Bar Pallino

Loved this intimate basement spot. Great drinks and small plates. The service was excellent, and the staff dealt with the large influx of saturday night guests very well. We especially loved the meatballs and caviar topped mozzarella sticks.

Returned to this spot to go downstairs for some creative and delightful drinks. Server was helpful. We appreciated the small snack they provided after the kitchen was closed. Very common in Europe. Wish more U.S. bars served chips or small bites with drinks. Would love to come back in the future. Thanks!

Love this place. Wine and food were fantastic. I wish they played the music of the vinyls on their wall. I wish more people were there for the wine.

We wanted to eat upstairs but didn't have reservations so we ate downstairs at this bar. It has fewer options than upstairs. The servers were nice but seemed distracted, there one moment and then you never see them again. I would have had another drink but never saw our server after he dropped off our food. Food was decent, we shared the farmers market salad and some fritters (which were good but rich and a bit greasy).

Rude service. They wouldn't let us sit freely in the bar was forced to be next to people when we didn't need to. Switched out the gin in our cocktail without telling us. Spoke down to us and didn't engage at all. I would not recommend coming here. It was also very expensive.

Great vibes in a cool basement wine bar. Good wine by the glass and Negroni list. Really enjoyed the simple decor and intimate vibes. Music could’ve been a little quieter. Our server was lovely and attentive. We LOVED the grandma slice - such a hidden gem of a piece of pizza. The eggplant dip was also 10/10. I’ll definitely be back when I’m feeling a nice wine stop with a friend or date!

Worth the wait to find this place - it does great cocktails and has a nice vibe. Service was a little patchy when we went, including having to go find my own table after waiting a while to be seated with no one coming over, and having to get up to get the check rather than someone asking. That being said, the staff were great when they did come over and had helpful recommendations. Cocktails themselves were very good, pretty strong and quite different to the ones I’ve had elsewhere in Boston. Music is LOUD so don’t come here if you want a quiet date. Would come back for sure.

Our first stop in Boston while we waited to see if Hurricane Lee would hit. A little loud and a little hip/young for this old lady but we still enjoyed it immensely. Great inventive drinks and super service. We ordered the charcuterie as a late night supper and could have had sandwiches for a week - very generous!

Rounding up from 4.5. I'm not sure if it's meant to be a speakeasy but it half is and half isn't- there are tiny signs outside for it but the entrance is through a service-entry looking like door from inside faccia a faccia and through a number of hallways, which suddenly lead into a very cozy bar, so in that sense it's exciting. There's both bar and table seating. Our bartender was very friendly and knowledgeable on the drinks and liquors! Loved their mezcal espresso martini- it was more mezcal forward than espresso but I suppose that's the nature of mezcal. The paisian in paradise was strongly mango, also a hit. Will be returning!

Normally I have a great experience here but last night our group had a very rude server. I also had the pleasure of ordering the $9 potato chips, allegedly imported from Spain but truly I received a bowl of lays chips maybe my fault for ordering but it should not even be on the menu. Potato-chips gate aside, rude server really put a downer on our night. Normally pallino has a great vibe and super fun wine list-the wine did not disappoint!

Hidden right below Faccia (take the stairs to the right of the bar and the entrance is past the bathrooms) - it sort of feels like you're in a wine cave. Good spot to come while you're waiting for a table upstairs or after dinner or just as its own stop for good wine and bar snacks. The meatballs are AMAZING! The bartender was friendly and knowledgeable and I enjoyed the rose.

The vibe of this place is so cute and unpretentious! Too bad the same can't be said about the service. Our server was rude from the moment we got there, barely making eye contact and making some snarky remarks. I have worked in the service industry and you do NOT take out a bad day on your customers. It's usually the other way around! Anyway, the vibe was nice to catch up in and the wine was nice. How we were treated in the beginning just soured the whole experience.

Oooh la la... I don't go out in Back Bay very often but I was very glad to have tried this bar which (seems to be a new addition to the neighborhood? unsure, but I loved it!) I'm originally from NYC and this really reminded me of something that one might find in Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, or even West Village. There you have it;) It seems quite understated from the outside but when you walk in, you want in to a great layout of bar and dining sprinkled around a central bar, where the counter wraps around the drinks- you get what I mean. Behind it, off to the wall- is an open kitchen which is also intriguing and definitely adds something to the atmosphere. We got a mix of drinks (wine) and virgin cocktails ("zero proof" section off the menu) and those were incredibly refreshing without being too sweet. Prices in the range for what you'd expect for the area.. I havent tried the food here bc.. unfortunately the kitchen was already closed by the time we asked for the food menu (somewhere between 9-10pm?) Total bummer- the only major downside here. Not sure why kitchens all close so early if the bar is open late! To bars in Boston, please keep your kitchens open into the evening :'( Anyway, the vibe here is perfect for a night with friends, dates- probably would not bring family/kids here- it gets a bit loud.. Go ahead- Ive written my 2 cents- discover for yourself :)

Located beneath Faccia a Faccia (formerly Faccia Brutta?), this intimate, dark, cozy bar is the perfect space for a date or a friends night out. You enter via a somewhat unmarked exit door on the main floor of Faccia a Faccia and head down the stairs. Walk past the bathrooms, and you end up in the sweet little space with a handful of tables and a small bar. The main wall is decorated with records, and the bar is full of wine options, with a few special sexy Negronis and mezcal cocktails. My group all tried different cocktails, and they were all perfect. The music is just loud enough for fun but quiet enough to have a conversation! I really loved the energy. We had a great night chatting and enjoying the ambiance. I'm sure this place gets crazy on the weekends, so I was glad we got in on a Thursday! We were looking for Hecate across the street, and a chef in the alley recommended this place when we asked for help! So glad we changed plans!

Such a bummer experience, waiter was beyond rude for no reason from the moment we entered. After trying to get his attention for about 15 minutes and finally flagging him, he an had an attitude and as if he was doing us a huge favor for even acknowledging us. Instead of ordering more we ended up asking for the check. Bummer that one waiter could really ruin the vibe of a place. The place also smelled a bit funky, not sure what that was. Never returning bye!