Touch was referred by a close friend who had earlier dined here by locals recommendation. Run by Chef Matteo Giuliani who has worked over many Italian cities and veritable kitchens, the kitchen team decided they should come back closer to home and cook up some traditional Tuscany fare with an avant garde experience. The naming of the shop ‘Touch’ has also partially to do with it’s modernized iPad menus. On one of the walls, the restaurant also states almost with arrogance that they won’t serve any touristy dishes such as an Pasta Alfredo..
Some Prosecco aperitivo to start off the night -
It is so common in Italian much like Cava is in Spain.
Lurisia Mineral Water -
From the Maritine Alps close to the Italian-French border.
Bread Basket -
This is better than the norm offered in many Italian restaurants. The sesame ladened Grissini are especially appreciated and together with their local Tuscan olive oil.
iPad Menu -
The menu items are both modern and also local Tuscan at once.
Seafood Antipasto Platter – Euro 25
Sourced daily from the markets. This had raw Sea Bass, the prized Mazzancolla prawns from the Mediterranean sea, Salmon and a Tuna Tartare. Served with sliced peaches, mango sauce and lemon. All of these are from the local seas and served raw - the kitchen says it is their local interpretation of Japanese sashimi. All very fresh and lovely ~ 9/10
Raw Mazzancolla Prawns -
One of the most prized prawns in the Spanish/Italian waters, in fact some gourmets treat this as superior to Red Prawns due to their extra sweetness. I have got to say these were definitely amazing and sweet, but whether they are better than the Red Prawns? Different.
Now onto some Bolgheri from local -
Bistecca Fiorentina - 800g
Euro 3,50 per 100g
Dalla Terra -
I was told that this steak is local Tuscan Chianina Beef, although some people afterwards mentioned that this is too cheap to be true. Since I saw local butchers selling this from around Euro28 per Kilo at the market and plus the restaurant actually wanted to show me their meat supplier as they are proud of their meat, I don’t have doubts as to their intentions. It certainly was amazing as the steak was really flavourful and so meaty and thinking about how great this was has me swooning again. One of the best steaks I have had for a long long time, and it also comes with fried potatoes sandwiching fried herbs in between. Very much better than the already not too shabby Chianina steak I had at Nino Ristorante (Rome) previously. ~ 10/10
Steak cooked briliiantly -
Very memorable indeed.
Although I only ordered food here which were more testing locally sourced ingredients than culinary flair, I guess this is within the real spirit of eating Italian food and when produce is considered sacrilege? In this sense, Touch was a very well done job as both produce and execution were excellent, and the price also very reasonable. Most of all, it was not at all touristy like the other 99% of ristorante one finds everywhere in the city.
Price: Euro 61,00 including Wines and Water
Ease of Access: 2/5
Food: ♕♕♕♕ 1/2 – ♕♕♕♕♕
Opening Hours:
Everyday 19:30pm til late
Address: Via Fiesolana 18/r Firenze, Italy
Ph:+39 055 24 66 150
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