A hidden Italian gem in the suburbs of Wolverhampton and a place regularly visited. ⁣ Décor: 7/10⁣⁣ Food: 9/10⁣⁣ Service: 8/10⁣⁣ Overall: 8/10⁣⁣ ⁣ Background:⁣ Fiume is a family owned restaurant located in Compton, towards the South West of Wolverhampton, which was opened in 2013 by an ambitious husband and wife team who wanted to bring the taste of their home regions in Italy. It was my first visit but my girlfriend had visited a couple of times before. ⁣⁣ Food & Drink:⁣ Fiume have a selection of vegetarian options available from the main menu and a seperate Vegan menu.

We last ordered a "Risotto Mushroom" starter to share, and two mains; a "Pizza Verdi" and "Orrechiette all' Arabbiata" again to share. The Risotto was wonderfully cooked and the perfect portion size for a starter. Often Vegan Cheese used for Pizzas can taste "obviously vegan" but in this instance the pizza did not taste like it was vegan at all, with the cheese being creamy just as dairy. The pasta within the Orrechiette was not traditionally "Orrechiette" shaped, but was beautifully cooked (a nice bite) as opposed to being overcooked and somewhat mushy as in other restaurants. We had a cheesecake to share for dessert which was lovely; unfortunately the Vegan menu did not have dessert options. Service:⁣ The service has alway been great. When last visiting we were waited upon by a lovely lady who was very happy to help with identifying dishes suitable for our dietary requirements (even though we were picking from the vegan menu, being lacto-vegetarian we did not mind the presence of milk in dishes, or the addition of dairy). It was a cold night and the first table at which we were seated was in a particularly cold part of the restaurant, so our request to be moved to a warmer table was accomodated by moving us to next to one of the radiators (unfortunately the restaurant had heating problems on the day so the radiators were not working properly). ⁣ Decor:⁣ Fuime is located in an old cottage building, and is modernly decorated, incorporating a bar and restaurant seating to the ground floor, and restaurant seating only to the first. ⁣ Timing:⁣ We arrived at about 7:00pm and stayed for a couple of hours, which was plenty.