Pagliuca's

Bread for olive oil was OK at the best. Menu has draft beer bur they didn't have any. Food was good. Overall OK place, nothing special.

I quite literally have never left a bad review in my life but pls do not come here. I am scared I ate bad clams. The carbonara was INEDIBLE it should be taken off the menu genuinely. The only thing we enjoyed was the free bread and oil. I had to load my white clam pasta with salt, pepper, and Parmesan to stomach it. We waited OVER AN HOUR for our food and once our waiter took our orders we did not see him until the end of the meal. When we asked another waiter if our food was almost ready after about 30 minutes he said “I guess I don’t know”, walked away and ignored us the rest of the time we were here. Don’t know if I would even make my worst enemy eat here. OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT they were roasting us in an oven. I get you think it’s fall in Boston but mama it is 80 degrees on PLS AT LEAST GET A FAN. We had to ask twice for our food. Like come on. We saw people who were sat 30 minutes after us who ordered drinks and food, ate, paid, and left before we had even gotten our food. Can u tell I’m mad.

Congratulations 🎊 you guys are serving the worst Chicken Parmigiana in the North End. My cutlets were cooked all the way in a oven, instead of being fried then tossed in the oven to finish off. Walked in yesterday Friday 09/26/25 at 5:30pm...no reservations no nothing and got a table instantly which was a huge red flag. Our server was ok, when asked about our meals, we were obviously not pleased and said everything was "OK" she wasn't surprised, almost as if she was expecting it. There were 2 other tables sat and eating as well, but the place is dead. This might be where people in the restaurant industry go to die. Please put this place out of it's misery, its actually sad 😔

The restaurant is packed with bookings and orders and there were not many tables. Long queue was long and it seems like a good recommendation. Bread ✅Soft and plain served together with olive oil with spice. Surprising this tastes good. Carbonara Italian style ✅ the portion was big ✅ amount of bacon served was good ✅ Not spicy, different from most of other carbonara I have tried before ❌taste was bland. ❌ bacon was not fully fried and unable to fully push fragrance to the sauce. ❌linguine was overcooked and soggy. Perhaps due to peaked hours. Stracciatella / Egg soup (with parsley sprinkled) ✅it was served hot and portion was big ✅ come with tiny hair line linguine ❌A little too salty It could incorrect combination of these made carbonara tastes bland. Could have tried with other soup combination. Summary: Overall the food serving speed is slower than expected (30 mins). Waitress tried her best to clean table as fast as possible. It seems they have shortage manpower. Food served hot and portion was decent. Cozy and good for big group. Not so suitable for smaller group of two or less. The price is reasonable and affordable. Recommend try to make reservations earlier and avoid weekend. Walking in typically will not get the priority and it gave impression you will get the table in 15-20 mins but usually it takes long from my observation. It took me about 40 minutes but i understand it is weekend dinner time.

It’s my family’s favorite Italian restaurant. The kids love their seafood Fri Diablo, and I love the veal parmigiana my wife likes the eggplant. Not only the food is excellent but the service also is. I would highly recommend to try it.

Food was decent. Minestrone soup was good but needed cheese to make it better. Eggplant Parmesan was ok, didn’t have much cheese. Not much flavor. Cioppino was special and was told it was good. Portions were large. Space was tight. Servers seemed upset to be there. When we sat down they threw down a stack of napkins and silverware. Would I go again, probably not. There were many other options in the area. We chose this place due to a recommendation and we could get reservations for a large group.

Pagliuca’s is a must stop every time my wife and I come to Boston. It is honestly a staple in our trip and whenever we book our trip to Boston we always get excited to come here. We found this place because 8 years ago it was the only place we could get into without a reservation on a Saturday night. Boy were we surprised. The food is great. It’s not the best in the north end but it is up there especially for the price. You will leave full unlike some of the other restaurants you’ll find over in that area. I will say the wine is over priced but what restaurant doesn’t mark up a $15 bottle to $50. That is just kind of how the food business is. But honestly. I love this place. It is a small place off the main drag, but the food is great. I highly recommend it here, and I can’t wait to go back whenever I come back to Boston whether that be in 1 year or 5. This place will always hold a dear place in my heart! If you are in the fence the answer is GO HERE.

Great food and amazing service! A hidden gem and a must try! The fried peppers were a pleasurable surprise.