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Al Dente Restaurant
- Italian
- Boston, MA
About this business
The North End is where you want to venture for authentic Italian food and Al Dente's fits the bill. Owner Joe Bono used to run a curbside sausage cart prior to opening this eatery with its open kitchen, mahogany wainscoting on the walls and granite tables. The restaurant serves a variety of pasta, chicken, veal, beef and seafood dishes. Try the Al Dente Special, which is sautéed scallopini of veal, chicken and shrimp, with broccoli, mushrooms, peppers and artichoke hearts in a white wine, garlic butter sauce.
Location details
109 Salem St # 1, Ste 1, Boston, MA, 02113, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
Omg!!!!! Went here tonight....food was EXCELLENT....Waitress was great and prices were very reasonable. Had the stuffed eggplant for app....was wonderful the sauce is so good. Waitress made us dipping oil and it was incredible and we both had the chicken umberta....huge portions and it was delicious. Definitely will go back....have been here, Assagios and Massimos and they have all been excellent.
STAY AWAY!! The food is horrendous. Some dishes were incredibly bland (fettuccini alfredo) while others were incredibly salty (stuffed chicken dish, the name escapes me). This place is the biggest tourist trap. Servers were nice enough but they smelled overwhelmingly of smoke. Gross!
VERY GOOD! WHO NEEDS UPSCALE??? – We really enjoyed Al Dente. It was very crowded as it was the night before the marathon, but the place had a great vibe. Mike at the door was very congenial and Lisa was a wonderful waitress. We packed in the place and were served delicious itialian food! Al Dente is very casual and is not fussy!
I'm not Italian, but sometimes I wish I was – Al dente is the type of Italian restaurant where the jovial, large Italian waitresses treat you like their own children. Our conversation with Donna, a passing hostess, about the Osso Busco soon led into an open and honest assessment of her oldest son moving out and her desire to let loose and return to downtown Boston. The familiarity was as comforting as the pork tenderloins were savory. In the pantheon of food choice, we decided to take one familiar and one less traveled culin... read more
Not worth waiting – Made a reservation, which they apparently had no intention of honoring. Kept telling us we'd be seated in aother 5, 10 or 15 minutes, while we waited, and waited, and waited. Polite efforts to get a realistic estimate about setaing were rebuffed with surprising rudeness. There are too many good Italian restaurants in the North End to waste time on this one.
Amazing!! – I love Al Dente. Seriously. I recommend this place to everyone, including the hot-shot execs at my office (a bank). It's one of the gems of the North End, I've been going there since I was a freshman in college (have since graduated). I've tried many other places but I just keep coming back. The service is always great, the food is top-notch and generously portioned (I love the home-made raviolis--the best you will find anywhere, and believe me I have looked! Also try the pumpkin ravs if they have them on special... read more
Great food for the price! Friendly staff and generous portions. – I ate there last night with my boyfriend. The staff were so nice and the portions were generous; so was the pouring of the wine! Lovely vodka sauce...not heavy like some. Bread was fresh. House wine was pretty good for a house wine and the wine list offered some great other options for less than $30 a bottle. It's not a fancy place, nor a big place: just good food in a friendly atmosphere. I am enjoying the leftovers today. My boyfriend ordered chicken marsala... read more
Excellent Food at a Great Value – My husband and I have eaten here twice and enjoyed it both times. We will be going back and we recommend this italian eatery to everyone. We have been to other places such as Mother Anna's, familial G... I cannot spell it nor pronounce it, and another place that only takes cash or American Express. The first visit we both ordered the traditional chicken parmiagana. We enjoyed it and took the leftovers home. The sauce is wonderful and flavorful. The pasta is ok.
North End Secret – This place is great. Try the Chicken Venensia...the gorgonzola cream sauce is out of this world. This place is on Salem, so it does not fight the same crowds that some of its Hanover counterparts do. Plus this place, unlike most north end restaurants, is open all day for lunch. The servers are all extremely friendly. Try this place; its a nice north end alternative
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How is Al Dente Restaurant rated?
Al Dente Restaurant has a 4.3 star rating with 1,356 reviews.
When is Al Dente Restaurant open?
Al Dente Restaurant is closed now. It will open on Monday at 9:00 a.m.
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