il Fiore

QUICK SUMMARY: 5-star prices, 3-star food, great service, and UNBEARABLY noisy. I ate here with three other ppl this past Saturday. Reservation process and getting to the table in a timely manner was flawless. Our server, Edis (?), was great! Very attentive, knowledgeable, and accommodating. Ordering bar drinks was…mixed. Beer was a little flat, but Edis quickly rectified, they ran out of one mixed drink. Food quality was mixed as well. The branzino was very good. Two ppl at our table ordered veal parmigiana, both said the pasta and sauce was pretty bad. Running out of mushrooms seems the result of poor planning as well. The place was so loud (ppl and loud music) that we had to yell at one another just to converse on a very small table. Recommend lowering your prices to align with the overall product you are selling. You’re just not there yet.

Pretty restaurant and food was good but everything was very overpriced. The chef was nice enough to create a vegan entree which was a plate of sautéed vegetables and I really appreciated it however I was not told it would be $32. I understand it was a special request but to charge the same amount of entrees like short rib pappardelle & crab ravioli for a plate of sautéed veggies is a little ridiculous. Maybe if the server had told the price of the entree prior it wouldn’t have been such a shock when receiving the bill. Most likely won’t go back

While il Fiore is a step up from Fellini’s… Actually, I’m going to stop the review there. If you’ve ever been to Italy, you’ll already know that overcooked pasta, sweet and salty bread with that pasta, and poor service all for the equivalent of €200 isn’t probably your idea of a good time. It wasn’t a good time. It was, in fact, my second bad time here, and now, in being worse than the first time, my last time. The only reason it even gets a 2 on the food is because the butterscotch dessert is really good (although was it $15 good?) Everything else, from the fritta up, was poor. Haven’t been served clumped pasta in years, even during my first and final trip to Fellini’s, but I got it here. At least Fellini’s knows what it is: a tourist restaurant that got carried by a storm across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. I can count on one hand how many times over the years that I’ve *regretted* a restaurant visit, and I regretted this visit to il Fiore tonight. In its darkest moments (no offer of a refill of water or soft drink in two hours), I somewhat longed for the bagged embrace of the aforementioned establishment down the road. It’s like being driven back to the arms of a bad lover, and if you like being reminded of the good old bad times (just because elsewhere you might *feel* something), maybe il Fiore might be for you.

My mom and I decided to come here for a nice Sunday dinner and we’re still raving about it. The food was hot, fresh and delicious — the bread, focaccia, brussel sprouts, meatballs, all of it. And we couldn’t get enough of the nitro chocolate espresso martinis. Jason waited on us and he was attentive, patient, friendly and personable. The manager-on-duty, Miguel, came over to ensure we were enjoying our experience as well. We had no complaints. I absolutely love the interior design of the place. I can’t wait to come back and take it in some more.

This restaurant was absolutely lovely! I can't pick a favorite between the drinks, the food, and the staff. The service was outstanding—Matt, our server, went above and beyond to ensure we were happy. The drinks were delicious, and the food surpassed expectations, especially the chicken parm. I enjoyed everything and am eagerly looking forward to returning!

Had a reservation party of 3, 5:30 on a weekday. Asked for a booth and was told no, they have full reservations yet when we left they had plenty of open tables including booths. Server was nice but our 3 appetizers never came to the table and my salad was served at the same time as our entrees. Female Manager never came to the table, I let the server know we hadn’t even received our entrees yet. His response “do you still want them?” I let him know that we didn’t at this point since it had been more than 30 minutes. Still no manager visited the table, she was sitting in the private room at her laptop. I went over to her and let her know what happened. The word “sorry” never came out of her mouth, just looked at me like I was disturbing her. Charged us for everything besides the appetizers that we didn’t receive, no offer of dessert, coffee or anything. We go out to eat at least 3 or 4 times a week in the area, won’t be giving them anymore of my money. It’s a shame because the restaurant is beautiful. I understand mistakes happen but this manager doesn’t belong in this type of setting.

First time at Fiore Rosso in Bryn Mawr. This is a Marc Vetri restaurant so expectations were high. The place looks great and the tables are not set up on top of one another (a frequent complaint of mine). Overall, the experience was very good and we will definitely come back, but we made some poor menu choices. We started off with a "seafood pizza" that was a type of puffed bread with almond butter and seafood in olive oil sides. It was interesting more so than particularly tasty and hard to find the perfect bite. My beef tartare was excellent with maybe the slightest bit too much ground coarse pepper. For the pasta dish, I had a ravioli brudo that was light and tasty. Evan had a pasta dish with red sauce that I liked way more than he did. I had the wagyu filet and Evan had the filet mignon. Mine was perfectly cooked and very tasty but some of it was over salted. I actually liked Evan's steak better even though it was $30 cheaper. Neither of us liked our sides. My cauliflower cacio e pepe sounded way better than it tasted (too heavy, too bitter) and Evan's mushrooms were similarly heavy with unnecessary cream. Dessert was a little boring frankly. My chocolate cake was fine. Evan had an ice cream sundae they made table side. It was a nice production, but the sundae was nothing special. Service by Ben and Vincent was excellent. So with some better menu selections we likely would have had a better experience.

Recently visited them after their re-brand, now known as Il Fiore and it was an amazing experience. The hand made pasta was delicious, I recommend the shrimp scampi, and their cocktails were amazing and perfectly balanced. The staff were extremely attentive and the new atmosphere is beautiful. I highly recommend stopping by!