Fumo Upper West Side Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant New York

Address: 2791 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, USA

Phone: +16468222921

Rating: 4.5
based on 154 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Delicious italian food in a very cool vibe, and casual to romantic lighting."
  • "Pasta is always fresh and al dente, bolognese tastes so so good."
  • "The panna cotta was so good, light and creamy .. not too sweet which I loved."
  • "The food is delicious and the staff is friendly and efficient."
  • "The appetizers-rice balls, spicy calamari, eggplant parm, are so delicious."
  • "Food was delicious. Lobster fra diavolo has right amount of spice and garlic... for the product we got, the price was quite right."
  • "The food here was extremely delicious."

Cons:

  • "Eggplant parmesan just went straight to the fridge since it didn't make any sense to eat."
  • "The food wasn't not that good. 🤢🤢🤢 I Order a R Gamberi and came with not enough pink sauce."
  • "The food is just awful. Forget it."
  • "One of the pastas was unpalatable, just a veritable salt mine."
  • "The pizza tasted like nothing, the bread was burnt, and I’ve never had tougher prosciutto in my life."
  • "The food lacked impressive flavors."
  • "All of the food was cold. Garlic bread was burnt and stale."

Service

Pros:

  • "Always amazing service!"
  • "The servers were very attentive and moved very quickly!"
  • "The wait staff are attentive."
  • "The service was friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was great!!"
  • "The service was lovely. It really stood out because the waiter that I had was cheerful and friendly, and he really explained the dishes in a good way that really stood out to me."
  • "The staff was attentive and nice."

Cons:

  • "Took well over an hour and a half for our order."
  • "If you need to eat and run you may have to flag down the waitress or waiter."
  • "We were shocked by how not busy it was on a Saturday afternoon and it made me a little worried that it wouldn't be good."
  • "It also took us a while to get seated because the hostess was struggling with a to go order and none of the other staff helped."
  • "Even after the issue with getting seated, the server still took his time even though there was only two tables taken in the restaurant."
  • "But the service was lacking in just about every way... the waiter was very short and dismissive the entire time."
  • "Waiter was rude, and seemed bothered by any request made."

Value

Pros:

  • "The price was pretty good for the quality of the food. The price of one dish goes from $12-25$. That is pretty good."
  • "They have a great lunch special where you can get pasta for $10."
  • "$12 pasta in this area can't be beat."
  • "The prices were reasonable."
  • "The prices are also very good."
  • "Food was OUTSTANDING and GENEROUS, and, for the product we got, the price was quite right."
  • "Definitely recommend going when they have their pasta specials for ONLY $10!"

Cons:

  • "Spent about $100 per person and left still hungry."
  • "I bought a bottle of wine by the way that costs 7 dollars and they sells it to you in 35."
  • "Really really overpriced for food that was not very good. The markup must be incredibly high."
  • "Over all this is a very overpriced underwhelming restaurant."
  • "The food itself was fine (though pricey), but was soured by the rest of the dining experience."
  • "We had a delivery issue and Fumo could not have been less interested in solving it."
  • "The waiter underscored the tip suggestions and said to me 'these are the tip suggestions'."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "That Upper West Side atmosphere that I love - they all get an A+."
  • "The ambiance is great, staff is very friendly they have a very good layout, giving all guests just enough space."
  • "The restaurant is clean with a modern yet cozy interior."
  • "First time eating indoors since covid and we had a great safe experience."
  • "The atmosphere was great! Fumo had a lovely atmosphere that made me feel like I was in a real restaurant."
  • "Great atmosphere, very relaxed."
  • "Fumo has a great ambiance."

Cons:

  • "Outside Atmosphere: 1/5 (where we ate)."
  • "The outdoor dining was really way too close together to feel safe."
  • "We were seated 100' from the restaurant, on the sidewalk at cheap folding plastic tables and even cheaper chairs."
  • "The dining room and atmosphere feel flimsy without feeling cheap."
  • "The tables were not good. They were very slippery."
  • "The space is PERFECT for a private event up to 60 people."
  • "The atmosphere is always a good time."

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