Trattoria Il Panino

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   RICK

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   this has become our North End go to. this most recent trip, I tried the fusilli special. It was incredible. We keep going back for the food and service. Table attendants are always oin the lookout to fill water glasses, clear plates, bring bread and parm and offer to go packaging. We have had Catino as our server before. He is familar with us, professional, suggestive and on point. I trust his recommendations and appreciate his hospitality.
   

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   Kenneth

   Greater Boston

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Came for lunch during Dine Out Boston. As always, the food and service were outstanding. Wife got the Pistachio martini. Daughter-in-law got the Expresso martini. Both were also outstanding. Love this place!
   

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   Justin

   New York City

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Pricey food but amazing service! Will definitely be back.
   

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   Javier

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   I recently dined at a local restaurant and was impressed by the inviting ambiance, attentive service, and exceptional main courses. However, I was disappointed to find that the dessert menu was lacking, with no options available to conclude the meal on a sweet note. I hope that in the future, they will consider adding desserts to provide a complete dining experience.
   

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   Duncan

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Everything was delicious. A truly authentic 50+ year family owned Italian restaurant with Italian wait staff. Definitely coming back. Best lasagna ever!
   

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   JOHN

   Toronto

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Veal Marsala was overcooked. Overall lovely time.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   So good! The lasagne was unreal and the service was great too. We got everything the owner recommended and it did not disappoint. He was such a nice guy as well and we ended the night with complimentary limoncello! 10/10 experience
   

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   Sarah

   New York City

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   We had a reservation and didn’t have to wait long for our table. We were seated and greeted by our waiter who took our drink order within a few minutes. When he returned with our drinks, he took our order. We ordered our appetizers and entrees at the same time, which I knew was a mistake. In less than 10 minutes our entrees were out, no appetizers. Our waiter did not bring our food out, they have several food runners. He came to the table shortly after and we asked about the appetizers, he offered to bring them and put our entrees under food warmers, to which we said no…bc who wants to do that!? Some of us had fish. Our entrees were okay, chicken parm, pesto dish, spaghetti carbonara and tortellini in an Alfredo sauce. There was an up charge for chicken in the carbonara and shrimp in the pesto in dishes. The waiter brought out 4 limoncello shots for the table as an apology for forgetting the appetizers, they were undrinkable. Finally, two of us ordered espresso martinis, they were terrible. They did not use real espresso, or espresso vodka. It was kahlua, and Bailey’s, and loads of cocoa powder. For $14 each, I do not recommend. We were really looking forward to dining here after seeing all the great reviews but our experience was below average. We will not return and would recommend going elsewhere when choosing to dine in the North End.
   

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   Peter

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Got the Quattro and all the meat was very dry. Did not even eat the entire meatball. Very disappointed
   

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    VIP

    New York City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 17, 2025

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

    Food was ok, but in the north end I expected much better. With so many choices, I felt disappointed we chose this place. It also had a funky smell, like cats or litter. Watching the workers take the garbage up the stairs and through the restaurant was also pretty vile.
    

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