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    Cafe Tirana

    2.5 (2 reviews)
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    Da Filippo Autentica Cucina Italiana - Warm fresh bread

    Da Filippo Autentica Cucina Italiana

    4.5(206 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    •$$$

    The Italian food here feels cozy and homemade. The owner also came out to play the piano for my…read moredad's bday and sing classic Italian songs. Service: the owner and his wife serve the restaurant. They're both so friendly and welcoming. At times the service can be a bit slow since it's mostly the two of them are serving the dining area Risotto with sausage- this was on the specials menu! Huge portion and the risotto was creamy, buttery with fragrant truffle Caserecce alla norma- aldente pasta, fresh eggplant flavor Bruschetta- simple with fresh basil, tomatoes and crusty bread

    TLDR: tasty food, wonderful atmosphere, and exceptional hosts, though a bit pricey…read more Da Filippo Autentica Cucina Italiana is a cozy space decorated with traditional Italian flare centered around a piano. Upon entering, each guest is warmly greeted by the host / waitress as family and seated. Each table is served house made bread before the meal. The special of the night, pork rolls stuffed with herbs and cheese was hearty and wonderfully cooked. The plate was delicious, but at around $40 it was a bit pricey for the portion. There was a birthday while our party was dining and the owner led the restaurant in singing a birthday song accompanied by piano and followed it up by playing some classic Italian songs afterwards. The service was wonderful and each guest was personally greeted and thanked upon leaving the restaurant. It's clear that the restaurant is well loved by locals and the owner. If I was celebrating an occasion area I would likely come by.

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    Da Filippo Autentica Cucina Italiana - Restaurant interior

    Restaurant interior

    Da Filippo Autentica Cucina Italiana - La Bruschetta Della Casa (excellent)

    La Bruschetta Della Casa (excellent)

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    Alfonso's Family Trattoria & Gourmet Pizzeria - Sausage pizza

    Alfonso's Family Trattoria & Gourmet Pizzeria

    3.7(421 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    •$$

    We came here on a Sunday afternoon. It wasn't crowded at all, probably because it was a beautiful,…read moresunny spring day. Parking is in the back in the ShopRite lot, or you can try to park on the street. Somerville has become quite a foodie town, and street parking can be difficult to find. We had a party of five and were seated promptly at a round table, which was nice. We could all chat and see each other. Our server was friendly and professional and answered all our questions about the food. The meals were entree-sized instead of lunch-sized. Alfonso's doesn't allow lunch portions on Sundays. To start, we were given a family-style salad. It was mediocre at best. Boring. Mostly iceberg lettuce, no tomatoes, red onion on top, carrots, and cucumber. The complimentary bread was good, but it wasn't Italian. We were given another basket after we finished the first one. The butter was in those little plastic containers. Nothing fancy. Our entrees were: Dinner Giambotta (mild): Italian sausage, peppers, onions, potatoes, garlic, white balsamic parmesan sauce. Shrimp and Scallop Scampi Scallops & Shrimp Al Limone: Imported Roman artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, and green olives in a lemon butter white wine sauce. Cheese Tortellini Al Forno: Rose sauce, parmesan, fresh mozzarella. Eggplant Rollatini. My daughter had a Mediterranean Mule, which consisted of Figenza fig vodka, ginger beer, & lime juice. She enjoyed it! We all enjoyed our fairly large entrees, and most of us took some home. I would recommend Alfonso's. I've been here before and enjoyed it as well.

    The place is huge and lots of space and areas to lounge and eat w friends and family. The pizza is…read morevery good. I personally would like it thinner but the cheese was good and the sauce was amazing. It was fresh and full of tomato's. You can bring a big or small crowd. Staff are real nice and friendly.

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    IL Forno a Legna - Raritan - Tri-Colored Pizza with added Crispy Chicken

    IL Forno a Legna - Raritan

    3.6(50 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    •$$

    This restaurant has a ton of seating and was easily able to seat our large group. There isn't music…read moreso it was easy to hear and talk to everyone. It's great for small or large groups! The service is quick too, I felt like our food came out quickly for the size of our group. One thing to note is that this restaurant is BYOB. The food - it was okay. The eggplant rolatini was fine, although I think the eggplant was sliced a little thick for the dish. The lobster ravioli sauce was good, but the ravioli itself was extremely thick (the pasta part). It felt like more ravioli than lobster. I was really excited about the tri color pizza, it sounds so yummy with all the sauces! I was disappointed to see that the stripes however are all of the 3 sauces you get. So I felt it really lacked in sauce. What I think should have been done, is thick stripes of the sauce, cheese on top, and then the stripes for the plating. My sister got the pesto pizza and the also complained that there was a lack of sauce. Overall, I think this restaurant is okay. I'm not really sure I would be back as there are other pizza places in the area where I've had better pizza.

    We went down to Raritan to try De Luca's Pizza, but they were sold out, so we ended up at IL Forno…read morea Legna instead. Unfortunately, the experience wasn't great. The host was a bit rude, the pizza wasn't good, and the restaurant didn't seem to have proper ventilation -- we actually smelled like smoke after leaving. Wouldn't go back.

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    Tri-Color Pizza with added Chicken Topping

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    Cafe Picasso - Bruschetta Alla Boscoiola Sliced

    Cafe Picasso

    3.7(413 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    •$$

    Great service and great food. Thursday is date night a bargain for a ton of food . Flavors are…read morespot on for a great Italian feast. Ambiance good . They also have fantastic gelato

    After walking around a street fair on a beautiful summer Sunday, we came in for lunch. There were…read moremany tables set up on the sidewalk, but when we requested a table for three outside, the host and service staff weren't sure it was possible. This was...confusing to say the least as other parties were already seated outside but there were many high top tables remaining. Service continued to be mostly a miss. Not knowledgeable about the menu and brief to the point of feeling dismissive (it didn't feel intentionally rude, but it didn't feel particularly helpful either). The food sucked. I had a gnocchi special which had a flavorful sauce but the gnocchi themselves were not the right texture, and the sauce itself had these big tomato wedges that were barely cooked down (think of like an orange wedge you might get post-meal, they were that big). These tomato wedges also found their way into the pappardelle bolognese. They weren't very good their either, but the real problem with the bolognese was that it just wasn't good at all. It tasted like someone had stirred some ground beef around in a post with tomato puree for 20 minutes. Absolutely not the rich and complex sauce that it should be. At this price point ($40 a plate!) the food or the service needs to be better. I will never return for a sit down dinner, but I still might try a lunch special.

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    Back area dining

    Cafe Picasso - Frittura di Calamari Lightly Breaded and Fried Calamari

    Frittura di Calamari Lightly Breaded and Fried Calamari

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