Cafe Fiorello

ambiance	60.0% positive	“Service can be a bit slow when the restaurant fills up but the food and atmosphere is worth it.” “Place is quite packed there, but friendly atmosphere.” “Comfortable restaurant with good ambience.” “However if you're lucky enough to grab a table you'll be treated to very good service and very good food at a very good location for a price that takes all of that into consideration.” “We were seated promptly and even though our waiter had a major attiude problem, the meal, the ambience and our previous visit, were the waiters were phenominal overshadows his cold and indifferent attitude.”
dessert	100.0% positive	“This place has the best cheesecake in America!” “The food was fabulous and the dessert was even better.” “The chocolate mousse is heavenly.” “The coffee was robust and the Lemon tart a real treat especially with the fresh whipped cream.” “Fried artichokes were amazing, so was the chocolate mouse desert, they are definitly not skimpy in that area.”
drinks	62.5% positive	“The food is reasonably good (check out especially the appetizer bar), but the place is pretentious to the point of obnoxiousness.” “The food is also very expensive--the appetizer/antipasto bar sounds intriguing but for $18 I got 3 spears of asparagus, a tiny slice of quiche, and two slices of roasted peppers.” “The coffee was robust and the Lemon tart a real treat especially with the fresh whipped cream.” “From the appetizer (try the fresh buffalo mozzarella or the antipasti bar) to the Mista salad with shaved parmesean to the entrees to the desset., OOh!”
food quality	78.85000228881836% positive	“The coffee was robust and the Lemon tart a real treat especially with the fresh whipped cream.” “but I would definately recommend this to anyone that wants to eat good italian food.” “had the Shrimp and Scallop appetizer which was nicely presented, very fresh and had a slight bite.” “Great food, great staff” “The food was so-so--I LOVED my open-faced lasagna but my husband wasn't crazy about his pizza.” “would recommend this place because the food was great.” “The mussels were free of sand (that almost never happens) and the spinach was fresh and sauteed just right.” “Shrimp and Scallop appetizer is fresh, prepared with a little bite” “The food is fantastic, and the wait staff is friendly and professional.” “ordered one of their "famous" thin-crust pizza's.” “Mouth-watering vegetable side dishes and cold and well-seasoned seafood make it worthwhile.” “The pizza, although pricey, is absolutely delicious!” “what a great meal.” “The food is reasonably good (check out especially the appetizer bar), but the place is pretentious to the point of obnoxiousness.” “The food was fabulous and the dessert was even better.” “Its a tight fit, and the servers are pompus, but the food is tasty and quick.” “We were seated promptly and even though our waiter had a major attiude problem, the meal, the ambience and our previous visit, were the waiters were phenominal overshadows his cold and indifferent attitude.” “The service is excellent, waiters very nice, food is wonderful and there is usually great conversation to strike up with the stranger next to you.” “highly recommend this place to those of you looking for a delicious meal minus the I'm-better-than-you attitude present in too many New York establishments.” “However if you're lucky enough to grab a table you'll be treated to very good service and very good food at a very good location for a price that takes all of that into consideration.” “From the appetizer (try the fresh buffalo mozzarella or the antipasti bar) to the Mista salad with shaved parmesean to the entrees to the desset., OOh!” “The ultrathin-crust pizza they serve here makes an excellent appetizer.” “The food is also very expensive--the appetizer/antipasto bar sounds intriguing but for $18 I got 3 spears of asparagus, a tiny slice of quiche, and two slices of roasted peppers.” “Maybe some of the other dishes are better, but I think the entire menu is WAY overpriced.” “If the food were good perhaps there would be some sort of redeeming quality, no luck.” “Service can be a bit slow when the restaurant fills up but the food and atmosphere is worth it.”
menu variety	0.0% positive	“Maybe some of the other dishes are better, but I think the entire menu is WAY overpriced.”
overall	83.33000183105469% positive	“The food is reasonably good (check out especially the appetizer bar), but the place is pretentious to the point of obnoxiousness.” “My girlfreind and I were looking for a nice place to grab a bite when we came across Cafe Fiorello.” “will definitly return and a good place to eat before you go to lincoln center, if you can get a table.”
return potential	100.0% positive	“will definitly return and a good place to eat before you go to lincoln center, if you can get a table.”
service	83.33000183105469% positive	“The waitress was great!” “Place is quite packed there, but friendly atmosphere.” “The waiter was rude and had an attitude.” “It was pretty crowded but the waiter provided great service.” “Its a tight fit, and the servers are pompus, but the food is tasty and quick.” “Excellent service.” “The service was superb.” “Great food, great staff” “We asked for the check and our lackluster waiter realizing we were not happy decided to condescendingly wish us a "wonderful" evening.” “We were then treated to incredible service by a cheery and pleasant waiter named Joe.” “friendly and competent waiter named Marcos is the plus that always makes this stop a great dining experience!” “The service is excellent, waiters very nice, food is wonderful and there is usually great conversation to strike up with the stranger next to you.” “However if you're lucky enough to grab a table you'll be treated to very good service and very good food at a very good location for a price that takes all of that into consideration.” “The hostess wasn't very friendly but that is about the only con.” “Not only was the waiter very professional but he was also having a great time with us.” “We were seated promptly and even though our waiter had a major attiude problem, the meal, the ambience and our previous visit, were the waiters were phenominal overshadows his cold and indifferent attitude.” “This used to be one of my favorite restaurants to eat at on the UWS untill a friend of mine showed me an article in the NY Times about the management taking a % of the waiters' Tips!” “The food is fantastic, and the wait staff is friendly and professional.”
value	33.3299994468689% positive	“Maybe some of the other dishes are better, but I think the entire menu is WAY overpriced.” “Service can be a bit slow when the restaurant fills up but the food and atmosphere is worth it.” “Bland, devoid of any semblance of creativity yet expensive.” “The pizza, although pricey, is absolutely delicious!” “The food is also very expensive--the appetizer/antipasto bar sounds intriguing but for $18 I got 3 spears of asparagus, a tiny slice of quiche, and two slices of roasted peppers.” “However if you're lucky enough to grab a table you'll be treated to very good service and very good food at a very good location for a price that takes all of that into consideration.”
wait time	50.0% positive	“Service can be a bit slow when the restaurant fills up but the food and atmosphere is worth it.” “Its a tight fit, and the servers are pompus, but the food is tasty and quick.”

10/27/11

Great restaurant near Lincoln Center

by KevinG5775

This is one of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood. However, the prices are a bit high. I recommend the seafood/raw bar.

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12/29/10

Could have been better

by DinerInManhattan

While the food, except for the overly dry branzino and the warm martinis, was fine, we were seated in the corner of an oven-like dining area in the middle of the restaurant.

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09/09/08

Horrible thin crust pizza!

I went here last night to meet up a friend I havn't seen in years. I've walked by this place several times and it looked like a fun place to check out. The waitress was so-so, the tables were so squeezed together you cant even get through. We never got a basket of bread throughout the entire meal. My friend ordered some fish dish which he liked but thought was too overpowered with tomatoes. I ordered one of their "famous" thin-crust pizza's....which was absolutely horrible.....and expensive too. If I'm paying 25 dollars for a pizza I at least expect it to taste good. To top it off, I asked them to pack the remainder of the pizza for me to take home and instead of wrapping it in foil, they folded the entire thing up and stuffed it in a little plastic container....I opened it to have for lunch and it was totally soggy and gross. Maybe some of the other dishes are better, but I think the entire menu is WAY overpriced. Save your money and go somewhere else!

Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Very expensive, horrible thin crust pizza

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07/31/08

Great Place!

by harlemhoney

I went there yesterday because they were one of he 2 Italian places featured on the upper west side for restaurant week. The hostess wasn't very friendly but that is about the only con. The waitress was great! My friend showed up 30mins after i had been seated and the waitress didnt seem to be up set. We ordered our food and it was really really good. *LEMON CHICKEN* We sat outside and it was a great evening. I will most def be going back again!!!!

Pros: Waitress, Lemon Chicken
Cons: Hostess was not the nicest

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06/29/08

Delicious open-faced lasagna but VERY crowded and ridiculously over-priced

by newyorkspagal

My husband and I dined at Fiorello last Friday night. We had a 6pm reservation and when we arrived, the place was packed--unusual at that hour for New York. It was absolutely a pre-theater crowd--we're in our late 20s and we were the youngest people there by an average of 20 years. It felt strangely like a Carmine's or other Times Square tourist hangout--the priority was turning over the tables, and once she took our order, our waitress disappeared until we stopped her to ask for the check. It is extremely crowded--so much so that squeezing between our table and the next to use the ladies' room got me uncomfortably close to our neighbors. The food was so-so--I LOVED my open-faced lasagna but my husband wasn't crazy about his pizza. It was the thinnest-crust pizza I've ever seen, so not everyone's style. The food is also very expensive--the appetizer/antipasto bar sounds intriguing but for $18 I got 3 spears of asparagus, a tiny slice of quiche, and two slices of roasted peppers. Outrageous! Even the simple pasta dishes were in the $20s....So, I'm glad we went to cross it off our list but I doubt we'll be back.

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10/27/11

Great restaurant near Lincoln Center

by KevinG5775

12/29/10

Could have been better

by DinerInManhattan

09/09/08

Horrible thin crust pizza!

by gukya

07/31/08

Great Place!

by harlemhoney

06/29/08

Delicious open-faced lasagna but VERY crowded and ridiculously over-priced

by newyorkspagal

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