Sapido Restaurant and Cafè

CLOSED PERMANENTLY :|
at least the number does not work, a Google search showed closed. 6÷1÷16

This restaurant almost felt like it transports you to a fine dining little café or bistro in Italy. Fine dining experience without being pretentious, a cozy little place offering Italian cuisine with a nice selection of wine, the menu was simple and elegant, enjoyable background music, and a nice ambiance. The four cheese gnocchi was excellent, tasted like freshly homemade pasta from scratch like an Italian grandmother would make. Yummy deliciousness! It was light, cheesy, gooey and simply perfect. The eggplant lasagna was also exquisite, caprese green salad was meticulously presented and quite tasty. Everything I ordered was quite good, service was spectacular! They focus on fresh ingredients and they delivered. I can hardly wait to go back and try something else on their menu. A fine treat and a new favorite place to add to my list of favorite places to eat in Ft. lauderdale.

The yummiest, freshest, heaping salads of perfection. Such a wonderful atmosphere with such sweet owners.

Ordered delivery for lunch today. 2 great, filling, and frrsh salads for mty coworker and I. Fresh ingredients, filling, homemade dressing. What truly impressed us was the quick delivery. From placing our order to getting our food was under 15 minutes. Not too many places downtown could do that. We will be customers going forward

Past by this place last weekend with my friends for dinner. This is the best pizza that i ever tried in my life. Especially seafood pizza, so tasted and delicious. The smell and fresh seafood gave you an incredible mixing feeling of oriental Italian pizza. The place is quiet and relaxing. Really enjoy that dinner feeling on the weekend. High recommended!

Excellent place! Staff was extremely helpful, hospitable, etc. Food was amazing. We had the place to ourselves and even did a little dancing towards the end. Would Definitely Come AGAIN and spread the word.

Went 20 min before closing awhile back and the manager would not let us in saying they closed early. Really disappointing when restaurants advertise a closing time and when you arrive they close early. I will never go there again, the manager was not even nice about it.

We stopped in here for a quick drink and an appetizer. But something was off. While there was only one other couple present, the waiter was flustered, distracted and hardly present. We later realized he was filling in for a waiter (or owner) who was immensely late. But, we enjoyed the Rumi Platter and a quick beer (my first choice couldn’t be found, but enjoyed my second choice). The platter was good, but certainly not outstanding. Awkward experience otherwise.

First, we had an extremely bad experience with the delivery service of another restaurant establishment. Then, we decided to try another similar restaurant and as a result we contacted this one. The order taker on the phone was very nice very hospitable and did a great job overall. The driver came extremely fast and was very polite and courteous and as a result redeemed my faith in the delivery service industry. The food was great, very delicious, and overall a lovely experience. I would highly recommend this place to anybody, thank you for the lovely an outstanding experience!

How have I not reviewed this place yet? Maybe subconsciously I don’t want to give away the secret of Rumi’s! Anyway… I’d say the food is worthy of a 4.5 star rating, but the super great and friendly service bumps it up to a full 5.
This is a cute little romantic spot just off of the trendy (and sometimes annoying) Las Olas strip. Rumi’s is quiet and dark — in a good way. The food is somewhere between Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Italian, and all very good. Try the Rumi Pizza — it might be closer to «flatbread» than pizza, but it’s oh-​so-​tasty! They also have a good drink selection. I’ll keep coming back!

great food, great people! we were on a road trip and went there on the fly — they seated us immediately, the food was customized to our tastes and was wonderful! would visit again if i go back to fort lauderdale!!!

We had a nice lunch. The owner was very accommodating. The Sampler platter was excellent as was the 4 cheese pizza. Good place to check out if in downtown FL.

Found this little gem on Unilocal.Stopped by for lunch. Our server Arvin Was excellent!
We started with the Baba Ganoush — it was excellent! Very fresh.
Tried 2 salads the Wild Berry Salad & Avocado Salad both also very good.
Ordered a Gyro cuz I had to try it and a
Margherita pizza. Again both excellent.
I love lemon so I got theFlute Limoncello, It was nice & light. My wife got the Cuppa Pistachio and thought it was great!
Have to say everything was really good and tasted really fresh. Everything was really good! The service was excellent!
Will definitely come back!
Wanted to give it 4.5 but can never figure out how to do it.

This was the perfect escape from the somewhat monotone Las Olas Blvd. There’s really nothing much to do on Las Olas except for people watch and eat, but none of the restaurants on the actual boulevard looked at all appetizing, rather just looked like tourist traps.
Rumi was only around two blocks away from Las Olas Blvd, but the restaurant had a nicer ambience, and nicer food! I ate the rather boring plate of pita and hummus. Nevertheless, the food was excellently prepared, and the waitstaff were extremely polite and friendly.
The only reason that Rumi Lounge doesn’t get five stars is because the pita and hummus tasted quite ordinary. They were extremely tasty, but nothing separated them from a well crafted pita and hummus dish I could have made at home. Perhaps if I had tried a more sophisticated meal, I would have given it the extra star. Regardless, the restaurant is definitely the place to eat if you’re on Las Olas Blvd!

I was pretty disappointed in Unilocalers when this meal was over. Maybe I caught the restaurant on a bad night, but I got here on a Saturday night at 8:30PM and there was no one at the restaurant with the exception of what seemed to be a bartender, and we were concerned we were in the wrong restaurant. We started with the Mediterranean plate and a salad that the waiter recommended. We didn’t finish a single item. The Mediterranean plate came with grape leaves that had just been taken out of refrigeration or maybe even a package because they were stone cold and tasted terrible, the hummus would have probably been good but it was fully covered in truffle oil. I like truffle oil but not necessarily with my hummus, and definitely not to the extent where you can’t taste the hummus at all. I also wouldn’t call this place a Mediterranean restaurant, because it really has a hodge podge of items, mainly pizza and pasta. We got the highly recommended pizza also and each had a slice before giving up all together. The pizza was just mediocre.
Since we were still a bit hungry, we ended with the chocolate lava cake. Your typical frozen lava cake, but atleast warmed to a nice temperature and served with good ice cream.
I will say that the waiter recommended a delicious Pinot noir, so good I had two glasses. My date was happy with her moscato as well, so maybe this place would do better calling itself a wine bar. The service was also great, so if food is not really your thing, but wine and service are, this is the place for you.
I definitely won’t go back.

Rumi’s lounge is so good! We went here for my friends birthday a few months ago and we all had amazing dinner plates! Some of us had pizzas and other salads. The service is amazing!!! The staff is super friendly and our waitress was also the manager or owner and she was always asking questions, giving suggestions and comments, super friendly and so kind! I would recommend and come back to this place whenever I am downtown. It’s a really small place and such a hole in the wall which is unfortunate so make sure to keep your eyes open!

I was so excited to try Rumi lounge after reading the reviews. I was stuck in the house all day dog sitting and studying for midterms so it was convenient that they had delivery. I took a look over the menu and everything sounded so delicious and I could not decide so I called and asked what the most popular thing on the menu was and was told that the pizza was the best in town.
I originally was going to try something a bit healthier but I will never turn down an opportunity to try some really good pizza and so I took his advice and ordered the margherita pizza. He was very friendly and helpful. The pizza took about 30 minutes and boy was I excited! I signed the receipt and waved the delivery man off only to open the box and find all of the ingredients had shifted to one side of the box from it tipping during transport. I tried to put it back together so that every piece had ingredients on it but it was a mess. I was unable to pick up the pizza because it was quite flimsy/​soggy. The pizza was not awful, the flavors were there, I just was not mind-​blown considering it was «the best pizza in town», especially not on presentation or price.
I would possibly like to try Rumi Lounge again, but I would try something else. I am just a bit turned off by the lack of care in the delivery. I think I would have taken it better had the delivery man apologized because accidents do happen and I am understanding, but to find it afterwards and have a mush of pizza in a box without any apology was unfortunate. :(

Awesome food, great service… simple, calm, feel at home kind of atmosphere. Loved the place, will definitely visit again.

Located in a newer facility on SE 8^th Avenue just off and away from the touristy rips and hassles of Los Olas is Rumi Lounge which I found to be a really great place offering a variety good European styled thin crusted pizza, various platters, sandwiches, pita wraps and salads along with an excellent selection of wines and beers which, to my delight, included my favorite Belgian Chimay.
Though not actually fitting with the classical definition of being a lounge, it does have a relaxed laid back somewhat classy lounge like feeling about it. For atmosphere, relaxing environment and an enjoyable little place for good conversation it’s really Five Star in my book. And oh yes, of course, I do like the Unilocal sticker on their door window.
They really have a good selection of pizzas, each of the very nicely done and well topped off but also with the following additional toppings: Pepperoni, Sausage, Ham, Prosciutto, Chicken, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Spinach, Onions, Olives, Roasted Peppers, Sundried Tomatoes, Anchovies, Eggplant. My suggestion however is to ask your waiter for suggestions prior to ordering an additional toppings as I went for additional anchovy but was advised that such would not fit well with their in house special Rumi or their Tuscany pizza, and upon being served the same I found his advice to be very well taken.

Next time I’m in Ft. Lauderdale, I’ll definitely return to this off the beaten path gem. This cozy little storefront has less than a dozen tables and isn’t on the main drag in Los Olas. That’s not stopping them from cranking out quality artisan pizza and Mediterranean sandwiches.
The service was impeccable. One guy was handling the bar and bussing and taking orders, but he was still on point. He’s fixing wobbly tables, cracking jokes, and generally making you feel at home. The décor does that too. It’s classy without being pretentious. The high ceilings keep the small space quiet.
First timers can get a free glass of wine with an appetizer from a surprisingly expansive wine list. We got the hummus platter with was really tasty along with a four cheese pizza and one of the sandwiches. The crust and sandwich bread seemed homemade. Everything was reasonably priced for the neighborhood. Great Unilocal find.

If Cheers had style, culture, and amazing wines, it would be called Rumi. This establishment wants to be your neighborhood watering hole, as well it should be. It’s romantic, friendly, sexy, soulful. Plan to stay awhile. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe.
The first time we walked into Rumi the owner Javid made us feel at home. We were impressed with the wine, the food, and the atmosphere. I highly recommend their hummus and their quattro formaggi pizza.
The second time we walked into Rumi, Javid greeted us warmly and welcomed us back like old friends. We enjoyed the same wonderful food and wine, as well as conversation with patrons and staff.
Each time we go to Rumi we feel as if we are going to the home of a warm and welcoming friend. We enjoy taking others with us now to experience what we have come to know and love about this establishment.

We’ve gone many times and have never been disappointed. The food is very very good all the way through the menu. It is a place run by intelligent people. It has an atmosphere where romantic couples could find to be compatible.
We went there yesterday and found out that the owner has changed, to a couple from Italy (Bologna, where they owned a restaurant). They are very nice, with a young son. We ordered pizza and a hummus wrap with feta cheese. The pizza used to be very good, NOW it is-​slightly modified-​THE BEST PIZZA WE HAVE HAD IN FORT LAUDERDALE and never exceeded anywhere. I mean it was perfect! And the pita wrap also, as always.
The new place, the owner told us, will be named Tapito, and they will modify the menu to reflect their Italian heritage. The previous owner was Iranian, and very pleasant.
This place is different, in its uniqueness in many ways. All good.