Josephine

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   William

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   I was very disappointed in the restaurant. I always have respect for a restaurant's time, so I arrive when scheduled. We were a party of three and seated 20 minutes after our reservation, with only a perfunctory apology. Because it was crowded, we figured that there would be pressure on the kitchen, so we ordered our cocktails, appetizers, main course and wine all at once. I asked that the wine be brought to the table before the main course and opened so that it could breathe before we began eating the main course. Despite our efforts, the appetizers were brought to the table before the cocktails. After the appetizers were removed, the main course was then brought to the table before the wine despite my earlier request. For appetizers, we ordered Whipped Ricotta & Black Truffle Honey, House Made Mozzarella Sticks and a Suppli. The Whipped Ricotta and Suppli were delicious. "House Made Mozzarella Sticks were no better than the frozen variety and very disappointing. I ordered pasta carbonara as my main course to test the kitchen. Pasta carbonara is a very simple dish to make, but the kitchen has to pay attention. It is simply pecorino cheese, mixed with egg, boiled pasta, crushed black pepper and the pan residue of fried guanciale which should be cooked to a crispy finish. A small amount of the pasta water is used to create a cream sauce when everything is mixed together in the pan. The pasta I received was dry with the egg/cheese mixture stuck to it and not the cream mixture. It seems to me that the kitchen did not take the time to use the boiled pasta water to create the cream, which provides the real flavor to the dish. The guanciale was not crispy and there was hardly any pepper. For desert we ordered Joe's olive oil cake, which was tasty. Suprisingly, when we ordered amaro for an after dinner drink, the lengthy drink menu did not list them. Instead, the waitress had to ask the bartender, come back, and recite them. I doubt I will return.
   

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   William

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Excellent service and food is top notch—pizzas and pastas were excellent!
   

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   Hannah

   Seattle

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We had a great time at Josephine. Very excellent service and the food and wine were tasty. Great place for a date night or after work drinks.
   

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   Paula

   Greater Boston

   29 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

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

   Very disappointed in the way our food was served (not the servers)the timing of our food. We ordered a salad to share. We were not even two minutes into eating it and our entree was brought. We sent it back. The pizza we kept. When we were ready for the pasta dish we asked to bring it back. Original dishes were served. Very disappointing.
   

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   Samantha

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 10, 2024

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

   Bland scrambled eggs and bland and overwhelming breakfast sandwich. Good pizza.
   

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   Paul

   Greater Boston

   58 reviews

   5.0

   58 reviews

   Dined on November 7, 2024

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

   We had a birthday celebration for ten of us last evening and Josephine's was the absolutely perfect place for it. Everyone got to choose favorites, we shared everything, the portions are enormous so everyone could get plenty of what they wanted. The food is great, the service was very warm, attentive, friendly, and the waitstaff were all charming. The noise level was amazingly low, we had no trouble hearing ourselves at all. Josephine's is on our "rotation", we will return there often.
   

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   Nicole

   Greater Boston

   46 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   46 reviews

   Dined on November 5, 2024

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

   We took my elderly mother-in-law to Josephine's for lunch today, and we couldn't have been happier with the service. The staff members were patient and caring, even adding some humor to our dining experience. The pizzas and sandwiches were fantastic, and the mozzarella sticks were the best we've ever had. The spritzs were delicious too. We'll definitely be back and will recommend to others.
   

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   Eli

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 1, 2024

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

   Terrific! Will be back! The pizza was great and we loved the ricotta.
   

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   John

   Greater Boston

   11 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

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

   Great food and plenty of it for reasonable prices!
   

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    Yasmine

    Louisville

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 25, 2024

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

    Medium rare burger came out well done and drinks came out after food which came one meal at a time, so made the whole 5 person dining experience very awkward
    

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