Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca

Brian C. • 4 reviews

March 6, 2025

10/10

We dined here twice and had a truly enjoyable evening on both occasions. Highlights were the excellent menu and its execution, the wines, ambience and not least the customer service. We would certainly return again and have no hesitation in recommending this outstanding bistro enoteca to visitors and locals alike.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Brian, We thank you for the excellent review of your experience at Fanfaluch and the trust you have placed in us. Service, customer focus as well as quality of raw materials and an adequate offer of good wine are the basis of the Fanfaluch philosophy. We hope to have you our customer again. Grazie

Richard W. • 3 reviews

February 7, 2025

7.5/10

Nice restaurant , food was ok but starter was tasteless , had to send one main back as it wasn’t at the right temperature . Good deserts . Staff very friendly and helpful . Overall good but improvements needed .

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Richard, We are sorry for the temperature of the Dish but it depends on the temperatures at this time and probably overstayed on the kitchen pass. We promptly replaced the dish. Unfortunately, it can happen especially when there are large tables which lengthens the service time. The appetizers are slightly seasoned as tastes are subjective and everyone is free to add as much as needed. Thanks

yunus emre y. • 1 review

January 19, 2025

10/10

The food was awesome also the waiters were incredibly helpfull!!!

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Yunus, We thank you for the excellent review of your experience in Fanfaluch and the trust you have placed in us. Service, customer focus as well as quality of raw materials and an adequate offer of good wine are the basis of the Fanfaluch philosophy. We hope to have you our customer again.

Kenneth P. • 19 reviews

December 30, 2024

10/10

Everything about our meal was perfect, wonderful presentation, great taste and attentive and friendly staff. The seasonal starters were lovely and the crispy octopus, crispy yet melt in the mouth tender and moist. The restaurant felt special yet intimate. Excellent!!

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Servizio, attenzione al cliente oltre qualità delle materie prime sono alla base della filosofia del Fanfaluch. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Richard T. • 4 reviews

December 27, 2024

10/10

What a nice place tucked away with an awesome basement restaurant. The staff were very attentive and helpful. Food was delicious and proportioned appropriately. Yummy desert.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Servizio, attenzione al cliente oltre qualità delle materie prime sono alla base della filosofia del Fanfaluch. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Elizabeth L. • 6 reviews

October 18, 2024

4.5/10

Food was terrible and cold, carbonara was full of pepper, I would not recommend, sorry

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Dear Elisabeth, It seems clear to me that from your review you do not know Italian recipes. The carbonara has pepper. I have absolutely no idea what type of carbonara you are used to eating. From the almost 1800 customers whose reviews you can read, most of them give us a 9 or 10, the average rating is 9.3 and they are Italian customers, so I think the problem is in your taste which is a respectable rating but absolutely subjective. I advise you to eat in tourist restaurants and not traditional ones probably more in line with your desired tastes. Regards

Verena D. • 8 reviews

October 20, 2024

8.5/10

cozy but elegant setting, great ambience and good food. would visit again and recommend especially to wine lovers

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Verena, We thank you for the excellent review of your experience at Fanfaluch and the trust you have placed in us. Service, customer focus as well as quality of raw materials and an adequate offer of good wine are the basis of the Fanfaluch philosophy. We hope to have you our customer again. Friendliness

Andrea C. • 1 review

July 7, 2024

10/10

Great welcome, attentive and friendly service, we loved the food, atmosphere and decor are cosy and romantic, and they we very accommodating with our dog.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Andrea, La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Servizio, attenzione al cliente oltre qualità delle materie prime e un adeguata offerta di buon vino sono alla base della filosofia del Fanfaluch. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Colm F. • 2 reviews

March 29, 2024

9.5/10

Food and service was really good. I would go again

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Colm, Thank you for your excellent review about your experience at Fanfaluch and the trust you have placed in us. Service, customer care beyond quality of raw materials and adequate supply of good wine are the basis of Fanfaluch's philosophy. We hope to have you as our customer again.

Claudia I. • 2 reviews

March 16, 2024

10/10

It was our anniversary and we were given the best table in the house. The staff were friendly and professional. The food was delicious. The restaurant it’s very romantic. Definitely recommend.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Claudia, Thank you for your excellent review about your experience at Fanfaluch and the trust you have placed in us. Service, customer care beyond quality of raw materials and adequate supply of good wine are the basis of Fanfaluch's philosophy. We hope to have you as our customer again. Regards

Denise M. • 29 reviews

February 18, 2024

10/10

I love this restaurant, it is always a very special to come back to for any occasion. Excellent food in variety and quality as well as professional service!

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Denise, We thank you for the excellent review on your experience in Fanfaluch and for the trust you have placed in us. Service, attention to the customer as well as the quality of the raw materials and an adequate offer of good wine are the basis of the Fanfaluch philosophy. We hope to have you as our customer again. Regards

Monika Z. • 1 review

January 19, 2024

10/10

The experience at Fanfaluch was so great! The food is amazing - no lie! We have visited different restaurants before in Italy- but I can say the standard here is high! Not too heavy, everything is perfect. The Tiramisu at the end- made the whole visit even better!

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Monika, We thank you for the excellent review on your experience in Fanfaluch and for the trust you have placed in us. Service, attention to the customer as well as the quality of the raw materials and an adequate offer of good wine are the basis of the Fanfaluch philosophy. We hope to have you as our customer again. Thanks

SU PHIN C. • 4 reviews

October 5, 2023

10/10

+2

The food was good. Waiters patient and can speak English. Overall the experience was good.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

Su Phil, La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Servizio, attenzione al cliente oltre qualità delle materie prime sono alla base della filosofia del Fanfaluch. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Stefano U. • 56 reviews

September 23, 2023

10/10

Great restaurant, amazing food and excellent service. Highly recommended

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Servizio, attenzione al cliente oltre qualità delle materie sono alla base della filosofia del Fanfaluch. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Joel A. • 2 reviews

April 7, 2023

9.5/10

When I arrived, it immediately became clear they had taken note of my request for a ‘high’ bar table, which I really appreciated. Service was excellent. For my liking, the tasting platter with three different beef tartars (truffels, cheese and the third one with coffee) was 1 out of 3 - the first two were quite bland, only the one with coffee stood out and was excellent. Slow-braised beef cheeks were amazing and accompanying wines very good. Although it got very busy, service remained very good, attentive and friendly. On the spot, I made a reservation for next week.

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Fanfaluch Bistrot & Enoteca • Owner

La ringraziamo per l’ottima recensione sulla sua esperienza in Fanfaluch e della fiducia che ci ha accordato. Speriamo di averla nuovamente nostro cliente. Cordialità

Rose Mary C. • 34 reviews

November 19, 2022

7/10

Really nice atmosphere but I would dare say a bit too expensive for what we had. Good wine.

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Miriam P. • 10 reviews

October 23, 2022

8/10

Excellent service at this lovely restaurant. Nice interior. The food needs a bit more finesse, and this will be at the top of my list. Nice Price-level and really good winelist!

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Roberto M. • 157 reviews

October 1, 2022

9/10

Ok

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Shalini S. • 22 reviews

September 4, 2022

10/10

Very good service, good suggestions for wine and food, Nice place on the piazza.

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John R. • 47 reviews

August 24, 2022

9.5/10

My wife and I had a splendid time this evening dining at Fanfaluch, a restaurant in Piazza Vittorio — we’ve sometimes walked past them various times and tonight we gave them a try, and we’re so glad we did. To start off with, the service was optimal from the get-go. When we arrived they had elegant tables set outdoors in the Piazza but I asked about dining inside. Paolo said that we could if we’d like but said the tables inside were high-tops and not quite as comfortable for dining as opposed to simply sitting for drinks. So my bride and I sat at a nicely prepared table at the corner of the building. The table setting with cutlery in gold makes a nice first impression. And a nice amuse-bouche of raw meat topped with a small crisp of Parmigiano certainly showed promise for a nice meal. The menu is certainly not just the typical fare, there were a number of choices and combinations that captured our attention. My wife selected a tagliata focused on fish, with Bresaola of Tuna, Prosciutto of Swordfish and Smoked Salmon. I chose to try the Pizza Margherita al Cucchiaio (it’s called a pizza and looks like one at a glance) but it’s a dish you eat with a spoon. Tomatoes and Burrata atop a cream of Pane all’Inglese (English bread pudding?). The quality and freshness of my wife’s seafood selection was excellent, and it was also a very abundant platter. My “pizza” was really interesting and very tasty, and the Burrata was a very flavorful one. The experience of eating it with a spoon tickled my fancy too. We had a pair of nice glasses of red wine to accompany the meal, my bride selected a Nebbiolo and I a Ruchè. Both quite nice. Both Paolo in taking orders and describing dishes to us as well as the young server bringing the wine, water and plates to our table were both attentive and refined in how everything was handled. No matter how good then food at a restaurant is, if the service doesn’t show the proper attention the evening never seems as special. And I can say that here they certainly provided excellent service. After we’d finished these two dishes, neither my bride nor I were in the mood for a primo or a secondo. Our eyes went to the dessert section of the menu and we noticed a couple of offerings that were quite unusual. One was called an Insalata Caprese, which is something you might typically find as an antipasto or in the salads. On the Fanfaluch menu it was as a dessert, featuring a purée of tomato along with puffs of Burrata topped with a basil infused powdered sugar. (!) The other dessert that jumped off the page was a Finta (meaning “fake”) Carbonara. It featured Zabaglione with powdered cacao and some Guanciale (pork cheek). Yes, sweet and salty in the same dish. I can honestly say we’ve never seen dishes like those on any menu so we had to give them both a try! What a treat! The “Insalata Caprese” was served in a form meant to look like a tomato! Paolo confessed that the chef wasn’t thrilled as often it looks even rounder but with the heat it didn’t quite hold its form as well as sometimes — but even so it looked great. As my wife and I tasted it, we were struck that it didn’t come across as a dessert, you could imagine it being served as an appetizer since the flavor of the tomato and the puffs of Burrata were slightly salty rather than sweet. We even mentioned that to Paolo and he said there had been some debate as to where on the menu to place it. The taste was quite nice. The ”Carbonara” was served in a Whisky glass and looked great, the Zabaglione mimicked the color of egg in a traditional Carbonara (a dish I enjoy making as well as eating), and the Guanciale rasher sticking out of the top was perfectly crisp. Quite an appearance and the tastes were splendid. So much fun to find and dine at a spot where the chef plays with recipes and new presentations — and when they go outside the lines it’s something you’ve got to try! Finishing up neither my wife nor I were in the mood for a caffè but I mentioned to Paolo I might be interested in an Amaro. He remarked that based on what we’d ordered he wanted to come up with something out of the ordinary. I asked him for which Amaro they might have that isn’t one of the more frequently found brands and he suggested Jefferson (one I have seen while shopping for my home bar but have never actually tried). I drank it without ice to get the full flavor and it had a nice woody undertone at both the start and finish. Plus a very rich texture. A perfect way to cap things off. When I went in to pay the check, Paolo and I had a nice quick chat where I complimented the service (and we agreed about how important it is to a dining experience no matter how good the food). I also made sure he heard how the young server had also handled everything quite elegantly. I again complimented the chef and all of them for the great choices and he let me know he hopes we’ll be back. This spot is a cut above so many others. It isn’t just a place that says we do the standard Italian food better than everyone else — their aim seems to be offering things that aren’t what you’ll find offered all over town, and then backing it up by doing it quite well.

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