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    Caffé Italia

    3.7 (107 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Bars
    Open 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Tricia W.

    Having lived in Wakefield and enjoyed being within walking distance of that location, we were excited to see they had a Marblehead location after we moved to Salem. Hubs bday choice was to try them out:) On January 17th. It was a dark slow Tuesday night; we made reservations, although absolutely was not needed. Greeted by the owner and was surprised another Tricia had reservations the same night, lol! The ambiance is old school Italian bar. Dark woods, country seating. While it was mostly empty, we sat right next to another table of a group of ladies. Given that I mentioned this was a bday celebration, I would have hoped to have a bit of space. But it was overall fine. Our server was great and attentive. The owner came by a few times to check on how we were doing, which was a great touch. Food - oh my. So good. The Citrus salad we started with was juicy fresh and not overdressed, seasoned well. We also tried the arancini, which was very good, smooth, and cheesy. Hubs got some seafood red sauce dish, lol we can't remember what it was! But I do remember he absolutely loved it and said it was cooked perfectly. I had the simple-looking lamb chops and grilled veg. This was amazing! The lamb was cooked perfectly, and wow, those veg were seasoned so well, nice char from the grill I gobbled them up. We ended with a cannoli that was so light and fluffy - perfect ending. We will be back!

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    John T.

    Nice restaurant down town. Larger than most of the tiny places downtown. Great service & the food was above average quality for the price. Good size portions. Typical Italian restaurant decor.

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    2 years ago

    Great spot, id go here back in the day when it was in eastie, great pizza, great atmosphere, friendly service, chatted it up, great food

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    5 years ago

    Lots of salt and oil. I try this place every couple of years with the hope that it has improved. Nope, it's still lousy.

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    Took an order for take away and then didn't follow through. Left customers in the lurch. Not good customer service in my book

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    Half priced apps from 4-6 PM can't be beat. Nice ambiance, good food and nice staff; what more could you ask.

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