Flour Italian Kitchen

Our experience at Flour was really great, we were greeted upon arrival, we booked via OpenTable and they sat us as soon as we entered. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. Since this was our first time the waitress has no issue giving suggestions on popular dishes and appetizers. The food was amazing! The stuffed pepper appetizer is a must! We had the Spicy Rigatoni and Pan-seared Salmon and broccoli. It was all cooked perfectly and really flavorful. That Rigatoni was spicy and normally when places say it is spicy it isn't but as a spicy food connoisseur myself I truly enjoyed it!!The ambiance is clean and modern, the music isn't too loud, it is all around a great spot. Perfect for date night or any special occasion.I do want to end the review with Andy's tremendous service. We will definitely be back!

Came here for lunch on a Tuesday so was happily surprised to see it's half priced wine bottle day! Yay! Didn't get pix of the lunch but it was very tasty! Husband got the papadelle bolognese and I got the spinach/artichoke pizza and tomato soup. We would recommend both! The soup was creamy and very hearty similar to the pizza. And the pasta was so fresh and very filling. The service was good although there was a server in training so a bit slow but that is Ok. I docked a star because the drinks were very slow and the bread service came out after the food. Then we had to ask for salt and pepper, cheese, and red pepper flakes which didn't come until we were almost done eating. Also I wanted more than one option for fresh pasta on the lunch menu so I guess we will have to come back for dinner. I did enjoy the higher scale food but a casual ambiance. This is definitely some of the better food we have had in Cleveland to date.

I wrote this review too late after I visited here so can't recall too many details. BUT the lamb rigatoni is a must!!!! I was surprised at how good it tasted and it's a dish you can't find anywhere. Will get this next time I visit. Staff was also very sweet. Get reservations! This place is packed on the weekend.

To be fair when we go to this restaurant it's so busy there's never any room to sit down so we always go to the bar and just order a pizza and have a couple glasses of wine. I don't know anything else about their menu but the pizza in the wine which is excellent.

In summer 2018 I felt so fortunate to have had what was the best lasagna I've ever tasted at Flour. I'd been coming to Flour since it opened and - and that afternoon I had some time to kill before my wife's return from a business trip. Sitting at the bar in a vibrant atmosphere, this dish was a delight and the epitome of their brand: Paul's grandmother's recipe, only served once in a blue moon. Lasagna was presented as a special last night - it was *not* Paul's grandmother's. It was mediocre at best.And then various elements of the (formerly excellent!) Flour experience had changed - multiple dishes were cold. The fried olives - long a favorite of ours - seemed to have been done in advance and then stored somewhere in the kitchen and plopped onto a plate vs being cooked fresh. The Bavette steak, while decent, was microscopic at $30. The bus staff seemed almost maniacal in their rush to clear our table, reaching over our settings to get dishes from the other side of the table. My Negroni was off. Even the profile of the clientele seemed to have changed.My sincere hope is that this experience was a one-time anomaly and not an indication that one of my favorite NEO venues has had a material change in ownership or management.

Made a reservation for a late Friday night dinner. Extensive wine menu, but would have appreciated someone knowledgeable about the wine offerings to guide us in selecting the right glass / bottle given the depth of the menu and price points.Lots of options on this menu, but not clearly marked as vegan/vegetarian options. Complimentary bread was cold and lackluster - don't get full on this.The fried olives were sublime. Lightly breaded. Stuffed with goat cheese. Paired with aioli and lemon. Salty, crunchy, creamy. Could eat those all night.Salmon crudo was equally delicious. Light, nice acid, doused in micro greens. For both entrees, the in-house fresh bucatini was cooked perfectly al dente. BF wasn't a fan of the chicken parm. Thick breading. Super sweet and cold marinara. I ordered the bucatini with clams. The sauce was delicious (though loose - so do yourself a favor and ask for a spoon so you can appreciate all of the delicious flavor!)

Deciding to venture out of our Hamlet and explore other places to celebrate occasions we happened to have different by this place a few times and given that it was busy almost constantly so much that they had to have valet parking I thought was a good sign. It was not. For my wife's birthday we decided to visit Flour kitchen. We wisely made a reservation and showed up on time. We were able to find a parking spot and therefore did not take advantage of the valet. They were a few hostesses and one of them saw us to our table.While we were promised that a server would be right with us, they were not. For a long time. Almost to the point where you have to awkwardly start waving your hands in desperation to try to get someone to pay attention to you. As it was my wife's birthday we decided to bring a small chocolate cake to celebrate with after since we were unclear whether or not they had any desserts. We did not see any so that was probably a good call. When we finally got somebody to show up to our table she seemed more annoyed than anything. Which is the perfect attitude you want when approaching a table. I ordered a bottle of Pellegrino while my wife got a martini and my son got a Coke. Fortunately we were brought some bread because it would be a while until we saw our server again. When she did come back my son ordered the ribeye steak. I got the chicken parmesan and my wife got the salmon. It didn't take forever for the food to come out. In fact our server did not come back and check on us but the highlight of our meal was the high school kid who was the food runner as he was able to go back and grab a steak knife and a missing condiment. The kid was actually pretty cool and polite. While my son enjoyed the ribeye he destroyed it. My chicken parmesan was unremarkable at best. Pasta was cooked fine and the chicken was pretty greasy. My wife didn't really care for her salmon. What I wanted to do was bring in the chocolate cake and have a little birthday celebration with my wife and son but again our server was nowhere to be found. When she finally did show up we put the whole chocolate cake idea on the back burner and just wanted to leave. The bill was well over a hundred bucks and I couldn't wait to get out of there. I don't know what all the talk about this place was but it certainly did not live up to any of my expectations. We ended up going home and celebrating the rest of her birthday with the chocolate cake in the house. I don't expect to return to this place.

I wanted to go there for a long time, but I'm truly sorry that I did. Not lying when I say that most of what we had was bad to the point of wondering if they had to pull in a different cook for the night. I've never been so baffled. I don't see any way that this restaurant will make it if they continue with the standard of cuisine.

Did take out and holy cow! We got a salad, meat ball, and brought home a pint of bolognese and fresh pasta. It was amazing! We do think the meat ball was small for the price but we would order it again knowing it's a splurge!

Ate dinner here for the first time recently. Very busy, but found it to be a warm and comforting atmosphere. Our waitress was great despite being very busy. Attentive and knew the menu well, including wine menu. We had the prosciutto salad for a starter which was tasty and light. I then had the lamb rigatoni for dinner which was delicious. My partner had the tagliatelle bolognese and also really liked it. We ordered eggplant meatballs as a side which I wasn't a fan of - a little too smoky tasting for me. Wine was great. Just very happy with our food and dining experience. Looking forward to coming back!