fiore's cafe

we had an excellent experience at fiore's. the service was great and every staff member was friendly and helpful. our server was passionate about the food he served to us, telling us about the freshness and quality of the ingredients.
our food came out quickly, and looked as great as it tasted. presentation was clean and classic. my boyfriend's pizza was great--the dough was delicious, sauce was sweet, toppings fresh. i ordered chicken and spinach ravioli which was very good.
we will be back to fiore's very soon!

pleasantly surprised. on a recent trip to ocala (first time), i had a hankering for italian food and a business associate who had visited ocala before recommended fiore's cafe. i left my hotel with not too high hopes, as this is a beautiful place, but not a place you would expect to have great italian food.

all i can say is wow! this little unassuming place cranks out dishes that would make any true new york'er do a double take! like, did they really make this, am i in the twilight zone?

service was classy, friendly and what you would expect from a good place. the food will leave a lasting impression and harken you back here any time you come to ocala. i played it safe and had a chicken marsala which came over pasta and it was on par with eating at domenic's on arthur ave in the bronx. food came with a generous house salad and a monster house made garlic knot.

needless to say i have eaten there just about every night of my stay and have made it about a quarter of the way through the menu. definitely try this place....i promise....you will not be disappointed!

their pizza is extremely expensive, not large enough, not enough toppings on it, and absolutely the best in the county. the supreme!!! wow. just too expensive to eat there. what a shame.

unassuming place from the outside but cozy ambiance inside.  absolutely outstanding food.  compares favorably to places we've been to in little italy nyc (but less expensive).  the veal parm is the best we've ever eaten.  mussels fra diavlo are great (save some bread for dipping in the luscious sauce).  seafood is fresh... heck, everything is fresh!   pasta, sauces and garlic knots are prepared in house and prepared perfectly.  great tiramisu.  generous glasses of good chianti.  excellent service.  our new favorite restaurant!  haven't tried the pizza yet but it looks like tasty true ny style pie.  "thanks lester" (our server).

excellent service, generous wine pours, large portions of good food. calamari was just ok. marsala is more of a roux than a marsala sauce but was excellent. eggplant was delicious as was the veal parm. garlic knots are huge. ceaser salad was ok, american ceaser not authentic but great if you don't like the stronger anchovy taste in the ceaser. i would go here again if i lived anywhere near here.

yummy. visiting parents in florida - stopped for a meal here on the way farther south. huge wine pours and vast quantity of delicious food almost had us sleeping in the car rather than continuing our journey. definitely recommend!

yum-o a ten!. stopped for "linner" at about 3- had pizza, salads, and garlic knots (to die for!) service was awesome, food was fresh, salads were great...no complaints at all! took home half a pizza, re-heated superbly-and i would come here again any time, a true gem in ocala.
did a large pepperoni pizza, crust chewy crisp and delicious. garlic knots huge, fresh and tasty. salads, spring greens romaine and artichoke tomato, delicious house dressing. cesar salad crisp fresh romaine, croutons and plenty of dressing. also tried pizza (forget name classic i think??) with fresh tomato, garlic basil mozzarella, soooo yummy. ate it all. girlfriends lunch all had drinks, salads & pizza & garlic knots, took home half pizza, for less than $60. pizza compares to epcot's villa napoli, it was that good. drove from deland. would honestly do a date night, and drive out here again it was that good.

three visit review. we usually visit three times before reviewing. fiore's is trying hard, but the food is inconsistent. the first visit, the frutti di mare dish has clams and shrimp that were past their prime. the spaghetti marinara, however, was wonderful.

the second visit, the spaghetti marinara was different and not nearly as good as the first time. different cook. the veal marsala was not a particularly authentic marsala sauce . . . it was a classic brown sauce, but without marsala wine. the garlic knots are good. salads are a bit wilted and unremarkable. the house wines, however, are decent and a good pour by the glass.

the third visit was pretty good, if you stay with pasta. the meat sauce was okay. we still like the restaurant and applaud them for trying, but they are going to have to find some good recipes and prepare them consistently to become a good choice in italian food.

they have begun to clean up the outside and the inside and are making progress. we will continue to try them now and then until we see the consistency needed to become "regulars."

awesome food and very quaint. this little restaurant was driven by for years when we finally "discovered" it. great italian food. service was a little undesirable but the food rocked.

false advertising. they have no delivery.

kelley. made reservations 3 weeks in advance for a nice valentine's day dinner. of course, had to wait. tried to seat us at a tiny table they had just set up with the chair actually halfway in the kitchen. finally gave us a decent table but it wasn't even set, silverware and glasses just laid on the table "helter-skelter". waiter must have been in training - poor etiquette - looked at me kind of crazy when i asked for a wine list. brought the wrong salad dressing and never did get what i asked for. had the worst sangria ever (but they did give us a second pitcher for free which wasn't any better than the first). their usually delicious garlic rolls were stale. the red snapper special was awful. i have been to fiore's several times before with exemplary service and food, hopefully they were just overwhelmed on this busy night but it will be a long time before i try them again.

a plesant experience. in from out of town with wife on a sunday night. searched the internet for and found this wonderful restaurant. had salad and pizza. one of the best pizzas i have eaten. service was excellent, restaurant was nice, and the food was great. i would definitely recommend this restaurant.

great dining experience. stopped for dinner at 7:30 on a monday night. great atmosphere. clean. prompt, courteous service. the bruschetta appetizer was outstanding; crisp and fresh. the main entrees were delicious. will definitely visit again and will tell my friends about fiore's.

good italian food & atmosphere in ocala. traveling in fl and stopped here for dinner. warm welcome and fabulous garlic rolls. malbec wine mellow. ordered lasagna split for 2 and it was delicious. also the house salad. there were obviously many regulars talking to the owner. whipped cream covered teramisu for dessert with chocolate garnish. altogether very satisfying.

took my fiance out on a date here last week on a 'spur of the moment' kind of type things.
the inside looked very warm and welcoming. and the pizza? the best pizza i had in years since relocating from new york.