Insider Pages Reviews for Vinny T's of Boston

5 Stars: Great fun! (by Courtney L.)

Courtney L. — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT

I enjoyed my visit very much. One of the first restaurants I came to after moving to the city. The GM, Jose, stopped by and was very courteous.

I will come back here, but not often since every visit gives me enough food for 3 meals. I'll try and bring some family when they're in town.

1 Stars: Will never go there again. (by mmllkk)

mmllkk — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:00:00 GMT

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.

4 Stars: Pretty decent Italian (by Rod D.)

Rod D. — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:32:00 GMT

Even though its a chain, the food is quite good. Much better than Macaroni Grill or Olive Garden. Everything I've had has been tasty - Calamari Diavlo, Penne and Meat Sauce, Cavatelli and eggplant. It's not quite North End, but the next best thing. I've been to the downtown, Lexington and Brookline locales and they've all had the same high quality.

3 Stars: they're too proud of their homemade pasta to provide whole wheat substitute (by freewilly7)

freewilly7 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:00:00 GMT

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.
:)

4 Stars: Portions portions portions (by Benjamin S.)

Benjamin S. — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:41:00 GMT

this place has HUGE portions. you will want to take home everything and have it again the next night; the service is pretty good, no complaints. the food quality is decent. family dining style

1 Stars: Don't bother ordering takeout (by pnkseashel)

pnkseashel — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:00:00 GMT

I called to order takeout and the man who answered told me they didn't offer takeout. When I asked why it said online that they offered takeout he took my order. When I showed up to pick up my food 35 minutes later, he hadn't even put my order in. When he turned around to put it in, I asked if he had ordered my food and he said yes, when I asked again, he said no and laughed in my face.

Don't bother ordering takeout, because it obviously isn't a priority for them.

3 Stars: Consistently good (by cbolek)

cbolek — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:00:00 GMT

This place always leaves you satisfied. The RI style Calamari is fantastic as is the Fried Mozarella. The Warm Tomato/Spinach/Goat Cheese Salad always hits the spot on a cold evening. The Chicken Marsala is the best I have ever had especially the day after as a leftover. Finish it off with a Chocolate Bomba, a piece of Chocolate Cake in a vanilla creme anglaise and they will have to take you out of there in a wheel borrow, but as one happy camper. The portions are generous to say the least. There are few better places to go out to eat with a large group in Boston, bar none.

4 Stars: Would give 5 stars, but too noisy... (by Jennifer W.)

Jennifer W. — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:59:00 GMT

HUGE portions...they will tell you this upon arriving, but I thought I'd mention it again. The fetuccini alfredo is brilliant, and the half portion lasts me at least 2 days after I take it home. The wine is excellent, and the garlic and oil with bread at the beginning of the meal is the best part. The only unfortunate thing is how noisy it can get! You think it would be a great place to take your guy or gal on a quiet, romantic date, but I have been when you literally have to yell across the table to chat. Other than that, nice atmosphere, wonderful food, and not horrible prices for the portion and quality.

PROS: Good atmosphere, wonderful food
CONS: Can be noisy

5 Stars: Picky Italian eater (by bigc1962)

bigc1962 — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:00:00 GMT

I was impressed the first time I went, that I went the next night with a cleints that they could not believehow everything was, how friendly the staff were and the portion and priced. Awesone experience

4 Stars: overall good experience (by jameshoskins1)

jameshoskins1 — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:00:00 GMT

As tourists to Boston in June, 2005, we tried as many restaurants as we could during our four day stay to the the Back Bay area for a medical conference. We also had our 4 year old twins in tow, so we were able to test the "family friendliness" of each place we dined. They were extremely friendly and accomodating at Vinny T's. The food was very good, but not the best we had on our trip.

4 Stars: Great group menus (by cl_foodie)

cl_foodie — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:00:00 GMT

We went here to celebrate a birthday party and they have a wonderful group dining menu that gives you 2 appetizers, 3 entrees, and 2 desserts. Desserts are so good and there are so many to choose from. For appetizers, definitely get the fried calamari and the fried mozzarela.

4 Stars: Are You Hungry? (by tadawes)

tadawes — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 01:00:00 GMT

Vinny T's is definitely the place for Italian - especially if you are very hungry. The portions are huge (unnecessarily huge?) Nonetheless, the food was good, and you certainly leave ht eplace filled and satisfied. A good deal financially! Make a reservation (or if you are visiting, have your hotel concierge make one for you - it eliminates wait time).

5 Stars: Great food for a great deal! (by bostonj)

bostonj — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:00:00 GMT

Well I heard the portions were huge here and that was no joke. You could feed a family of four with some of the dishes. We had a great waiter who helped us with our selection and we departed the restaurant full and satisfied with food to spare. The food was delicious and the endless supply of bread and olive oil was excellent. I'll definately rate this place as a 10.

4 Stars: Bigger then your eyes. (by kinglink)

kinglink — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 02:00:00 GMT

This place has the biggest portions most people have seen. Most dishes won't be finished even by huge eaters. Try the Hot Anti Pasto, very filling for a group of 5 at only 18 bucks or so. It has tons of italian delicacies such as calamari, muscels, andolini sausage, and more. Definatly worth the money.

The Pasta is great. Quantity though reigns, though quality isn't worthless.

The size of the meats vary but almost everything is worth the price.

The desserts are great. Tiramisu is a personal favorite, they arn't huge but they are a good size.

Noise level can be a problem but not always.

3 Stars: bang for the buck (by squire)

squire — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 02:00:00 GMT

Vinny T's is just O.K. Italian food, and lots of it. If quantity over quality is what you want then go to any VinnyT's and you will be happy. If you want real quality Italian in Boston go to the North End and pick a place! There are so many great places in the North end it's hard to single one out. They are all great. Once you're in the North end you can't really go wrong!

5 Stars: Good times (by mej0411)

mej0411 — Mon, 11 Aug 2003 02:00:00 GMT

While working in Boston I came upon this place by accident. But I was glad that this is where I wound up. The night I was there I had the Mussels Fla Diablo. I was a little conufused by the portion sizes on the menu. The plate they served was enormous. I enjoyed every bite of this spicy seafood treat. I would and have recomended this place to eanyone and everyone that I know that is heading to Beantown.

5 Stars: Best Ever (by graygeoff)

graygeoff — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 02:00:00 GMT

I have to say this is my favorite restaurant of all time. I've made the 2 1/2 hour trip to get there several times...only to go there and head home again. Been in there on Saturday nights, with a waiter....Sunday nights, at the bar...and even weeknights. I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!! Very excited to see another location coming in Portland, Maine.

1 Stars: Worst service ever!!! (by pinkevil)

pinkevil — Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:00:00 GMT

We were told the wait would be 45 minutes. It was 1.5 hours. A couple that arrived half an hour after us was seated before us, and probably others also. After we were seated, there were empty tables around us and no one got seated there for a long time. The waitress was friendly at the beginning. We ordered spaghetti and lasagne. The lasagne was good, but the spaghetti were the worst I've ever had. I didn't eat the spaghetti, and told the waitress I didn't like it. That's when she started to have an attitude problem. She kept asking so many times why not, and just never was satisfied with my answers. Needless to say, she charged for the spaghetti anyway and only put it off the check after we complained about it. Because of this and the unjustified 1.5 hours wait, I'd never go back there!