Stopped in this town for the night and wanted good food!!!…read moreThis is the place to go!! Fresh homemade Italian food. If you were looking for fresh homemade Italian food this is the spot staff was amazing. Service was great and the food could not have been any better reservations highly recommended.

Absolutely the best! Intimate setting, service and amazing food! All home cooked!!!…read more My wife and I ate within walking distance and go frequently!!

Ordered a delicious small pizza w/soda and played Pool while I waited! Frank and his staff are…read morealways very welcoming.

So.... just heard of this place…read more... Best Mozzarella Sticks ever! They're homemade!!! And.... Gluten free pizza!!! So good!! They hours are limited, but worth it!!!

Went on Saturday night and had a lovely experience. Food was delicious. I'll disagree with…read moreanother poster about the bread - it's amazing. Full of fresh herbs and some lovely olive oil served alongside. I had the tuna with rice cakes - a little pricey but delicious. Best deal here is the half portion pasta dishes - the bolognese, chicken parm, and spaghetti and meatballs. Really love this place and will definitely be back

Came here for dinner with my family an my wife's family the night before our wedding day…read more Solid selection of both food and drinks Both a bar area and a more formal dining area Complimentary bread and olive oil were very tasty, and the servers were very friendly, but I got the chicken parm and I was somewhat underwhelmed

We walked in here only because the place across the street was closing and recommended this as an…read moreoption. I saw the gelato and immediately knew this was my place. They make their own everything. Including the gelato. I was met with exceptional service. The menu was big and the food was really well done. My husband d enjoyed a Ruben and I had a salad with chicken. It was all fresh, flavorful, and well done. The gelato was just the icing on the cake. Cute place, clean bathroom, street parking. I'll be back for more.

Back in Norway we decided to try Dolce Amici for dinner…read more The focaccia bread starter was grilled panini with olive oil and light garlic and while small, was tasty. I had the chicken BLT panini, moist and delicious but light on the bacon. It was very good. One daughter had the Mediterranean salad with house Italian dressing and she said it was excellent. Another had the roast beef panini with a side salad that she thought was great - tender beef and an ample salad with delicious panini bread. 2 of us tried the affogato, espresso with vanilla gelato. This was spectacular! The gelato takes just the right edge off the espresso and was outstanding for dessert. The bill came to $127 for four, including a well deserved tip.

This place is amazing! My boyfriend and I were just in Farmington for a cozy little weekend…read moregetaway, and on our last night we came here because it was less than 30 minutes away. They were very busy and we didn't have a reservation, we were seated outside because that's all they had left - we were perfectly okay and happy with this. Our server was very sweet and attentive, I wish I could remember her name! Outside was beautiful and there were fresh flowers everywhere, the food was yummy and the overall vibes were super romantic. We will be back if we're ever nearby again for sure. Also, the food was DELICIOUS. And the blueberry margarita was so refreshing and tasty!

We had a fun girls night out at Calzolaio Pasta Company, and our server truly made the experience…read more She was attentive, funny, and immediately matched our energy--honestly one of those servers who elevates the whole night. We loved her. The food, though, was just... fine. I'm a big pasta and sauce person, and while everything was perfectly decent, it didn't quite live up to the hype we'd heard going in. Nothing was bad, but nothing really stood out either. My espresso martini was good, but nothing special. That said, the building itself is charming and a little eccentric in a good way. I can definitely see how the experience would be elevated in warmer weather--sitting out on the patio overlooking the river would be a big plus. Overall, a good night thanks to great service and atmosphere, but the food didn't quite wow us.

We have been having a bunch of stuff going on and our dear friends sent an email stating that they…read morewere picking us up and treating us to lunch at DaVinci's. It was a wonderful experience! We shared a delightful bottle of Chardonnay and wonderful flavorful spinach dip. There are lunch specials that offer smaller portions of popular dishes - complete with salad or soup. After binging on the most amazing bread I was glad I went for the house salad. Wayne had the minestrone soup. My entree was shrimp scampi with cherry tomatoes & mushrooms - and of course shrimp, garlic, and great pasta. Wayne had Chicken Amore which, after he found the sausage was very yummy! Also - the lunch portions are smaller and we still have leftovers. Although, we did save room to share a crème brûlée. Service was excellent, we will happily come back!

I haven't been here in forever, it never was a place that thrilled me. But I ran into an old friend…read morewho said they'd been in the kitchen here for the past 6+ years, so I had to give em another shot. Damn! I don't know if they stepped up their game, if last time I was here was an off day or if my man in the kitchen has anything to do with it. But this place lives in a while different place in my brain. Apps Asparogi Avvolti: Prosciutto wrapped asparagus with fontina cheese and balsamic glaze. Sweet young asparagus, wrapped in salty prosciutto with nutty fontina melted over the topped, drizzled with the perfect about if sweet glaze. Fried Calamari: calamari, fried cherry peppers, arugula, and cherry pepper aïoli. Fresh, breading was light and crispy. My only complaint here is there weren't enough tentacles, a lot of rings. I usually only eat tentacles because the rings are usually close cousins to rubber bands. That was not the case here, but I still wanted more tentacles. Either way very delicious. Main Brick Oven Brie Pizza!! Amazing, they crossed perfect, light chewy cooked through, not soggy in the middle. Everything you want out of pizza crust. I find myself constantly disappointed in the Lewiston Auburn area when it comes to pizza. There's one other place I go that's in Auburn, it's nice to know there is a second option if you want a pizza crust that doesn't taste and feel like cardboard. I will be back to try more things and let you know all about them.

It's rare that I return to a restaurant that I really enjoyed and pick exactly the same dish I had…read morebefore; I usually want to explore the rest of the menu. Chitarrucci neri ai frutti di mare (black ink chitarra pasta with seafood), however, was something I really wanted to have again. I was hoping that it would be as great as I remembered ... it was. We started with Cozze alla sambuca. I would not have thought of putting fennel or sambuca with mussels, but it was a good combination. The other players (shallot and herbs) were well balanced too. The Insalata de Cesare was fresh and well dressed, with a generous portion of shaved parmesan. The Chitarrucci was the star, with pasta cooked just right and plenty of mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari, and clams. If I have to be picky, the calamari may have been slightly over cooked, but I'd order this dish over and over again. (I didn't taste it, but the gentleman at the next table had a beautiful plate of ossobuco, with the osso standing up in the middle of the risotto with a sprig of herb 'planted' in the marrow. He said it was great) If you're anywhere near Boothbay, make a reservation and try Ports of Italy.

We dined at Ports of Italy one night while in Boothbay Harbor. For an Italian restaurant, it was…read moregood but not great. We shared a Caesar salad, which was fine, but it was nothing memorable either. We each got our own entrees, which we hadn't been doing because it's usually too much food, and since we were on a road trip, there wasn't much point to requesting doggy bags like we normally would because we wouldn't be able to eat the leftovers. Unfortunately, neither of us finished our meals... they were both tasty, but we ended up leaving food on our plates. I hate wasting food like that. I think we'll return to our one-entree-and-share-it protocol for the remainder of our trip. That seems to be working for us. My chicken dish, Pollo con Funghi, which came with tomatoes, olives and mushrooms in a white wine butter sauce seasoned with basil, garlic and oregano, was tasty, but it was too large a portion for me to finish. There was also some squash, and we had ordered a side of spinach, too. I was very sad to not have taken the remaining food for leftovers. Would've been great. My husband ordered the Ravioli di Astice, which was lobster and ricotta filled ravioli in a prosecco and aurora sauce. Not sure what aurora sauce is, but when I tasted it, the sauce was delicious. My issue with his dish was that the ravioli was severely undercooked, and it was way too chewy... definitely not al dente. They simply didn't cook it long enough, which was a shame because the flavors were excellent. Big miss for an Italian restaurant. I suppose I'd give this place another try if we're ever fortunate enough to return to Boothbay. We definitely would have to agree on one entree between the two of us, though, so we don't waste food.

My friend stayed with us for a few days while we are on vacation and he grew up in this area. He…read morespoke highly of Vito Marcellos and booked a reservation over a week ago. Even then, we had a late reservation. When we arrived, they were having a 60-90 minute wait. Parking is behind the building, but you have to drive up side the building, not the lot next door. But plenty of spaces. We had a nice table in the back, which works for us. The staff were very friendly and the setting was nice. They offer indoor and patio seating, so, if you dress warm, you could get in faster. They offer a full bar menu for drinks and wine, of course. The food menu is your typical Italian options, so they have something for everyone in our group. They offer bread and salad for most meals, so prepare. They had great service and the food came out pretty quickly and it was hot. LOVE IT. We had a fantastic evening with our friends and it made our vacation weekend to be able to share this experience.

This was our second disappointing experience at Vito Marcello's, and unfortunately it will likely…read morebe our last. Even though we had a reservation, we waited at least 10 minutes before anyone greeted us or offered drinks. We also had to ask for bread after noticing our server was bringing it to other tables but never offered any to us. Our server was attentive, friendly, and engaging with the surrounding tables, but we felt largely ignored throughout our meal. When we asked for drink recommendations, she wasn't helpful, and after we received drinks we didn't enjoy, she never checked in or asked about them--even though we had only taken a couple of sips. The wait for our entrées was about an hour, with very little communication about the delay. The overall service made us feel like an afterthought from the moment we sat down. What makes this especially disappointing is that this wasn't an isolated experience. This is the second time we've received the same level of poor service at this restaurant, despite having reservations both times. We understand that busy nights happen, but being consistently overlooked and treated differently from nearby tables is frustrating and unacceptable. We had hoped our first experience was just a one-time issue, but after a second visit with the same result, we won't be returning.