We have immediate openings for experienced restaurant staff in both our Branford and Cromwell restaurants: bartenders and servers. If you'd like to join our team, please email info@cafefiorebranford.com or call Valon at (203) 208-4690. Cafe Fiore serves the shoreline from its Branford Connecticut location with delectable Italian dishes prepared by world-class chefs.
With menu and mission inspired by its well-known sister restaurant, Middletown's 'Fiore II', Cafe Fiore is a great place to enjoy a relaxing cocktail or savor a delicious meal. The Menu at Cafe Fiore includes a selection of traditional Italian dishes, as well as unique culinary specialties. Plus, specials are prepared nightly.
With menu and mission inspired by its well-known sister restaurant, Middletown's 'Fiore II', Cafe Fiore is a great place to enjoy a relaxing cocktail or savor a delicious meal. The Menu at Cafe Fiore includes a selection of traditional Italian dishes, as well as unique culinary specialties. Plus, specials are prepared nightly.
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Conveniently located on East Main Street in Branford, Connecticut, Cafe Fiore creates a sophisticated yet relaxed ambience, just the right setting for enjoying our exquisite Italian dishes or your favorite wines and cocktails. Rusty Cecunjanin brings his culinary talents to Cafe Fiore's kitchen, after having worked for world-class Italian restaurants in New York, Hartford and New Haven.
Reviews (27)
Jenny Minutillo
Feb 02, 2022
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Quincy Q.
Jan 29, 2022
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A solid 4 stars. Clean and pleasant atmosphere, attentive service, and reasonably priced. Portions were bigger than expected for the lunch menu, especially the delicious bread they serve. I had the prosciutto wrapped asparagus as an appetizer which was fantastic. I had the Veal Genovese which was fresh and flavorful and comes with a nice mixed green salad. I will definitely return.
Luke Stroehlein
Jan 06, 2022
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Gabrielle W.
Jan 02, 2022
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I have been here on two occasions. The first time I went here it was very quiet inside. I ordered the lobster ravioli with a glass of wine. The second time I went was around the holiday and the restaurant was much more busy. I ordered the eggplant parm. Portions are large, garlic knots are excellent! On both occasions I was pleased with my dish and their customer service.
Asia James
Jan 01, 2022
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Would give zero stars if I could! Let me start by saying- my family and I frequent this restaurant. JUST left the restaurant (25min drive home), get home, and this is what my food looks like. These are the same 2 dishes- as you can see one has the vodka sauce and the other barely has any. Please also note the lack of noodles in each tray. I called the store and spoke with 3 different people before speaking with the VERY RUDE manager. The manager proceeds to tell me that he has made over 100 trays of this item (eggplant fiore- which btw we order EVERYTIME we go) today and he hasn’t received any
Pamela D.
Nov 28, 2021
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Love this place! Food is amazing! I love love love the chicken fiore! Sauce is delish! The only negative I could think of is it got pretty noisy inside but I guess that is to be expected on a busy Saturday evening! They also have outdoor seating of course weather permitting! I will be back for sure!
Laurie K.
Nov 19, 2021
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The food is generally excellent. However, beware if you are celiac or gluten intolerant as my husband has gotten very sick here twice after a simple vegetarian dish with "gf penne". We told the waitress he had celiac. Not sure if the pasta isn't gf, or they are using the same pots to cook regular and gf pasta, or some other means of cross contamination. Not worth the suffering. Never had this problem in Middletown.
Jeannine H.
Nov 13, 2021
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My first bit of advice MAKE A RESERVATION, it definitely paid off for us only waited 5 min. There was not an open table in the place until 9pm when we left....we were there on a Saturday night.
Hostess and Wait staff were all friendly and pleasant. We started with clams casino, arancini and shrimp cocktail. All absolutely delicious ! Dinner was Lobster , Sole Franchise and Shrimp and Scallops. Not a lick left! Food was hot came out rather quick. In between apps and dinner we had delicious fresh rolls and garden salad. Had a chocolate martini with dessert. No complaints!
Can't wait to go
Hostess and Wait staff were all friendly and pleasant. We started with clams casino, arancini and shrimp cocktail. All absolutely delicious ! Dinner was Lobster , Sole Franchise and Shrimp and Scallops. Not a lick left! Food was hot came out rather quick. In between apps and dinner we had delicious fresh rolls and garden salad. Had a chocolate martini with dessert. No complaints!
Can't wait to go
Emily D.
Nov 11, 2021
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Ashley Ventrone
Oct 26, 2021
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Louise F.
Oct 10, 2021
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Solid four star Italian dinner last night.
We sat at the bar while waiting for a table after giving our names to the hostess. The bar is large and comfortable if you wanted to eat at it but we wanted a table.
The Chocolate Cranberry Martini was excellent. It was so light and refreshing. The bartender did an excellent job of drizzling the chocolate syrup in the martini glass before he mixed the cocktails so when he poured it did not disturb the chocolate.
If you are a regular you know that instead of bread they give you a basket of garlic rolls that have to be the best I've ever had. Garlicky
We sat at the bar while waiting for a table after giving our names to the hostess. The bar is large and comfortable if you wanted to eat at it but we wanted a table.
The Chocolate Cranberry Martini was excellent. It was so light and refreshing. The bartender did an excellent job of drizzling the chocolate syrup in the martini glass before he mixed the cocktails so when he poured it did not disturb the chocolate.
If you are a regular you know that instead of bread they give you a basket of garlic rolls that have to be the best I've ever had. Garlicky
John O.
Oct 06, 2021
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Their 4 star rating is in jeopardy. we have been there many times before and have always been pleased with all aspects of rhe restaurant. Tonight they won the award for the worst service that I have ever experienced from a top level Cafe. Sat for at least 15minutes before server came and took drink orders. She got one of the drinks wrong, Drinks were brought 15 minutes later. Server returned after another long delay and took our meal order. Meals came withing a reasonable time but we had now been there for over and hour. Food was very good but I had to find our server to get our bill. Incredibly
Kristie L.
Oct 02, 2021
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Some the best Italian food I've ever had. First time here the other night with friends and thoroughly enjoyed my drink, my meal and those delicious garlic knots The veal was some the most tender I've ever had. Love the parpadelle pasta. I could overdose on the garlic knots! Service was top notch too. Dinners and a round of drinks $40 per person including 20% tip. I'll be back very soon!
Michael A.
Sep 29, 2021
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Tori Adamczyk
Sep 12, 2021
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Toni T.
Sep 04, 2021
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This restaurant gets a 5 from me, I wanted to visit this place I had the opportunity recently to visit this place and we celebrated the life of a friend's Mom..The location is very nice and inside was a great size, beautiful and very comfortable and clean. The service was excellent from beginning to end. I remember two names Michelle (Our Main Waitress) and Ari, I cannot remember the other names but everyone who helped Michelle and Ari were wonderful...Even the other employees I spoke to was wonderful...The manager/owner was wonderful while he was at dinner he stopped to give me some information
Kathrin Austen
Aug 20, 2021
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Last night a couple of friends and I went out to dinner we decided to go to Cafe Fiore for the first time.We were seated in the dining room and it was a beautiful atmosphere.Food was delicious and to top it off the service was outstanding. Our severe was Erica and she was so kind and sweet to us all.She was very patient and went over all the food with us and answer all of our questions and was very attentive. DEFINITELY will be coming back.
Mary Leherissier
Aug 19, 2021
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Linda T.
Aug 14, 2021
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Had dinner here tonight with my husband. Food was some of the best Italian I've ever had (I'm Italian). Nice ambiance in the restaurant and we were comfortable. I ordered meatball alla vodka and my husband ordered shrimp fra diavolo. My alla vodka had plenty of sauce and was so creamy. Garlic knots and salad were included with our entrees. Jessica was our server and she was outstanding. Service was very fast and Jessica was attentive.
Allison Beckert
Jul 13, 2021
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Allen T.
Jul 07, 2021
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We the pleasure of outside dining on a perfect day extreme enjoyable unfortunately the wait staff was not up to the task I get it a lot of new help and things are just starting to get back to normal. A high point was my wife's dinner and actually perfect the old parmesan flavorful in light on the other hand my Caesar salad with a drastic disappointment and I also had seared sea scallops which seemed to be just flat top fried few seconds on each side not the best experience but we'll go back again
Don P.
Jul 01, 2021
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Cafe Fiori may be the new kid on the block in Cromwell, CT but they come with an impressive culinary pedigree and history within the foodservice business. They are one of a series of Fiori restaurants in CT and by my first dining experience , I would venture to say they have a very bright future ahead.
For starters my son and I had the Fried Calamari New York Style, ie spicy. We both have had similar dishes countless times elsewhere but none quite like this. It was fried then dredged in a hot syrupy spicy Mediterranean concoction which lent a caramelized coating to the exterior; not overly spicy
For starters my son and I had the Fried Calamari New York Style, ie spicy. We both have had similar dishes countless times elsewhere but none quite like this. It was fried then dredged in a hot syrupy spicy Mediterranean concoction which lent a caramelized coating to the exterior; not overly spicy
Ray R.
Feb 25, 2021
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I was up in Branford for a meeting, on my way driving to get to Interstate 95, I spotted this Italian restauraunt.
We pulled in to have lunch and it was worth it. Both service and food was awesome . In addition, lunch for 2 was only $30.
If you live in Branford, then you have a gem, if you are travelling in CTon the 95 and feel like having a good Italian dish, then get off at exit 55.
We pulled in to have lunch and it was worth it. Both service and food was awesome . In addition, lunch for 2 was only $30.
If you live in Branford, then you have a gem, if you are travelling in CTon the 95 and feel like having a good Italian dish, then get off at exit 55.
Juliette S.
Dec 24, 2020
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Kitima W.
Nov 05, 2020
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Lexi M.
Sep 06, 2020
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That's amore! My husband and I searched for a good restaurant for seafood for our anniversary. We happened upon the reviews of Cafe Fiore and decided to try it out. It didn't disappoint!
For apps we got the pan seared scallops and the prosciutto wrapped asparagus. I also ordered a mojito- all were out of this world. There was a slight bite to the sauce on the scallops so if you don't like that I'd veer away. But those scallops were like butter
Chicken & Lobster Fiore has an amazing vodka sauce and the Sole Francaise was so light, flavorful and melted in your mouth.
For apps we got the pan seared scallops and the prosciutto wrapped asparagus. I also ordered a mojito- all were out of this world. There was a slight bite to the sauce on the scallops so if you don't like that I'd veer away. But those scallops were like butter
Chicken & Lobster Fiore has an amazing vodka sauce and the Sole Francaise was so light, flavorful and melted in your mouth.
Rich S.
Jul 05, 2020
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Came for dinner on a Sunday evening and sat outside in the makeshift outdoor dining. Ordered the chicken parmigiana which came with a small salad. Chicken parm was very good. Service here was in disarray. I couldn't tell you who our waitress was. Food was dropped off and no one came back. Asked a passing waitress for a refill of water but no one even came close to the table. I had to stop a waitress to get the check. I really didn't understand their organization with the tables. Food was a 4. Service a 2 at best. They've been serving outside like this for a couple weeks they
