Great pizza. Thank you! We loved the pizza. Wine was lovely and staff was very kind.

AMAZING Neapolitan style pizza! I spend a lot of time in Rome and often miss the pizza when I'm gone--this place feels like a slice of home! Very traditional margarita pizza that will make you feel like you're in Italy! read more

I stumbled upon this place last night on my walk back from work. They were about to close so I ordered a pizza margarita and Nutella pizza to go while I enjoyed a cappuccino on the beautiful upstairs patio. Service was excellent. Will be coming back here next time I am in Boston. read more

It's a small restaurant with big atmosphere and the food is amazing. Homemade pasta and sauce dishes, awesome pizza. Eddie the bartender makes a mean drink. We had two of his specialities, Pistachio Martini and Nutella Martini! The staff was amazing friendly and the customer service was good, you have to consider the fact that everyone is short handed with staff right now and with that understanding and the right frame of mind that this is not an instant gratification restaurant you will have a wonder experience. Let's face, every meal is prepared for you, no mass production, their homemade pasta dishes are excellent! Thank you. read more

Best pizza! Best pizza! Best pizza! 5 star pizza! Most authentic pizza I have had outside of Italy. Amazing! Freshly made pasta and great bread. I was in carb lovers paradise. The seafood special was also wonderful. Service was 5 stars and the ambiance is great. It was a long distance to the bathroom for my hobbled friend, but they let him use the elevator. Thank you! Two of our dishes left a little to be desired, hence the 4 stars. However, I could eat pizza there everyday and be in heaven! read more

The pizza is so good. It doesnt taste greasy and soggy like some pizza. Just right amount of topping and perfect balance. I've been to Italy (hopefully one day) but I think it is authentic as it get. They write on their menu that changing toppings are not allowed. I guess it is a good sign that they dont let people mess with their pizza. As I hate pepperoni, these pizza are just perfect. My group of 4 people finished 2 pizza quite quickly and oh boy, we were stuffed. read more

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I must say I haven't eaten much of the food at mast with exceptions being pizza arancini and oysters. But I have had quite a few drinking experiences at this location. The pizza is fantastic and only getting better as the brick oven is seasoned. The arancini are absolutely delicious. And the oysters were out of this world. I personally don't go for the "craft cocktails" more of a whiskey and wine guy. But after 15 years of bar tending I can appreciate the effort put into the cocktail list at Mast, ( although I cannot speak to the taste of these cocktails) The bar upstairs is very welcoming and comfortable. I particularly prefer the downstairs lounge. I found it more comfortable a setting and more relaxing. The staff I have found knowledgable and helpful as well as attentive. I am looking forward to the summer nights on the outdoor patio hopefully they take my advice and put a raw bar outside. All and all I would recommend this highly as a great place to hang out with friends or throw a private party in the downstairs lounge. read more

Overall, a good experience for the most part. My diavolo pizza was excellent as were most of the pizzas others at my table ordered. The service was great and the patio was lovely on a summer evening. More points for having Lunch as their Maine Beer Co. draft beer. There was one major problem with a pizza with eggplant: the eggplant had a awful taste. My southern Italian friend (an expert on eggplant!) and another Italian both couldn't eat it because of the taste. One described the eggplant as having a "fermented" taste. The server gladly took it back and had another (different) pizza made very quickly. I was disappointed with my Aperol spritz. It was the most watered down one I have ever had anywhere and for a trendy cocktail bar price. It wasn't just mine that was weak either. I guess since spritzes are all the rage now, they aren't all going be excellent. Maybe it's because the drink is from northern Italy and Mast is a southern Italian place. :-) My biggest complaint was the inconsistency in food and drink quality. (I had been warned about this well before this visit.) Also I was expecting high prices being downtown Boston and all that, but I went for pizza, not a gourmet meal. I hate to say that the hassle of going into the city just wasn't worth the money I spent, even though I really wanted to love the place as much as I did the first time soon after it opened. Well, their price structure is apparently working for them, so I wish them continued success. Just please make a better spritz. read more

I may not know about true neapolitan style pizza, but not being used to that type, I was dissapointed. The paper thin crust was soggy and all 3 different pizzas we ordered, funghi, margherita and quattro formaggi were bland. We ate them because we were very hungry by the time we got them. The service was not great either. The place was maybe half full but we didn't see our server for several minutes when we got there. We only saw her 3 times the entire time and wasn't all that helpful then. I guess most people that reviewed like the food and the place, but for us, it is not a place we would go back to or recommend. read more

My husband and I were in Boston staying a the Nine Zero. We had reservations at another restaurant which was fabulous the night before , we decided to try MAST NTHE next day because of the reviews, I have to say- as a restaurant owners ourselves, I found it ridiculous we were charged a COVID fee- Really? besides THAT our service was good, but the food was not anything to rave about- average. This covid charge will only hurt waitresses bottom line. That bothered WE WILL NOT BE making our waitresses charging an up charge. There is PPU and PPE loan out there for THIS and at the LEAST the FOOD is average- and at the other restaurant at the north end we were not CHARGED. Its not the cost- it's the principle. read more

Great staff! Wood-fired pizza was wonderful! Owner and pizza chef are both from Napoli! Can't get any more authentic than that. The awards are proof! read more

Amazing pizzas! Really cute and homey bar area. Can't go wrong with any of the pizzas. Perfect for date night with your significant other. My hubby and I love coming here on Sunday nights when there is plenty of room at the bar. read more

MAST has the best pizza in Boston and my favorite neighborhood bar to swing in for a drink. My boyfriend and I try to branch out when we go to dinner but 99% of the time end up here because it is so yummy and so reliable. I have tried to recreate their ricotta on homemade pizza but can't even come close! I have also been to a few parties downstairs and they are very well done with good food, drinks, setup, and even servers walking around refilling drinks. MAST is the best! read more

Amazing! It's a slice of Italy in Boston! Friendly staff. Pizza made by staff from Naples. The manager David is from Rome! You won't be disappointed. read more

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We had a fantastic time and fabulous meal here last night.First this place is so welcoming and the stuff work hard to make guests feel comfortable.We are definitely going back and will become regulars. read more

Mast - Pizza Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Mast is the best genuine Italian restaurant in Boston. The food is excellent and the attention of the wait staff is world class. The decor is very elegant and chic perfect for a romantic date, a business meeting or a get together with friends. We go every time we are in town and all the different dishes we have tried just get better and better. The pasta is made fresh at the restaurant. You can taste the difference in the food when compared to other restaurants in that the ingredients are of top quality because of their fresh and great taste! The sauces are made fresh as well! Nothing canned! The pizza is made in an imported napolitan oven from Italy made by a professional pizzaiolo (pizza maker)! Try the Nutella pizza and the to die for Nutella Tiramisù! i can go on and on but you must try it yourself! read more

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I've eaten at many of the US's "best pizza in the country" places like Pepe's and Keste, in search of pizza like I had in Italy some years ago. Nothing has come close until Mast. An Italian friend told me about it, saying it's the only pizza he's had in the US that's like home. The specialty pizzas are absurdly expensive for what you get, but the simple options, like the margarita, are well priced and absolutely authentically Italian and delicious. I can't wait to go back. read more

The chicken parmigiana was absolutely delicious. The bread was a great addition. The ravioli was delicious but small. Good service. Nice ambiance. Expansive wine menu. read more

Order takeout pizza. It was done early... however, the pizza was so thin it was translucent and it was also wet and cold. Perhaps the worst pizza I've ever had. I love pizza (even bad dominoes) and this one was so bad I just threw it away. read more

Great place! Young crowd being near Suffolk and Emerson. Went for a romantic dinner and it was perfect- amazing Italian food, fast service, and overall great experience. read more

Amazing food, best chicken parm. The people here are nice, and it is in a great spot.

This was a bizarre and unfortunate dining experience. My friend and I both ordered the parppardelle with mushrooms, but what arrived was a linguine bolognese. We objected, saying this isn't what we ordered, and asked to see the menu again to clarify that what we ordered was indeed parppardelle with mushrooms. We were very nice about it, but she just said, "Oh this is what you ordered, see there's mushrooms in the sauce." There were no mushrooms, and it was a red bolognese sauce, with meat (I'm a vegetarian). Instead of apologizing and taking the food away, or bringing us a menu so we can clarify, the waitress left the food on the table and walked away NEVER TO RETURN. Eventually a different waiter came, but it was a LONG wait, with us wondering if we were going to have to eat what we were given or if we would ever get a chance to get the right order. Finally, the right order was brought by yet a different person, but no one ever came back to check on us or see if we wanted more drinks. Finally we got one comped 2nd drink (but only for one of us who had the mistaken meal, oddly). The original waitress finally came back and barely spoke to us, handing us the bill. When we tried to question her, she seemed upset and said we were angry at her so she couldn't be our waitress anymore (we never acted angry, just confused). She said that the manager or owner was making her pay for the mistaken meals and that's why she couldn't comp us anything else because she'd have to pay for it! If true, this is an appalling practice. Also appalling is the lack of apology and the fact that she left and never came back! So bizarre and disturbing. read more

We came in today to grab some lunch. We were greeted by a rude hostess, who did not even bother to come downstairs to greet us and follow her. While the menu selections looked great, after entering we didn't even have a chance to sit down when the waiter approached us telling us for like 10min all the specials for today. I didn't have even a chance to remove my coat and sit down and he kept going. We decided to leave because we felt really not welcomed and looked down upon. You should have seen the look we received from the waitress and waiter after we stood up to leave. Not setting my foot there ever! read more

I booked a dinner here for a party of 24 people for my birthday and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. I confirmed with staff that the table would be a long rectangle with 1 person on each end and 11 people on each of the long sides but when I arrived at the time of the booking (which was in the basement of the restaurant) there were 2 smaller rectangular tables that weren't set. I was shocked as I find this layout extremely antisocial and it wasn't what I was told it would be. I spoke to the owner who initially showed me to the table and asked if we could make the 2 tables into 1 table and he had no patience even though he was saying that there's no space to fit everyone despite the fact that I was explaining exactly how it was possible. The issue that I was expecting was that the long table would be a fire hazard but it wasn't, but for some reason they didn't make the table how they said they would and weren't willing to put the tables together. Luckily, there was a lovely young manager who had been there for 2 weeks only who had the patience and understanding to help me create the table, but the delay forced my guests to stand at the entrance of the basement for almost half an hour into my reservation time awkwardly. Once we finally sat down at 8:30pm (my reservation was at 8pm), a few menus were given to one person who had to distribute them among the table - I was very surprised that the menus weren't given out by our waiter, even if they didn't have enough to go around. It was extremely unprofessional and awkward. After ordering some drinks and a few bottles of wine, which came at about 8:40pm, and knowing that the restaurant was going to close at 10pm, I asked our waiter multiple times over the span of half an hour if we could please order our food. He kept insisting that I give him "5 minutes" - he was the only waiter for the entire basement, which was my large table and one other couple, who I'm sure didn't appreciate all of the table and chair moving at the beginning. At about 9:30, after asking to order food at this point for nearly 45 minutes, the owner of the restaurant came down while I was talking to the waiter (I didn't see him) and warned some of my friends on the other side of the table that we had to order our food now because the kitchen needed to start preparing it. They told me this a few minutes after and I was totally shocked as we'd been asking the waiter for so long to order food, so I went upstairs to talk to the owner and luckily the helpful manager was there too, and I explained the entire situation to them, and the owner suddenly switched after our waiter tried to interrupt me and insisted that I was lying about what happened, and the owner told me that they would stay open for me and he apologised. He tried to say that they weren't prepared for such a large party but I said that I had booked the table almost a month in advance so there was no excuse for there to be only one waiter in charge of the entire basement or for the initial issue with the table. After this conversation the dinner was fine - the food came in a disorganised way and the waiter and manager were almost shouting out the names of the dishes as if they for some reason didn't know what dish each person ordered. They stayed open for us until about 10:30 and brought out my cake with candles and served it nicely. However, the first two hours of the dinner were a complete wreck and I felt so embarrassed in front of my friends. I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone - but I was saved by the manager (I think who is called Sylvia) and another kind female waiter (Her name ended with ...Ella which I remember as my name is Ella) who brought our drinks and allowed us to play music after the other couple left, both of whom I tipped generously. Additionally, the basement itself was a complete mess - even for Valentine's Day (when my birthday was), the basement was filthy and filled with the most random items. read more

We went as a party of six people and ordered to share. Nothing was really special from what we had. The pizza was average as well as the other main courses. Except for the nice outdoor seats, nothing really impressed me. read more

SUCH good pizza. Closest I've tasted to Naples in Boston. Pasta good too, a bit heavy, but tasty. 10/10 would recommend!!!

Calamari and margherita pizza were only okay, Nutella tiramisu was amazing though.

This place sucks. When we arrived, the hostess gave me and my group a nasty face because we didn't have reservations.. but the restaurant was completely empty. It also took 10-15 minutes for our server, Juan, to greet us when the restaurant was completely empty. He served us warm/room temperature water and didn't even know how to explain the menu to us. This brings me to my next point which is the menu. The menu tries very hard to be Italian but it fails to accurately describe the dishes. I chose the Prosciutto e rughetta pizza and it was essentially flat bread with barely any melted cheese topped with prosciutto, cut tomatoes and shaved cheese. It would've been nice to know that I was essentially going to eat a deconstructed and uncooked pizza. My friend had carbonara but the pasta was made from an egg base, which made the pasta taste like cake batter. Again, I wish my server would've explained all this. The coke that we ordered was also flat. This place and the service sucked. I do not recommend. read more

I went to Mast two years ago for dinner and enjoyed the pizza. However this week one of the worse lunches I had in a very long time. Fire alarm testing during lunch time and couldn't carry on a conversation. Beet salad with two very thin slices of beets (best part were olives and shrimp) and very dry/stale bread. Service was good. Not impressed. read more

We came for drinks on the patio on a nice night and wish we had gone somewhere else. Extremely overpriced for the taste and lack of embellishments. Cocktails were $13-15. Overhead a server berating the hostess for seating us and others outside who weren't getting food and complaining about how busy he was in front of the table he was supposed to be serving. read more

This is the best pizza in Boston. I can tell because I'm Italian !!!!!! The prices are good and the staff is very kind and helpful, especially Donatella and Yleanie two beautiful waiters. I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone who wants to have a great Italian meal. The service is fast and efficient! read more

Visited Mast a few times for lunch and dinner and food was amazing every time! Pizza is great, I've tried a few different ones and it's true Neapolitan style pizza. Customer service was great and atmosphere is unique. Definitely recommend trying this place! They also have a beautiful patio that will soon be open. Can't wait for my next visit. I'm hungry thinking about it! read more

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Apps / pizza are incredible... But the entree is just average. Their signature pizza was delicious, the bread is phenomenal, great bruschetta. Appetizers / pizza - 5/5 Service - 4/5 Entree - 3.5 / 5 read more

Fabulous evening here at Mast. I made a surprise birthday reservation for 16 and they ended up accommodating me last minute for an extra four people. Food was phenomenal, service was fantastic. Splitting the bill between this group was above and beyond the call of duty, thank you Kristen! (She a wonderful server who went above and beyond!) We definitely will plan further events here after the service we received tonight at Mast! I highly recommend this place for your next event! read more

What a precious find tucked away next to Boston Commons. The perfect remedy to walking around in the cold all day. The food is comforting, satisfying, and above all delicious. Our server Donatella was warm and inviting. The chef greeted our table to make sure we were enjoying the meal. I highly recommend starting with the Govenors Alley cocktail, then enjoy the ravioli, and finish with the vibrant Limonchello. If you're looking for really greet Italian food, you must stop by this gem. read more

I enjoy going to mast' expecially on a night out with friends and family. First off the services is excellent. The host staff is professional and very welcoming. The waiting staff is also friendly and aren't pushy with the ordering. The wait staff takes the time to answer any questions and do a great job of giving the customer ample time to decide. The food is very good And finishing the meal off with Nutella pizza is absolutely delicious. read more

Went for a simple pre-theater dinner of pizza and salad. The pizza was bland and the crust might have been good had it not been made so soggy by ingredients that were just too wet. The salad was the low point of the meal. The mesclun greens were old and limp and rotten and slimy in places. It should never have left the kitchen, and it should never have been put on the table. Yes, they took it off the bill when we sent it back. I don't ever remember sending a salad back to the kitchen in any restaurant. At the end of the meal, the hostess/maitre d' asked us how the meal was and we told her about the salad, about which she should have already been informed, if they were on top of things. She was unapologetic. read more

Only giving one star because I can't give fewer. After seeing several people complain and several more walk out, we walked out after 30 minutes waiting at our table for a waitress. No chance to order drinks or food. I told the hostess that we were giving up and she said "ok". read more

Service was slow and waiters (and waitresses) were confused. Waited for an hour and forty five minutes for the drinks. Food came cold.

I love their outdoor patio, it's never full even after work. The servers are so sweet and helpful. Love the pizza menu too! It's a great hidden place by downtown crossing but should get more credit and recognition. read more