The food was fantastic, but the service was not great. The service (just getting bread and drinks) was slow to begin with. The waitress told us she forgot to put our order in 15-20 minutes after we ordered. We had ordered an appetizer and our dinners all at the same time. After our appetizer, we waited and waited. By the time our dinners came out, we had been seated for 1.25 hours, and we had to pay and quickly have our dinners into takeaway containers because we were not expecting such delays when we arranged childcare. As parents of 4, this was our first date in almost 2 years, and the stress of the delays was disappointing. I am suprised - VERY suprised - we weren't offered a complimentary dessert. Food was delicious... when we got home and reheated it in the microwave. It would have been nice to enjoy it while we were there, or to stay for dessert. NOTE: I understand it was Valentine's Day and the staff was busy; however, customers around us who arrived AFTER us were already done with their meals before our dinners came out. **Editing to add that the onus for this snafu is not on the server. Instead, it is on management, for understaffing Valentine's Day evening, so the few servers they had were overworked and errors were inevitable.**
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Susan Chalpara
Best Italian meal I ever had!! I had the Sacchetti Con Pera E Mascarpone. Pear and Mascarpone cheese filled pasta served in Marsala cream sauce with Prosciutto and Mushrooms From the hostess to the server, our visit was Magic! The Ambience was beautiful, and the Cool vibe music was very entertaining. I loved it! I can’t wait to go back! What a Gem right here in Plymouth, Massachusetts!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jayce Tohline
Never disappointed in the food or the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kenn A
Seafood was well/well done. Chewy shrimp, calamari, scallops...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Mayara Pelin
The food and the drinks were amazing! So far was the best chicken parmesan that I’ve ever had!! The waiter was very friendly and helpful suggesting drinks. I recommend this place 1000% and of course I’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Biker7
The Cafe Strega is excellent. Ashley the manager is the best. The food is top notch. The veal parm was thin, tender able to cut it w a fork. The staff were extremely helpful and attentive !!
Jessica Kuhn
Amazing espresso martinis
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kevin Fanning
Grilled salmon special made me ill. Servers were totally lost. Clientele were ancient. Can't believe this place still exists.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Colin
This place is does not serve authentic Italian. In fact, it’s some of the worst food I’ve paid for.
The “Rigatoni Bolognese” was hunks of carrot, dried beef, and over cooked pasta coated in an orange mystery sludge. Truly, disgusting.
I would have sent it back, but I had already waited a half an hour for it, and the server, although very pleasant, was largely absent.
Please understand- there is no cream in Carbonara, nor is Canadian bacon a substitute for guanciale.
But, perhaps most un-Italian thing about this place is that they ran out of bread.
Two stars, for the patio and the wine.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
M J
Fantastic! North end of Boston style restaurant featuring Italian fare.. Walking in the entrance is the kitchen which I knew we would enjoy from the food being plated. We both had the chicken parm with angel hair pasta which was perfect. Homemade bread is served with oil, cheese and balsamic to start off.
What a great place to spend our 40th anniversary! Everything was stellar! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Davis
First time here. I enjoyed it, food was very good, service was great. A little crowded, but it has a nice vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
RiverRat1953
We decided to try Cafe Strega after reading online reviews, plus it was very close to our hotel. We made a reservation & arrived early, but the hostess assured us that was fine. We had nice views from our table. My husband had the Penne Alla Boscaiola & I had the Penne Alla Siciliana. Both were very flavorful & hot. My husband had a special cocktail & I had Chardonnay. Mollie was our server & she was very attentive & efficient. No dessert, but my husband raved about his cup of Decaf. We would gladly come again on our next getaway to Plymouth.
norm atchue
Plymouth , ma
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jessica Odell
Spent the entire meal listening to other tables complain about the service and food, and I can see why. Brutally understaffed wait staff and poorly trained kitchen staff pushing out incorrectly made dishes. Our server did her best under the circumstances though, not her fault.
The food was fantastic, but the service was not great. The service (just getting bread and drinks) was slow to begin with. The waitress told us she forgot to put our order in 15-20 minutes after we ordered. We had ordered an appetizer and our dinners all at the same time. After our appetizer, we waited and waited. By the time our dinners came out, we had been seated for 1.25 hours, and we had to pay and quickly have our dinners into takeaway containers because we were not expecting such delays when we arranged childcare. As parents of 4, this was our first date in almost 2 years, and the stress of the delays was disappointing. I am suprised - VERY suprised - we weren't offered a complimentary dessert. Food was delicious... when we got home and reheated it in the microwave. It would have been nice to enjoy it while we were there, or to stay for dessert. NOTE: I understand it was Valentine's Day and the staff was busy; however, customers around us who arrived AFTER us were already done with their meals before our dinners came out. **Editing to add that the onus for this snafu is not on the server. Instead, it is on management, for understaffing Valentine's Day evening, so the few servers they had were overworked and errors were inevitable.**
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Best Italian meal I ever had!! I had the Sacchetti Con Pera E Mascarpone. Pear and Mascarpone cheese filled pasta served in Marsala cream sauce with Prosciutto and Mushrooms From the hostess to the server, our visit was Magic! The Ambience was beautiful, and the Cool vibe music was very entertaining. I loved it! I can’t wait to go back! What a Gem right here in Plymouth, Massachusetts!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Never disappointed in the food or the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seafood was well/well done. Chewy shrimp, calamari, scallops...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
The food and the drinks were amazing! So far was the best chicken parmesan that I’ve ever had!! The waiter was very friendly and helpful suggesting drinks.
I recommend this place 1000% and of course I’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Cafe Strega is excellent. Ashley the manager is the best. The food is top notch. The veal parm was thin, tender able to cut it w a fork. The staff were extremely helpful and attentive !!
Amazing espresso martinis
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Grilled salmon special made me ill. Servers were totally lost. Clientele were ancient. Can't believe this place still exists.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is does not serve authentic Italian. In fact, it’s some of the worst food I’ve paid for.
The “Rigatoni Bolognese” was hunks of carrot, dried beef, and over cooked pasta coated in an orange mystery sludge. Truly, disgusting.
I would have sent it back, but I had already waited a half an hour for it, and the server, although very pleasant, was largely absent.
Please understand- there is no cream in Carbonara, nor is Canadian bacon a substitute for guanciale.
But, perhaps most un-Italian thing about this place is that they ran out of bread.
Two stars, for the patio and the wine.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Fantastic! North end of Boston style restaurant featuring Italian fare.. Walking in the entrance is the kitchen which I knew we would enjoy from the food being plated.
We both had the chicken parm with angel hair pasta which was perfect. Homemade bread is served with oil, cheese and balsamic to start off.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
What a great place to spend our 40th anniversary! Everything was stellar! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time here. I enjoyed it, food was very good, service was great. A little crowded, but it has a nice vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We decided to try Cafe Strega after reading online reviews, plus it was very close to our hotel. We made a reservation & arrived early, but the hostess assured us that was fine. We had nice views from our table. My husband had the Penne Alla Boscaiola & I had the Penne Alla Siciliana. Both were very flavorful & hot. My husband had a special cocktail & I had Chardonnay. Mollie was our server & she was very attentive & efficient. No dessert, but my husband raved about his cup of Decaf. We would gladly come again on our next getaway to Plymouth.
Plymouth , ma
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Spent the entire meal listening to other tables complain about the service and food, and I can see why. Brutally understaffed wait staff and poorly trained kitchen staff pushing out incorrectly made dishes. Our server did her best under the circumstances though, not her fault.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Carpaccio Di Manzo
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