Bacco Ristorante & Bar

"WE had limited time and kind of last minute we headed to the North End around 4:30 on Saturday December afternoon between the holidays. The North end was busy! The smell of Food and pastries was in the air and the streets and sidewalks were a sea of people. Excitement filled the air ! Bacco did not disappoint. We were greeted by a gracious host and asked if we had a reservation, of course we did not. WE spoke for a minute talked about here we were from and if we had been there before. The bar was packed with Thirsty guests and our host was scanning the room and found us a table which they quickly converted to seat 3 , our last minute non-reservation situation vanished and we were seated quickly . Our waiter Brian provided us quick , efficient professional service with no rush . We ordered drinks and were served delicious bread with EVOO and balsamic vinegar.the Moretti Lager arrived with a chilled glass and was perfect, the house Pinot Grigio was also enjoyable. Ice water refills ere constant and perfectly timed, indicative of a well oiled , well managed staff. For appetizers we ordered the fried calamari with cherry peppers, and the artichokes with “Picatta “ style sauce. The calamari was crisp and fresh , the sauce sublime, and the cherry peppers were also fried and just perfect. The artichokes I could eat every day and the sauce was mopped up with some more bread! Entrees included A Seared salmon with jumbo shrimp and spinach ravioli , Picatta style. Awesome all around , excellent quality Fish and shrimp- definitely not rubbery tiger shrimp , somewhere around the u15 size. The linguini with shrimp , scallops and lobster “carbonara style” was just off the hook as far as decadence and two people could share it after apps.Good quality shellfish once again . I had the Veal Parmigiano, which was just as perfect as expected at this point with al dente linguini on the side sauces to perfection , tender and what you would expect in a REal Italian restaurant Like Bacco. Cheese was grated table side by our waiter and zero skimping was the name of the game - my kind of preferred cheese experience. Cracked black Pepper was also offered. Overall , our experience at Bacco met our lofty expectations Of the North End food scene . We will return and recommend it to everyone. Thank you , for seating us without a reservation on a super busy Holiday weekend, thanks for everything about your restaurant, The Capodanno Family"

"It's a great restaurant with good food. My only complaint is that all the tables are so so so sticky. And apparently the server said all tables are like that and we saw everyone around us struggle as well. To pick up or move glasses or plates is an art :)"

"This place was awesome. It’s very rare that i go out to nicer places like this but it makes it all worth it. We went during the boston dine out and the price you pay for all the delicious food is awesome. The service was great and the food was too, i have no complaints."

"Great for a date night! Still early in my exploration of north end restaurants but this definitely set the standard. The wait staff was incredibly friendly and the food did not disappoint. My favorite dish was the calamari. It’s was so crispy and fresh. It was perfect for an appetizer and it was a great refresher and complement to the relatively heavier pasta entrees (also incredibly tasty)."

"The best thing about this restaurant is the balcony-side seating. The second best thing is the calamari, it was our favorite from the 3 appetizers that we ordered (meatballs and bruschetta). Olive oil was delicious but we had to ask for it, bread+olive oil was not brought before we asked. Bread was delicious but too soft, no crispiness. The gnocchi was no special, too big of a portion (3/5) Chicken parm was good. Overall we did not get impressed by the menu, it was hard to choose main dishes. Sitting by the balcony was very nice, we went there around 7pm. It got super loud and noisy after that and even the balcony did not help. I would not go back to this place for their food, but maybe for the balcony."