluent italian. They came back each time saying they had run out of most fillings we had ordered, so we asked what did they have - salami and tomato, simple... NO!... a forth waiter came with 4 rolls, filled with ham lettuce, two... More

Paid 15 euro for a glass of wine poured below the pour line and 12 euro for a penne that was over cooked and on par with a tv dinner. Overall prices were ok for the excellent location, just wasn't impressed with what I was served. Also note a 3 euro cover charge per person. More