Very disappointing experience. Tables are crammed too close together, and the plates and silverware looked old. My plate was wet and not properly cleaned. I ordered a tequila soda but was given a gin and tonic instead.
The food was below average — veal Parmesan had no flavor, spaghetti was overcooked, and the marinara tasted canned. Honestly, I’ve had better from a grocery store. Won’t be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Jennifer Greenwald
Hands down my fave!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlo Hensch
For the cost of the food, the quality was absolutely abysmal. I got a bolognese pasta and could tell that the sauce was from a can. The tinny flavor clashed with the unsalted pasta that I had to ask for a change of dish entirely. The carbonara was better but just overall not a great meal. I had a bite of my friend’s lasagna (which was not the right consistency and basically a mush) and it had the same canned bolognese/Ragu sauce.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Beth
The carbonaa was cold - they offered to remake it but we had a game to go to. The waitress was not attentive at all. Not a good experience and would not recommend
Will
Very good food and music
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tony
Made a last minute reservation for seven, no problem. Great service, delicious food, great time.
Joseph
Pagliuca's never disappoints. The food, the drinks, the service, and the atmosphere are everything I love about the North End. Pagliuca's fills the gaps between trips to Italy. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough.
Emily McCormick
If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I made a reservation several weeks ago. The staff was rude when I checked in and said it would be 30 minutes even though we had a reservation. There was at least four other groups waiting outside who had reservations as well. After thirty minutes, we were told to go find somewhere else to go. Would love to get a refund for the transportation that we took. Don’t have an option to make reservations if having them doesn’t make a difference!
Gary
The night was fantastic. Great food and super service. Nice quaint place best pistachio martini I ever had. Would highly recommend. I am not sure if they normally have a singer come out for a couple of songs but she was great. Chicken Marsala and the mushroom ravioli were delicious.
leAnne
We have eaten here many times thru the years. We went last Saturday night and the food was not great. My manicotti was not hot, warm at best. The Lasagna looked like a mess. You could not tell that it was lasagna, there were no layers. It was a mix of noodles, sauce and cheese on the plate. My daughter got lemon chicken with pasta and she said hers was good. The service was ok. I know they are busy but nobody came back to check on us.
We were looking for a North End restaurant that was veggie forward (3 of the 4 are vegetarian preferred) and two were from Germany and wanted the district and this restaurant fit the bill. Good dining not fine dining. It fit the bill. A good neighborhood experience. The reviews were mixed. We had all of the positive and no negative.
Pamela
If you want to feel like you're at dinner with the “Italian family you never had” (but always wanted), Pagliuca's is your place! The food is top-notch — when they say “homemade”, you can taste it! The service is warm & welcoming. It's small & a little noisy, but that adds to its charm We were first told about Pagliuca's over 30 years ago, and whenever we're in Boston, it's a must!
Jo-Anne
The place was jammed. We had to wait about 40 min to get our table after our reservation time. When we finally sat you could hardly hear each other with the noise and when we asked for a cocktail the waitress said beer or wine only because they had no glasses for cocktails. A little later I saw plenty of glasses and cocktails being made. It was crazy and I don't know if it's like that all the time. The food was excellent but because of everything else I probably will not go back. I don't drink beer or wine.
Eric Sacknoff
Good food at reasonable prices. Pasta seemed fresh. They just need to upgrade from the very plain, supermarket italian bread
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Allie Dotson
Absolutely amazing ! The food was incredible. The service was also extremely helpful and they played live music. We had a large group but they served us fast and made room for us. It was truly an amazing experience and I was happy to come here during my time in Boston. THANK YOU!!
Very disappointing experience. Tables are crammed too close together, and the plates and silverware looked old. My plate was wet and not properly cleaned. I ordered a tequila soda but was given a gin and tonic instead.
The food was below average — veal Parmesan had no flavor, spaghetti was overcooked, and the marinara tasted canned. Honestly, I’ve had better from a grocery store. Won’t be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Hands down my fave!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
For the cost of the food, the quality was absolutely abysmal. I got a bolognese pasta and could tell that the sauce was from a can. The tinny flavor clashed with the unsalted pasta that I had to ask for a change of dish entirely. The carbonara was better but just overall not a great meal. I had a bite of my friend’s lasagna (which was not the right consistency and basically a mush) and it had the same canned bolognese/Ragu sauce.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
The carbonaa was cold - they offered to remake it but we had a game to go to. The waitress was not attentive at all. Not a good experience and would not recommend
Very good food and music
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Made a last minute reservation for seven, no problem. Great service, delicious food, great time.
Pagliuca's never disappoints. The food, the drinks, the service, and the atmosphere are everything I love about the North End. Pagliuca's fills the gaps between trips to Italy. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough.
If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I made a reservation several weeks ago. The staff was rude when I checked in and said it would be 30 minutes even though we had a reservation. There was at least four other groups waiting outside who had reservations as well. After thirty minutes, we were told to go find somewhere else to go. Would love to get a refund for the transportation that we took. Don’t have an option to make reservations if having them doesn’t make a difference!
The night was fantastic. Great food and super service. Nice quaint place best pistachio martini I ever had. Would highly recommend. I am not sure if they normally have a singer come out for a couple of songs but she was great. Chicken Marsala and the mushroom ravioli were delicious.
We have eaten here many times thru the years. We went last Saturday night and the food was not great. My manicotti was not hot, warm at best. The Lasagna looked like a mess. You could not tell that it was lasagna, there were no layers. It was a mix of noodles, sauce and cheese on the plate. My daughter got lemon chicken with pasta and she said hers was good. The service was ok. I know they are busy but nobody came back to check on us.
Restaurantji Recommends
We were looking for a North End restaurant that was veggie forward (3 of the 4 are vegetarian preferred) and two were from Germany and wanted the district and this restaurant fit the bill. Good dining not fine dining. It fit the bill. A good neighborhood experience. The reviews were mixed. We had all of the positive and no negative.
If you want to feel like you're at dinner with the “Italian family you never had” (but always wanted), Pagliuca's is your place! The food is top-notch — when they say “homemade”, you can taste it! The service is warm & welcoming. It's small & a little noisy, but that adds to its charm We were first told about Pagliuca's over 30 years ago, and whenever we're in Boston, it's a must!
The place was jammed. We had to wait about 40 min to get our table after our reservation time. When we finally sat you could hardly hear each other with the noise and when we asked for a cocktail the waitress said beer or wine only because they had no glasses for cocktails. A little later I saw plenty of glasses and cocktails being made. It was crazy and I don't know if it's like that all the time. The food was excellent but because of everything else I probably will not go back. I don't drink beer or wine.
Good food at reasonable prices. Pasta seemed fresh. They just need to upgrade from the very plain, supermarket italian bread
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Absolutely amazing ! The food was incredible. The service was also extremely helpful and they played live music. We had a large group but they served us fast and made room for us. It was truly an amazing experience and I was happy to come here during my time in Boston. THANK YOU!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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