Cafe Amaro

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   Marissa

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Meal was delicious! We started with the burrata. It was so fresh! Then shared a marinara pizza and vodka fussili. So fresh and incredible. Wine was amazing and espresso martini was one of the best.
   

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   Jack

   Cincinnati

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 5, 2024

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

   Amazing experience. One of the most intimate Italian restaurants I have been to. The place is a bit small but in a very personal way. The food was divine and to die for. The best chicken Marsala I’ve ever had and my girlfriend’s vodka pasta was delicious. I highly recommend this to anyone in the Boston area. We were the only people in the restaurant which I enjoyed but let’s get this place some business!
   

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   Matt

   New York City

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

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

   Very small. Espresso machine was broken felt rushed out.
   

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   John

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

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

   Brian and staff were great servers food is very good drinks for excellent
   

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   Oleg

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   vip
   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 26, 2024

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

   We recently visited the restaurant and, unfortunately, the impressions were extremely negative. It all started when I noticed that when the bill arrived, it listed several additional drinks that we had not ordered. Several items were included that were not on the table at all(he thought we ordered more expensive dish, so he put it on the check😂, but it’s okay). When I asked the guy, he still put the bigger amount in the new bill. Please be careful and double check your bills!)
   

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   Lori

   Philadelphia

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on October 25, 2024

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

   Great meal! The restaurant is tiny (probably seats 20 to 24 max). So make a reservation. We started with the Caesar salad—which was great. Our original plan was to get a pizza and split a pasta but changed to two pastas when we saw some coming out of kitchen. Husband had chicken parm (excellent) and I had the lobster fra diavalo—also excellent. They have lots of decent wines by the glass. Overall, excellent food and the prices are cheaper than many/most in area. Having said that, this places is primarily apps, pizzas and pastas. You aren’t going to get traditional secondi entrees here. But I’ve visited Boston a few times and always grab an Italian meal in the north end—this was my favorite place I’ve tried.
   

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   Frances

   New York City

   42 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

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

   Our food was great, and the staff were friendly and attentive. Nice wine selection too!
   

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   Paula

   Orlando

   39 reviews

   3.0

   39 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

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

   The menu is limited. There are pizzas (very good), pasta dishes (also very good) and a few appetizers. There was 1 page of food and 5 pages of drinks/alcohol. It was fine for lunch. We were 5 people and we took up 1/2 of the tables. The service was attentive and friendly. The restaurant is located in a touristy section of the North End (across the street from Mike’s Pastries). We liked that we could make a reservation on Open Table and we were seated promptly. Overall, ok for lunch. Too limited for dinner (not enough choices or space).
   

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   Bob

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 5, 2024

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

   High quality food in a tiny cramped cafe. The tiny is ok, but can’t even walk between tables. My biggest issue for not coming back is the kitchen staff banging pans so loud it was making my ears ring. This happened throughout the entire meal. Very damn annoying
   

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    Karen

    Milwaukee

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2024

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

    This tiny little gem of a place was recommended by my sister who “happened upon it” 2 years ago and loved it! We made a reservation for our group of 5 (6 is probably the max you would want to bring in), and enjoyed every dish (we all tried something different) and a delicious Chianti…our server was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu…and we moved on down to Modern Bakery afterwards for Boston’s Best Cannolis (vs the more well known Mike’s across the street!)! I highly recommend Cafe Amaro (which I will be sure to stay for dessert next time to try their tiramisu)!
    

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