Lucia Ristorante

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   Caitlyn

   Columbus

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Overcooked pasta with watery sauce. Good was inedible.
   

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   David

   Connacht

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Read about Lucia in Best of Boston. This place is a food factory. We had a reservation, but it was difficult to get the front door as the hostess stands in the entry way and is surrounded by others waiting for a table. Place is packed with students. Once we were seated and ordered, appetizers came out within five minutes. As we started eating our appetizers, the entrees came out. Not only was there not enough room on the table, but we could not enjoy anything. We were seated, ordered, ate in 45 minutes. And the food was just ok. When I went to get my car from valet, he was no where to be found. Finally the hostess agreed to call him. Never going back and WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.
   

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   Judi

   Wilmington

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 21 February 2025

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

   Nice vibe and fantastic food with fair pricing. Would definitely go back!
   

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   Katherine

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 February 2025

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

   everything was too rushed. from the waitress coming to order drinks when we hadn't looked through the menu. I ordered a soup and It was Luke warm, then another person delivered the full meal too soon (so I wasn't even 1/2 way done w/ the soup); the chicken and pasta dish was edible, but no seasoning and the pasta was cool ( the chicken was hot). overall, not a relaxing , enjoyable meal.
   

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   Mike

   Greater Boston

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   This restaurant was average, at best. Atmosphere was great, but service could have been more warm and attentive. Carbonara was lacking creaminess & flavor. Pappardelle bolognese was fine, but not much better than what I could make myself at home with boxed pasta and a jar of sauce. A little overpriced for the quality of food received. Overall, would not be likely to return. There are certainly better Italian restaurants in the North End.
   

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   Jeremy

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   During the night, we got the carrozza as an app which was pretty good but portions of the fried outer layer definitely felt a bit stale and chewy. The red wine we got and espresso martini were great, but $17 for their espresso martini feels bit overpriced for the quality. For entrees, we got the chicken parm and pasta a la vodka with chicken cutlet. Some portions of the large chicken cutlet with the parm were a bit chewy or tough, but mostly was quite good. The pasta and sauce were fine. The vodka sauce was tasty but definitely a little thin. The chicken cutlets were great. The service was great throughout and the lighting could use some work. Overall, you get what you pay for and the service was great throughout the night. In the north end specifically, it can be a bit underwhelming when compared to their neighbor, Nico.
   

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   Michael

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Best Valentine’s Day Dinner Ever, wonderful service all around!!!
   

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   Tricia

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 February 2025

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

   Not the most engaging waitstaff, especially at the front of the house. Disappointed that the food was not better. Though it came out quickly, before finishing salad, it was not very hot.
   

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   Teresa

   Jacksonville

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 8 February 2025

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

   Fantastic food and service! Wait staff was excellent - personable and attentive!
   

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    caite

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 7 February 2025

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

    Three apathetic hostesses barely acknowledged us at the entry, then, no one approached our table for at least fifteen minutes. Our waiter was nice, but hovered over our glasses, announcing their contents and spitting while doing so. The food was...just so sad. Maybe we ordered wrong, but man. My daughter's caprese salad came with three slices of the most anemic tomatoes, three slumping black olives (?!?) and a dry hunk of what no self respecting Italian would call burrata (though that's what the menu called it). My daughter's review is: "Well...I mean my mom's salmon, I think it was worse than mine ... And the asparagus It was just horrible..." Thanks for that segue. My salmon died another tragic death on my plate...hammered. absolutely pummelled. My husband's lasagna was just ok. He ate it because he was hungry, but that's not a ringing endorsement from a man who doesn't know the difference between a cashew and a walnut. They took the salmon off the bill, which was good of them, but we felt bamboozled when the check for $100 arrived. A special night out in the North End, this was not. Hey Open Table, it's time to recalibrate your algorithm. Stop sending people to this middling restaurant.
    

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