Fiola Mare - Washington, D.C.

Everything was outstanding! We were supposed to get married on 9/12 but due to the pandemic we postponed the wedding. We went to Fiola Mare to celebrate the occasion and it couldn't have been better! The service, food, beverage, atmosphere was all fantastic! Thanks for making it such a special night.

Tough start but manager made the night. He’s excellent at his job... great turn around. We know it’s covid and it was raining but we let the restaurant know it was our 20th anniversary before we arrived, however we were seated in a cafeteria style table. We let the manager know it was our anniversary and he moved us. Once at a better table the service was not happening... this also changed with the manager; he made our night better. What started off rocky became a good learning experience on how to save the meal. Well done to the manager but for this caliber of restaurant it should be treating all patrons well and service is key to going out to dinner.

Service was very slow. We sat for 15 minutes without any service. The new waiter was not on the ball. She did not know which drinks were included with the champagne brunch. We got our bread basket after the 1st course which we asked for multiple times. We had to flag down other waiters and bussers for water, ice etc. We had to ask another waiter for the check. It was all in all a disappointing meal with a view.

I would not recommend going to Fiola Mare during COVID or after. The first thing I was informed of is the time limit at the table of 1 hr 30 min, which I thought was completely tasteless. I was celebrating a birthday and brought a cake with me to share at the table. I was informed that I could not cut or eat my cake at the table because things from the outside are not allowed. I thought that policy was ludicrous because literally people bring jackets, purses, etc in the restaurant, which are technically from the outside. Nevertheless, we pressed on. Our waitress was fine, she did her job gracefully and was very funny. We all ordered the lobster ravioli, which was $55. The dish tasted great but I think we were all shocked when we received 2 ravioli and 2 pieces of lobster. It was so tiny that it was more like an hor d'oeurve than a dish. It is criminal to me that Fiola Mare thinks it is appropriate to charge that amount for 2 lobster ravioli and 2 small pieces of lobster. I have no problem paying that amount for quality food but that dish was severely overpriced. At that point I did not wish to press on and order anything else. With the time limit on the dinner, I think we were all ready to go at that point. We all left HUNGRY and underwhelmed. It completely put a damper on my birthday celebration. For that, I will not return and would caution any one else to do the same.

I would not recommend going to Fiola Mare during COVID or after. The first thing I was informed of is the time limit at the table of hr min, which I thought was completely tasteless. I was celebrating a birthday and brought a cake with me to share at the table. I was informed that I could not cut or eat my cake at the table because things from the outside are not allowed. I thought that policy was ludicrous because literally people bring jackets, purses, etc in the restaurant, which are technically from the outside. Nevertheless, we pressed on. Our waitress was fine, she did her job gracefully and was very funny. We all ordered the lobster ravioli, which was The dish tasted great but I think we were all shocked when we received ravioli and pieces of lobster. It was so tiny that it was more like an hor d'oeurve than a dish. It is criminal to me that Fiola Mare thinks it is appropriate to charge that amount for lobster ravioli and small pieces of lobster. I have no problem paying that amount for quality food but that dish was severely overpriced. At that point I did not wish to press on and order anything else. With the time limit on the dinner, I think we were all ready to go at that point. We all left HUNGRY and underwhelmed. It completely put a damper on my birthday celebration. For that, I will not return and would caution any one else to do the same.