Cafe Fiorello

Love the antipasto bar!

Food us usually good. Some dishes better than others. Tables for two are in a very crowded area even though service is very good. Consider casual dining even though the prices are higher than that. If you can get a booth you would a better experience.

A little overpriced but always pleased. Vegetable appetizer/entree was ordered by all 4.

Brunch before a show. Wonderful menu choices. Really good food. You could either breakfast or lunch. Professional service.

We have been here several times, in fact we had two events in this place. The food is great, the service is top notched and the drink is just perfect. However, the tables are too closed to each other’s which is really annoying and wonder if they meet fire code!!!

It is very lively place and packed on Sunday’s.

We've been going to Fiorello's for more than 35 years. There is a reason it's had such longevity. We've never been disappointed there. The food is always excellent, the service is friendly and attentive, it's so convenient to the venues at Lincoln Center. Here's to another 35 years!

Great brunch, especially the roasted veggies. Most convenient restaurant before a Lincoln Center performance!

A great bustling place perfect for after the opera.

One of my favorite restaurants for several years right across Broadway to Lincoln Center.

Wonderful place to enjoy a delicious Italian meal . Typical NYC prices but the portions are generous and food delicious . Very convenient if you are going to a performance at the Lincoln Center .

Over priced for what you get, but you’re paying for the location...

Excellent food and service! Prompt but not pushy. Loud but not overly so.

Alway excellent and consistent. Great value.

The food was very good. Our waiter was very nice and attentive. The turn off was that while we were eating the busboy started sweeping the floor next to us.

The ‘reserves for’ plaques were nostalgic and fun to look at but they weren’t clean.

Overall very good experience

Cafe Fiorello is a classic New York pre-theater bistro. The food meets a high standard; the service is on point; and the energy of the city vibrates the room.

Great food and service--consistently. Waiter accommodated special dietary needs--much appreciated.

Fantastic friendly service and amazing large portions of food!

Waitstaff inattentive. I waited 15-20 min for my check!

Great food, fun environment!

I don't know how they do it. No matter what time of day, the caliber of service and food is always excellent. Friendly and accommodating service, no push to turn the table. A menu that works for everyone, vegan, gluten-free etc etc. And the Tiramisu!!!!

We have eaten at Fiorello's many times, but this was our first lunch there. We began with a major problem: I had booked for friends from UK, but was unavoidably delayed and had to delay the reservation by 30 minutes. As I was unable to reach my friends (their cell phone did not work in USA), I left a message for them at the restaurant letting them know I would be late and had changed the reservation time. Shortly after the new reservation time, I called the restaurant to let them know I was on the way and to check that my friends had received my message. I was told my friends had not been seated. When I arrived, I was again told they had not arrived; when I asked about my message, he had it & read it to me, but then I spotted my friends, who it turned out, had arrived at the original booking time, not been given my message, had been seated for an hour and in fact had finished eating their main meal! We joined them and after some delay, the waiter arrived to take our order.
As always, the food was excellent; we ordered the Prix Fixe menu, which seemed to be good value; Caesar salad, meat balls, beet carpaccio and wedding soup were all excellent. We followed with one spaghetti carbonara, rather rich and heavy, & 3 red snapper, full-flavoured and very tasty. However, my soup arrived in a bowl, rather than a cup, which I didn't notice as I was busy apologising to my friends. When reviewing the bill later, I realised the waiter had probably made a mistake and passed on our order as from the main menu rather that the Prix Fixe. (when I ordered, I asked for "the wedding soup from the Prix Fixe menu"). As my friends paid, I felt very bad that they had ended up paying more than they expected to.
I realise that the staff were probably frazzled that day as there was a major flood in the area, but the fact that my message was not passed on, that I was misinformed that my friends had not arrived, and that there was a mistake re the order spoiled our celebration.

Cafe Fiorello is one of my favorite restaurants in the Lincoln center area.
Hope to go there again soon.

This was my 6th visit in last 12 months. We made reservations on Open Table for 6 pm on a Saturday night. The table we were seated at would have made Oompah Loompahs claustrophobic. The waiter was neglectful from the beginning. The food, as always was amazing. It arrived quickly and was hot and delicious. Being seated by the waiters service area added to the closeness, but not their attention. I had dirty silverware dropped on me, the wrong check, (already paid for) and then the requested after dinner coffee forgotten. Overall, an OK experience, not what one expects from Cafe Fiorello. For $170 for 2, one would expects the amazing food, but the service needs attention.

Wonderful experience

Delicious food...It was jam packed with people the evening we were there.

Must try the Vanilla Méringue Cup!! Best dessert. Good food, good value great location for Lincoln Center.

Perfect for an evening at Lincoln Center
Food and service are great and the location is perfect

Outstanding service, very accommodating, excellent food cooked with care, fresh quality ingredients and nicely presented. They even came around to the tables with warm chocolate cookies.

We love Cafe Fiorello. The food is consistently good and diverse enough to go almost ever time you're in that area as we are with the Philharmonic.

Maybe it was an off night. Espresso machine was broken. Can’t get a hamburger before 8 pm!! What is that all about? The grill is not on? Takes too long to cook for pre-theatre?
They are fast and convenient to Lincoln Center but there are other choices equally fast and nearby.

Fiorello is always a stand out option before or after an evening at Lincoln center. Great food and I especially love the updated menu. I do wish the cocktail menu was a bit more inventive to match the dining experience. Fortunately there are very good wines.

The location near Lincoln Center is prime and the food is good. But the downside is that it is always crowded and noisy.

always great
convenient food terrific
great for after Opera or theater

The restaurant was very crowded and the Mayr d kept saying in a minute or 2 I will seat u
It definitely took a lot more than a minute or-two

We had tickets for the opera and so felt very rushed through our meal
Although the meal was pretty good it was on the cold side and we did not have the time to get it heated since we were seated well past our reservation
Not a relaxing experience for a costly meal

We are regular customers. It's always frenetic pre-theatre but they do a great job of service professionally, friendly and also fast. Food was excellent. Its always a plus that they pass out chocolate cookies, and the chunks of chocolate at the host stand are appreciated. The one negative is that it was so crowded that they put us at a table that stuck out into the wait staff's narrow traffic lane so I got bumped a lot - I don't think that table should be used.

food was very good. service was uneven, had to ask for the waiter to come to the table several times.

Vegetable appetizer small dishes not as delectable as before. Pasta still very decent. Great atmosphere, convenience, and late night hours are a compensation. Wish the food were as good as it was many years ago.

Our favorite restaurant on the upper west side. Every time we visit NYC, we dine here at least once.

Great food, great service and a fun experience.

The best blueberry pancakes in the entire world!!!
Artichoke omelette always a favorite.
Great crowd, great service- a real N.Y. favorite.