Bricco
Boston, MA 02113
Phone: (617) 248-6800
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Richmond Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm, 5pm-2am
Editorial Review for Bricco – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
Visitors to this popular Italian restaurant and wine bar may think they've taken a wrong turn (the North End is home to countless family-style, red-sauce joints). How else to explain such modern touches as a live "kitchen-cam" that allows patrons and passers-by to see chefs at work, or a hip bar area that stays open late to cater to a cosmopolitan, international crowd? Efficient servers deliver selections from an impressive Italian wine list.
The Food
While the handsome dining room's window-seats are among the area's best people-watching spots, Bricco's top draw is its extensive, adventurous Italian menu. Socially minded diners can make a meal of the many small plates and appetizers available (try the zucchini-blossom tempura with fresh mushroom puree). Entrees feature top-shelf ingredients like pistachio-covered Kobe beef and Parmigiano-crusted Australian lamb. For dessert, don't miss the tangy lemon-polenta cake.
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Insider Tips
ParkingDon't sweat it: Bricco offers valet service for $7.
Know Before You GoThe lounge serves delicious pizzas and inventive house cocktails until 2am nightly and gets quite noisy. Those looking for a relaxed late-night bite should head elsewhere.
User Reviews for Bricco
09/04/2008 Posted by markcd
Bricco is big on presentation but the food is mostly very ordinary. None of us were happy with the entrees. Only one of the 3 appetizers was particularly good. We were a party of 6 including a friend from France who knows wines who took charge of ordering wine. The wine list starts at $42 and goes to over $2300. When our Frenchman asked for a bottle from the lower end of the spectrum, he was told that there was only one bottle left with the waiter pausing as if he should order something else. Our Frenchman humorously said then we shall drink your last bottle. When ordering appetizers which we intended to share, our waiter ominously steered us into ordering 6 after trying to get us to order 9. 6 was too much with everyone having an entree and the appetizers cost almost as much as the entrees. Their prices are expensive and the quality is just not there. This is a place to completely avoid.
Cons: nothing makes up for being ripped off
08/16/2008 Posted by SDevenshire
We went to Bricco's while on a vacation trip. The food was ok. However, our big complaint was that the tip on our bill was changed on our VISA bill. We retained the original, clearly written reciept. We tipped 15%. Either the server or the management raised the tip to approximently 20%. The amount of the change could not have been the result of a data entry problem because the photo copy of VISA's reciept showed that the amount had been altered. WARNING: This may be a common practice here especially if the customers are from out of town. You should check your VISA bill postings when you return home. We complained to the resturant management and after two attempts got a credit to our VISA.
Cons: The tip on the visa bill was increased after we left
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