Absolutely one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever been to, international or domestic. We started with the meatball appetizer which was perfectly spiced in a sauce that was just tangy enough. Then to a prosciutto and mozzarella salad with olives and greens that was flavorful and perfectly dressed. Finally we split the marrow, scallops and pork belly dinner and the veal parmigiana, both good enough to prompt this glowing review. We ate at the bar and waited perhaps 5 minutes between ordering and food delivery. The bartenders D and D were knowledgeable and friendly. Fabulous restaurant! read more

Overrated, yet I really wanted to like it and gave it a second chance. Big fail which is sad. Place including the bathroom was dirty, service leaves a lot to be desired (very unfriendly female bartender who was also suppose to be our waitress rarely did anything besides text on her phone, never cleared dishes start to finish, left our water bottle empty unless we asked several times and then we were made to feel like we were putting her out), drinks overpriced, food dry and over cooked, pizza charred. The Decor is cool and fun, but I found it annoying that there were window A/C units upstairs, but they either didn't work, or weren't turned on ( it's summer and HOT ). Absolutely absurd that we could all hear the loud clunky dishwasher (or laundry machine?) going while we tried to focus on our educational program.... Very rude, could have waited, and very distracting. I will pass on this place next time. read more

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The acoustics in the restaurant are difficult because we were having trouble hearing each other at our own table due to the voices carrying from other tables. If you're a vegetarian, you might struggle to find suitable meals. I ordered a pasta dish and asked for the ham to be taken off and could they put mushrooms on instead and I was quickly told the chef would do no substitutions. So, that's pretty of frustrating... I just wanted some thing other than noodles, Bechemel sauce and cauliflower for my main course. I won't be back. My omnivorous table mates were all pleased with their meals and the quality of their meals. I didn't find the servers to be particularly friendly. They were just OK. read more

This place is a real gem! Busy and loud, like some other reviewers stated. But if you are Italian, you're used to that. The host and servers all had thick Italian accents, and we even had to Google translate a few menu items. But - it was TOTALLY WORTH IT because the food was past amazing. Fresh ingredients, well seasoned, clearly all house made. I want to try everything on this menu!!! A great place for a family dinner. We will be back! read more

I can't even say how long this place has been on my two visit list! My mom's spontaneously offered to take 18-month-old baby tonight and we decided to have a date night and check something off the list! An Italian place that doesn't give you bread is just weird right? It's like practically a staple! And if you're in a church people for each individual soda three and a half bucks is a bit steep! Actually it's outrageous. They charged us over $10 for maybe 15 ounces of Coke. You're not going to find anything on the menu under $18. Including a cup of soup lol. We got the eggplant and zucchini parmesan which was actually a lasagna with no ricotta. It was okay but it needed seasoning and bread. We also got the 16 oz ribeye steak which was overcooked but not bad. Not going to say it was my favorite steak in Rochester though. Lastly we got the cauliflower pasta with pancetta. The sauce in the pasta was good. Pasta was cooked well. Cauliflower was okay kind of a little bit too much of it though. The pancetta though was this big chunks and they were chewy and not at all crisp like you expect pancetta to be. All in all for a hundred bucks take your business elsewhere. And who doesn't cut their Pizza??? read more

Fiamma has quickly become one of my favorites. It's a gorgeous and bit eclectic space if you pay close attention. The service is always top notch! You MUST start with a woodfired pizza. You can't go wrong with a classic but I've also tried the butternut squash and prosciutto pizza, that's incredible! I've had seafood pasta, the pasta with sausage and rapini, steak, veal parm... every single dish has been mind blowing. You will leave with leftovers! This is a nicer place that we reserve for special occasions, but I want to have every birthday dinner here from now on!! read more

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The food and service was great. We made reservations for 3 @ 5:30 on Halloween for my daughter's birthday..we were served fast the food was very good.. We have a new place to eat .. read more

After having tried their place in Gates we finally made it to this location which is much closer to home. We got a reservation for six of us for a Saturday evening via Open Table - a big plus. When we arrived it was pretty quiet since it was only 6pm. While we waited for the others we had a great conversation with the very friendly bartender and scoped out the awesome Italian made prosciutto meat slicer. Once we were all gathered we were escorted upstairs and into their back party room - who knew this place was so big. They explained that they use this for bigger groups. The space is nice and it is quieter than the main rooms which were incredibly loud when we left the restaurant a bit after 8pm. Our group ordered one of the appetizer specials for the evening with lightly deep fried smelt, shrimp and calamari - it was quite good. All but one ordered pizzas for their main - the Rochester, the Diavlo (nice and spicy), the one with butternut squash, a white pizza, and ? (I didn't memorize all of the names). All raved about their pizzas - especially the excellent crust. The butternut squash is a bit adventuresome and may not be for everyone... The sixth member of our party ordered one of their pizza sandwiches which was loaded with ham - it was huge and delicious! Our server was beyond helpful and really did a great job explaining the menu, answering questions, and keeping things moving. We will be back! read more

Lovely atmosphere - exposed brick, chandelier and copper accents for the decor. Specialty drinks were a nice touch. We ordered the rigatoni al forno, meatball appetizer, and a Insalata di casa. Portions are large and meant to share. We could have done with a salad and one of the other items that we ordered instead. Nonetheless the food was great. The meatballs were tender and will almost melt in your mouth. Much of the dining space is upstairs so if you need accessibility be sure to reserve a table downstairs as there is no elevator. Noise level is high but not unbearable. If you're hard of hearing it could be difficult. Overall we had a lovely experience and our waitress was very service-oriented and friendly. I definitely recommend and would go back. read more

Horrible experience. Menu appears authentic but you cannot do anything different to the dish like omit something or ask for anything extra. The first thing we noticed was the hostess was unbelievably clueless. Let us stand there with no acknowledgement for 20 minutes. When we sat the waitress was snippy when we asked the cost of a certain drink. And of course " we aren't allowed to give any separate checks although she actually did but she made a huge deal that they aren't supposed to do it. We actually didn't even care. Pizza was horrible with almost zero sauce and crust that was pasty tasting. Don't waste your time or money. Just an all around horrible experience. read more

Loved the atmosphere but unfortunately not a very accommodating restaurant. We wanted to add a protein to one of the pizzas and were told we couldn't make any modifications. We then decided on a pizza to start with as an appetizer while we thought about entrees, however we were told that we couldn't order any apps until we had decided on entrees. When we decided on entrees, we were told that 3 of the steaks were sold out (which would have been nice to know ahead of time). We then decided on a veal parm which doesn't come with pasta, and were told that we could not order just a side of pasta. We were told we'd have to order a whole entree of pasta instead. Drinks were good and enjoyed the vibes of the restaurant, but poor execution with service and menu accommodations. I feel this place would be so much better if they changed these service issues. read more

You know the saying "There is no such thing as bad publicity?" Well, I guess in my curiosity, visit, and meal at Fiamma Centro that saying worked on me. I looked at the past year's worth of views, severely positive and negative, up and down like a heart rate monitor; and with the owner's crass but somewhat entertaining responses I asked myself "what the hell is going on here?" So I brought a friend for a second opinion, worked out so I'll be as hungry as possible, and got my flame-suit ready because I had a feeling that I'm going to write a negative review in which the owner will eventually roast me... ...But that wasn't the case. My experience at Fiamma was absolutely fine aside from a couple communication disconnects, and I want to come back. I had reservations for 8:45 on a very busy Saturday night while they were hosting a 75 person RIT party, and we were fortunate to get seated early. The interior was extremely dark to give that romantic vibe, and the decor was primarily brick, wood and brass. The tall ceilings and upper level dining area to view gives it more of that swankiness that I would see at maybe... TRATA? Our server was very friendly and attentive. She checked up on us frequently, but not to the point of being overbearing. All of my inquiries were answered, and if she didn't know, she was more than willing to go out and research for me. Thanks for not BSing me! Okay, so I was really torn about the food. At the close two-tops next to us, the highlights I saw were served delicious chicken, large pizzas, and a cast iron plate of veal parmigiana. I really wanted to taste it all, and our neighbors were very friendly and willing to share how much their enjoying their meals. This type of openness and immediate connection is definitely a product of the close seating and vibe of the restaurant. Anyways, we split the appetizer of squid tentacles and each ordered a pizza. Polipo Fagioli: Great presentation with 3 medium sized squid tentacles and a abundance of tomatoes and beans. Naturally charred, it had a great smoked flavor and wasn't rubbery. pretty good! little iffy on the $14 price tag, but you gotta pay to play. Montanara Pizza: Didn't know what to expect but DAMN it was good. Awesome abundance of cheese, sausage, mushrooms, and potato... I expected this to be a very rich and heavy pizza but it was surprisingly light! The black pepper added that spice I needed and the thin crust wasn't too crispy and maintained the wood fired taste I love. I ordered a side of their homemade marinara to dip my crust in aw well. I wish I took that robust and strong flavored sauce with me, because I can still taste it while writing this out. YUM. For a young business (6 months old I believe), restaurants will have its kinks and quirks to shake out. In my experience, nothing really stood that would make me shy away from here. I'll definitely come back for another meal and see if I can 5-star this! Or perhaps that cool looking bar to the side can stay open for later hours, and this can be my new hangout? read more

Fiamma Centro - Polipo Fagioli, $14 - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Not great. Everyone says it used to be better. They didn't serve bread last night because waitres said they didn't think they would have enough customers?!. Red sauce is very underwhelming. Octopus appetizer was huge and tough. read more

The pizza special was so good! Quality Italian food and the place had a great ambience inside. read more

Fiamma Centro - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

Can't say enough about how great the food and ambiance is here. Staff can be a little slow but it's authentic Italian. We Americans rush at restaurants, this is meant to be a relaxing non rushed event. The food is phenomenal read more

Went to Fiama 3/5...Staff totally rude and standoffish. Took them 35 minutes to report that what was ordered for one person (of the 6) was not available! This was after being told food was coming.... By time the waiter admitted THIER mistake all others in the group had eaten. Waiter lied and did nothing to make it right. Talked to the supposed manager (Adam) and he did nothing, didn't apologize and offered nothing except they were 'busy'. A true insult in that everyone on staff didn't care....This was a night out after months of Covid restraint. Also a birthday dinner for the person who got no food! Owner should be ashamed....This will be a reported to my friends for a long time. I understand mistakes but never have I been lied to and then not offered some sort of comp for their obvious mistake....DON"T GO TO A PLACE WHO DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS... We paid $284 for a miserable experience.... BTW - they violate COVID distancing guidelines....They are thumbing their nose to YOUR health and this Customer as well! Beware. read more

Recently tried Fiamma takeout for the first time and was blown away. Curbside pick was on time, quick and easy. Placing our order was a breeze and friendly staff were very helpful with answering questions and accommodating requests. Margarita pizza is delicious. Also enjoyed the parmigiana tower, meatball appetizer, chicken siciliano and seafood pasta! Went back for a second time a week later. Can't wait to try again and eventually dine in. read more

Fiamma Centro - Margarita pizza, meatballs, side of linguini, parmigiana tower and seafood pasta. - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

This review is a combination of two visits. The first time my spouse ate here he said the service was poor, they don't allow substitutions or any changes to the menu items, and are snooty about it. They don't have much pasta because "we are a real Italian restaurant". He said the restaurant was so dimly lit they had to use the light on their phones to read the menu. We came together the second time because his coworker invited us. He ordered the same dish as before, which was ok, but not worth the price. He said the rigatoni, though fresh, was crunchy, and not from being baked. I ordered the Saltimbocca all's Romana. The veal was tough. I did not enjoy it. It also looked like one of our party did not like his hanger steak, he kept poking at it and pushing it around his plate. He did not take the uneaten portion home. I tried his mashed potatoes and was not impressed. Cubed ham is not a good addition to mashed potatoes, and I didn't like the flavor of the cheese. The desserts were delicious, but I know they are made by an outside party. read more

Over the past few years I've accepted Fiamma's quirks and became a regular at the place, and I feel that this warrants a second review. In my original review I mentioned the fantastic pizza, and that has not changed. The pizza is still the best in Rochester and I frequently have a craving for it. I also would recommend their hot appetizers in general. You can't go wrong with these. Originally I also mentioned a communication gap between us and the staff, and I believe the servers' attitude has softened over time. Nowadays I find the staff of Fiamma as pleasant as any other restaurant. In my original review also spoke about feeling rushed -- there is an improvement in that regard, although it requires some micro-management from my part. If you visit the restaurant and prefer to slow your roll - with consideration for how busy they are, of course - I recommend politely asking your waiter to not enter your second course until you are almost finished with your appetizers. I find that this approach leads to the best timing, for pizzas bake in that oven faster than you'd think. All in all, I feel that Fiamma is a nice restaurant, and I wanted to make sure my reviews reflected that. read more

A return trip was long due and we enjoyed sharing delicious salad with pear and goat cheese, a white pizza and dessert. Perfect amount to satisfy and not have tons of leftovers to bring home. Opening reservations worked well as an hour later the venue was nearly full. Our server was good and did not try to push big entrees knowing we had visited before. Two quirks: there is no butter in the house, use the oil for bread ; and desserts are not made in house (although the tiramisu was excellent). Very convenient to the Dryden Theater. read more

Though I have only been here a few times, it has stood out enough to be one of my favorites! This last time wasn't much of a different impression. We ordered wine, the meatball appetizer, and 2 entrées. The meatballs were very large and Delicious! The order came with 4 and was around $16. As a couple, that was definitely more than we needed. We ended up each having 1 and that was plenty. For my entrée,, I got the pork chop gorgonzola. I've had this before and it was MUCH better last time. This time was not bad but not nearly as good as last time (August 2020). I found some bites were so fatty I actually had to spit it out and that is something I never want to do at a nice restaurant. Overall we had a nice dinner but unfortunitely will not be rushing back. read more

Fiamma Centro - Pork Chop Gorgonzola - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

Place is trash. Brought my gf here for a nice dinner and was super disappointing. Waiter literally came over and dropped us our drinks and food a d we didn't see him thenrest of the time because he was so focused on a table of 6 girls. Never once even asked us if the food was good or for a refill. Got our food and my her steak was cold and my pizza was swimming, not to mention the bread was stale and broke apart like a chips ahoy cookie. Never again. Only good service we got was from the downstairs bartender while we waited over an hour for a table even though we had reservations. read more

Fiamma Centro - Brick Bread - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

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We went here last night for my friends 50th birthday! We spent $400 between 5 of us- I pre-ordered 2 bottles of Prosecco to come out with cake - that I had to remind my waiter about.... And he brought them late(after the cake was cut) & I originally only wanted one bc not everyone drinks - and the host talked me into buying two bottles - and bc of the late service - we still had 1/2 bottle or more of Prosecco open- there were other patrons still dining in the restaurant and a server (not our server because he had left before we finished our meal) came over and loudly yelled "WE ARE CLOSED! It's time to go!" ( So the birthday girl - Stood up and said - I guess it's time to go. Truthfully it totally sucked a lot of the celebration out of the moment ) I was so embarrassed as it was my choice to come here to celebrate my friend bc i have always had such a great experience here in the past- and we had some out of town guests. Also our server forgot to take one of our party's dinner order and we had to call him back over ..... the food was incredible and the vibe was fun. But the service and the way we were treated was honestly awful. One of our party is a chef and a restaurant owner- she couldn't believe how we were treated . She said it was totally unacceptable. I'm disappointed and unfortunately, I'm not sure I'll be back. You embarrassed me and my friend on her birthday. We weren't planning on staying all night but it would have been nice to be able to finish our wine and - in the future if you're going to suggest to someone the restaurant is closed- say it calmly and politely. Also- we were the only table that was told to leave. We were outside waiting for our Uber & we asked a few other patrons as they exited after us if they had been told or asked to leave. So I don't understand why you would target the one table with a birthday party going on. Shame. Disappointed. And embarrassed. We were polite, tipped well & kind - and we're treated rude, forgotten and then a tad hostile. Also I emailed the restaurant first to tell them all of this and got no response. I wasn't expecting a refund or a gift card- Just an apology. read more

Such a disappointment. Could not recommend this to anyone. When we arrived the hostess (not at all friendly or welcoming) could not seat us because "the kitchen is behind". Not a big deal, however we could have been seated with the same caution instead of standing at the door. Down hill from there. Service was very slow throughout, inattentive. Order the meatball appetizer. Apparently they thought pouring hot sauce would make the meatballs hot. Doesn't work that way. The meatballs were overall quite tasty. I say overall because, because the meat was not mixed very well. One meatball was very salty, the next very peppery (which I love, but not everyone would like it) The spices need to be well blended with the meat. Entree's crashed and burned. After a 35 minute wait - Seafood pasta, pasta way undercooked, seafood was old and had that skanky old taste. Hanger steak ordered Mid Rare, came out perfectly cooked but it was barley warm. Clearly it sat in the window a long time. Forgive me, but I prefer hot food served hot and cold food served cold) When the server finally showed up he took the steak away. A short time later the runner returned with the same steak, very hot WELL DONE. I'm guessing they tossed in in the very hot pizza oven. Several concerns with this, why would you put food that had been touched by a guest back in a food prep area - it goes to the trash !. So unsanitary. They claim to serve "prime" beef. Why would you ever serve prime beef well done !? ( I do agree the guest should get what they want, but there are many fine restaurants that will not serve prime meat well done). What would make anyone think that if a steak was cooked perfectly the first time that you could reheat it and the temp not go up?! Shear lunacy. I also ordered a side of pasta with the steak. Pretty good except a small cereal bowl size portion was $14 dollars. Petit larceny. I'm certainly not opposed to paying the higher side of a fair price, but this was out of control. CRAZY BAD. server did apologize, manager never came near the table. Looked a lot like the dining room was outrunning the kitchen. Also appeared to have an expediter that should not have let this food go out ! Interior is a great space, shame they can't manage a restaurant there. I guess I should have read the other reviews before going. Shame on me ! read more

It was "ok". The restaurant itself is very cute. The service was relatively slow and it took a while to get our food from the kitchen. The margherita pizza and calamari didn't have much flavor. The fried shrimp was good! My friends enjoyed the chicken with pesto dish. They sat us upstairs and it was so ridiculously hot that everyone at our table was sweating. They had 1 ceiling fan going, no AC running upstairs, and we were sat right above their pizza oven. It was stifling on a 85 degree day. The prices were high. I wouldn't go back again. read more

Recently went to Fiamma Centro for the first time. The decor is charming and the menu looked promising and reeled me in. We tried a specialty pizza, and two pasta dishes (including one special). The food came out almost shockingly quickly, and service was attentive and great. The issue I had was the cleanliness of the restaurant. Frankly it's dirty. The booth side of our table was covered in crumbs. The windowsill next to our table was encrusted with grime. The table was sticky. Crumbs and dirt were all over the floor. The bathroom was not clean. The food was not my favorite. The pasta special was dry (so dry the pasta was sticking together into a single congealed mass) and the sausage orecchiette pasta had a lot of whole peppercorns in it that made it hard to eat (some is fine but this was a LOT). But overall it would've been hard to enjoy any quality of food when I was concerned about the overall cleanliness of the restaurant. read more

Came here for dinner on a random Tuesday and the place was bustling! The host was definitely working his tail off. I made a reservation online and ended up having to wait about 30 minutes for a table, which was slightly disappointing. The food and our waiter made up for it though! Menu is extensive with lots of options for meat eaters and vegetarians. Come hungry, because the portions are huge! My friend had the lamb meatloaf, which I swear was at least 2 pounds of meat! The tomato sauce was really delicious. I had the gnocchi special with garlic and mussels. Great flavor, mussels were a bit gritty. Overall will definitely be back!! read more

Fiamma Centro - Lamb meatloaf - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Had a reservation table for 6 o'clock they didn't have it down so we had to sit outside. It was hot and when our food came, food was so overcooked that you couldn't even cut it with a knife and I had pork chops that look like they had been through the ringer, I would never recommend this restaurant. read more

Definitely my favorite place for a nice summer night out ! We love the outdoor patio and the clam relaxing atmosphere, and the tomahawk ribeye is so delicious and beautifully displayed, and also this shrimp dish was a special that night but it was amazing!! read more

Fiamma Centro - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

Delicious pork chops w Gorgonzola and peppers they are hot so choose carefully Wife had clams w homemade pasta she did not like thickness of pasta overall we enjoyed it read more

As an italian, this is my favorite place for pizza in Rochester. We have been here several time. The restaurant is nice and cozy, servers are kind and quick. We also love the fried calamari and fritto misto. Highly recommended read more

Their 60 second pizza is more aptly named the 60 minute pizza... 7pm reservation and finally got our food at 9pm. They offered free dessert- we weren't interested in dessert and asked for a bottle of wine to be comped- they said no... asked to have a pizza comped - again the answer was no ... offered us shots !?!? ... WTF are you paying my uber home then? no manager to talk to ?!?! Only the Pizza cook who never came to our table. Piss poor service - DO NOT RECOMMEND Will not be back and advise you to go elsewhere also EDITED- interesting how the minute we leave someone is able to respond to our request? We asked for one bottles of wine - not "bottles" as stated below. We also asked more then once to talk to the manager and were told there wasn't one. To comp part of a bill for poor/shitty service isn't paying for a review it's merely called good customer service - sorry Faimma Centro doesn't have that read more

Went here last night with my son and we shared the tomahawk chop and broccoli rabe. The steak comes with a delicious arugula salad and was cooked to perfection. Our waitress was extremely attentive and we will be back. read more

Fiamma Centro - Dry Aged Tomahawk Chop. - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

I went for dinner on a Saturday night. I can summarize the experience as an exercise in waiting. The food was good but I cant recommend a place that has this much trouble moving guests through for a weekend dinner. Maybe its better on weekdays? The inside has two levels and there is outside seating. The downstairs is more of a bar area. The dining is mostly upstairs. I liked the atmosphere. The branded brick oven was a nice touch. The food and drinks were good. I started with a Bonanza cab which was good. My wife had wine too. Then switched to a Martini. The by-the-glass wine list is smaller. But they had a few quality wines on there though. The bottle selection was more impressive. We started with the charcuterie plate (piccolo). I was decently impressed. Olives, a whole big foccacia, truffle honey, 3 meats, and 3 cheeses. The brie was very good and I think one was Piave which is a personal favorite. Mortadella was good too. I had the califlower, Gargnelli, pancetta, and Besciamella as my entree. I liked it. It was an interesting combo and worked out well. My wife had the pasta and clam sauce which she also liked. It had several shelled clams in there as well. The pasta seemed fresh and tasted homemade. They also cooked it perfectly al dente. Prices were very reasonable for the food and atmosphere. If i went just on food alone, this would have been a 4.5 star review. I used the online booking system on their website that morning. Every reservation was open. We picked 7:15. The restaurant was busy inside and outside. The bar room was full and people were waiting outside as well. We had to wait around 40 minutes at the bar for our table to be ready. Thats just too long. The bar tenders were very busy. It took 15 minutes to get a drink menu. Then another 10 minutes for them to come back around to order drinks. The group of 5 next to us was there even longer and ended up giving up after 45 minutes and went to a different restaurant. We were sat at a bar table. Another couple was sat at a bar table near us as well. I think they just gave up on a dining room table for us because these tables were open the whole 40 minutes we were waiting. We weren't greeted at the table for around 15 minutes. The bartenders were just overwhelmed and cant handle 3 tables on top of the bar duties. The service suffered because of that. I usually enjoy a long, drawn out dinner but everything just took too long. The wait between being given menus, drinks, appetizer, check, processing the check, etc was long. We ended up leaving at 9:40 (with a 7:15 reservation). All staff wore masks at all times. Guests at tables were seated farther apart to help with distancing. I think the mens bathroom was locked the entire time i was there. No sign or alternate arrangements. read more

My friend and I haphazardly decided to eat here, as we had heard and read some negative reviews about service. Nevertheless, a stormy Friday night called for some authentic Italian and we were hankering some wood-fired pizza. I'm happy to report that we had a wonderful experience of both food and service! We came in on a Friday night and without a reservation and we were seated immediately, albeit, at a strange and removed table. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume the other tables were reserved. Our waitress (whose name resonates with one of my favorite Fall herbs) was lovely, endearing and genuine, helpful and had a good sense of humor. The drinks were a bit questionable. I enjoyed my bottle of wine, but my friends cocktail tasted more like a melted orange freezee-pop popsicle than it did a classy cocktail. The food was excellent though. We were served bread, which seemed a little unnecessary since we ordered pizza. The bread was not my ideal Italian-restaurant bread, but it was good. Very dense and served with olive oil for soaking. The pizza was delicious and original. We ordered the Positano and the Stella (a 8-point STAR-shaped pizza!). What a fun twist on a classy classic. My only complaint was the location of our table, and the size. We could barely fit our 2 small plates, drinks, water, and two pizzas on the table. It was impossible to fit it all with the bread, so the bread was preemptively removed, along with the salt and pepper. Next time I plan to make a reservation, I think that is key. Hopefully requesting a better table situation. But I really can't wait to go back and try more food. read more

Fiamma Centro - Stella 8-point pizza Star! - Pizza Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Great food and good service! Probably the best pizza in Rochester. Used to go to the old location a lot and this one is just as good.

I recently booked here for my birthday with a group of my friends. My partner and I have been here plenty of times and have had nothing but great food, service and drink. This experience was a little different and may change my view on coming back in the future. I started off by ordering my usual drink and it seemed very off as my friend and I have ordered the same drink. My friend got hers at the bar downstairs and I got mine upstairs after we sat down. The drinks were extremely different in taste so I asked our waitress if she would mind getting me another one as it was off. I am never the person to send anything back but it was too expensive to not enjoy. When I asked the waitress she just looked with a disgust look and me and told me "I'm going to just make it the same way..". Seeing as I get this drink every time I said maybe it's just the glass and she made the drink. Came back in a different glass and still not great. The food was fantastic but our waitress was extremely rude the entire night and simply didn't check on us more than 3 times for the 2 hours we where there. We were only able to order drinks 2 times at most and had 1 fill of water the whole time. She was very stand-offish and snotty to myself and my friends and simply ruined our experience for my birthday dinner. As this has always been one of my favorite restaurant and the food and the drink has almost always been perfect this is a perfect example that 1 person can simply ruin your view and make you not want to return. read more

We ordered pizza and salad, the pizza was fantastic, and the bread was perfectly soft and fresh. The salad came out after the pizza which was strange and it was massive. It tasted good but but we were too full from the pizza to really eat it. I can't speak to any other food but ours was fantastic. Our only issue was with the service. We came in later in the night and apparently our server was too fed up with us before we sat down. We saw him whine to the other server that we came in before he came to greet us. It also took him over 15 minutes to get our drinks when the restaurant was empty. Service needs to match the quality of the food, because one is significantly better. read more

First time at fiamma centro, will likely be back, if you have not heard of this place it's a hidden gem. Had no clue where it was located but had had heard good things about it. Had an appetizer special which was a sausage peppers cheese type dish and it was delicious. I wasn't planning on eating the whole thing but well it happened.... Main course came which I was already kind of full from the appetizer and bread but I had a pizza which was well cooked, didn't love the meat that was on it but over all was an 8/10 Also had a pasta dish which was delicious you can tell the freshness of their pastas as they make them in house. Overall the place was exceptional a nice little date spot in the city. Our server was very personable and he gave us the right amount of attention/privacy. 100% recommended read more

Most of the Food was ass. We got a special that was good. But the Pizza was soggy and had no flavor. Homemade pasta looked like and had consistency of playdoh. Staff was great though and very attentive atmosphere was good but just wish they had better food. Price was too high for food we had so we will not be returning read more