Villa Francesca

04/22/10

Outstanding!!!

by erlinda jimenez at Citysearch

My husband and I absolutely LOVE the food! the waitstaff is friendly and always running around doing whatever they can... the portions are huge and the sauces are out of this wold. Villa Francesca is the place to go!!!

• Pros: Deliciuos Italian food
• Cons: waiting on line - but it worth it.

01/18/10

proprio buono

by fdaniele at Citysearch

Overall great atmosphere, I enjoyed the oysters, very fresh and chilled.Good menu and I tried a couple of plates, the lobster ravioli, yummy. Fish plate alla portfofino, delish, and tasted the veal chop. Good portions,very tasty and I loved the cannolli which they filled at the table. Everything Very fresh and great service.

try it and let me know.

• Pros: food, service, wine list, atmosphere
• Cons: door hinges, more tea

01/18/10

In best traditions of North end.

by 198 at Citysearch

Francesca is the place to go when you want to feel the spirit of North End. Great food, excellent service, warm atmosphere. Everything from music till decoration makes you feel just wonderful. That restaurant is like bottle of good wine, you can never forget it.

01/17/10

Consistently good!

by mangia mangia at Citysearch

Still so good. Villa Francesca has not lost its quality over the years and remains consistently good. Although most restaurants are feeling the downfalls of the economy and are cutting back, this restaurant seems to be holding its own. The quality is still really great! The cuts of meat, the freshness of the vegetables and so much more! The newest additon of the raw bar is really nice, as I used to go to Neptune Oyster alot just for raw bar, now I can have a little raw bar to start and pasta for my entree at Villa. Don't forget to try the homemade canoli for dessert. ... scrumptious!

• Pros: Best Lobster Ravioli

08/05/09

I still can't believe this place.

by FTBS at Citysearch

On arriving we were ignored by the manager and waitstaff who seemed to be having a more important conversation. Then the manager reprimanded the waitress for not paying attention to us and we were shown to a table. Ok, it was not a good start but we had been here before, so we sat down to enjoy dinner.

The waitress went through the specials. We said we'll start with a salad and declined the wine... at which point she proceeded to tell us that we might have to leave unless we have full dinner! I kid you not. I explained that we're going to start with a salad. She said she would have to go and ask the manager if we could stay! There were empty tables all around us! Unbelievable!

Anyway, after this amusing notification I told the waitress we would be happy to leave if they didn't want our business. No, she says, the manager says we can stay. Hilarious. I still cannot believe this happened. I have traveled all over the world and never had an encounter like this.

The salad arrived - it was acceptable but not as good as it used to be.

Then, as the busboy removed the plate from the table he took the knife off my plate and set it down on the table so that I could re-use it!! I picked it up, told him to take the knife and we left.

I am sorry to say this place is a complete joke. The only thing it has going is it's location and decor. The staff needs training on how to courtesously serve customers and not make fools of themselves & their establishment.

• Pros: Decor & Window Seating
• Cons: Very poor service.