Osteria del Caffé Italiano
Frommer’s review
January 28, 2010
Frommer’s Review
Osteria del Caffè Italiano - Florence
Soft illumination, soft jazz, and soft pastels rule in this trendy spot owned by Chef Umberto Montano. Alle Murate was one of the first places in the city to experiment with nouvelle cuisine. It tries, however, to balance cucina creativa with traditional Tuscan techniques and dishes.(…)
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Valentine’s dinner in Florence in a romantic restaurant
January 21, 2010
Treat your loved one on a romantic dinner on February 14th, Valentine’s Day!
Out to dinner with your girlfriend or boyfriend in Florence, Italy.
S. Valentino 14 Febbraio 2010 Menu
Stewed baby squid with broccoli and traditional beans
Hand made tortelli stuffed with prawns, turnip sauce
Braised Chianina beef cheek and “gnocchi” with ginger
“Mille-feuille” with pomegranate cream and chocolate jelly
Coffee and petits fours
Wines
Perlaia Vermentino ’08 (Az. Bruni)
Chianti Classico Cortevecchia Riserva ’06 (Fattoria Le Corti)
Moscato D’Asti (Saracco)
Price: 80,00 euro per person.
Ristorante Alle Murate (in the center of Florence, near the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio)
Via del Proconsolo 16/r
Tel. +39 (0)55240618
Reviews on Tripadvisor:
Beautiful evening
Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 By A TripAdvisor Member - Sep 30, 2009
We wanted to experience fine dining in Florence and the concierge at The Excelsior made us a reservation here. We were not disappointed. The food, the service, the ambiance, the frescos…..EXCELLENT!! It wasn’t cheap but worth every penny.
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Osteria del Caffe Italiano winter menu
December 7, 2009
The most original expressions of our cuisine and the best way of discovering them: every day we propose carefully selected dishes from the menù that are closely linked to fiorentine traditions. This menu, based on similar traditional schemes, is designed to aid appreciation of the scents and flavours interpreted by our chef Andrea.
A’ la carte
Hors d’oeuvres
Tasting of salami and mixed pickles from Tuscan farms 12 euro
Selection of Tuscan “Crostini” made with soprassata, lardo from Colonnata, stewed chicken liver, cannellini white beans, cherry tomatoes and basil 9 euro
Selection of Tuscan cheese with sweet chutneys 11 euro
Parma ham 11 euro
Tripe “Florentine style”, with tomatoes and parmesan. Crunchy Tuscan bread with new olive oil 11 euro
Buffalo mozzarella from Falciano del Massico 200g 11 euro
“ “ with tomatoes and basil 12 euro
“ “ with Parma ham 14 euro
Soup and pasta dishes
Ribollita 10 euro
Savoy cabbage and lentils soup 10 euro
Pumpkin purée with chicory 10 euro
Polenta with mushrooms and parmesan cheese 10 euro
Tagliatelle with duck ragout 12 euro
Fusilli with sausage and white onions sauce 12 euro
Ravioli stuffed with potatoes, pecorino sauce and thyme 13 euro
Traditional lasagna with meat sauce 13 euro
Main courses
Stewed and grilled mixed season vegetables 15 euro
Selection of vegetable flans and baked endives 15 euro
Aubergines “timbale” with parmesan sauce 15 euro
Stewed lamb with Sicilian honey from Zagara flowers 16 euro
Braised lamb offal: liver, hart and lung 16 euro
Pickled chicken breast with lemon, garlic and rosemary; season vegetables 16 euro
Stewed beef with Chianti Classico wine and mashed potatoes 16 euro
Shin of veal with crispy potatoes and garlic sauce 16 euro
Boiled meats with green sauce, mixed pickles and hot Cremona mustard 20 euro
Wood fire grilled specialties
T-bone Florentine steak, white beans, roast potatoes and season vegetables at Kilo 50 euro
Grilled beef fillet, or beef fillet with balsamic vinegar 22 euro
Our traditional beef “Tagliata” with green salad 18 euro
Mixed meat en brochette with grilled vegetables 16 euro
Roast baby chicken from Valdarno with potatoes 16 euro
Side dishes
Mixed salad; mashed potatoes; roast potatoes 7 euro
Stewed vegetables, grilled vegetables, white beans with olive oil or with tomatoes sauce 8 euro
A Tuscan taste
Tasting of Tuscan salami
Ribollita
Ravioli stuffed with potatoes, mature pecorino cheese and thyme sauce
Braised beef with Chianti Classico wine and mashed potatoes
Tiramisù
50,00 euro per person
for booking and reservation: + 39 (0) 55 289080
Osteria Caffè Italiano menu for New Year’s Eve in Florence
December 3, 2009
Here is the menu for the New Year’s eve dinner at Osteria del Caffè Italiano, restaurant in Florence, Italy.
Capon and mushroom broth with traditional passatelli pasta made with Parmigiano cheese
Stewed baby octopus and potatoes
Tortelli stuffed with chickpeas, duck ragout
Pumpking flan with black cabbage and Pecorino cheese
Beef fillet with Brunello di Montalcino sauce and stewed turnip
Traditional “zampone” pork leg and lentils
Our special New Year’s eve cake and “petit fours”
Osteria del Caffè Italiano
Via Isola delle Stinche 11/13 r
50122 Firenze
Cenone di San Silvestro 2009
100,00 €
for info and reservations:
+39 (0)55-289080
info@caffeitaliano.it
TASTING MENU 31st December 2009, Florence
December 1, 2009
TASTING MENU - Alle Murate restaurant in Florence, Italy
31 December 2009 - New year’s Eve dinner
Welcome aperitif
Pickled salmon and crunchy crackers with oregano
Lettuce soup, cod fish cream and crispy sweet pepper
Sicilian red prawns with burrata and chive
Hand made tortelli stuffed with sea-bass, sea-bass and cherry tomatoes sauce
Sword-fish and foie gras, broccoli cream
The lamb from Casentino country: baked leg, fried chop and braised shoulder.
Certaldo sweet red onions and traditional artichoke flan
Chocolate and raspberry mousse, cinnamon wafers and cream
Coffee and petits fours
160,00 euro per person
(a spumante wine bottle included for midnight toast)
Fall winter menu for Italian restaurant in Florence Alle Murate
November 30, 2009
Here is the 2010 menu for our restaurant in Florence: Alle Murate.
HORS D’OEUVRES
Pumpkin purée with chestnuts
23,00 euro
Pickled salmon with goat’s milk cheese and balsamic vinegar
23,00 euro
Warm salad with squids and traditional southern beans
24,00 euro
Foie gras escalope, soft-boiled egg, anchovies sauce
28,00 euro
A selection of Tuscan salami by Simone Fracassi, butcher in Arezzo:
prosciutto, lardo and finocchiona
27,00 euro
FIRST COURSES
Broad beans purée and chicory
24,00 euro
Broccoli and red beetroot soup
23,00 euro
Chickpeas soup with cod fish
24,00 euro
Spaghetti with mussels and parsley
24,00 euro
Pasta mista, lentils from Castelluccio and crunchy bacon
25,00 euro
Hand made Tortelli stuffed with goat ricotta and cinnamon, mild paprika sauce and sweet crispy pepper
26,00 euro
Candele, traditional pasta from Gragnano, lamb sauce and Pecorino
25,00 euro
Fresh Pappardelle with Cinta Senese pork ragout
26,00 euro
FISH & VEGETALES COURSES
Stewed cuttlefish with artichokes
30,00 euro
Our fish soup with crispy bread from Matera
35,00 euro
Stone-bass fillet with cherry tomatoes, capers, black olives and basil
35,00 euro
Our vegetarian dish:
melanzane alla parmigiana, dried red pepper and egg flan,
fried pancake with buffalo mozzarella and season vegetable soufflé
35,00 euro
MEAT COURSES
The lamb: baked leg, braised shoulder and fried chop
35,00 euro
Tripe, Florentine style, with tomatoes and Parmigiano
28,00 euro
Braised Chianina beef cheek and Gnocchi with butter and sage
35,00 euro
The pigeon: breast rosé and legs stuffed with its liver
35,00 euro
Our interpretation of Fiorentina T-bone steak
55,00 euro
TASTING MENU
The most original expressions of our cuisine and the best ways
of discovering them: every day we propose a careful selection
of dishes from the menu , always closely linked to Italian traditions.
This menu, based on perfumes and flavours
interpreted by Giovanna, follows the threads of this tradition.
90,00 per person
To make a reservation please write to silvia@allemurate.it
or call : +39 (0)55 240618
TUSCAN CUISINE
Tasting of Tuscan salami by Simone Fracassi, butcher in Arezzo:
prosciutto, lardo and finocchiona
Tripe Florentine style with tomatoes and Parmigiano
Fresh Pappardelle with Cinta Senese pork ragout
The pigeon: breast rosé and legs stuffed with its liver
Fresh season fruit Bavarian-cream
90,00 per person
To make a reservation please write to silvia@allemurate.it
or call : +39 (0)55 240618
Alle Murate restaurant new menu
February 28, 2009
Alle Murate restaurant
presents new Spring MENU 2009
HORS D’OEUVRES
Fennels soufflé with Cinta Senese “finocchiona” tartare 25,00
Pickled salmon and ricotta cream, ginger and juniper flavours 26,00
Warm squids salad with traditional Sarconi beans 24,00
Monica Maggio’s special egg with asparagus purée 25,00
FIRST COURSES
Black chickpeas soup with sea bass and rosemary 25,00
Potatoes and string beans soup with zucchini flowers and parmesan wafer 25,00
Endive and Cinta Senese sausage soup 25,00
Traditional spaghetti with mussels 24,00
Traditional Paccheri with fish sauce 26,00
Hand made tortelli stuffed with black cabbage and red snapper sauce 28,00
Pappardelle with duck ragout 26,00
FISH COURSES
Sole and mozzarella croquette, radish sauce and stuffed tomatoes 35,00
Stewed cuttlefish with red peppers 35,00
Gilthead seabream fillet with celeriac purée and olives sauce 35,00
MEAT COURSES
The lamb:the leg stuffed with black olives; braised shoulder and fried chop 35,00
Tripe Florentine style with tomatoes and parmesan, polenta wafers 35,00
Stewed baby chicken with caramelized red onions 35,00
Traditional stewed pigeon with red chicory 35,00
Our interpretation of Fiorentina T-bone steak 55,00
TASTING MENU
The most original expressions of our cuisine and the best ways
of discovering them: every day we propose a careful selection
of dishes from the menu , always closely linked to Italian traditions.
This menu, based on perfumes and flavours
interpreted by Giovanna, follows the threads of this tradition.
90,00 per person
Information for our clients
We are sorry to inform our customers that our kitchen management can only serve
this menu if chosen by all the diners at the table
TUSCAN CUISINE
Fennels soufflé with Cinta Senese “finocchiona” tartare
Tripe Florentine style with tomatoes and parmesan, polenta wafers
Pappardelle with duck ragout
Traditional stewed pigeon with red chicory
Apple pie with Vin Santo sweet wine cream
90,00 per person
Information for our clients
We are sorry to inform our customers that our kitchen management can only serve
this menu if chosen by all the diners at the table
for info and reservations:
silvia@allemurate.it
Ristorante Alle Murate
Via del Proconsolo 16/r (see on Google Maps)
Tel. +39 (0)55 240618
Read some of the reviews about this restaurant in Florence, Italy.
- Frommer’s review of Alle Murate
A 14th-century palazzo near Piazza Duomo is the setting for this museum-like restaurant, where you can dine on Tuscan dishes such as squab in a white-grape sauce beneath recently uncovered frescoes, including the earliest known portraits of the poets Dante and Boccaccio.
Definitely on Florence’s most desirable restaurant list, Alle Murate is intimate and discreet.
Desserts are impressive
- Yahoo Uk and Ireland Travel Guide
Creatively prepared Tuscan cuisine and fish dishes are of the highest quality and the wine waiter is on hand to help you choose a suitable accompaniment from the restaurant’s impressive cellar.
One of the best choices in Firenze. With breathtaking frescoes showing portraits of Dante and Boccaccio in what used to be a public building, you can experience a modern-tuscan cuisine with an excellent wine list.
It’s a wonderful blend of architectural styles between the modern layout, lighting and walls and the frescoes and vaulted ceiling. Make sure to check out the basement where the owners are unearthing a roman foundation. Way cool.
(from Zagat)
Umberto Montano and New York
January 26, 2009
Here is an article about “Alle Murate” restaurant opening in New York
GRAND TIER RESTAURANT When the Metropolitan Opera opens for the regular season on Sept. 23, the restaurant will present its own leading man in a new role. Umberto Montano, left, will export the modern Florentine menu of his restaurant, Alle Murate, which is in a 14th-century frescoed palace in Florence, Italy. Jeff Raider, who will be his executive chef, is in Italy now, training with Mr. Montano: Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, (212) 799-3400.
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