Massiminos Cucina Italiana

Bianca was amazing ! She made this an unforgettable dinner and guided as through the menu options. What a great personality! All the specials sounded amazing. Recommended the best bottle of wine. We will be back and ask for Bianca again! We loved the Lobster ravioli and the pork chop vinegar and peppers!

We accidentally stumbled upon this place while on a day trip quick visit to Boston. EVERYTHING about this place was PERFECT! The staff, the atmosphere, and the food... oh my lord, the FOOD was a INCOMPARABLE. I have only had chicken piccata that good 1 other time in my life! If I lived in Boston, I would be as big as the side of a house because I know I would be eating here at least twice a week!

Came in the other day for the first time. Cozy little spot. I had the veal parm. Tender. Juicy. The sauce was superb. My waitress was very friendly and perfectly attentive. Her name was Bianca so I'd recommend asking for her if possible. She didn't overly check up on us but I never had to wait for a refill or extra napkins. Can't wait to go back.

My husband and I had a wonderful dinner at Massimino’s last night. The food was absolutely incredible, and the atmosphere was perfect. The highlight of our evening was the exceptional service we received from Bianca. She was so knowledgeable, kind, and made us feel genuinely welcome. We can’t wait to come back soon — especially to see her again!

Pros: Nonna’s meatballs is one of the best dishes I have tried in the North End. Would definitely go back for those. Service was good. Attentive but not intrusive or overly chatty. If you make eye contact anyone will come to assist. Sauce is a solid red sauce. Sunday gravy style. Cons: Would like a better quality bread. Table and red pepper shakers were sticky. Between guests they could do a bit more cleaning. Will be back again to try another few dishes.

Anais provided exceptional service to us even hand picked me some chili peppers 🌶️ from out front because I asked to try them. She didn’t have to do that but it pleased me that she did. Atmosphere was pretty good, felt old school and rustic which was good feeling. Food wasn’t that great however, the food was a pretty small portion size for the price, the sauce carried this place to a 3 star food rating from me but I wouldn’t return, unless it was for more of Anais’s peppers.

I made reservations here for a date night, and it was not what I had expected at all. I always love going to the North End, but I was disappointed. First of all, we were sat downstairs where it smelled of chlorine, which was very odd. The tables were so close together we mind as well have been at the same table. The service was not great at all, we weren't even greeted with a hello. Our waiter just placed a bottle of water on the table and we didn't see him again for another 10 minutes. We ordered an appetizer which came in 5 minutes (weird) and followed by the food 2 minutes later. The food was scorching hot which tells me that it was definitely microwaved because it came out so quickly. The food is way overpriced, even for the North End. I would definitely NOT come back here. Server was lucky he even got a 15% tip because we hardly saw him at all, he was on his phone. Would not waste your money here.

Don't go. It's not worth your time. We were really excited for my friend's birthday dinner here. We specifically requested a table in the basement/wine cellar. We were seated at a tiny table upstairs instead. We ordered the fried burrata. It arrived still frozen in the middle. When I asked about it, I was told that is how it's supposed to be served. Definitely skip it, not great, mediocre at best. Ordered the fresh papperdelle Carbonara. A carbonara it was not!! It was a Romano pasta without the peas. Good, but in absolutely no way a Carbonara. Fresh pasta was excellent. Ordered the stuffed veal chop with potatoes and asparagus. Veal was well cooked but super under seasoned. And also, it only came with 3 small potato wedges and only 1 piece of asparagus cut into 1 inch pieces. Our server was under informed on all menu items and extremely pushy with the drink list, of which she could provide absolutely zero insight. A poor excuse of an "Italian" restaurant. Go elsewhere.

I just left the restaurant and wanted to share my experience. The food was great and met expectations; however, the staff interaction was concerning. While dining, I overheard what appeared to be a cook and a server arguing, and one staff member was using very vulgar language toward another. There were children at my table, as well as other families with children in the restaurant, who could hear the exchange. I hope this is an issue that can be addressed, as it affected the overall dining experience. No woman should be spoken to like that, ESPECIALLY BY A MAN! thank you

Party of 2. Food was ok. We were there under a hour. First time we ever experienced a restaurant telling us no dessert available when we asked for a dessert menu at the end of our meal. Waiter said they could offer us coffee which we got. A few minutes later we noticed table across from us was served dessert. Called our waiter over and asked what’s up..told us they were trying to turn tables due to large crowd and over booking… the other waiter wasn’t following instructions…. Won’t be back