Fumo Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Birmingham

Address: 1 Waterloo St, Birmingham, B2 5PG, United Kingdom

Phone: +441216438979

Rating: 4.1
based on 249 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Cannot recommend this place enough, some of the best food I have eaten in a long time."
  • "The food was amazing and didn’t take long."
  • "All the dishes were exquisitely presented and they tasted nice too!"
  • "The quality of the food is fantastic. Every single one of the dishes we ordered was freshly made, smelled and tasted gloriously."
  • "The food was delicious, all freshly made and perfectly cooked."
  • "The food tasted great, bruschetta tasted very fresh and the calamari was delicious."
  • "The food is delicious as are the cocktails."

Cons:

  • "The food was tasteless, undercooked and the batter on the calamari and scallops was soggy."
  • "The Halibut is terrible, served cold, tasteless, overcooked."
  • "The lobster risotto was okay, but, again, small."
  • "The food we got was shocking quite frankly. I had ordered a lobster dish but the lobster itself was small and just bad."
  • "One of the worst meals I've had a in a long, long time. Very low quality, tasteless food."
  • "The black ravioli is 15£ and, apart from being absolutely appalling, you only get 3 pieces."
  • "Food was bland & overpriced, risotto was dry tasteless & only just cooked."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were friendly and welcoming."
  • "Efficient and friendly restaurant."
  • "The waiters and waitresses were all very friendly, professional, and knowledgeable about the menu."
  • "Great service, the wine glass kept getting topped up by the waiter which means they were paying attention."
  • "The staff were attentive, even when it was busy."
  • "The staff are very polite and courteous."
  • "Excellent service from the waiting team."

Cons:

  • "The service was terrible, as a black woman you can sense discrimination and I sure felt it here."
  • "Felt ignored by staff, did not check on us until we asked for the check."
  • "We complained about the service to the manager and said we would not pay the service charge so he snatched the bill away."
  • "The service wasn't the best."
  • "The service was poor, we were left unattended had to wait ages to order and call for assistance when we wanted drinks etc."
  • "The service was shocking. There's so many people that work there yet we had to wait 20 minutes to order."
  • "Service lets this place down a little. Some of the staff are great, some not so good!"

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The interior is very welcoming."
  • "Very chilled relaxed environment."
  • "A contemporary feel, modern, and swish."
  • "The atmosphere is modern and chilled."
  • "Such a lovely atmosphere here, I took my partner here for our anniversary and we both enjoyed ourselves."
  • "The atmosphere is lovely can not fault that at all."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and great food."

Cons:

  • "It was so noisy that you couldn't have a proper conversation with your company."
  • "The place is not very big and can become noisy."
  • "It was quite cramped which detracted from the dining experience."
  • "The atmosphere for me could not be enjoyed as it was clustered and quite small."
  • "The sound level is really loud with loud music etc, so it's hard to talk and you almost need to shout."
  • "Music was way too loud, I couldn’t hear anyone at my table."
  • "Too crowded and noisy."

Value

Pros:

  • "The food is very reasonably priced for how good it is."
  • "Not cheap but a very very enjoyable eating experience."
  • "Reasonably priced for a fancy restaurant."
  • "Prices are very reasonable and you get value for money."
  • "The portions are reasonable."
  • "Always good staff and excellent food and wine."
  • "The food is immense, but definitely, the seafood was the best - Lobster Thermidor in particular."

Cons:

  • "Meals were very small and certainly not worth the money!"
  • "Prices are creeping up and quality isn't quite what it use to be only 4 stars this time."
  • "For tapas style, a bit expensive."
  • "Overall we ended up paying a bomb for not a lot of food."
  • "The food portion was really small for main course, more like tapas size."
  • "We paid a fairly salty price for cold food and very small portions."
  • "The food is very expensive for the size of portions, average £10 per dish."

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