Robb Report

"It looked like it had no marbling at all—it looked completely lean. But you taste it and it has this kind of palate coating flavor that I still don’t really fully understand where it comes from. Because in America, especially here, we correlate fat with flavor, so I thought it would be tough and dry. It was quite the opposite."

Lauren Mowery

"Unless you’re a vegetarian, you can’t visit Florence and not eat the region’s famous steak bistecca alla Fiorentina. If you only have one, make it Buca Mario’s."

Select Italy

"Come here for fresh pasta and some some of the best bistecca alla fiorentina in town - the beef is aged the traditional way by hanging it up."

Sebastiano Spriveri

"Last night I had excellent Bistecca alla Fiorentina at Buca Mario, if you find yourself in Florence I recommend not to miss it."

Annaliese Nurnberg

"Never have I ever tasted a steak that was so tender and perfectly cooked."

Sara Miller

"The bistecca is a piece de resistance with its perfect diamond grill marks. We were a bit overwhelmed (and slightly intimidated) by the bistecca! He was huge! Not one to back down from a challenge, we set to work and enjoyed slice after slice of this delicious meat."

Alexa Schnee

"If you've been craving Florence's local dish of steak Fiorentina, then you need to look no further for some of the best, most delicately prepared meat in the city."

Giovanni Zullo

"Excellent Bistecca alla Fiorentina, a true cult dish at Buca Mario."

Francis Bown

"Cooked medium rare, the beef was pink and packed with delicious flavour. It would be a scandal to go to Florence without trying, at least once, the Bistecca alla Fiorentina. And there is no better place to try it than at the Ristorante Buca Mario."

Samira Larouci

"The Florentine steak here is one of the best in the city – if you’re a meat-eater you have to try it."