Appetito

03/06/09

Terrible food

by newton15 at Citysearch

The food here leaves a lot to be desired. We ordered the calamari appetizer which was super rubbery and tasted like it was fried in over-used oil. For entrees we had the eggplant parm which was okay however they charge you close to $20 and don't even give you pasta (have you heard of eggplant parm without pasta??). We also had the carbonara with lobster that was swimming in sauce and the lobster was terrible- it tasted fishy and chewy.

I would never go back, you are much better off heading over to Comella's in West Newton which is delicious, homemade, and half the price.

• Pros: easy parking
• Cons: really bad food

10/21/08

Avoid on Sunday nights, they were out of everything

by LBinUpton at Citysearch

My Aunt suggested this place and we were excited to try it. We're always on the lookout for exceptional places to add to our collection. We went this past Sunday evening and were not impressed. The waitress got my Aunt's drink right on the third attempt. She then read off a litany of items they were out of. Fair enough, you probably don't get many deliveries on a Sunday. 3 of us ordered the Seafood Risotto. We were intrigued because the menu said I think 'charred' lobster, and we really wanted to experience that. The fourth ordered Frutti di mare. When the meals showed up not one of us had any lobster in their dish. There were 3 shrimp and 2 scallops, along with 2 pieces of asparagus and a smattering of red pepper. We invited the waitress back and asked where the lobster was, she said they were out of lobster and had given us an extra shrimp. Hmm. No apologies. No offer to replace. In what universe is one shrimp equal to lobster? :*). Had we known, we would have ordered something else. It was our server's responsibility to notify us when we ordered that item. Also, there were 3 other occupied tables at the time we were there, approx. 8 pm. Not busy at all. Our server was absent more than she was there, she was also very difficult to understand. She was more attentive during dessert and coffee but unfortunately the damage was already done. When we left, the last table to do so, no one acknowledged our departure, nobody said goodnight, it was truly odd. My husband and I are foodies, we eat out 2 or more times per week, but unfortunately this place will not be on our regulars list.

01/11/08

Great Bruscetta

by kseaman at Citysearch

Visited Appetito a few weeks ago with a friend for dinner and will definitely be back. The food was extremely good, but the service was slow. The waiter was very nice and after warming up to us started joking around, but it did take a long time to get our drinks, meal, and extremely long to get our check. We were one of the first customers to walk in for the evening and we got our initial drinks quickly but once the tables all filled up we didn't see much of anyone. I will go back and will absolutely get the bruscetta again...it's to die for! Just make sure to go with someone you like talking with and be in for a longer than usual evening.

• Pros: Food, Location
• Cons: Slow service