Fiorino Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The dining area reminds me of being in Europe with its gold-like paint and wooden floor."
• "Very cozy, warm ambiance."
• "It's such a little cute romantic and cozy place, definitely a great experience."
• "The ambiance is right out of ‘Moonstruck’ highly recommended."
• "Intimate, relaxed dining experience with comfortable E Falls neighborhood feel."
• "Feels kind of like a small restaurant over in Europe."
• "Overall, cozy and romantic."

Cons:

• "If I could give 0 I would! I would never step foot into this place again!"
• "Stop telling people who are calling you out on being a racist establishment, racist!"
• "I'm now seeing all the reviews to confirm this place is racist."
• "Giving very much racist vibes! You have time to reply to comments but not enough to address the racial unwelcoming issue in your restaurant!"
• "And don't eat there early or the bored waiter (an otherwise nice older gentleman) will watch videos on his phone in the dining area, with the speakerphone on! Kinda' mars the ambiance, for sure."
• "This place have a bug 🪳 problem."
• "The tables were too close together so it’s not very intimate."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service."
• "It was busy and the service reflected that, but we were attended to."
• "The older gentleman with the Italian accent is a little but gruff, but he provided great service."
• "Wally (?) is very kind and Piagio was very accommodating."
• "Service was also very good."
• "Service even before most the staff came in was impeccable."
• "The father and son seated and waited on us. They were very pleasant and respectful."

Cons:

• "When I asked the server they seemed disturbed and gave us the bread and water another 15 minutes later."
• "I would give a minus 5 stars for the treatment."
• "I waited for 15 minutes after being seated and was never served."
• "The wait staff's service was spotty."
• "The older gentleman made us feel invisible."
• "Didn't get water for 10 minutes or so."
• "The waiter wasn't the most enthusiastic."

Food

Pros:

• "The grilled calamari will be ordered every time I visit!"
• "The food is super light, fresh and delicious!"
• "Rolled eggplant with ricotta and they're homemade sauce was simply to die for."
• "The food is absolutely to die for, real authentic Italian food that you can tell is prepared fresh."
• "Everything is homemade from amazing recipes."
• "The food was outstanding. I had a ravioli that had a wonderful taste and texture."
• "The food is authentic Italian and absolutely delicious!"

Cons:

• "The portions were also too small for the price."
• "DON’t GO! Very expensive to boot."
• "Portions were small which may be how they are controlling prices."
• "They could serve a bit more pasta, as their serving size is a tad small."
• "The lemon gelato was so frozen we couldn’t even eat it."
• "Mussels a little fishy."
• "Salmon slightly overcooked."

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking is tough, but frankly I would walk a long way to dine at Fiorino!"
• "The only problem could be the parking but it's worth the walk & U'll need it after the fabulous meal!"

Cons:

• "Street parking in this neighborhood could be tricky."
• "Very restricted residential parking."
• "This place was the worse restaurant I have eaten in since I moved to Philly 4 years ago."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced, with dinner for two costing under $75 with full 3-4 courses."
• "Prices are moderate for the amount and quality of the food there."
• "Reasonable prices."
• "The food was reasonably priced."
• "Great prices."
• "BYOB with no corking fee."
• "All reasonably priced. Manga!"

Cons:

• "This place was the worse restaurant I have eaten in since I moved to Philly 4 years ago."
• "DON’t GO! Very expensive to boot."
• "Prices are on the higher side (Center City prices)."
• "Very expensive to boot. My veal cost $26! Just disgraceful"