Cafe Amaro

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   Berklee

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Server was amazing and appetizers were delicious. Bolognese was good but lack a bit of flavor. But overall, I would come again :)
   

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   Monica

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service and food was excellent , they have the best fried calamari and chicken parmigiana!
   

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   Sharon

   Charleston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service. Highly recommend trying them out.
   

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   Alison

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We go to Amara to see our favorite waiter in the North End, Brian. We ate here two days- yesterday for lunch and again today for lunch. Brian always has a smile and remembers us, which makes us feel special. Wish more waiters were like Brian.
   

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   Kayla

   Cleveland

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Didn’t respect our reservation time as well as the servers were extremely rude. Nothing more to say.
   

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   Mary

   VIP

   Baja California

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   When we arrived there was no hostess to check us in. The place was packed. The people who were already waiting for their reservation didn’t want us to check in. I’m guessing they were tourists and afraid we would be seated before them. Regardless, after we finally spoke to someone about our 6pm reservation they told us it would be about 20 mins and to wait outside in the 25 degree weather since the restaurant was running behind. Me having a small child with me was already annoyed and said forget it, I’m not waiting. I asked the host to pls cancel my reservation on open table so I could book somewhere else. He rudely said he did, but of course he didn’t and I could not book another reservation somewhere else because the app thought I was dinning already at Café Amaro. Needless to say we had to go home with out having dinner out. As someone who lives in Boston and goes to the north end frequently, I was beyond disappointed and letdown by the professionalism of this restaurant. There are plenty of other restaurants in the north end that value the locals and don’t treat them like this. I won’t be returning. Even to try the food at this point.
   

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   Brenda

   Pittsburgh

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a very small intimate place but the food and service was great!
   

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   Lisa

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 30 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, great service. This is one of our go-tos when we are in Boston. It always feels like we’re seeing old friends.
   

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   Marissa

   Greater Boston

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 16 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Meal was delicious! We started with the burrata. It was so fresh! Then shared a marinara pizza and vodka fussili. So fresh and incredible. Wine was amazing and espresso martini was one of the best.
   

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    Jack

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 5 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Amazing experience. One of the most intimate Italian restaurants I have been to. The place is a bit small but in a very personal way. The food was divine and to die for. The best chicken Marsala I’ve ever had and my girlfriend’s vodka pasta was delicious. I highly recommend this to anyone in the Boston area. We were the only people in the restaurant which I enjoyed but let’s get this place some business!
    

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