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3.6 (327 reviews)
ModerateItalian
Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Good for groups
Good for kids

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Stuffed baked chicken. So delicious

Food has so much flavor and really big portions. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Nice way to end our trip in boston.

Pumpkin Martini
Erika C.

A lovely small Italian restaurant nestled in Melrose's downtown! I met friends here for dinner for a Fundraiser for MAAV (Melrose Alliance Against Violence) and was so happy to see them participate in something like that! We ordered martinis from the celebrity bartender, mine a pumpkin martini, and then ordered food. I always try to order what a restaurant is known for so under "House Seafood Specialities", I went with the mussels and calamari over homemade fusilli 'Giacomo style' (lobster based red sauce with a touch of béchamel) absolutely delicious with a generous portion of seafood and pasta plus so reasonably priced at $25!! It was very loud so it was tough to catch up with friends but it made me so happy to see such a big turnout for such an important cause! We're already planning another dinner here soon!

Kassidi D.

So my main reason for my trip here was the cannoli martini! And let me just tell you this tasted just like it and lived up to call the hype!! Presentation was to perfection and screamed cannoli right as our waiter was bringing them over. It was super filling I will say!! We just had a small app but I would love to get back to location to try dinner menu, it looks amazing! It felt like you were at an Italian restaurant in the city perfect date night vibes.

Lemon Fettuccine with Scallops and Shrimp
Kelly B.

Fantastic local Italian restaurant. The cocktail menu is on point. Service is attentive; even on a Friday night. Everything coming out of the kitchen looked amazing. The seafood platter (for two) looked AMAZING. Huge lobster surrounded by other amazing seafood. The wine menu is delicious and affordable. We got a bottle of Duckhorn Cab for only 36$. House salad was delicious. Lightly dressed. The chicken Piccata was crisp and lemony and delicious. The lemon fettuccini with scallops and shrimp was also delicious. And the pasta was of course; Al dente. The chicken Parm was HUGE and delicious. We also ordered a platter of the broccoli rabe. Nice and spicy, but a little bitter due to the size of the stems.

Large fried calamari
Wendy C.

Decided to try the Melrose location (we usually go to the north end and sometimes the south end location). Had reservations on Sunday at 5pm. Came in and the place was packed, even the bar. Highly recommend making reservations if you plan to eat earlier. By 7pm there were few empty tables and no wait. There is street parking in front and they have a big parking lot in the back. This is a plus compared to their other locations Service was attentive and friendly. Food was good but not the same quality as the north end location. But still delicious and plentiful. We got the large calamari, clams linguini and 2 Fra Diavolo FruittiDiMare linguini (very generous with the seafood compared to other places). Seafood were all very fresh.

Veal Marsala.
Joseph P.

First time at this location. The appetizers antipasto and chop salad was really good but the main courses were bland. The lobster with calamari in red sauce was bland avd the shrimp in red sauce over pasta as also no flavor the pasta linguini abd the fettuccini pasta was over cooked. No garlic flavor. The service was very good. I gave only three stars because of the flavorless pasta dishes.

Chicken Parm.
Dana S.

I wanted to love this restaurant 100% and be super thrilled to come back. But I can't. It was good. Was it Northend good? No. Was it authentic Italian good? No. It was solid American Italian food. Let me explain my experience here. I went here with three folks. Made a reservation. On a Saturday at 7 PM. There was no need to do that. The place was relatively empty inside, and we were even able to get outdoor seating. Without any special accommodations. We sat down and waited a little bit, but I did see the way to running around like a chicken with his head cut off, so I was OK it was sitting outside and waiting. He came to our table and he was very, how do I say, Boston? Hey how you doin..He says. Can I get something started for ya? We opted to start with a large order of fried calamari. Which, when it came out, was really good and a very ample portion. I think you could even use it for a main meal instead of an appetizer it was so large. We got a bottle of wine as well. It seem like a better choice with three folks as opposed to individual drinks. Came out to be the same price. We ordered the Fra diavolo seafood, the The lemon fettuccine shrimp dish, and chicken Parm. Nothing fancy, routine items on the menu it seemed. They didn't take very long to come out and didn't all come out at once. Again, our waiter was super busy with all the tables outside for himself. My chicken palm was not steaming hot, it was warm, even hot, but not as if it just came out of being cooked. More like it probably had been sitting under the heat lamp for a few minutes. Maybe while everything else finished cooking? The lemon fettuccine dish looked really pretty and my friend said it tasted really good. Hubby got the seafood fra diavolo. Again, it looked really good, but he said the sauce was relatively underwhelming and not spicy enough at all. We were never offered grated cheese or hot pepper to put on our food if we wanted it. I don't know if they even have that there. Also, when we got our bread for the table? Three small pieces that we used with olive oil. The bread was really good. But we could've used more and I waited never asked us if he wanted some. Oh and all it was a positive experience, but just not exciting enough for me to really go back again. Paragraph plus, parking and getting into the restaurant is kind of weird. They don't tell you that the entrance to the restaurant is on the side in an alleyway. So we had to walk all the way around the building only to find the entrance was literally right where we had parked!!

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Got takeout from here. Was decent. Would bet it's 5 stars if we had dined in! Good Italian

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It was decent, but our food was extremely undersalted and underseasoned. Other than that the food was fine.

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Food is always great, We order take out once a week. When this covid thing subsides or if the have ourdoir next spring we are there!

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Huge portions solid prices only gripe is I went for excellent veal instead of outside of the box with seafood pasta options next time !!

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