My hubby and I go to La Fiamma for special occasions sometimes, if we want to stay local. Their food is always great, and staff are very attentive. I've also taken one of my friends and she was very pleased with the food. I often get at least one dish from today's special - and so far I've never regretted. read more

Yelped this dinner option and glad we did! The pasta was amazing and the cheesecake shouldn't be passed up! Service was delightful and we were happy to get in without a reservation. Felt under dressed when we arrived in business casual and tennis shoes after a long work day but felt welcomed and had an amazing meal. read more

Loved this place! The food was so fresh and delicious. They brought bruschetta to the table which was a great start to the dinner. Then there was Angelo...what a treat! He made each special sound so intriguing and tasty. Our group got the salad special and a classic Caesar...both very good. Our table had pasta specials and fish specials which were very tasty. All of the dinners were delicioso! We all had desserts which wasn't necessary because the dinner portions were generous but we didn't want to miss out on anything. We were allowed to dine at a leisurely pace and the experience was very enjoyable. I would highly recommend La Fiamma. It is worth the trip! read more

We ate here during a weekday late afternoon. Since this is normally when a restaurant is busy catching it's collective breath and restocking before dinner, we did not expect much as first time visitors. We were wrong. From the moment we entered, and were promptly welcomed with a handshake from the owner, it only got better. The food was prepared and presented without a single mis-step or fault. Every item was cooked properly and tasted beyond my ability to convey here. You will just have to experience it yourself. It is comforting to know there are still restaurants out there that remember we are not customers, we are guests. Being a curmudgeon, I struggled to find a complaint. The only thing I could come up with was that they had no Strega. If you haven't guessed yet, I highly recommend. If this is how they are during down time, I can not wait to try when they have their game on. read more

We just had a graduation celebration here. The food and the service were excellent!! We had a large group of 11, but were well taken care of. Would definitely recommend and would definitely return. read more

The hotel concierge recommended this Italian restaurant that was a short 13 minute walk and "worth the trek." I couldn't agree more. The very intimate, white table cloth, candle lit atmosphere set the tone for a delectable meal and enjoyable evening. The waiter, who everyone knew by name and bid adieu as they left, was energetic and excited to tell us about the specials.There were so many it was quite overwhelming, but what was more impressive was that he remembered them all! This was definitely a "local" place that can best be described as "gold in the ruff." I can't tell you what I had because I asked the waiter to to choose for me, which he did, and I have ZERO complaints. read more

the reviews were RIGHT!! this is a new favorite of mine. im not a huge fan of italian food, since its usually one note, however this place was just phenomenal! the sangria was the right amount of juice and liquor. i had the the fish of the day which was cod accompanied by red roasted potatoes and tomatoes. my friends had the seafood ravioli and the penne vodka. we started out with mussels in wine sauce and fried calamari. the calamari was the best ive had in northern nj! the manager is super friendly and the overall ambience is warm and inviting, def a great date night restaurant. read more

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My visit was for a business/birthday celebration. The food was just OK, the service was terribly slow. There are too many amazing restaurants to try, I won't be back. read more

Originally from the east coast. For the past 36 years have lived in Washington state. Not noted for ITALIAN food. In Newark to travel to the Middle East and the shuttle driver recommend this restaurant as I love Italian food. The establishment is a typical neighborhood Italian restaurant. Just the way I like it. The service was spot on. I had a smoked salmon appetizer and a veal chop in a wine sauce for dinner. The food was excellent. Too bad I had to travel over 2500 miles. The menu is also extensive. Highly recommended. read more

Ate dinner here last night. Truly amazing. I will definite make this a regular stop. The portions are perfect and foods and desserts are crafted with love. read more

Great spot if you are in the neighborhood for something (sports, arts, train station, or passing through). The place screams "locals welcome". The bar was filled with well mannered adults. Nice that they have their own parking lot out back too. Food was good, nice selections available, reasonably priced. We had a slice of homemade ricotta cheesecake that was excellent. We'll definitely return if our need to be down there exists. read more

Love the asparagus and Karina the bartender makes amazing Martinis!!!

Above average Italian and likely best you are going to get in Harrison / Newark. The grilled calamari and arugula salad was great. Very pleasant service well. read more

The place need a desperate appearance upgrade but beyond that it's 5 stars -the food was excellent and the service impressive.

Great food. Excellent Sangria. And the waitstaff + Angelo are the best! I've been going to this place since it was Cifelli's, then La Bella Rosa. But they knocked it out of the park with La Fiamma! One place I will never go is Tustin, CA: the reviewers from there sound annoying AF. read more

Staff very nice! Excellent food! Fresh meals and foods! They have parking lots! Quiet Neighborhood!

Phenomenal food. Angelo is top notch..great personality.....great ambiance! I felt so cozy having dinner here...excellent place

Cute place! Amazing staff and food. A hidden treasure near NJPAC. The drinks were prompt and the food was delicious. The appetizers could have been full meals. We had to take our entree to go after sharing appetizers. The pricing was on point with a small restaurant that provides quality cuisine. read more

La Fiamma has become our regular go-to when we want a nice sit-down dinner. The food is all good traditional Italian fare and the staff is always very welcoming and accommodating. Prices are very reasonable. I'm a vegetarian and they have been able to adjust many dishes for me without fuss. We are now regulars and Angelo remembers my needs and guides me to dishes that can be adapted. The full bar is well-stocked and can make most cocktails. While there are televisions, they are up out of the way with the sound is off, so it is easy to ignore them and have a conversation - something increasingly rare these days. There are ample booths as well as tables and bar seating. Even on busy nights, they don't rush you, adding to a quiet relaxing experience of great food, drink, and conversation - *dining* as opposed to just "having a meal." read more

Lived in Harrison nearly a year and finally went to La Fiamma after seeing it for months. Wish i went sooner. Such an awesome place. I love the classic Italian vibe, the waiters/waitresses dressed up. The service is absolutely fantastic and personal. They will dish out your Parmesan cheese, red pepper and even grind fresh pepper from a mill on your food! Portion sizes were great and the food was fantastic. I had the gnocchi homemade, someone else had penne alla vodka and another had eggplant parm, which wasn't on the menu but they offered to make it anyway. From food to service to ambiance, this place has it all. Will be back soon or as the waiter said "welcome to your second home!" Thanks La Fiamma read more

This place was great! Food was delicious! You can tell the restaurant use to be a bar, but this doesn't hurt the ambiance at all. Great service and even better food. I suggest you try it out if you are ever in the mood for Italian food. read more

The bar and dining area are quite nice and more upscale than most places in Harrison. The food however was dissapointing. Had the salmon alla fiamma and veal saltimboca. The salmon was not fresh and the veal was definately not soft at all. Its definately would have potential if they could improve the food quality. read more

Fabulous service, delicious food! Great price, what more can you ask for. A hidden gem in Harrison. I highly recommend it, especially if you are going to a show at the NJPAC, stop at La Fiamma for dinner or lunch read more

There are few Italian restaurants this delightful with foods this delicious. I've been to "La Fiamma" about 4 times now, and each time the service is impeccable, the food delicious and the atmosphere warm and friendly. If you're ever in the Harrison Newark Area, treat yourself and stop in. You won't be disappointed. read more

I continue to be amazed at how wonderful & welcoming the staff is and how the specials are always some of the best food you are ever served. I can never get passed the specials to the regular menu because between the steak, chicken, pasta, or catch of the day....they all had me at hello. read more

The service was amazing. So friendly and accommodating!! The food was very fresh. Lots of specials!

What a gem! We wish this restaurant was in MA. The food was excellent as was the service.

Popped in for lunch on a whim after spending some very long and expensive days in Manhattan. The service was excellent, our waiter was attentive without being overbearing. The food was DELICIOUS. The calamari appetizer is some of the best I've had and the meal started with complementary bread and bruschetta that was equally delicious. The entrees, chicken marsala and asparagus stuffed ravioli, were everything you would hope for from an Italian restaurant. Would definitely come back! read more

This little joint may not appear that impressive, but the food and the service are really really good. Ask for Angelo - he treated us like VIP's. Highly recommend. read more

A friend landed us here purely by chance. La Fiamma is intimate, well run, and friendly. It has a decidedly old world family restaurant feel. And the food is delicious. read more

I had the pleasure of meeting Angelo and dining at his restaurant last week. My daughter was in town for a class at Rutgers and we both wanted some top notch Italian food. We were not disappointed. We started out with tomato salad with fresh basil and mozzerella cheese. We enjoyed a glass of the house Merlot along with fresh bread which we could dip in olive oil. D had lobster ravioli while I had the special chicken marsala. Dessert was homemade chocolate cake, tiramisu and coffee. Service was terrific and the price with a tip was less that $90! The atmosphere was upscale casual and the booth was very comfortable. Angelo is a great host and if I am in the area again, I will be sure to go to La Fiamma! Try it....you will leave wanting to come back again. read more

Amazing! I had the special of the day, which was the T-Bone steak, It was tender, juicy, and so flavorful! For dessert I had a cream cheesecake which left me in ecstasy. Order the sangria to drink (a pitcher preferably!) great place to enjoy good a good dinner at a great price too! read more

was in jersey for one night and wanted some good italian food, found this place on yelp, and it did not let us down! the service is great they make you feel like a regular, and this food is amazing! definitely come here! read more

Wife and I have been customers for almost four years beginning with a graduation party for a son. The food back them was very good, now it is excellent. We eat here at least twice each month, often more frequently and have NEVER gotten a bad dish. I was telling a friend in the food industry about it and how we always have enough to eat; I get full but never bloated. He said it was due to the food being fresh and cooked correctly. Not being a 'drinker' per se, we will order a small pitcher of sangria at a decent price and never have to raise the pitcher to refill our glasses, the wait-staff is always so attentive that it is taken care of for us. They do not wear name tags because ...they don't need them, they are that personable. Nothing is forced on the customer..if you don't want it- you don't get it! DIshes are modified to your liking if needed. I couldn't decide on anything and so they accomodated me with something I made up and was surpised at how well it was done. This past July I had a party for my wife with 40 guests attending in the lower dinning room. Afterward EVERYONE raved about the food and service. The atmosphere is what we like, calm, music playing low in the background (usuall Italiam Cosmopolitan tunes or light opera), dimmed lights, and best of all a GOOD price for a GREAT dinner. Yes, it has a TV at either end of the bar but the sound is always off! Does NOT bother us in the least. We're not talking a sports bar here...we're dining at a classy restaurant. For out of towners it is easy to get to from Exit 15W on the Turnpike or Rt. 280. Both exits empty on to Harrison Avenue where the restuarant is located about half of the length of the roadway. My guess is that you'll like it. read more

When you enter you see a comfortable environment, but it was the worst service treatment I've ever received in Kearny. We walked in, me and my friend, and we were the first and only customers, the waitress came after some minutes we were waiting and informed us the restaurant had just open and she'd be there in a minute. So we wait a little more and she come back later asking if we wanted some water (what she could've done the first time she came), we say ok and we ask the menu to start choosing it, she brings the menu, later on she brings the water and then I asked how long would it take to have the food ready, because I was supposed to work in 1,5 hour. And then she angrily stare at my face, hands on the waist, and roughly and loudly repeat they had just open and I've to wait and be patient if I wanted to eat there.... I was like WOW! She left and came back with the bread and butter and basically threw them at the table. All I know it'd been 30 minutes gone already and we, the only restaurant costumers, haven't been able to order the food yet. We just ate there because I was late already and me and my friend were zero stress vibes... but that's deff a place I'd never go again. And the food was just OK, nothing special. read more

Had a great Italian meal here after found it on Yelp. The staff were polite, attentive and knowledgeable, and the food was fresh and delicious. Intimate and comfortable. Highly recommend giving this neighborhood gem a try! read more

First time we went, it was ok. Second time manager turned us away saying we didn't have reservations even though most of the tables were empty. Third time we did reservation on open table and went tonight. Worst experience ever..no matter how much I tried to tell give my name, manager was hesitating in seating us. He kept asking my name again and again which made us feel uncomfortable. Later he said attire is not casual even though more than half the crowd was in shorts. We were so annoyed. He did give us a table but my husband and I didn't want to sit anymore after the way manager treated us. We payed for wine and left. I will never go back and never have we been treated so bad in any restaurant in US!!! Very shocked and disappointed that people are rude, mean and have no heart at all!! read more

We booked La Fiamma for a repass and arrived with about 26 people. The old building has an awkward entrance with a door to the ground level seating and a steep staircase to the basement room where we dined. The room was typically furnished for banquets and the ceilings had some low supports which surprised guests over 5' 8". The menu was limited to 4 or 5 choices for the appetizer and entrée and two desserts for our function. It didn't matter, everyone seemed to enjoy what they ordered. The eggplant, the clams casino, salads and fresh mozzarella were all delicious starters. They had a salmon with capers entrée and a tilapia which my relatives enjoyed. There was a pasta and a chicken which I heard nothing but good things about. I had the veal which was tender and delicious. They did a great job with the food and the service was exceptional. Price was reasonable and I cannot wait to go again with a much smaller group for dinner and experience their full menu. read more

My wife and I have been coming here for a while now and with each time we come, it gets better and better. The food is excellent, the atmosphere is superb and the hospitality is top notch. When it comes to their food, they pay attention to every little detail to ensure that your meal is absolutely delicious. I have never had a negative dining experience here. The staff knows my wife and I by our first names and that really matters. There aren't many places that take the time to get to know your customers and cater to their every need. If there is something you want that isn't on the menu just ask, and they will do their best to create it specially for you. The owner Angelo is also extremely welcoming and hospitable at every level. When you walk in you are treated as a guest in their home, and they do everything in their power to please you. Definitely if you are in the area go, and go again and again and again! read more

The service is excellent and the food is as good as any I've had in NYC. It's the place to go to for fresh Italian food, great pastas, seafood and meat dishes. read more