I had actually avoided this restaurant due to the numerous bad reviews. I am so sorry I did! Because I have had one of the better meals in my area in a long time. And all without having to travel to Worcester! We started off with clam chowder to share. This is usually how we judge a restaurant right off the bat, lol. They didn't disappoint. Definitely needed a little salt and pepper, but that would be to your liking anyway. I had the baked stuffed shrimp and my husband had the prime rib. Amazing. My husband, who is a steak and prime rib snob, commented that the steak was perfectly rare. The au jus was a little sweet and different, but in a good way! He said it was very unique and liked it better than your average. I would definitely, definitely recommend the baked stuffed shrimp. The shrimp were quite large and was perfectly made. They did come out with the wrong sides, which is why the last star is missing. But other than that, service was impeccable and timely, the setting was casual and fun with keno screens lining the wall and the food was your typical American fare. I will definitely be going back for the Alfredo! This may become our date night staple since it's only a couple miles down the road from us and the prices are right compared to Worcester and Boston. Dress is casual. Take care of your server! They work hard!! read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Our prime rib and baked stuffed shrimp meals. AMAZING! - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

Horrible experience. Thursday 12:30. Host tried to put us at a High-Top table, our aunt is 93 and obviously can't climb up to the table! Our waitress was also the bartender (for 20+ customers that were her main focus). Meatball grinder served stone cold, salad was yellow ice-burg lettuce with 3 dirty cucumbers. Lemon chicken pasta was like paste. Took 1/2 hour to get our check. This is a sports bar, NOT a restaurant. read more

Lots of tables and bar area seating and a big parking lot that is always packed! Our food was mediocre. The reuben sandwich was terrible with thick cut corned beef and no flavor with French fries that were just heated up frozen bag kind. My French onion soup was meh - the broth had almost no flavor. The Big Mac flatbread was good but hard to eat. The kids chicken parm stole the show and was huge. The chocolate bomb cake was just ok and the carrot cake was extremely dry. Service was slow even though we came during a slow time and prices are high for normal entrees. Too many better options around... maybe dinner is better but we probably won't be back. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Big Mac flatbread - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

Came here on a whim on the way home from a funeral. The parking lot was PACKED, so I hoped it would be decent. Our table ordered the amore burger, fish and chips, and fettuccine Alfredo. Everything was great. The only complaint I had was the fries were very greasy, it looked like the oil needed to be changed. Our waitress was lovely and the place was HOPPING for a Wednesday night. I'd definitely give it another go! read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Fish and chips - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

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I was not in the mood to cook, and coming here was a great idea! The parking lot appeared packed, but there was enough room and table space inside that my son and I didn't have to wait very long to be seated. Our server was prompt and attentive. The Big Mak Flatbread was very delicious and set the stage for taking home half my Wicked Large Lasagna. Unfortunately, the portion sizes did not leave room for dessert, so maybe next time ... The only thing I did not like was the cool white lighting. I know that LED lights are all the rage, but restaurants should have a warm feel to them. read more

Not really sure why we keep going back, I guess my husband likes the keno. But, I always leave disappointed. Food was very lousy for the price read more

Stopped in for a late lunch on Sunday. Seated immediately and server brought over a bowl of popcorn and took our drink orders. We both ordered cheeseburgers and they came out perfectly cooked. The beef was very juicy and the burger itself was huge (1/2 pound). It was the last day of the football season leading up to the playoffs offs so there was a game on every tv. People were cheering for their team and having a nice time. The renovations are nice and there is plenty of parking. read more

Past 2 times i've been here ive gotten food poisioning, do not recommend the burgers here so gross

We stopped in for lunch, it was our first time visiting. We were very happy with everything. We had a Reuben Sandwich with French Fries and a Hamburger with Onion Rings. The food was very good- the Reuben was loaded with corned beef. And I loved that the bread is extra toasted so it doesn't get soggy. The burger was perfectly cooked. Fries and Onion Rings were delicious. There was plenty of food for the price. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Our server was excellent. We were happy with everything and will definitely be back. read more

My family recently held a celebration in their large function room. Everything went smoothly from booking the event to the very end. We couldn't have asked for better service. The food was delicious and the bar tenders and wait staff were all friendly, attentive to our needs and professional. We were very pleased with J Anthony's and would highly recommend it. read more

The food was very good. We shared the Wicked Huge Lasagna and still had half to take home. The staff was appropriately attentive. Our only problem was the noise level made conversations nearly impossible. I will definitely go back in the future. read more

The food needs to have more flavor. When I ordered the chicken broccoli Alfredo, the sauce had zero flavor.

The food is pretty bland and also they're trying to accommodate everybody's appetite with so much crap on the menu seriously, pick a theme of food and stick with it. The only good thing I can say is the waitress staff for being amazing. read more

I visited Anthony's last night with a friend for dinner. Our server greeted us and was very nice and calmly waited for us to order as we hadn't seen each other in a while and were catching up. We ordered the meatballs for an appetizer to share. The portion was huge! 3 big meatballs and they were delicious. I followed up with the lasagna which half came home with me.... Again very tasty! The only drawback was losing money at Keno! read more

Love their Wednesday huge chicken parmigiana special. Delicious!!Always have leftovers.

The food is amazing- I would recommend their gorgonzola steak pasta. I got mine with penne and the steak medium rare. Their 3 meatball appetizer is also amazing. The service was quick during the couple times I've been here. read more

This place is so good!! I've been here a couple times and I'll keep coming back! Food is so delicious, fresh and tasty!! I had the shrimp vodka and the shrimp where nice and big, sauce was full of flavor! The beer cheese is soooo good and warm when you get it! My cousin had the steak tips and they where super tender! read more

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we did have a large party of 10 but when we started arriving we got seated in two separate areas unbeknownst to each other. after fixing that we had to cash out from one waitress and started over at one table. I ordered the calamari which came out quickly, I thought they were onion rings because they were so large but the smell gave them away. they were actually inedible as they were so chewy, the worst I had ever had. The drinks we good and the service was great the rest of the meal was fair. My comrades didn't have any complaints. I don't think that I would go back again, just my opinion. read more

Had a large loud party visiting ,from New York, on a very busy Saturday night. Our server Megan was fantastic, on top of drink orders and extremely helpful with food reviews and suggestions. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and would come back. read more

Food was delicious for our party of 9. Server Megan was excellent. Would definitely return

In my opinion it was much better when it was periwinkles and has a much bigger menu. The food was TERRIBLE. French fries were soaked in grease. Burgers has a funny taste to them. Service was TERRIBLE. I had to ask another waitress for utensils. read more

Best chicken parm on Wednesdays! Huge portions, friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. Definitely one of our go to restaurants in the area. read more

Good service and decent food with extremely high prices. They price their food like a gourmet Italian restaurant but have very underwelming decor. No good on the menu besides a soup or side salad was under $15. I had the $15 meatball sub which tasted ok, pretty much what you'd get at a sandwich shop. It had 2 small meatballs on it and came with a potato for $15. This is insane. I was still very hungry when I left. read more

We recently had our mother's mercy dinner here. They did not tell us ahead of time that if you pay with a card they charge an additional $85 processing fee on top of the 20% gratuity included. When spending over $2500 for the meals this is completely unacceptable and should be illegal. Most people do not walk around with $3000 in their pocket. We will never have a function here again. Next we will filing a complaint with BBB. read more

I have been to J Anthony's many times. Tonight I got the Very Berry Salad. It was delicious! It had strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cranberries. It also had candied pecans and goat cheese. The goat cheese was smooth, creamy and mildly sweet. It was on top of a spinach and arugula mix. The dressing was a raspberry vinaigrette, it seemed like it was made in house. It was very good. Our waitress was very nice and friendly. We went early, we got there right around 5pm. When we left around 6 PM, it had gotten pretty busy and very noisy. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Very Berry Salad - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

AMAZING! The best around! Must go!!! If your in the area, definitely stop in for a drink or a meal! read more

Went there Saturday at 4 on 8/7/21 Party of 6 Service was good, young man Who served us was very pleasant and patient. All drinks and meals were good except mine. I ordered the veal with angel hair pasta and sauce on the side, They serve me what look like a piece of leather way overcooked and dry as a bone completely tasteless. And the cost was over $25 nothing I would serve ,no matter how much it cost... Will not return there there are no excuses for serving somebody a meal like that. Very disappointing... read more

Seafood Provencale was a joke. "Market Price" dictated $25 for a plate of linguine over bland tomato sauce which tasted canned, with mussels shrimp and clams. The dish had too many mussels. It over compensated for a lack of shrimp and maybe one clam. Some of the mussels being inedible. I didn't finish it. The calamari was not good either. No baby squid. All the while multiple servers confusing us as they did not properly communicate with each other who would be our server. Not looking to come back again. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

Awesome new bar and live music, lots of tv's for games. Great food and incredible service. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - a bar with a television - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

We chose this place off the Worcester Restaurant week list. Three course meal for $28.99, seemed like a good deal and it was. The place is huge, two square bars and seating in one bar area that is "seat yourself" and the other side wait to be seated. We chose the sat yourself, as there was no wait. Waitress came right over and cleaned table for us and gave us menu's. She was very nice and pleasant. They had multiple specialty drinks and a large selection of draft beers. They even had a specialty shareable drink that was huge. We ordered a Cesar salad and Buffalo Wings as appetizers. Good salad, but I like croutons and would have liked more. The wings were very good. Not to hot and ten wings as an appetizer. We both had the steak tips over mushroom risotto. Risotto was perfectly cook and surprisingly the steak tips were both done as ordered. Give this place a try, I doubt you will be disappointed read more

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Our go to every time we're in town. service, food, and ambiance are wonderful. Wish we lived closer and could come more often.

. We Were Totally Disappointed Total Located on highway 20 easy to locate. Parked our car in the parking lot. Then went into the bar area to get a table. Place was not crowded so seated ourselves quickly. Atmosphere is typical bar scene dark and cold. Although friendly the waitress was slow and service halfhearted. The salad bar was fair, did have a decent selection of items. Prices were average for type of items. I ordered from the menu got the Rueben and fries. It was okay but had to constantly ask for items such as ketchup, drink refills, knife fork and napkins etc. that is when we could attract our waitress. My spouse just got the salad bar. No one in our group finished their lunch. Probably wouldn't go back. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Rueben And Fries - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

I've only eaten a few times since I moved to Oxford, but it's always been good. Great, prompt and friendly service. They have live music once a week. (I can't remember which day, I'm pretty sure it's either Friday or Saturday nights) Every time I drive by this place the parking lot is always full. So people are clearly going there often. I suggest the mozzarella triangles as an appetizer, they're amazing. I always get the chicken tenders with a side of fries and mashed potatoes for an entree when I come here, so I haven't really explored the menu, but the stuff I have had is really good! If you get there around dinner time be prepared to wait up to 20 minutes for a table, but it's worth it. read more

Was staying at the Fairfield down the street and decided to stop in here for dinner based upon the large amount of cars in the parking lot. Was surprisingly empty inside, huge place. Was seated and ordered sausage cacciatore. Portion size was huge. The tomato sauce was pretty tasty, the sausage was decent but the onions were very undercooked. The pasta was way over cooked and falling apart when I was trying to eat it. Reasonable prices and decent ambiance. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

This place is great. Not sure where the bad reviews are coming from at all. I was worried when I read the reviews when my friends suggested to come here for our night out. Came with three friends on a Thursday night. It was busy but got seated right away. The server (I never got her name) was insanely sweet. We're chatty Cathy's so I'm sure we were annoying with her having to keep coming back cause we hadn't decided. We ordered drinks. They were great. Two glasses of wine and a sangria and margarita. We ordered nachos- with the chili on the side BTW- not my choice. Nachos were fine but the chili is FIIIIRE. So good. When I go back I will definitely be ordering a bowl. Friend one got French onion soup and a Caesar side salad. She liked the soup but had better. Too much soggy bread. Side salad was huge and good. Friend number two got the butternut squash meal special. Plate empty. She loved it. Friend three got the fried butternut squash appetizer. She liked it a lot. Plate finished. I got the Gorgonzola steak tips pasta and it was delightful. Also the portion is HUGE. Definitely a meal and a next day work lunch. One recommendation is to order the steak a little more cooked than you would for an actual steak. I usually order medium and the meat was too smooshy for the texture of the pasta. My fault not theirs. I would have LOVED it if it was well done. Place is cool and fun. They have TVs playing sports. (GO SPORTS TEAMS!) Staff is so so sweet. All the girls were so happy and friendly and even watching the employees behind the bar they looked super happy. I'd highly recommend. All three of my friends want to come back. read more

Went in for a quick dinner with my older sons as we were moving all day n famished. I left in tears from pure frustration from the utter n sheer disregard & disrespect my children had to witness from a very unprofessional , senior server , as I'm sure she's been in the industry for a while. My only request was that our 3 burgers were cooked WELL NO PINK . I got 2 burgers medium well , my boys were so hungry they just ate it even tho it's not what we asked for, we were rushed from the moment we sat down at 830, the host said our kitchen closes in 15 mins , so if you could order quickly BUT NO RUSH . Told her we were so hungry it wouldn't take long. My brother arrived to the meal after we received our burgers , Jen our server who was also training n doing a horrible job never came back to do a 2 minute check , to see how our food was n I clearly had a problem because my 3rd burger was med rare . Burgers are way to easy for this, I manage a steak house . So yes I know & understand how it should work. Jen was more excited to see my brother before we could tell her what we needed , she assumed for herself n ran off to check off the kitchen was open so my brother could eat. Well he only came for a drink , but your other guest that are here already do need something n the kitchen being closed shouldn't be a factor. Jen didn't like the fact that the burger she didn'tcook , I wasn't happy with, this is when the disrespect started . I just wanted to sit with my boys n eat dinner as a family after a long stressful day . The way I was spoken too ignored , I asked for a new server and Jen told me "oh well I'm the only one you got " I asked for a manager 4 times politely she ignored me and still continued to try to take my brothers order who is saying UM SHE'S ASKING FOR A MANAGER. Jen decided amongst her self after I asked for a new server n a manager she decided she still wanted to serve my children's beverages even tho I said no we don't want anything else SHE SAID WELL IMMA GET THEM ANYWAY , when she came back to the table with the beverages I was standing in front of my children, I said to her politely no we don't want those . She rolled her eyes walked around me n still proceeded to serve my children who are sitting at the table bewildered saying DO YOU NOT HEAR MY MOM SHE SAID WE DONT WANT THOSE . To call yourself a family restaurant and allow your staff to behave n treat paying guest this way in front of anyone, never mind children is absurd . J Anthony's never has to worry about serving my family again . read more

Very long wait, The burger was dry, fries super oily. Chicken Piccata sauce was really watery, felt like the forgot the butter. On the bright side our server was nice. Feels like no one is checking the quality of what's coming out of the kitchen. Hard skip. read more

Over priced drinks, no taste to the food and $6 for side salad instead of a potato choice with a meal!! Under cooked side veggies. Only plus is they have Keno read more

Not bad, yet Not 'fine' dinning! Service was good on a Saturday afternoon. Food was good, Nothing to write home about. Waitress didn't know what a "neat" drink serves like. Who puts ice in a good single malt anyway? Who? Certainly no whiskey aficionado that's for sure! Prices are area market. Salad bar was fresh with a nice selection. Place was clean but location is probably their best asset. read more

J Anthony's Italian Grill - Menu cover - Italian Near Me - Auburn, Massachusetts

The food was good not great... Good size portions, however, everything needed a little more seasoning in my opinion... However, even though I didn't trap, my wife had the big fish and she loved it read more