Lucca North End

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   Jennifer

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service and environment was wonderful! The meatball app was delicious, the orecchiette was not what I was expecting, not much sausage and exceptionally heavy on the cheese. The bolognese didn’t have much meat. I’ve definitely had better Italian food in the north end. And I do feel the food was better here the last time I visited.
   

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   Jennifer

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our experience here was okay, though slightly disappointing as I had very high hopes. We arrived 10 min early for our reservation and the hostess seemed kind of annoyed. There isn’t a good area to wait, so we felt in the way. Once seated, our server quickly greeted us and was attentive and awesome throughout our meal. We were served focaccia with a purée which I believe was white bean and pesto, though the person who brought it didn’t bother to tell us. I had the arugula salad which was delicious, followed by the wild boar ragu which was oddly filled with cherry tomatoes and had an overwhelming flavor of bell pepper. Disappointing and decidedly not Tuscan. My companion had the bolognese which we were very excited about, but it was seemingly finished with a lot of heavy cream rather than simmering the dairy earlier in the process. It dulled the flavors and gave it a fatty mouthfeel. Again, disappointing. On ambience, it it was a visually appealing dining room; however, the noise level was intense (and I’m not old/sensitive to that sort of thing). Overall, our excellent service was the highlight of this meal. We will not return here. Too many other places to try.
   

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   Carter

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   That rigatoni bolognese was fire. Very nice very nice
   

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   Jeanne

   Greater Boston

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a great time at Lucca North End for a festive holiday dinner with friends. The restaurant has a cozy yet lively atmosphere. They were accommodating in making everyone's order meet their dietary needs. They even made a nice mocktail for my friend who wasn't drinking. I had the Fettuccine, which was very tasty. Nice staff all around.
   

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   Shel

   Greater Boston

   11 reviews

   3.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   food was excellent, service was fully adequate...but the noise level destroyed the dining experience. i i suggest you go elsewhere if you plan talking (vs. yelling) to your dinner companion. worse than most Friday night bars at midnight.
   

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   Juliana

   Maine

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was great (especially the shrimp and pasta) and everyone there was so nice and friendly! The manager shared his chocolate with us when we came in which was so kind
   

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   Lily

   VIP

   New Orleans

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sooo delish we were welcomed as soon as we got in and then everything was delicious and perfectly timed. Def recommend!
   

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   David

   Greater Boston

   31 reviews

   4.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   3 meat Meatballs with Ricotta was really good. Bolognese was tasty and filling. The Braised Chicken with Pesto was our favorite, Full of Flavor. Stag's Leap Petite Syrah was great.
   

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   Gregory

   New York City

   35 reviews

   4.0

   35 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We arrived a bit early for our reservation, and unfortunately there was a game at the Garden. The North End and the restaurant were both very crowded. No place to wait, so we walked around a bit. We were seated close to our reservation and our waitress was great. Informative, helpful and pleasant. We shared a nice salad of prosciutto, arugula, orange and peppers on a board. Excellent dish. The focaccia was served with a colorful, but not very flavorful pesto. The bread was quite salty. We ordered pasta with wild boar ragu - very well done -and beef tenderloin which again was overly salted. Good service, nice table, good food that would have been great with a lighter seasoning touch.
   

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    Carolyn

    Tallahassee

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Service was exceptional from the host to the servers! Thanks, we had a great night!
    

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