Carmelina's - Boston

Fantastic service, wonderful food and relaxing atmosphere. Reservations recommended but we lucked into a no show situation and were seated promptly.

We didn’t reserve a table and we put down our names on the waiting list. They told us 40 minutes. We ended up waiting an hour and 40 minutes with several customers being seated before us, even though they arrived after. We got assigned a table close to the toilets in a very ugly spot. The meatballs were pretty okay, I don’t know why they were baked instead of panfried and my grandmother would’ve said that the meat bread ratio was skewed towards the latter, but overall they were fairly good. I am not going to comment on the crazy Alfredo, which should not be present in the menu of any respectable Italian restaurant, but the pasta, even though it had a lot of potential since handmade, was severely over cooked. Last but not least: angel hair pasta should never be served unless with broth or in a hospital, not with seafood and definitely not over cooked like at this restaurant. Service disappointing and prices…..I literally couldn’t finish my pasta by how bad it was and my partner same with the chicken Alfredo. Six hours after I still haven’t digested the amount of garlic that they put in the seafood pasta, and got immediately suspicious about the urge to run to the toilet.I got tricked by the tons of good reviews but I should’ve known better.. Italians stay away!

Fantastic spot!! We had an amazing experience. A little behind on our reservation, they still got us in OK. The beet salad is pretty on point. We split the scampi and bolognese and they were amazing. The service was solid and efficient. It's got a great vibe, very close to a lot of the spots to check out in the North End. Can't wait to go back!!

Getting a table is difficult but once you’re seated you immediately are treated to some great bread and olive oil with vinaigrette. The highlight however is the food. The food is to die for. I had an absolutely amazing Risotto and shared probably the best meatballs I ever had for my appetizer and a veal dish for my entree. 10/10 would recommend.

I know that mostly people come here for the pasta (which is pretty great), but I fall in love with the Risotto Peas Prosciutto! It’s probably the most delicious risotto I’ve ever eaten. As for pasta, it is good, it’s so good you need yo stay in a line to try it or book in advance. Take their special CRAZY ALFREDO, you will not regret it.