Vinny T's of Boston - Back Bay
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 262-6699
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Gloucester Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Italian Food 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm
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- Outdoor Patio Dining
- Takeout and Catering
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Editorial Review for Vinny T's of Boston - Back Bay – by Citysearch Staff
The Scene
So long as there are families in search of kid-approved Italian fare served family style, Vinny T's will remain profitable. Few patrons look up from their troughs of pasta to notice the faux Italian decor (checkered tablecloths, pictures of Italian-Americans icons like Frank Sinatra). Solo diners, a rare sight because of portion sizes, flock to the hospitable bar area where there's always a game on the TV. Pleasant servers try to maintain straight faces when delivering laughably large pasta platters.
The Food
As one might expect, the restaurant sacrifices quality in favor of quantity--expect too much pasta, not enough meat. Most items are available in two misleadingly titled sizes: "per uno" (enough for two people) and "per due" (enough for four). While decent steaks and chops are offered, most everyone wisely sticks with pasta dishes like lemony chicken piccata and rich lasagna. Desserts--try the creamy, reasonably authentic spumoni--are equally humongous.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyAt the end of a meal, diners get to play "Italian bingo." You might win a gift certificate worth $50 or $10.
Know Before You GoHit the restaurant's homepage to learn about wallet-friendly promotions and specials.
Where to SitNo matter when you visit, expect the dining room to be packed and noisy. Dine at the bar if you're looking to enjoy a quiet conversation.
User Reviews for Vinny T's of Boston - Back Bay
04/22/2008 Posted by mmllkk
7 of us went there for the marathon yesterday. I've never seen such a group of rude people before. 1st, they want to charge us $50 per person to sit on the patio. It's empty, no one is there. Then we are inside at the bar, and the front runners go by, so we walk out onto that patio to cheer them on. I hear Jose the manager, and another employee flipping out that they should charge us $35 dollars to walk out there and that the patio will go over capacity. Again the place is still empty. 1/2 the poeple out on patio are workers. So, we left and went on to another place up the street. Spent about $1K total there for the rest of the day. They charged zero to get out on the patio. I will never go to Vinny T's again.
Pros: Rude staff, Rude staff, Rude staff
Cons: There are none
04/12/2008 Posted by freewilly7
love their rhode island calamari -- they do it w/a bit of sauce (it's slightly moist instead of fried dry) w/pickled chili peppers. other than that, dishes are ordinary. had a little bit of a problem that they are too proud of their handmade pasta to offer whole wheat substitute. would still patronize when the stars align, but definitely not a crazed fan. p.s. i heard they used to have lucky drawings and my colleague once won a free dinner. don't know if they still have that going on. :)
Pros: family/kid-friendly
Cons: no whole wheat substitute for pasta
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