This place is great. Serves pizza like they make it in Italy -- tasty thin dough, real ricotta as toppings, and perfectly soft. Eat your pizza with a knife and fork! read more

The food was good. I was told by a friend who was born and raised in Italy that the pizza was legitimate. They ran out Guinness on draft and had no other stouts, so my comment for them would be to have a larger beer list. If your logo has the word 'Drinkery' in it, I expect you to have drinks. read more

I swung by MAST for their happy hour special (dollar oysters!) on Mondays from 11a-10p. Sweet, juicy, cheap oysters + great service, what more could you ask for? read more

The food was very average, the fettuccine was drowning in oil (they said it was butter), the marinara was not good. Slow service to get food & then the bill. Would not go back. Server was pleasant. read more

We had to wait a very long time for our food (I'm assuming because of the fried pizza) but I was starving by the time it arrived. Our pizza was good but needed more prosciutto in my opinion. The fried pizza was what my boyfriend and I were most excited to try. Unfortunately, it did not come as we expected. As you can see in the picture, there isn't much texture to it and doesn't look fried. It was more lumpy and wet with a doughy exterior. We barely ate it at the restaurant because it lacked any crunch and was just hard to eat. The dough moved around as you cut it and it just needed some texture to contrast the mushy insides. We took it home and stuck it in the toaster oven the next day for lunch. This helped immensely as it crisped up and got the crunch it needed to be enjoyable. Overall was pretty expensive and not worth the money or the wait in my opinion, but it might have just been what I ordered. read more

Mast - O Mast - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Owner was an absolute delight and the food was great. Scenery on the patio was my favorite part.

I booked mast for my wedding rehearsal dinner. I communicated multiple times with Alison the event planner throughout the course of 6 months. While Alison was friendly this restaurant completely dropped the ball with my rehearsal. For starters our contract stated 250 dollar deposit and when we contacted Marco, the owner, to give deposit he charged 500. We also agreed on a 2000 dollar budget TOTAL which we signed and they tried pulling a fast one two weeks before the event stating I would pay remaining balance of 1500 plus tax and gratuity which I again had to clarify and also show proof of contract that we signed months back. I communicated about a month before the event and also the week of with Alison. We confirmed meal options and she sent confirmation and cc'd to owner Marco. When my cousin first arrived to the rehearsal at 545pm scheduled for 6pm the staff had absolutely no clue a rehearsal was going on!! They then proceeded to scramble and try to frantically put things together. It took 30 minutes to get a bartender as i had 35 guests awkwardly standing around a hot bar. Then the food which was supposed to be served Buffett style was awkwardly sent out sparingly followed by cold apps and some missing apps we payed for. When I approached the owner he couldn't even acknowledge his mistakes and instead played dumb. I'm writing this because even after a cordial email to Alison, I never even received a "I'm sorry" or any response for that matter. This place is awful and I would NEVER recommend coming to them with any important events in your life. They deserve less than one star as far as I'm concerned. read more

This was a really cozy place with really great service. Though it was busy and we ended up sitting at the bar, the bartender was extremely attentive to us and even let us try the Nutella martini on the house. I believe his name was Ahmed. The food was also really good and not too salty. We ordered margherita pizza, lasagna and truffle fries. If I'm ever back in Boston, I'll definitely be back. read more

Their pizza was my favorite at the Boston pizza festival. The dough and the sauce has the best flavor to it. read more

Mast - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Pizza was undercooked and they said that we did not pay for it when we obviously didn't pick up through Uber. I sent my staff member there to pick that up and they got an argument. Fucking Carlee disagreed but this place . read more

Best pizza in Boston! This is the proper Napoli style pizza with the charcoaled dough and pizza sauce that tastes of tomatoes and not sugar! The servers need better training and attention to detail but the food quality and pizza chef make this place a must. Nice patio area for summer evenings too. read more

Food was great, nice atmosphere. Both my coworker and I were charged $1.00 more than we had authorized. I had already tipped a little more than 20%, recommended was 18%. read more

The food here is SO GOOD!! The pizza is amazing- they have a certification that requires someone from Italy coming to the restaurant and approving the process and pizza and boy, can you tell. The ingredients were so fresh and the crust was perfect. We also got the chicken parm, which was one of the best I've had. The pasta that came with it seemed homemade. The service was great and we met the owner briefly and he was very kind. Highly recommend this place for incredible Italian food. read more

Mast - Margherita pizza - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Just spent an hour in this place. Took 30 mins for anyone to come take our order. Waited another 30 before we decided to bounce. Nothing showed up. No apology. Never coming back. read more

Was so excited to try this place. 1 waitress on a holiday weekend, never even came to our table, had to beg for water, sat there for 45 minutes before we decided to leave. We also watched 4-5 other tables leave due to awful service. Hostess could care less and just kept seating tables vs realizing her staff was overwhelmed. Get it together. This place will be out of business soon. Go literally ANYWHERE else. read more

Walked from my hotel for a quick dinner. Walked in at 9:29 was told I couldn't be seated because they close at 10:00. In a city full of great restaurants, turning customers away 30 mins prior to your advertised hours, very poor business practice. read more

I visit Mast fairly regularly and the food is never disappointing. This is my go to spot for delicious, authentic Italian cuisine. The brick oven pizza is to die for, the pasta is freshly made, the octopus has the best flavor and texture of any in the city, and the calamari is fried light and has never been chewy. The owner, Marco Caputo, goes out of his way to check on the diners and to ensure their needs are met and the customer dining experience is up to his standards. Mast is very clean and we felt safe social distancing here. As with a lot of the businesses, there has been a bit of a struggle with having enough staff to run optimally. Have a little patience and don't get in a hurry, they are always kind and gracious! When considering food taste, quality and value, hands down I would recommend Mast over any place in the North End. read more

I will never return and strongly advise against others visiting their lounge. Went for a night event, downstairs. The female bartender added a nice tip for herself on my bill. I tip in cash so I was able to notice the discrepancy. She did the same to a friend's. I'm appalled by the lack of honesty and would rather give my money elsewhere. I sincerely hope the owner sees this and assesses who he has working his bars during evenings. As for the bartender, your actions will eventually catch up to you. I hope you'll find that being honest will eventually pay more in the long run. read more

We made reservations for a large party, and specifically requested separate checks in advance to avoid any confusion when it would be time to pay. We called a few days prior to reiterate this, and was told by the friendly hostess "not to worry, we get asked to do this all the time, and it's not a problem." The day of our reservation, we were phoned, and the hostess again mentioned, "we have you down for 12 people, with six separate checks to be given to each couple." We confirmed this and were happy the restaurant seemed to be on top of the request. We were seated very promptly, and the wine and pizza were hot, authentic and tasty. We were grateful and impressed that certain dietary restrictions were honored. Our only qualm with the food was that it didn't arrive together-therefore some people were finished eating before some others got their food. When the remainder of our party got their food, it was cold and partially uncooked. In the end, we received one check, which is what we tried desperately to avoid. We could not find the host or waitress in a timely fashion to have this fixed. There was an awkwardness at the table as some people were in a rush to leave and didn't want to sit and divide up what they had. We ended up having upset/annoyed people in our dinner party who ended up paying more for food/drinks than what they ordered. Overall, pizza and wine selection was good, but service and attentiveness could be improved. We understand new restaurants can have growing pains-and we have attempted to phone and email management with no response. Hopefully things will continue to improve. read more

Pizza and food-top of the line, best of the best. Unique menu being that it is Neapolitan street food. Pizza is made from an authetic imported Neapolitan pizza oven. The sauce and flavor is die for and the dough is perfection. Service-attentive, fast, friendly, accomodating. All of the staff comes from the owner's village in Napoli. They are not only so friendly but also gorgeous! Go! read more

Don't bother coming here unless you eat first and arrive full. 2 hours after arrival no entree, no apologies, no service, just the invisible customer treatment. I can't comment on the food because it never showed up. Hey Mast, don't bother unlocking your doors, why bother? read more

Manager service is terrible. I made the unfortunate mistake of leaving my credit card behind at the restaurant. The manager, Marco, took it somewhere and hid it. No one else who worked there has a clue where it is. One of the assistants, Brian, repeatedly told me that Marco would call me back. He's had my number for three days and hasn't called. I tried calling multiple times and he is never in. What am I supposed to do, camp outside and stalk him?!? Be reasonable. After multiple attempts to retrieve it, I eventually needed to replace it. Expedition fees cost me a ton and it was all completely unnecessary. This was such a reprehensibly disrespectful way to treat a customer. Look, running a restaurant is only partially about the food. Treating customers poorly when they make a mistake indicates a culture of taking your customers for granted. read more

I have never experienced anything quite like this. We made a reservation and arrived about 5/10 minutes early and were told they were too busy, which was totally fine so we went to wait at the bar. First thing we noticed was the restaurant was packed and only one or two tables had any food. It took 15 minutes before we could even flag the hostess down to ask about getting drinks as the bartender was MIA (she also said we would never be sat because we had no reservation and they were just too busy. We reminded her we DID have a reservation and had already confirmed this with her). There was one waitress for a full restaurant on a Saturday with a show scheduled at the theater that night. When we finally were served drinks the beer was 2/3 Stella foam. The cosmos, aka the most basic drink on earth, were essentially glasses of cranberry and Cointreau with a splash of vodka and so we paid way too much for overpriced poison. Couldn't say anything because obviously the bartender immediately went to hide somewhere. Very little food was being brought out to anyone seated. We saw maybe two or three pizzas come out the entire time we were there and that is probably because the pizza chef (who is behind an open counter when you walk up the stairs to get to the bar and dining room) kept leaving the pizza station to be behind the bar (not to serve drinks or help, just to yell in Italian at the hostess and look around in a confused manner). I've never seen a cook of any sort take so many breaks when a restaurant was so busy or even NOT busy. He was behind the bar more than the bartender. When a couple seats opened we decided to take those instead of waiting for a table, but a group behind us said they had been seated for 45 minutes and nobody had come over to the table once. We decided to bail. Upon leaving we found out this restaurant has been operating somehow for FIVE YEARS. I have never seen a place so mismanaged- probably because there was no manager of any sort. The hostess was doing her best and said one server called out which caused the mayhem. Honey, no. The only excuse for that disaster would be if a minimum of 4 servers had called out and the pizza chef had never made pizza before in his life. Other reviews mentioned problems such as these and we should have listened. Hate to leave a review without having eaten the food, but we wouldn't go back even if we were the only people in the place. The only reason they are getting away with this is because of the lack of "fine" dining options in this area, specifically pizza/Italian. read more

They sat us down as soon as we got there, however, they took 30 minutes to get us our drinks. Then, it was another hour before we got our food, except for one person in our party who didn't get their pizza with the rest of us. After 30 minutes of that, I ask for the pizza and they look dumbfounded. Never going back. read more

I highly recommend this place! Great drinks, great pizza, and excellent service. We came here on our last night in Boston and it was a fantastic experience. The margherita pizza was soooooo good. My husband had the pasta. Our server Donatella was as sweet and helpful as can be and she is from Sicily so she knew her stuff. We had a great time and it was the perfect end to our family vacation. Thank you Mast! read more

Been here quite a few times since it opened (I live in the building) and I really want to like this place. Pizza is good, as is most of the food. Service is just so unprofessional - tonight was the worst. I sat at the bar for five minutes with no bartender in sight. Finally asked a waiter if there was a bartender working and Ronnie finally appears. The bartender basically texts and leans against the bar. I finish my wine and wait for him to ask me if I'd like a refill. I wait and wait. He just keeps leaning against the wall directly in front of me and I'm forced to lose my personal battle and ask him for another wine. But the nail in the coffin - he starts pouring shots for him and two waiters. I wouldn't expect this here. I know it's hard to find good staff, but find someone who doesn't lean with his arms crossed and look beyond bored while texting. After my entree was delivered, the entire staff disappear for seven minutes. I literally looked at my phone for the time. I think they all went downstairs to the lower bar. Maybe a cigarette break? Bartender still MIA. Would have been nice to get a refill on the water or someone asks how the entree came out. If anyone from the restaurant reads this, feel free to check the video around 7pm. No one is there and anyone could have just walked behind the bar. I thought about leaning over to refill my water. I hope they figure it out. It's a nice space with a very impressive pizza oven. Staff doing shots at the bar shouldn't happen. With new restaurants like Yvonne's, Mast' needs to be better than ever. As I'm about to ask for the check, Ronnie makes himself a cappuccino with two sugars. read more

Remember they just opened so any issues with service and timing should be accepted in a new restaurant. I tend to give restaurants a pass when they first open. That being said... The pizza is amazing and tastes exactly like I remembered it in Italy. The guy who said the pizza is too moist, that's EXACTLY how it is in Naples!!!! Get the sausage and broccoli rabe pipzza, it's AMAZING! I forgot the name of the app I got but it was polenta with gorgonzola and it was absolutely delicious. The food here is very good! read more

My husband and I have been looking for several years for a place we can say is "our" place and we finally found it at MAST'. In a strange turn of events, we learned of MAST' the last night of our honeymoon in Italy in October 2014. We ate at a place in Naples and the owner told us about a place his friend just opened in downtown Boston. We couldn't believe our good fortune that after dining on authentic Italian food for 2 weeks, we'd be able to return to Boston and continue our tour of Italy right out our front door. The food: Pizza -- crust is crispy and filling without being too bready. I love seeing the masterpieces the chef creates for special occasions (if you friend them on Facebook, you'll be amazed). Arancini -- 5 stars. Just perfect. It's creamy, it's cheesy, it has a pinch of sauce, and it's a little ball of heaven. I once went on a trek through the North End trying to find a place with arancini and now I've found MAST'. Ragu -- homemade pappardelle pasta and boar ragu reminds us of one of our favorite meals while we were on our honeymoon in Chianti. Flavorful, hearty, and homemade. A true winner. Parmiggiana di melanzane -- I started my love affair with eggplant only a few years ago. Since then, I've come to appreciate a well-made eggplant parm. Not squishy, but soft; not crunchy or tough, but firm. After splitting the arancini and eating half my eggplant, I was full and never so excited about leftovers. The Nutella Pizza -- That's right. Nutella. Pizza. Hang onto your hats. Every single time I think about this concoction, my mouth starts to water. And we had this for dinner about 4 months ago. Nutella spread over warm pizza dough so it's gooey and shiny, just daring you to attempt eating it without a napkin. Little dots of whipped cream are interspersed on the Nutella, making it beautiful as well as delicious. Our waiter the last time was Filippo and the man knows his stuff. We wanted to order a bottle of wine, and after asking us our preferences, he suggested a bottle that not only complemented our appetizer, but also both of our meals and our palettes. A+. We can't wait to go back! read more

Mast - Mouthwatering Nutella Dessert Pizza! - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Food was decent, but not incredible. I'm giving three stars because our servers were stressful. We had one shadowing as part of his training, so maybe that's why, but I've never had trouble with that before. To sum it up, they were paying way too much attention to our table but not reading the room. The more tenured server immediately told us about the specials before we had a chance to look at the menu and then asked if we were ready to order. Well, no, I've only heard the specials. We ask for a minute and he agrees but says we'll need ID if we're planning on ordering drinks. Duh? We order a bottle of wine and show our IDs. The trainee reads mine and hands it over to the server who says he didn't expect that year to be on mine. I get it, I look young and you thought I was going to be underage. Well I'm not and I'm not flattered by the attitude. After we ordered food and had our wine, the servers checked in on us together and both separately. We were deep into conversation, had about a half of the bottle of wine left, and two slices of pizza when the trainee asked if he could wrap up the pizza for us. With an empty restaurant, this whole experience felt like they wanted us out ASAP. The server came back two minutes later and held our bottle of wine up to the light and was surprised it wasn't empty. Last but not least, the bill came back without my credit card. I got it back though- the trainee had it. tl;dr awkward and stressful service with reasonable food. Probably won't be back by choice. read more

I just finished the worst meal I have ever had at a restaurant. My wife and I had reservations for 7pm. We ordered a salad and 2 simple Italian dishes. We were finally served our meals at 8:15pm. That's right, over an hour. The salad and the meals came out together. No explanation other than the kitchen only had 1 cook. The meals came out cold. My wife's pasta had actually congealed together as if it had been sitting out awhile. As we were waiting for the check, we noticed a table getting bread. So we asked for some bread to which our server told us she forgot to get us the bread and now they were out...of bread. Did we get an apology? No? Did we get offered a discount? No? Did we get offered perhaps a free dessert in lieu of bread? No? There were so many ways this could have been fixed and nothing was done. Father's Day ended on a bad note. DO NOT go to thi restaurant. EVER!! read more

Meh. Meh. Food was pretty decent. Service bounced between irregular and kinda bad. Four times, we were presented with food or drinks that we hadn't ordered. One time, the guy with the drinks challenged our waiter about which table number it was supposed to go to. Then, we wanted to pay but hadn't seen our waiter for a while. When he next walked by, we handed him a credit card. He came back with the charge slip, but not the itemized bill, and almost walked away without giving us a pen for signature. I'm not rushing back here. read more

This was my first visit to Mast'. It will most definitely not be my last visit! Everything was terrific. We had 7:30 reservations. We arrived at 7:30 and were promptly seated at our table. We had a great view of their impressive pizza oven. Next time I go there I may actually ask to be seated in that area. It's set up like a "pizza bar". As you would sit at a bar with your bartender at Mast' you can sit at the pizza bar with your pizza chef and dine there. Our server was Rebecca. She was very friendly and attentive---but not overly attentive. She was very knowledgable of the menu. We started with the Wellfleet oysters. My husband and I are big fans of oysters but the friends we were dining with are not---so we just ordered 5 to share. They were delicious. We got the fried calamari appetizer. Mixed in with the fried calamari were some tasty cherry peppers which were also fried in the batter. It was great. The 3rd and final app we ordered was the "piatti di salumi e formaggi italiani"--essentially this is italian cold cuts and cheese. I can't tell you how delicious this was. The prosciutto di parma was cut a bit on the thicker side (versus being sliced very thin for a sandwich). The prosciutto along with the salami was drizzled with a thick balsamic glaze. I could have eaten the prosciutto as a meal. It was outstanding. There were long, thick chunks of parmigiano reggiano. This was served in a bowl made of----cheese! We ended up breaking the bowl up into pieces and eating it, too. Main meals: My meal was the linguine with clams. I am a huge fan of linguine with clams. That being said I am also a huge critic of linguine with clams. This dish was fantastic. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente. There were a TON of clams in there. It was a "white sauce" with cherry tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes were gently broken up in the sauce. I did need to add a bit of crushed red pepper, salt and crushed black pepper--but there was a lot of clam flavor in the sauce. A simple dish which was beautifully done. I'd prefer to have to add the seasoning to my food rather than have the chef overdo it and then not be able to do anything about it---so I was very pleased with simply having to add some seasoning to my dish. My husband and his friend shared 2 dishes. They had a pizza and a pasta dish. The pizza was the "Saporita"--which literally translates to "tasty". OMG was this tasty. It had broccoli rabe, sausage, olive oil and parmiggiano reggiano. UNBELIEVABLE. The crust was amazing. I will definitely get this as an appetizer to share with the table on our next visit. The pasta they got was Parpardelle with wild boar. The boar was so tender and flavorful. They ate the entire plate of pasta and boar and then asked for bread to dip into the tasty sauce on the plate. The last main meal my friend Jackie got was the Casarecce ricotta e pomodoro. I didn't try this dish but she was loving it. She needed some grated cheese on this dish and our server was happy to bring over a block of parmiggiano reggiano to freshly grate on the pasta. For dessert we all shared a Nutella Pizza. DELICIOUS. It was a pizza with nutella spread all over it. On top of the nutella were crushed walnuts, strawberries and dollops of creme freche'. This place was outstanding. The next time my family visits from Italy I will take them to Mast' for a visit. read more

I ordered the branzino with shrimp and clams and it was pretty good, also a fairly large portion. But the service was very slow and our waiter seemed distracted. The layout and decor of the restaurant is not great, which is surprising because the restaurant seems new and trendy from the outside. The whole experience was very mediocre. I might go back because I did enjoy my fish but I wouldn't bring a group or go for any kind of occasion. I might actually do takeout so I don't have to sit there. Not related to the food, but... I made my reservation through OpenTable, which has a points reward system. The hostess needs to verify you show up for your reservation to claim the points. The hostess couldn't verify I honored my res (even though I gave her my name when I arrived) so Mast asked I show my receipt to OpenTable because they couldn't verify I was there. It's all a lot of work to claim some points for an unsatisfactory dining experience. read more

Pretty good pizza. The dough is nice on the crust. It's a little thin and soggy in the middle of the pizza. I'm only giving 3 stars because it's pricey. $17 for a four cheese personal pizza. And it didn't wow me. read more

After our dinner in Chinatown, we were looking for a quiet place to speak. This was more difficult than expected. The local coffee shops were either closed or standing room only. Many of the lounges and bars were far too loud for our purposes. Finally, we found MAST' which is across the street from Gem. The bar upstairs was exceptionally quiet Saturday evening. Usually, bartenders give me a subtle, side-eye when my quasi teetotaller order is coupled with my companion's alcoholic drink. I am delighted to say that MAST''s bartender was kind and accommodating when it came to my non-alcoholic order. Management of MAST', I plead that you give this man a raise or promotion. My companion's dirty martini met his needs. Success in this realm seems to of little importance overall. I think most places know how to make this drink. The bartender's kindness however is the exceptional variable because we are now more inclined to come back. Lesson of the Day: Kindness matters. read more

Went here with coworkers for lunch. We were seated at a round table. We all ordered some variety of panini/salad except one person who got salad. The paninis and salad took FOREVER. They were also not that good. The salad my coworker got also looked very sad. I think we all should have gotten pasta, because that looked pretty grand. For $15 for a panini, I definitely expected better food. The service was also pretty lacking. The place was dead during lunch time, so I'm surprised we were so unattended. I won't be back for lunch. read more

Stopped in here for a beer and a quick bite. The pizza was fantastic! Can't remember the name but it had arugula and prosciutto. If your unsure, get that. You won't be disappointed. read more

Mast - Pizza from the Gods - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

The waiter did not come by to refill my water. I had to chase him down. We were also seated by the window so it was so hot! My water also did not come with ice. I had to flag the waiter down who kept disappearing for a cup of ice for my warm water. The food was meh was well. Nothing blew me away. I will not be coming back. read more

Just discovered this hidden gem. It looks like an average bar from the outside but once you head up the stairs and around the corner you find a cozy little haven that reminds me of the bars on every corner in Italy. When I arrived there was a group of Italian men at the bar sipping café which didn't hurt the ambiance. I had the O Mast pizza and it did not disappoint. True Napoletana pizza cooked in a wood fired oven here. I had a beer but was impressed with the reasonably priced wine list. The beer list is a mix of Italian (Peroni), local standards (Sam Adams, Harpoon) and some craft beers (Clown Shoes, Castle Island). I will be back to try more! read more

Mast - Café at the bar - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Spectacular. I am still thinking about this meal after returning to my hotel room. Spectacular seems overwrought, but it is the only word that I can come back to. This restaurant was an afterthought. We were looking for dinner yesterday actually and ignored this because we thought it was too expensive. Italian places often have "that" taste which isn't unique from any other Italian place. Tonight, however, our first plan didn't pan out and I sorta had a taste for pasta so we decided to give it a shot. Thankfully we did! The server was fantastic to start with. He had a great knowledge of the menu and even though the appetizer that we requested was 'sold out' he had a recommendation to follow it, which turned out to be excellent. It was, by the way, the Stuffed Jerusalem Artichoke. Highly recommend it. Additionally, he sold me on the special of the day which was lobster ravioli. Trust me, I know what you're thinking - it's the same frozen lobster ravioli that every Italian place serves. No way. There were big chunks of fresh lobster. The pasta was clearly fresh made. The sauce was exquisite. Nothing bad to say. Not a bit. I can't even say that there wasn't enough, it was a perfectly sized entree! My husband chose off the menu and had a pasta dish with the wild boar. I did not recognize the pasta, but it was amazing. It was a thick, heavy pasta that was more substantial than anything I've tasted before at an Italian restaurant. If you're in the area, please, please check out this restaurant! read more