Amelia's Italian Restaurant

Peter Bouchard

First: I understand lack of workers post covid. I was raised in the North End of Boston, little Italy. Ok, review: The restaurant is dirty and discombobulated. From the moment you walk into the joint. Chairs and trash are stacked at the hostess station. Back room where we sat: freezing! 68 degrees for the ac. We asked for the room to be warmer and were told the hostess who was also cleaning tables liked it cold. I finally changed it myself and the entire room thanked me. Marie, our waitress was very quirky and nice but very disorganized. One table next to us collected ALL the dirty dishes and glasses and was stacked up vs. being brought to the dishwasher. Food: salad bowls were not cold and room temp. Big no no. Pasta dishes were fair. 1-10 I'd give them a 6.5 to 7. So, at least the food was edible. The bar was filthy as well. The kitchen was also filthy, again with trash and chairs stacked up. We sat near the kitchen and one of the swinging doors would stick open. Until the place gets a serious cleaning and more help, this is a pass in the future.

Robert van der Laan

First off, the food is good. We had a nice selection of appetizers, pastas, entrees and desserts with a group of five. All dishes were tasty, authentic and nicely presented. Special mentions for the spinach/artichoke dip, the grouper special and the duo of cheesecakes. With a half carafe of white house wine the total bill came up to $300. Please note: the restaurant adds a 20% service charge for groups of five or more, a bit unusual in my experience (most restaurants do this only for larger groups). Our waiter (Kam) was a pleasure and gave us some good recommendations for appetizers and desserts. There are a few small changes that I would like to suggest that can make the experience even better: - Some of our menus were poor quality photo copies, difficult to read. We had to ask for additional original menus. Should not be difficult to get enough good quality printed menus... - We asked for some salt and pepper to add to the olive oil as a dip for the fresh bread. They gave us some very small and clogged shakers. Why not have a nice set of a salt and pepper grinder for each table? Nothing beats freshly ground sea salt and black pepper to enhance a good meal. - The espresso machine was broken, so they could not serve us an espresso after the meal. An Italian restaurant and no espresso? Not a good look... - The bill was brought to us in one of those free vinyl folders provided by credit card companies, greasy and torn... I have seen other restaurants using little wooden clipboards, much nicer!

mark thompson

Very quaint. So friendly that the owner came by to check how the experience was. Perfect restaurant!!!

Daniel Alejandro Restrepo Muñoz

Too expensive for the food quality they offer.