fiore's cafe

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 aplaceyou would expect to have great italian food.

all i can say is wow! this little unassumingplacecranks 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!

unassumingplacefrom 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).

absolutely amazing!!. i have been going to cafe fiore's for a while now and i can truly say it is the best italian food you can find in ocala. the service is very personal, theplaceis so cute, and the food to die for. i have been sitting outside on the veranda and it is nothing but pleasant. everyone that goes there seem to know eachother i swear. it is truly like one big family restaurant. though their menu is superb, i have always enjoyed the daily specials. they usually offer everything from veal chops to seabass and everything in between and their is always something innovative. for instance, last time i was there i had the seabass and it had a kiwi honey lime sauce (yum) and strawberry risotto. it was so delicious and the presentation was awesome. i almost didnt want to eat it. after taking a picture of it with my cell phone (i couldnt resist), i enjoyed and they do they honestly do the best seabass ever. i would definitely recommend thisplacefor a nice, relaxing, quaint evening out. just try it for yourself and you will be surprised. truly a gem in ocala. best of luck to you guys and keep up the good work. i love to see home grown talent make it.

absolutely amazing!!!. i had to sign up and give my personal review of this place. i am shocked that i am seeing negative reviews. first of all, let me begin by saying i am from brooklyn and italian. i definitely know good italian food and fiore's is by far the best you will get in town. i tried thisplaceinitially because a friend of mine (who is very picky and usually only recommends restaurants out of town) said that thisplacewas a "must try." she was not wrong. i learned that they recently relocated to a larger location and the word has spread fast. apparently before, they only sat about 20 people and now they can seat triple this amount. they seem to be ironing out a few kinks; however, the service was amazing, the staff was professional and friendly, and the food was to die for! i had the chicken special and my friends had their seafood linguini with the squid ink tinted pasta and the lasagna. the sauce was incredible and authentic. the rolls were the best i have ever had and not to mention the restaurant is beautiful!!! i am no attorney and had wonderful service and the price was worth every penny. you can tell this food is all fresh and prepared with care. i will definitely be going back (probably 2 or 3 times a week) and will be spreading the word. great job fiore's and thanks for bringing a little class to downtown.

myles. small,very causal dining.more of a pizzaplacethan anything else.meatballs are heavy,a lot of bread in them and tasteless.pasta sauce was very very bland zero depth to it almost out of a jar.
dinner comes with pizza garlic rolls very good! we went to fiore's based on the ocala magazine article and we were very disappointed and won't be going back.
it is a shame because they do try to please but fail to deliver the sauce ( gravy) is real bad so although the pizza dough may be fine but...it's not always the dough.
signed,
very disapointed

best food period. my wife and i visited this mom and pop italian restaurant because we had heard that they had amazing italian food. well, i was honestly not prepared for how good this food was. i had the chicken parmigiana and my wife had the chicken and spinach ravioli (similar to carrabba's mezzaluna). the table across from us had the 18" pizza and would not stop raving about how it was the best pizza they had every eaten. we both were amazed at how good the food was. we both use to work at carrabba's about six years ago and ate there all the time because of the discount. i can tell you that the quality of food is better and the service is also better. the owner came to our table and talked to us several times. theplaceis small but is well worth a trip. please don't take my word for it. eat there for yourself and make up your own mind. but i tell you, if you like italian food i am confident you will like fiore's cafe.