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    Bambolina Restaurant

    4.1 (568 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Jeff M.

    This place was awesome. Probably the best salad I've ever had in my life. Very tasteful. Pizza was great and the pork buns were delicious.

    Hot pepper and pepperoni pizza
    Brittney V.

    First of all the fact that this concept is a restaurant is a dream come true, pizza napolitana and ramen all in one??? Obsessed. And it did not disappoint! We split a hot pepper and pepperoni pizza, I got the Spicy White Kimchi Ramen and my partner got the Colonel Sanders Ramen. No notes on anything, just perfection.

    Puff & Pear
    Rachel N.

    We're in Salem in October so lines are to be expected however there was not a line here which was shocking since the food looked great! We were seated within 10 minutes if not, less. Ambiance was noisy but not headache level. I really enjoyed how they served Italian and Asian food. Chasu pork buns 10/10: Good ratio of meat to vegetables to bun. Warm. Bun was soft as it should be. Great snack Puff & pear 10/10: Would get this drink again. Nice balance. Medium sweetness which was perfect.

    Mushroom fettuccine. Extra creamy is what  talking about!
    Paula B.

    Ambient is friendly and cozy. Great place to bring your best friend or your kiddos! Food was delicately delicious. Tell me what you think when you visit.

    Monika B.

    Stopped in for lunch totally unplanned. We were actually on our way to another restaurant when we walked by this location and decided pizza sounded like a much better plan. We were pleasantly surprised. The pizza was delicious. The crust was chewy while still crisp. Our Caesar salad was very flavorful. The service was incredibly friendly and prompt. The restaurant itself was very clean and cute. Very happy with our decision to stop in.

    Tricia W.

    Came here for a late lunch yesterday afternoon. Place was pretty quiet but it was between lunch and dinner hours. Ordered two pizzas, the mortadella and the capricciosa. Both were delicious, the mortadella was my favorite. we loved the crust here. Everything balanced. Decor was nice and service was ok. Def will be back!

    Lia M.

    I've been to Bambolina a few times and have always really enjoyed it. It's in a great location with a warm vibe and friendly service. My most recent visit was on a Sunday night a few months ago and it was fairly busy. Not packed but still lively. We loved the salad. It was absolutely delicious and I don't think I've ever seen my boyfriend eat that many greens. I'm glad my friends were willing to split pizzas. The artichoke and arugula pizza was my favorite, though everyone enjoyed everything. I've gotten pepperoni in the past and liked that as well. The pizza is just great here. Drinks were good too. Bambolina is also good because they've combined with Kokeshi, another favorite, so if your group is craving different things, Bambolina will work well. Though I miss the old Kokeshi space. Pastas are next on my to-try list here and I'm to return soon.

    Amazing gluten free awesomeness!! I will be saying yes to a few drops of the chilli oil & flakes again. Yes to this place!
    Ella H.

    The restaurant is cozy with exposed brick, pipes, and wood. There is also a small outdoor seating area. The place can be busy, we tried to go several days prior, but the line was out the door. They offer great service and the menu is clearly marked for avoiding gluten. Every single person in our group loved this place! We all got noodles of some type. We were all happy. Highly recommend!!

    SaVvy S.

    Great Service & delicious food. Im still dreaming of the bolognese pasta 2wks later. The beet salad was also delicious.

    Yvethe R.

    This was my first time at Bambalina and we went for lunch. On the positive side, service was very good- quick and super nice server- and the pizza was good. On the "con" side, the price of drinks was scandalous ($14 for a glass of wine, no bottle of wine under $48), the pizza toppings were scarce, and the Alfredo sauce was super heavy. The decor/ size/ ambience were good and the location is of course amazing, which is probably what's driving the prices. I don't think I will go back.

    Amber V.

    The pizza and pasta were absolutely amazing and tasted truly authentic. We were so stuffed but honestly couldn't stop eating because everything was that good. The staff was wonderful, welcoming, and made the whole experience even better. Highly recommend!

    Bao N.

    We were in Salem for the day and decided to go to Bambolina after a quick search. The interior was nicely decorated with warm lighting. Love the wood fired pizza oven. It was pretty empty in there when we came. I didn't expect it to be a joint space with Kokeshi. We ordered the bay scallop linguine, back alley ramen, ahi tuna poke, ragout Bolognese, forest mushroom and sausage pizza to share. They ended up giving us the margherita pizza due to a miscommunication. I was a bit bummed because I was excited to try the mushroom. Everything was okay, nothing to complain about, but also nothing amazing to it. I did enjoy the scallops. They were very sweet.

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    Pork buns were great and margherita pizza was steaming and had a perfect crust. The breadsticks on the tables were also a nice touch.

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    Great food. My son and I had the pizza and Ramen and both were great. Will definitely go back.

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    Restaurant was clean. Staff was friendly quality of food just wasn't what Im used to.

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    3.9(438 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    April 17, 2026 I…read morewent with my parents tonight to the Adriatic Restaurant (Washington Street), Salem, MA. We've started having dinner out twice a month and this was the most recent experience. I had gone online to the NORTH SHORE DINNING PAGE on Facebook and asked people about their experiences with the restaurant in the last two days and here's what people said: "great, tender meatballs", "great eggplant parmigiana", "very good experience". .... And what we found out is that they were right. Those things were all true! Now.... As to what we ordered: I got the grilled octopus. It was the only partial miss on the menu. Arugula just doesn't make a very good sauce and it was a pretty bad base for what would otherwise might have been a great appetizer. My mother got the Caesar salad. It was good. It's a hard thing to screw up. My father ordered the meatballs. They were amazing and delicious - just like Facebook promised. The tzatziki sauce was good. Maybe not as good as mine, but good nonetheless. So dinner.... Mine was the Chicken Saltimboca. It was so good that I'd bathe in the sauce they make with it. I loved eating forkfuls of the chicken with bites of the mashed potatoes. That was really luxuriant. My mother had the Eggplant parmigiana and she wiped out the entire plate. She loved it. My father.... Beef tenderloin tips. Maybe cooked slightly too much, but delicious. He wiped out the plate. To drink.... I was out of the hospital and recovering from brain tumor surgery, so I had the hard cider (3.5% BV), my father had the Peroni (Italian) beer, and my mother had the Bud light. I tasted the Peroni and liked it very much. The hard cider had almost no sweetness to it. It was dry as a higher end brut champagne.... Which actually set off the meal really nicely. My tastes weren't clashing and that was good. Our waiter, Sean, was great. Ask for him! We left a $32 tip, so the bill came to $197.85

    My family and I had dinner here on the evening after Christmas around 7. It wasn't too busy, and we…read moregot a table pretty much to ourselves in the back area where the larger tables are. I had a delicious espresso martini and for apps I tried the arancini and picked off my sister's caesar salad. They were both alright, but the caesar could've used more dressing and I didn't love the flavor of the arancini - just a bit bland. For my entree I had the shrimp scampi. This also really lacked flavor, and I was yearning for more tomatoes. The service was great and our waitress Leanna was attentive and super sweet. They had clean bathrooms and ample parking out front and around the block. However, the food wasn't memorable, and I don't think I'll go out of my way to return.

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    Petrillo's Italian Kitchen - Risotto Pescetore

    Petrillo's Italian Kitchen

    4.3(318 reviews)
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    My husband and I went to Petrillo's last night, and it was FANTASTIC! It was our first time, so I…read moredid not know where the bar was, and Mrs. Petrillo said upstairs, and my husband asked how do we go, and she said there's a rope around the corner! LOL. We had a good laugh, and then she had the hostess lead us to the back stairs. What a cozy room on the second floor. Alana, the bartender, made us excellent tequila cosmos. Then we had the fried calamari appetizer, which was honestly the best fried calamari I have ever had-light batter and tender, served with a side of their tomato sauce, which was excellent, too! I had the clams with linguini in their lemon, butter, garlic sauce, which was very yummy, and my husband had the chicken marsala. Both entrees were well proportioned and reasonably priced. We will definitely be back!

    We got takeout here Saturday night and it was my first time having their food. I can't wait to go…read morein person! It was ready when I got there so about 20 minutes which isn't bad at all! I got the chicken, ziti, broccoli and the takeout containers are nice so the pasta doesn't get cooked by the stems. The sauce was yummy! I think the broccoli was a little too hard and the chicken a little dry. However the portion was huge and it still tasted good the next day reheated. My husband got the chicken parm and he thought it was amazing and it was a massive portion. Would recommend! I'm sure it's better in person as well.

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    3.3(129 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    I was heading to Salem in October, and didn't want to risk trying to find food without a…read morereservation, but as expected many places don't take reservations in October because the influx of people, but Antique Table did! When we arrived the place was nearly empty, which come to find out places aren't as busy on a Monday. There was one other table finishing up in the main dinning area, and one other group arrived at the same time we did. We were greeted and sat quickly, but that's where the speed of things kinda came to a slow down. I'll start with some of the positives - our waitress was really nice and she had a helper who also was nothing but polite and friendly. The decor is really cool! There was no one in the entire back room of the restaurant, so I went and took a peak back there on the way to the bathroom and it had old cameras, typewriters, cool pieces of art, the main room also have some great scales of justice, and other fun features. They also had all the Halloween decor, if anyone needed to use the restroom we were told to go towards the large mirror, and I would always add on to my friends "with the creepy doll on it". After about 2 to 3 minutes my entire party had and water was brought to the table and served in plastic cups. Which at a place with white table clothes felt a little strange. At some point after our waitress returned to take drink orders and an appetizer of the calamari. She then asked "have I offered you all any bread yet" we said no, but we would love bread. She said "okay it will be $3" and walked away. We all kinda looked at each other confused, because the phrasing seemed like it was complementary bread but we were really hungry at this point and the bread ended up being really good - but it was a small portion for $3. I think 6 thinner slices in total. We waited a while before she returned for our food order. The menu has what you expect from an Italian places but also has a large section of Mexican dishes, which feels mismatched, it wasn't fusion style it was just Italian and Mexican separately, it just feels really disjointed. I went with the bolognese and one of my friends decided to order the tacos because it felt so silly to do in an Italian spot (and who doesn't like tacos generally). The calamari came out at some point after the bread, but we finished the bread, the calamari, and all our waters at a causal pace after that. We were sitting for a while before anyone came back to the room where we were seated. At this point there were maybe 3 or 4 tables sat in our room and possible one other couple up towards the front area. As many of us were out of water, I headed up towards the bar area or host stand to see if I could find someone. I ran into the guy who was assisting with our table and asked if we could get some more water - which happened promptly. About 5 to 10 minutes after that our waitress returned with even more water and told us food would be out soon. The food arrived maybe 10 minutes after that, so it had been a while since we ordered. The bolognese was fine, the pasta wasn't overcooked, the sauce lacked some depth and the meat was a little firmer than anticipated but overall it was still okay. They did offer some Parmesan cheese to be added to any of the pastas or tacos. The total for 5 people, with no alcohol, one soda, one order of calamari, the $3 bread, and the already added gratuity (which they did mention was already added in at 20% and it was also stated on the bill) ended up being $208. Overall, the food was fine, nothing to make a special trip for. Service was friendly, but very slow. The vibes were a little mismatched - Mexican food with Italian food and plastic cups with white table clothes. Overall, it's a fine experience if you are needing a reservation.

    "What is happening" is all my friend and I could say during our night. We came here years ago and…read moreremember having a good experience, however, it is definitely new ownership and a new menu now. Bring some hand warmers because the dining room has no heat. The staff give off a weird vibe & it's one of those places where once you get your overpriced bar food you will be forgotten To top it off they did have live music that may have blew out my ear drums & sounded like you just dropped acid.

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    4.3(7 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    Piccolo Piatti is finally open in Salem after waiting a few years with the "Coming Soon" banner…read morehanging on the green painted house at the corner of Webb St & Collins St. This small house was formerly Amazing Pizza & More which is relocated to the Wharf. Operated by Antique Table, Piccolo Piatti of Salem is strictly a takeout eatery (no table seating) which serves up a variety of paninis/subs/wraps with fries, chicken wings, pizza, grain bowls, salads, smoothies, acai bowls, juices, and can soda. The menu here is different than Antique Table and Piccolo Piatti Winthrop, which offers full service dining with mostly Italian food. I stopped by Piccolo Piatti mid-afternoon and the place was fairly busy with people hanging out waiting for their orders. I ordered a Salmon Bowl ($16 plus tax) which was ready in about 25 minutes after ordering since there were already large orders before mine. I watched the two cooks prepare food in the kitchen as I waited. The Salmon Bowl was really good with nice flavors, which had white rice, mixed greens, red onions, pico de gallo, hot tender honey glazed salmon smoothed with a pesto mayo. I will definitely have to drop in again for a hot sandwich with a smoothie!

    Got take out pasta dishes....food was delicious, however, for $20.99, both dishes were kids size…read moreportions. Seems like a couple more spoonful's pasta and more than 2 meatballs would at least begin to look like an adult's size portion. $50 for 2 very small meals.

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