295 Franklin St, Boston, MA | Map it
(617) 892-4254 | View Website
Umbria Prime, known for its earthy, rich pasta dishes and brick oven cooking technique, is taking a stab at the steak business. Revamping
its concept, the Frank DePasquale famed restaurant, will now offer a selection of a la carte corn-fed, 21-day, dry-aged beef, as well as seafood and traditional steakhouse side dishes. In true Italian tradition, each steak will be finished in a 1,200 degree brick oven leaving the perfect char.
Located at 295 Franklin Street, Umbria Prime is situated in the heart of Boston?s Financial District, just steps away from the waterfront. With an ambience mirroring that of an Italian Villa, the restaurant, surrounded by rustic brick walls, Italian marble and hardwood floors offer a romantic dinner setting and an inviting atmosphere for cocktails.
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“Seemed a bit pricey but rich decor warns you to expect as much.”
“Due to the pricey entrees we passed on appetizers and chose a bottle of wine instead.”
“The soups are typically quite good.”
“Fresh pasta, upscale menu and atmosphere”
“The bar seems a nice place for a drink, but I would not recommend.”
“Rude service -- Off My List For Good”
“Instead, I decided to compromise and just order an inexpensive glass of the house red.”
“Service was extremely slow.”View Less
Ehhh its ok. This place was alright. The music was cool for the most part, the drinks were wicked expensive, and the club itself was kind of empty...
Stay away, go elsewhere!!!!!!!!. Over priced, unable to cook a steak in a steak house? This place will not be open for long!!!! The service was awful and the manager made no attempts to correct anything
Citysearch Editorial Review. This steakhouse-cum-nightclub specializes in corn-fed, 21 day, dry-aged beef cooked in a brick oven; post-dinner, the lounge comes alive as the night creeps on. Umbria Prime’s hearty dishes celebrate the abundant dairy-rich cuisine of Italy’s central region, while also incorporating New England ingredients and traditions. The presentations of classically prepared fish, seafood and housemade pastas are worthy of a romantic outing or business dinner. The desserts tend also toward the classic: panna cotta, tiramisu, cannoli and a lesser-seen semifreddo cheesecake. Though the restaurant is squarely poised in the Financial District, its decor is more Umbria or Tuscany--with the exposed bricks and beams adding a certain ancient rustic charm. The refined but earthy ambiance enhancing the solid cookery.…
serious safety issues. My girlfriends and I were looking for a new nightclub and I read in one of ads for Umbria they were a place for "mature,sophisticated" people. We called Mr Winter who works for the club to put ourselves on the guest list and we spoke with him atleast 2x that day and asked if we are on guest list do we have a cover charge and each time he answered no no cover charge if you arrive before 11:30 pm. We arrived at club at 11pm-$20 dollars to "valet" park our car and we went in club-we still waited in line for a few minutes even though the bouncer had already given us tickets for being on guest list. When we finally got inside we were told $10 cover charge that it did not matter that M. Winter promised us no cover. We payed that and then went in. You are shown up some very dark and I think dangerous stairsp-the bouncer at bottom of staircase shines a small light 1/2 way up stairs after that you are on your own. Club advertises 25 and over. There were no mature or sophisticated people in there-everyone looked underage(they do card so I am sure they are over 21-"barely") Club is very small and crowded on all floors and very very dark. Club has something like 5 floors-each accesible with one set of small stairs that do not accomodate people going up and down at same time-all I could think of was if there was a fire!! how would all these people safely exit this place. When we were leaving and went back down to 1st floor we noted that bouncer at that door letting several people in for free. We were then told to exit thru that door that leads to an alley. We could not even leave thru front door. All in all very very dissapointing expierience and has soured me on boston nightclubs especially those Mr Winters is involved with. $10.00 is really not much money but it is the principal that you told us no cover you did not say 1/2 the cover. There is a difference and we are intelligent females we know what we heard on phone. Also bathrooms were absolutely filthy and very very small-you have a nightclub that holds that many people then make the bathrooms bigger!!! Someone had vomited in ladies room and it was disgusting and while I did not stay at club long due to too many "young babies" in there I was there atleast an hour and in that hour BR was not cleaned and 2 girls went and told employees about the vomit. IF YOU ARE AN ADULT DO NOT GO TO THIS CLUB IT IS FOR 25 and younger not 25 and over as advertised.…
A HUGE let down!. My friend and I wanted to enjoy a nice dinner somewhere authentic to the Boston area. We asked our concierege to recommend a good Italian restaurant nearby. Seconds later we had reservations for 2 at Umbria. We got dressed up to the nines and headed to the restaurant excited for some great food, great atmosphere and what we had hoped to be a great experience. When we walked in the door we were somewhat greeted (for lack of a better word) and showed to our table. After several minutes our server finally approached our table to pour us some water then walked away. When he came back he asked us if we "even wanted to hear the specials" as though it was bother for him. We asked for a few moments to decide. By the time it took him to return to the table not only had we decided upon our appetizer but our entree as well. We got our mussels after waiting a ridiculously long time. Shortly thereafter 2 ladies were sat at the table next to us. They got their appetizers and entrees before we got our entree (which was pasta with shrimp...) I thought it was a little strange that they got their meals before we did, but decided not to make a big deal of it. We requested a dessert menu and continued to wait. Before we were given an opportunity to order dessert I noticed that our neighbors had received their check, had their wine bottle corked and were ready to exit. Needless to say, we were obviously at the bottom of our server's Priority list. There was an obvious push to sell us alcohol on 3 separate attempts and maybe because we didn't order any it effected the quality of service?? When it was all said and done the meal was average and overpriced. The ambiance was less than appealing and the service was mediocre at best. It seemed as though the only thing they were attentive to was hurrying us out the door as soon as we received our check.…
