Review Fiamma Restaurant - Charlotte

The food was amazing. The ambiance was also very good. A very nice place to go on a cozy date night and experience some authentic Italian food. A little on the expensive side and Service was a little slow, but nothing too outrageous.

Had dinner here with a friend in town and this is one of the most authentic Italian restaurants i’ve been to outside of Italy. Homemade pasta was perfect… Tiramisu was perfect, Fiochetti (which i’ve noticed has been really hard to find in most Italian restaurants) was delicious, albeit a little heavy on the truffle oil for my taste but it was still very well done. The bread and pesto you start out with is mouthwatering, and the sorbet we were served inbetween courses to cleanse the palate was a yummy surprise. Our server was so sweet and the atmosphere was really relaxing and quiet. Will definitely be back here.

I had the pleasure of attending a private cocktail release party and it was amazing. As a Charlotte native I’m ashamed to say I’ve never even heard of this place so when our waiter told us they have been there since 2006, I’m like where have I been?? Lol. Anyways everything was amazing, from the service, to drinks to food. Best Italian I’ve ever had. I most definitely will be going back to try more dishes and drinks. This place will not disappoint.

Cute little Italian place that has been here for a long time. I came for a special event, so the full menu was not available. The gnocchi was really good, but I wanted to try the lamb chops. The service was very much lacking, but I think this was just due to the special event, so I would give them another chance. Staff was friendly. The drinks are just ok in my opinion, but the atmosphere is great.

I've got to say... Fiamma Ristorante EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS! This place is a gem! The customer service we received was out of this world. Luiggi and his brother provided fantastic service, answered our questions and explained the menu very throughout. Keep in mind that this is a family owned authentic Italian business, not olive garden! The food was beyond delicious. Everything my table ordered was fresh and so good it makes my mouth water. The fresh pesto got me, I wish i would have ordered some to go! 10/10 best Italian in the Charlotte area

We went in for Valentine’s Day and it was superb. The bread and pesto is delish. We got a pear pizza that was phenomenal. The entrees were really good. The only 2 cons were the slow service, we were there for over 2 hours, and the crème brûlée was burnt. Otherwise, this is one of the best Italian places in CLT.

Only two staff and a cook made for a slow meal, but they were friendly. My wife liked the pesto with olive oil to dip with the soft warm complimentary bread. The rest of the food was presented well, but the taste was underwhelming.

I have been to Fiamma on several occasions over the past decade including date nights, couples dates, and multiple parties of 8 or more. Each time the service and food is too notch. The most recent time I came was for a celebratory dinner with my family, 6 adults and 2 kids. There were only 3 servers taking care of the whole restaurant but you could not tell. They worked very well together to attend to all the tables. They did a great job explaining the menu, as some of my family had not been there, and coursing out our meal. The food, from start to finish, was delicious as always. We ordered many different appetizers, entrées, and desserts, and they were all very tasty and well executed. I highly recommend Fiamma for any occasion. They will not disappoint!

This Restaurant is LEGIT the one and only real Italian place you want to go eat at, for the vibe of sitting in a Restaurant in Tuscany! Believe me, i was born and grew up in Switzerland and been to italy over 10 times in my life....been in the USA for over 4 years now and finally....i found a place that comes as close as possible to the real food and ambiente of italy. Thank you for all the good food, the fantastic service & the little complimets of the kitchen. I for sure will be back to calm my cravings of REAL Italian food!

Delicious dinner! The fresh bread and pesto came with our order and even though chicken parm wasn't on the menu they made it for us. Everyone enjoyed there food and service was good.

Really good food and great staff. We sold out the place for a family celebration. The staff was amazing and their semce of urgency was on point. Their red sauce plates are great. The salmon dish I had was great. All kinds of flavor profiles. Again thank you to the staff and the establishment owner for allowing us to celebrate.

Definitely a date-night sort of place for the prices. There is a very distinct smell when you walk in though, that I wasn't able to ever quite place. It wasn't pleasant, and I felt like an Italian restaurant should smell more like garlic and basil and tomatoes than...whatever that smell is. So for me that was an immediate ding. Service was friendly and very polite, but staff seemed a little disorganized or like too many people working in too small a space. We were seated at a booth-backed table facing the kitchen doors and bar where all the water pitchers sit, so not quite the ambiance one might hope for. It also seemed to be the preferred place for staff to chat as they were drying glasses, making drinks or just in between tasks. Food was hit or miss. They serve fresh bread cubes with homemade pesto with your meal, which was very good. They also served us a sorbet in-between our appetizer and main course for a pallet cleanser which was a nice touch. We were there for Restaurant Week, so there were a couple items not on their normal menu. We ordered the Burrata and the Beet Salad appetizers. The beet salad had no layered flavor at all in spite of the accompaniments. It just tasted like beets with a hint of flavor/salt from the cheese. The Burrata paired with the meat and arugula with balsamic was much better. I would recommend that one. For our main dishes, we ordered the Monk fish with mashed potatoes and asparagus which was fine, but again, nothing special (although it's worth noting that the tiny scallops were cooked perfectly), and the Ribeye which came with truffle fries and arugula salad. I have to say, the steak was big (about 5-6 inches in length and about 4 inches wide) but easily the thinnest ribeye I have ever seen; it was maybe 1-inch thick *before* cooking. I ordered it medium, but what I got was almost well-done. Our server offered to have them redo it, which I accepted, and she took the steak back on an appetizer plate while I ate the arugula and "truffle" fries, which for us had no noticeable truffle flavor. A few minutes later, she came back by and I asked if it would be possible to get a little more truffle oil for the fries. She turned to another girl who had just walked up with a whole plate of the ribeye and sides, and said something in Spanish to her (none of the staff spoke English to each other that we heard the entire time we were there; hearing all the staff speaking Spanish in an Italian restaurant is a little comical), and the girl took the plate back in the kitchen. A few minutes later, a different person came out with that whole plate I'd seen before (ribeye and sides) and set it down, taking my old plate. Major kudos for offering a whole new plate and sides! But when I said I wanted more truffle oil, I had meant for the fries on my old plate. The new fries (that I didn't realize I was getting) had been "double sauced" and were literally glistening with the truffle oil. I said thank you and we chuckled that we could dip our remaining bread in my fries now. I will say they were good though, and you could actually smell/taste the truffle oil that time. The new steak was a medium, so kudos on that too. Soon thereafter we moved on to our desserts. We got the Tiramisu which was very good, and the Panna Cotta which was more like thin pudding in consistency. Panna Cotta should be able to stand on its own like flan. This one could not, and was served in a ice-cream sundae glass. It was very tasty...but not a true Panna Cotta. All said and done, it was good, but neither of us felt it was worth revisiting.

Great service, great beer, good food. I was helped within a few seconds of walking in, and the waiters were very friendly and answered the questions I had. Peroni “Nastro Azzuro” on tap was delicious, I will definitely have that again. The Gnocchi Con Salsiccia was pretty good, but it wasn’t my favorite. The gnocchi itself was quite soggy, and the amount of sausage included in the dish felt lacking. I’ll likely return, but try something else.

The appetizers were AMAZING. Between dishes we were served sorbets. The main meal was delicious. The bolognese was the best bolognese I’ve had in so long. The desert were to die for. I ordered a crème brûlée and it was the best! Definitely coming back here again!!

This is a hidden gem. The food & service were impeccable. The seabass (a special) was cooked perfectly, the wine pairing suggestion made the meal that much better & finished it with a delicious espresso martini.

We made last minute New Year’s Eve dinner reservations for 8pm in the back dining area. We arrived 15 minutes early and were seated very promptly. The staff was very professional and accommodating to explain the daily specials in great details. The lighting was very dim, but the overall ambiance of the restaurant was welcoming and inviting. The food was lip smacking, unapologetically amazing. I’m pescatarian, but I wanted to do something different for the upcoming NewYear so I ordered the lamb chops dinner. If you ever had lamb chops before in Europe then you know they were damn good!!!! Oh, the truffled mash potatoes is a meal by itself and well worth going back for. Meanwhile, my husband had black linguine with shrimp and it was fantastic too. The complimentary bread and olive oil blend was great too. The only thing that was odd about our overall experience was I needed to use the restroom before we left and there was only one stall in the women’s restroom. I came back out because there was a lady that went in before me. Upon coming out there was two gentlemen that was complaining about the same issue with their only being one stall in the mens restroom. I’m sorry the pics are so dark, but the lighting was very dim inside the restaurant. Great Food & Great Service. Go check them out for yourself and thank me later.

Amazing experience! Me and my dad just dropped in since we were in the area. The service was great and the food was delicious! I ordered the Gnocchi Con Salsiccia and it was amazing! The gnocchi was soft and literally melted in my mouth. I will be back! This is a special place right in my backyard.

We are originally from Syracuse NY. Upstate NY has some of the best Italian restaurants and we know our food. Fiamma is so far hands down the best Italian food in Charlotte. Celebrated my daughters 31st birthday there. She can't wait to go back.. Everyone there was wonderful. Great place, service and food. Thank you for taking such good care of us. Prices were very reasonable. I would give it 10 stars if I could..

I love this restraunt, I eat by myself a lot so I sit at the bar. I have had nothing but great service. I love veal Picatta and it's not on the menu, however they have no problem making it for me and it is great. I guess the best review I could give your restaurant is that I've eaten there twice this week.

We went last night to celebrate my daughters college graduation. It was phenomenal. The food was fantastic, as well as the service. Luigi was our waiter and was great! Would definitely recommend this restaurant.

I cannot believe that I've lived in Charlotte this long and just now discovered Fiamma's! Best Italian food hands down. Everything is made fresh. Service (Jessica) was great. The appetizers, entrees to dessert... all so good! Depending on when you go, the service/wait may be longer, but I'd recommend waiting it out because it's worth the wait.

This was my second time FIAMMA for lunch. The first was some time ago but must have been ok because I went back. This time was not so good. I was one of a party of 16 and we were the only customers there besides 2 other persons. The service was very good as was my drink albeit pricey. I paid almost as much for the drink as I did my lunch. I had Chicken Scallopini: the chicken was dry and difficult to cut; the spinach was not fresh but rather warmed over frozen; and the potatoes were old. Lastly we were given a scoop of sorbet at the end of the meal. This was a nice touch except it appeared crystallized from having melted and re-frozen.

Fabulous food! Period. A hidden gem in Charlotte. Don’t go if you get hung up on the other stuff because you may be disappointed. Always friendly and passionate about the restaurant.

Fiamma Italian Restaurant made you feel so welcome, they give you their full attention, didn't rush us and treated all the patrons this way. The food was delicious, I had calimari, lamb chops that was superbly prepared and tiramasu for dessert. My boyfriend had the lobster stuffed ravioli that he said, he would get again. His beet salad with roasted blood oranges I tasted and was very good.

Without a doubt, the WORST service anywhere in Charlotte. We waited for fifteen minutes before the manager, as an after thought, asked if we'd been helped. The server wasn't at all interested in talking to us, and told us she'd share the specials if we "really wanted" her to. No refills on my Diet Coke (which cost me $2.75). $70.00 for small portions and a high school wait staff with no training. We're neighbors, but we won't be back.

We didn’t have a reservation but the people here couldn’t have been nicer. The food and service were second time none. We came to Charlotte from Connecticut to look for an apartment with our son who is relocating to Charlotte. This restaurant is top-notch. We will definitely be back. My son had the filet mignon special. My husband had the osso bucco special. Both were delicious. I had the tagliolini with shrimp. Absolutely delicious! We loved this place.

It’s one of my favorite restaurants, I spend good times there for the quality of the food and excellent service. They have a great selection of wine also, I truly recomend this restaurant.

Absolutely incredible food and service. The house wine was incredible as well! Great prices! Food was cooked to perfection!!!!

Stopped by for restaurant week and loved the expansive menu. Wine menu was SEVERELY over priced but overall the food was decent.

Great atmosphere and quality staff!! Food was great and if you leave hungry, it isn't their fault!!

Classy staff and fantastic food! Our new fave ��

A wonderful place tucked on the border of Dilworth and South End, more to Dilworth. Love the setting, especially out of doors. Menu elegant and exciting, so authentic. The food and the service were excellent. I am delighted to have re-discovered this gem and will call on friends to join me there often Each dish was so well prepared in size and scope, in temperature and spice...excellwent. Servie was quiet and varied and non intrusive, polite. Like it a lot. Definitely a favorite. Lynnsy Logue, Condo CanDo and The Real Estate Lady

My boyfriend and I went to Fiamma's for #QueensFeast (aka Restaurant Week 2018) and we were absolutely blown away by the food and the service. Best restaurant I've been to in a long time. Thank you!

Hands down the best pasta in town. Great fish and veal dishes. Excellent service. A real treat.

Foam ma has great Northern Italian food. Great atmosphere in Dilworth a restaurant perfect for celebrating special occasions