Reviews for Il Fiorista in New York, NY
You are welcomed by many bouquets of flowers decorating the restaurant. It's a pretty place to have a mid day cocktail and light... food with a friendly atmosphere. The drinks have a very unique nature: cooperated mixes, such as lavender.... And...... Something that comes with salad is very fresh and crisp. Makes you feel healthy by just biting into them. It seems theysell and arrange flowers for you for purchase. Also, it's located right across from a unique flea market, every Saturday, youcan browse before or after the restaurant visit. Read more
Psychotically good meal and service. . Zach was the best. The only quiet-ish, beautiful restaurant in this area. Had the tasting... menu with wine pairing. Can’t go wrong. Elegant simplicity meets gourmet. Read more
Went for a private floral class and brunch. The team was excellent to work with and the class was so fun ($95 pp). They gave us... SO much food for $50 per person (family style) and we all went home with our own arrangement. Read more
TLDR: This is a gem in Nomad, a must go! All the other reviewers are right, go and try it out! Great food, fantastic staff and... wonderful surroundings! Phenomenal! I stumbled across this place as I was browsing the restaurant week locations in theneighborhood, and it was a place I hadn't heard of before - I'm a foodie so this really peaked my interest! Apparently it openedin 2019, and the other reviews looked great! So off I trotted to check it out. First impressions- well, this is different! Nicerestaurant, but without all the pretentiousness of a bunch of other places in nomad! Striking (and beautiful!) artwork on thewalls, an elegant monstera plant as you walk in, cut flowers in a vase on every table -- really different, in a good way. Don'tget me wrong, the place is as neat as a button, with precise attention to detail (e.g. Frette napkins), but with effortlessunderstatement. The maitre D was also really friendly in a genuine way (your think that was a given for the job, but surprisinghow much it isn't the case!). The ambiance was also really reminiscent of a great neighborhood restaurant, lots of closefriends chatting and having a good time over some good wine in a relaxed atmosphere. A couple of people on a date tucked away ina corner giggling with each other. And then we get to the food. Wow. The aim of the menu is to bring the benefits of flowers tothe menu, and it does that elegantly. No surprises, the menu is very plant forward - no vegetarian friends are going to bedisappointed here, and so I opted for this path on this occasion. Everything was really really good, except for one thing. Thepappardelle. It wasn't just really good, it was excellent. Lavender and lemon and Pecorino...on pasta?! Who would have thoughtthis odd combination would be such a masterstroke. I was blown away. If you go here, make sure you get this dish. I had to stopmidway and take a picture (which does not do justice to how tasty the dish was!). Oh and keep some sp Read more
UPDATED: I originally wrote my review after attending a flower arranging class which I LOVED! Finally got there for dinner and... it was AMAZING. - Amazing food - Nice Vibe - Super friendly staff from Jeffrey to host sign the most , to Jessica the floraldirector, Rae the chef & Steven the barista! - lovely flowers for sale! The food was beautiful and delicious. It’s avegetable forward menu with super creative combinations. Vegan options which I of course love! They even brought an extraappetizer our for us - compliments of the chef. It was particularly Nice because it’s too single ladies we don’t often gettreated very much LOL it was a nice pick me up and very thoughtful. It’s the little things like that that make you loyal to arestaurant.. They deserve a Michelin star ?? and while I want them to get one I selfishly fear they will be come too popular &I won’t be able to get a reservation! I will need to frequent often & make an impression ???? ***** Ok, I will update thisreview when I eat there but I went today for the first time for a flower arrangement class and loved the vibe! Everyone was sonice & welcoming and the restaurant is adorable! Plus they are farm-to-table which we love! Jessica taught the class and she wasso informative and kind. Jaycee was also so warm & friendly! It was a fun no-pressure class and everyone taking the class wassuper friendly too! Read more
This is an odd little jewel. The decor is what I would associate with breakfast but they are not open for breakfast. It’s a... restaurant you’d expect to see 30 feet from the beach in Miami. The food is great and the staff adorable. Read more
This restaurant was super cute and quaint. I loved all of the plants in the restaurant and in the little greenhouses outside... where the outside seating is. We tried two dinner options and both desserts, along with a couple cocktails. Everything lookedbeautiful and tasted great. The flavors were unique and fresh - I’ve never had any dishes like the ones served before. I’mso happy we walked by and decided to check it out. Read more
The tasting menu is literally a scam. I came here for a birthday party. For 13 people they brought out THREE (3!) SMALL plates... as each “course” for us to share. We NEVER got our own courses. The pasta (main course!) photo below was expected to beshared between 5 ppl. We got the equivalent of 3 meals for 13 ppl yet paid $90pp! Save your money and go elsewhere. Read more