Strega Ristorante - Boston

I came here for brunch and it was the best brunch I had. From the music to the servers. The ambiance was on point ???? . I had their French toast and their salmon Benedict.

Absolutely APPALLING service. (What a shame because the food was good. Our experience: We made a reservation and showed up early. They tell us that they are “setting up” so we wait, no problem. We notice that tables are being given to otherparties that are waiting while we wait. They continued to tell us they are “setting up” for more than 30 minutes past ourreservation time, until we are given a table. What’s the point of making a reservation if they can’t honor it? And if thereis a wait, why not just be honest and inform your customers? From the moment we were seated, the service felt cold, rushed, andoutright rude. We had to ask for the bread. When we asked for some more, we were greeted with a “oh you already finished?”in an unfriendly tone. Not sure what that was for and the comment left us confused. Overall, there was no effort to make us feelwelcome. Mistakes happen, and having to wait to be seated is not the end of the world, but it certainly got our dinner off onthe wrong foot. Not only was there not even a quick apology for this, the service after we were seated continued to be poor.When you are eating out, service can make or break the meal. In our case, it was the latter. From the reviews, looks like thisis not uncommon. When you choose to eat here, you are missing out on the other incredible restaurants that are in the NorthEnd.

We were seated quickly and the quality of the food was excellent! Gnocchi was perfectly cooked! My only criticism is that the bathroom was definitely in need of some repair but I think the rest of the experience more than made up for that.

No reservation but was seated promptly on a Sat evening, I recommend making a reservation to be on the safe side. Fun atmosphere, the staff from the servers to the guys bussing tables, were super friendly. The food was delightful, I tried acouple cocktails and they didn't disappoint. Definitely recommend if you're in the Northend area.

This was my first time coming to this place. I came with a friend of mine. The food was delicious and the service was great. Definitely want to go back!