Dining

PICNIC IN THE GARDENS

Sensational Picnic
Take your sweetheart by the hand and find a peaceful corner in our glorious gardens. We’ll provide a picnic basket filled with exquisite treats. Our team will help you create the perfect ambience with bespoke styling and romantic lighting. So, kick off your shoes, feel the grass beneath your feet and soak-up the magnificent views over Florence.

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Sparkling Picnics
For a truly glittering experience, choose from our Veuve Clicquot picnics—three options for delectable dining. Your picnic includes a basket brimming with local specialities and a flute of wine or Veuve Clicquot champagne. There’s nothing quite like bubbles for setting the scene.

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LEONARDO’S TABLE

Leonardo da Vinci embodied “unquenchable curiosity and feverishly inventive imagination.” With our own predilection for culinary curiosity, we’ve crafted a special menu dedicated to the polymath. After all, his history is also our history—he tested his flying machine on the hills of Monte Ceceri just above our hotel grounds.

Inspired by his “Codice Atlantico”, each dish reveals a part of Florence’s culture. The meal will be accompanied by Leonardo himself, who will reveal tales about the Renaissance, Leonardo, and his culinary inventions.

TEA WITH DANTE

Experience a special afternoon tea that pays homage to Dante, the famed Florentine thinker. Celebrating his 700th anniversary this year, the ‘Sommo Poeta’ put Italian literature on the map and inspired countless writers worldwide.

Take your seat in our Cloister and indulge in the finest selection of teas accompanied by delectable treats. The experience is soundtracked to selected readings from La Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy.

Available at 5pm on:
7 September
28 September
5 October
26 October
9 November
23 November
7 December
Price: €30 per person

The Chef’s Table

Take your seat in a secluded alcove in our kitchens, beside a newly uncovered ancient oven. Our Executive Chef Alessandro Cozzolino will welcome you with a refreshing aperitif and canapés. Watch in wonder as the chef prepares dinner before your eyes according to your personal tastes.

Our exclusive Chef’s Table experience takes an enchanting turn. After your main course, delve beneath the Cenacolo to an underground chamber, where we’ll serve sweet treats and dessert wines.

Available daily, upon request, for two guests. Advance booking is required.

La Vineria

Our newly redesigned wine cellar forms two intriguing venues. One is a dedicated tasting room, where you can sample the finest regional labels under the guidance of our sommelier. The other is a unique private dining room—perfect for a feast with family, friends and fellow wine lovers.

OLIVE OIL TASTING

Learn all about the history and health benefits of olio d'oliva with an accredited expert. Three types of monocultivar olive oils await to take you on a journey across Italy.

The experience is available 11.30am-12.30pm, Monday to Friday on request.

Pool Grill Restaurant

With Florence a breathtaking web below, our hilltop Pool Grill Restaurant is tempting at any time of day. Take a shaded seat on the terrace for a lazy lunch or toast the day’s adventures with a poolside sundowner.

Lunch available daily from 1–5pm

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SHAKE AND DRINK

Under the domed arches of Bar Il Chiostrino, our expert barman is on hand to teach you how to create the perfect cocktail. Whether yours is a Chartreuse Swizzle or a Negroni, end the lesson sipping your hard-earned creation as Florence stretches out at your feet.

Available Monday-Friday, from 3pm to 4pm on request.

AFTERNOON TEA

In our chic Bar Il Chiostrino, the most decadent of afternoon pick-me-ups awaits. Sample delicious sweet and savoury treats and tea infusions in this historic setting.

Served daily from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.

THE LOVERS’ CORNER

Head to our lover’s corner to enjoy enchanting views over Florence. In this lofty romantic perch, we’ll serve you and your companion a specially created menu with wine pairings.

On the table you’ll find a map of the city below—a guide to the heart of Florence and all its tales of romance through the ages. Florence is famed for its romantic history. This stunning city is where the poet Dante met his beloved Beatrice, who inspired his poetry as well as his political passions. Let us help you write your own love story with all the words you’ve always wanted to say.