LOBS Fish Restaurant - Ostriche della Bretagna, Via Faenza, Florence

LOBS Fish Restaurant - Ostriche della Bretagna, Via Faenza, Florence
Tuesday 19 September, 2006

Tonight we were catching up with some friends who arrived in Florence that morning. They had spent the previous week in a villa in Tuscany (oh, it's a hard life...). We had lots of stories and experiences to share.

We had booked a restaurant close to our hotel so it only stumbling distance to get home. LOBS is decked out like a small fishing village - there are nets, ropes, hooks, boat oars etc on the walls and ceiling and the colour scheme is blue - tables, chairs and the floor. It's a little overwhelming as you walk in but definitely suits the style of the restaurant.

Whilst the menu was largely seafood they also offered meat, chicken and vegetarian options. I ordered the swordfish with porcini mushrooms and potatoes and my dinner buddies ordered the grilled salmon fillet, another swordfish and the grilled prawn risotto.

The atmosphere of this small space was great - we received a complimentary prawn cocktail to start along with a sparkling wine - they went down very well. When our meals arrived they were enormous and the fish looked so fresh and smelt fabulous.

We were having such a great time that we decided to order dessert - I couldn't go past the lemon sorbet in limoncello and my dinner buddies ordered 2 x chocolate tart and 1 x creme brulee. No complaints.

LOBS Fish Restaurant - Ostriche della Bretagna - Via Faenza 75, Florence - T: 0552 12478