Ristorante Fiore

(617) 371-1176

250 Hanover St
Boston, MA 02113 42.3634 -71.055

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Neighborhoods: North End, Central

RISTORANTEFIORE.COM

Years in business

Established in 2004

Hours:

Lunch:

Mon - Sat: 11:30am - 4pm

Dinner:

Mon - Sat: 4pm - 11pm

Sun: Noon - 11pm

Price:

$$$

Last updated 7.20.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Gift Certificate, American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Fine Dining, Outdoor Dining, Business Dining, Family Style Dining, Date Spot, Dine At The Bar

Cuisine:

Italian

Smoking Permitted:

On Roof

What People Are Saying About Ristorante Fiore

Featured Review

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Contributor

The Scene – With its handsome dining room, quaint sidewalk patio and social rooftop, Fiore offers more seating than any other restaurant in the North End. A typical combination of locals and tourists fill the dining areas, all of which are patrolled by accommodating waiters. The patio yields fantastic views of the endless stream of Hanover Street foot traffic. A rather limited wine list contains some good bargains. – – The Food – Classic Italian cuisine is dished out with much care and attention to detail. The kitchen's homemade pastas and chicken, fish, and veal…

Editor's Tips

Parking:
With the North End's storied lack of parking spots, patrons should take advantage of Fiore's valet service or take the T.
The Extras:
Familiar Italian favorites and the North End's only rooftop deck offer the perfect backdrop for lighting up, as smoking is permitted.
When to Go:
Pianist Nicholas Laudani plays at the restaurant on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6pm-9:30pm, and Friday and Saturdays from 7pm-10:30pm.
ambiance
50.0% positive
  1. The ambience is great and the waiters were very friendly.
  2. One of the apparenlty very few restaurants in Boston that have decided to compromise the above average food with poor atmosphere.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. The food (especially the desert) was fresh, attractive and prepared with thought.
  2. Melinda Rossi was fabulous & helped me plan down to the last detail, including arranging the repair of the birthday cake that was purchased elsewhere and packaged poorly so that it slid off of the tray!
drinks
63.88999938964844% positive
  1. The servers, bar people, hostess, and even management are SO RUDE!
  2. The waiter was very slow to get drink orders and we ordered 2 apps of calamari and mozzarella and tomato.
  3. People are wooed by the roof deck, and thats fine, but get your drinks and then go 50 feet away to get some good food.
  4. After our drinks were served, we had to stop the waiter to order her glass of wine.
  5. The waiter was attentive and nice enough but when he saw that my friend and I were not going to be ordering appetizers and lots of drinks he totally wrote us off it was very apparent and made us feel almost unwelcome.
  6. Our female companion was not given time to order a drink after she asked for a moment to look at the wine menu.
  7. Also, do not sit by the bar unless you like the rowdy drunk crowwd.
  8. might visit the roofdeck for an overpriced drink, but I wouldn't recommend the food!
  9. The wait staff was amazing recommending a reasonable priced wine that was delicious, the antipasto and dinner specials were out of this world.
  10. Overall the experience was disappointing especially for the price of their food and drinks.
  11. We love the North End for lunch and dinner or just to have a drink or even coffee.
  12. We ended up downstairs by the bar rather than on the roofdeck, but I've been to the roofdeck for a drink in the past, which is a fantastic spot.
food quality
72.96999931335449% positive
  1. The food was average at best so I would not recommend this place when there are so many other places in the N. End that are really good and have human size portions.
  2. The food is overpriced and nothing more than average.
  3. For all of our dishes the salads had amazing texture and well seasoned dressing, pastas were perfectly al dente and steaks were cooked just as we liked them.
  4. The roofdeck is amazing during the summer (if you can get there before it's packed), and the food is well worth the price.
  5. The food was great but listening to him while we enjoyed our meal.
  6. very high priced steak dish ordered "medium" was served cold, overcooked and well done with cold potatos.
  7. Great food, great service!
  8. The service was outstanding and the food was even better.
  9. Well went in for the food but were more than presently surprised by a great solo jazz piano player.
  10. The appetizer, salad, and desset were great, but ordering, that was all up to us, as the waiter gave us no suggestions and was very slow.
  11. This place had great food.
  12. Overall the experience was disappointing especially for the price of their food and drinks.
  13. The wait staff was amazing recommending a reasonable priced wine that was delicious, the antipasto and dinner specials were out of this world.
  14. Great food, blown away by the roof deck.
  15. There are too many good restaurants in the North End to waste a meal on an average place.
  16. Dinner was mediocre at best, pasta amusingly bad for Italian restaurant.
  17. might visit the roofdeck for an overpriced drink, but I wouldn't recommend the food!
  18. Would I recommend if you are picky - no, but overall I had a good meal, but I believe better is out there.
  19. find that it's tough to find a good spot in the North End that is both classy and reasonably priced with stellar food so I had high hopes for Fiore.
  20. Love the food and the patio during the Summer.
  21. have to say the best meal I have ever had in Boston.
  22. (Sorry grandma) Although the birthday boy recommends the Bombolotti alla Vodka I don't think you can go wrong with any dish.
  23. Great scene, great crowd, great food.
  24. went to Fiore for Valentines Day and the food was outstanding.
  25. One of the apparenlty very few restaurants in Boston that have decided to compromise the above average food with poor atmosphere.
  26. The food (especially the desert) was fresh, attractive and prepared with thought.
  27. People are wooed by the roof deck, and thats fine, but get your drinks and then go 50 feet away to get some good food.
  28. The waiter was very slow to get drink orders and we ordered 2 apps of calamari and mozzarella and tomato.
  29. Nice place, but average food
  30. ordered the chicken parm which was so big I couldn't finish.
  31. If you are looking for great Italian food at a relatively reasonable price I highly reccomend Fiore.
  32. After a miserable experience at the Warren Tavern for the rehearsal dinner, Fiore more than made up for it with perfect food and service.
  33. The salad with the gorgonzola cheese and tomato was great, but main courses were ok; same thing you could get at other places for a cheaper price.
  34. The food was good but not worth the aggrivation.
  35. Our server received great reviews from one end of the table but ignored the second end of the table While our food orders came correctly the waiter had no idea who the dishes were for a restaurant in the North End its an embarrassment, meals tasteless and
  36. even though the service was excellent, my meal was tasteless and my friend's meal, supposedly a baked sausage meal was 95% pasta.
  37. The downside - the overpriced abysmal food and mediocre service.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Our female companion was not given time to order a drink after she asked for a moment to look at the wine menu.
overall
70.0% positive
  1. Our favorite restaurant was closed Sunday night and we wound up here.
  2. The food was average at best so I would not recommend this place when there are so many other places in the N. End that are really good and have human size portions.
  3. Our server received great reviews from one end of the table but ignored the second end of the table While our food orders came correctly the waiter had no idea who the dishes were for a restaurant in the North End its an embarrassment, meals tasteless and
  4. There are too many good restaurants in the North End to waste a meal on an average place.
  5. Fiore is a great place.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. All three of us truly enjoyed our lunch and will certainly go back again.
  2. was very pleased with our choice and can't wait to go back and enjoy the roof top dining.
service
48.76999855041504% positive
  1. The servers, bar people, hostess, and even management are SO RUDE!
  2. Very rude hostess
  3. The wait staff was amazing recommending a reasonable priced wine that was delicious, the antipasto and dinner specials were out of this world.
  4. The service was mediocre at best and indifferent.
  5. After a miserable experience at the Warren Tavern for the rehearsal dinner, Fiore more than made up for it with perfect food and service.
  6. The waiter was attentive and nice enough but when he saw that my friend and I were not going to be ordering appetizers and lots of drinks he totally wrote us off it was very apparent and made us feel almost unwelcome.
  7. Great food, great service!
  8. eat out FREQUENTLY and a good waiter should never deliver service based on what you order.
  9. Restaurant was recommended by a waitress at another restaurant.
  10. We didn't have to wait long and the customer service was great!
  11. Our server received great reviews from one end of the table but ignored the second end of the table While our food orders came correctly the waiter had no idea who the dishes were for a restaurant in the North End its an embarrassment, meals tasteless and
  12. The hostess that sat us was wearing a horrible outfit and these thick glasses who seated us.
  13. The appetizer, salad, and desset were great, but ordering, that was all up to us, as the waiter gave us no suggestions and was very slow.
  14. After our drinks were served, we had to stop the waiter to order her glass of wine.
  15. She ment a rude comment about us being b#$@ as she sat us and began to walk away.
  16. The waiter was very slow to get drink orders and we ordered 2 apps of calamari and mozzarella and tomato.
  17. The staff, from management to our server, went out of their way to make it a memorable evening.
  18. even though the service was excellent, my meal was tasteless and my friend's meal, supposedly a baked sausage meal was 95% pasta.
  19. Terrible service all night.
  20. Quite possibly the worst service we have ever encountered.
  21. got ice cold water from the plate of oysters spilled all over the table and my legs and shoes, without even a look of acknowledgement from the server.
  22. have never written a review before but our experience was just so bad, we had to warn people.
  23. The service was outstanding and the food was even better.
  24. The waiter was very helpful and friendly.
  25. The customer service is absolutely TERRIBLE.
  26. The downside - the overpriced abysmal food and mediocre service.
  27. The ambience is great and the waiters were very friendly.
value
55.0% positive
  1. If you are looking for great Italian food at a relatively reasonable price I highly reccomend Fiore.
  2. might visit the roofdeck for an overpriced drink, but I wouldn't recommend the food!
  3. Overall the experience was disappointing especially for the price of their food and drinks.
  4. Great choice and good value.
  5. The food was average at best so I would not recommend this place when there are so many other places in the N. End that are really good and have human size portions.
  6. The roofdeck is amazing during the summer (if you can get there before it's packed), and the food is well worth the price.
  7. The food was good but not worth the aggrivation.
  8. The salad with the gorgonzola cheese and tomato was great, but main courses were ok; same thing you could get at other places for a cheaper price.
  9. The downside - the overpriced abysmal food and mediocre service.
  10. The food is overpriced and nothing more than average.
wait time
40.0% positive
  1. We didn't have to wait long and the customer service was great!
  2. Service pathetically slow.
  3. The waiter was very slow to get drink orders and we ordered 2 apps of calamari and mozzarella and tomato.
  4. Service was very slow.
  5. The appetizer, salad, and desset were great, but ordering, that was all up to us, as the waiter gave us no suggestions and was very slow.
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/04/10

Another that wished he had read the reviews

by Hanover at Citysearch

The only reason for the 1 star and not a total 0 was the waiter.

What Italian Restaurant severs food (various ptarmigan) without pasta and charges a small fortune for the little mushy bowl. Wine prices were extravagant for the brands served. Just a horrible experiance, dinner for 3 with 2-3 glasses total with tip $325.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/14/10

Piano Player Nick Laudani now located at Zygomates

by Dr Crazy Fingers at Citysearch

Piano Player Nick Laudani now located at Zygomates

Formerly playing for a year in North End . But Now Jazz - Funk Piano Player now plays at Zygomates Restaurant _129_ South_Street_THursdays_ and_Fridays_530-730pm

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/26/10

Great food, great service!

by tg24 at Citysearch

I went to Fiore for Valentines Day and the food was outstanding. The con was trying to pick only one entree to order. The waiter was very helpful and friendly. I will be recommending Fiore in the future.

  • Pros: Great food and the wait staff is very helpful
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/19/10

All I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! BEST IN THE NE

by plutord at Citysearch

I recently attended a 47th year birthday there for one of my best friends. There was ten of us and let me tell you it was first class dining all the way!! The wait staff was amazing recommending a reasonable priced wine that was delicious, the antipasto and dinner specials were out of this world. I’m Italian and have grown up eating grandma’s food that I thought could never be beaten. I was wrong!!! Every one of us ordered something different off the menu and no one was disappointed. The gravy was fantastic. (Sorry grandma) Although the birthday boy recommends the Bombolotti alla Vodka I don’t think you can go wrong with any dish. I will definitely be back again. A hat off to Fiore’s……

  • Pros: from start of the meal to the finish
  • Cons: parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/15/09

Only accoustic piano jazz n North End

by AngeloSusan at Citysearch

Well me and my girlfriend stumbled up on Fiores as a sweet date. Well went in for the food but were more than presently surprised by a great solo jazz piano player. He was wonderful. The food was great but listening to him while we enjoyed our meal. was a treat. Piano players name was Nick something

  • Pros: I love food but the music is beautiful
  • Cons: late night is not best for music it was better earlier

The Details on Ristorante Fiore

Place Categories:

  • great italian food
  • great customer service
  • nice waiter
  • overpriced abysmal food
  • favorite restaurant
  • great place
  • mediocre dinner
  • tasteless meal
  • delicious wine
  • memorable warm evening
  • prepared desert
  • great fiore
  • great roofdeck
  • bland pasta overunder
  • fantastic spot
  • other parking
  • impressed brother
  • rude hostess
  • overpriced drink
  • great salad
  • recommend lasagna
  • relatively reasonable price
  • love north end
  • dreadful experience
  • happy birthday

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