Cantina Italiana

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Cantina Italiana in the Greater Boston area is a four star Italian restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. You'll find this is a popular North End area restaurant. It's known for its pizza. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a romantic atmosphere. This place features private rooms, a full bar, catering, and valet parking. This restaurant is handicap accessible and good for groups. People who have eaten here found the food always top notch and great (especially the desserts!). Diners really enjoyed the food.

User Reviews of Cantina Italiana

Meal of errors

1 0f 5 stars. We have had many good meals at the restaurant but something was off last night. It took 1 1/2 hours for our entrees to be served. The waiter avoided coming to our table. The matire d' finally came to the table and said one chef was out and rudely explained she can't go in the kitchen to cook. The food finally came. It was good but evening out experience had been spoiled. The restaurant did nothing to apologize for the service or offer dessert,wine etc. We will not return there again although they were a favorite in our neighborhood. There are too many good restaurants in the North End to bother going back to a place that treated us badly.
openlist - user review - 07/22/2008

Yelp.com Review - by Jess C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm slowly working on trying every restaurant in the North End. Being half Sicilian, I feel that it's my duty. I've only been to Cantina Italiana once, and it was at about 3 in the afternoon, a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alison C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cantina Italiana might not be the fanciest dining room in Boston's North End, but the food is out of this world! I have been to several places in this area, and have been decently surprised by most…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt G.

4.0 of 5 stars. What a great spot. I had the chef special. A steak with a raspberry demi glaze. It was one of the best steaks I have ever had. A month ago I went to Morton's and the food at Cantina was better!
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by melinda j.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ah, this used to be my favorite Italian restaurant in the north end! We're suckers for the homemade bombolotti, long wagonwheel noodles served with spicy Italian sausage and goat cheese, and the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Whenever I walk by Cantina Italiana at night on Hanover Street, I think about the poor sucka upstairs that is paying out the arse for a prime apt spot, yet falls asleep in a room illuminated by the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie L.

3.0 of 5 stars. SO! on my big BAH-STAHN spring break rendezvous, just hit up this place for my best friend's birthday....
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel I.

3.0 of 5 stars. Restaurant Week stop # 2! I came here for lunch with a couple of my coworkers. Lunch was good, nothing special though.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by san d.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was the first Italian place we found when we moved to Boston. It is really good. Some of the pastas are handmade, and the winelist is delish. My fave dish was the Saltimbocca di Pollo...YUM.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Drew F.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mmmm... Lentil Soup.... Yes, Lentil soup, just like my ex-roommate's ex-girlfriend would make. Mmmmm. Very nice on a snowy winter's night.
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly A.

5.0 of 5 stars. If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I'd make the Cantina Italiana gnocchi my last meal. They are p.h.e.n.o.m.e.n.a.l. I grew up in an Italian family with an Italian grandmother who made gnocchi…
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cheri B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Nice place for a good Italian meal but don't go here if you're looking for a romantic, quiet place to hole up over a bottle of wine. This is a boisterous restaurant, full of hungry and loud people…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Located right on Hanover Street, this old school italian eatery seems a little over-the-top vaudeville compared to the modern, crisp look of Lucca and Fiore down the street. Despite the large neon…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Negative 1 star for the service - on several occasions our waiter would come by, ask if we needed anything, and before I could even open my mouth, scurried off. Not cool. Negative 1 star for the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nancy C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I had lunch here today with my friend Lisa. She got chicken parm and I had chicken, ziti, and broccoli. It was excellent! We were very happy. The servie was very good also.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by michelle w.

3.0 of 5 stars. Can't miss this place with the bright pink and green neon sign! Food was ok- I had the eggplant parm, which is a dish that I don't generally get because I love Italian seafood dishes. It was just ok,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mmm mmm mmm! This is one of my favorite lunch spots to hit up in Boston. I have never been disappointed when I come here. My favorite was the sausage/pepper/onion sandwich accompanied by a small…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My boyfriend and I went into the North End one night just looking for something good to eat, but at some place we never have been to before. We ended up picking Cantina Italiana. which was a very…
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Sure it's gaudy on the outside. I mean, come on, who would choose the flashing neon as their first choice on Hanover street. But the Italian cuisine is on par with the rest of the North End! This…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by ann c.

4.0 of 5 stars. the neon sign outside and the autograph memorabilia entrance sets you in a more traditional atmosphere. a lot bigger than other restaurants near by. pasta is great, but they dont' carry red pepper…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2006
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Best Restaurant in The North End

Yummmmm...the thought of Cantina Italiana makes my mouth water! I tried this restaurant during one o...
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Yelp.com Review - by jkhkjh j.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very nice italian restaurant, one of the best in the North end. Great atmosphere; call ahead, the wait can be very long. Some of the entrees are on the expensive side, prices start at about 17 . The…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Gourmet G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Open since 1931, this is one of the North End's oldest restaurants, offering Italian cooking that sticks to the basics. Start with an order of fresh mozzarella and sliced tomatoes with grilled…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Brenden L.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is one of my favorites in the North End though I can't place exactly why...its just good. Nothing overly exceptional or memorable but everythin here is really really...good.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Stellina M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Traditional North End Italian restaurant. It is well known and has a clientele that has been going there for years. The pasta is good, but I would avoid any fish dish. The kitchen is always well kept…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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AOL CityGuide

classic north end style and charm...
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Boston.com

We ate at Cantina inaliana and were very pleased! The server and staff were very friendly and accomodating, and our server made some great recommendations. Our food was amazing, and I didn't think the prices...
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Boston.com

This place was much pricier than I expected, given the very casual atmosphere (jeans.) We paid over $300 for 5 people. We had one ($38) bottle of wine + two glasses,salads, entrees, two desserts to share and...
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Boston.com

What happened to this restaurant? It was once my favorite place to dine. Walked in last week and I didn't see one familiar face. I asked for my favorite waiter, the "BIG O" ,and was shocked to hear that he...
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Epinions

cantina italiana: the best restaurant in the north end (boston)!
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Epinions

you'll likely dine in one of the red-and-black booths at the cantina, a large, down-to-earth north ender serving antipasti dishes like insalata caprese, stuffed mushrooms, and tortellini soup, as well as pasta...
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Boston.com

It is a sad statement in todays restaurant business that thinking corporate restructuring is more important than making customers happy. You got rid of your best waiter, and most recognizable asset, believe...
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AOL CityGuide

our family spent our 50th anniversery at this restaurant. there was 16 of us there and we were treated like royalty. where else in boston could we go with children and be treated this way. we make it a point...
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Wcities

this southern italian favorite in the north end has been popular since it opened in 1931. you will spot the big, neon sign over the bustling scene on hanover street. the dining room is filled with tables,...
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Boston.com

I have been to the Cantina Italiana a few times and have always enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere. What happened? The food was terrible! I ordred the Veal Saltimboca and I am sure shoe leather tastes...
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Boston.com

On a Monday night, this place was still hopping at 8pm! The Italian accordian player really enhanced the spunky but romantic atmosphere. He really made our anniversary special! It's definitely one of the top 5...
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OpenTable

A Tradition in Boston's Historic North End Serving the tastes that made the North End famous. Cantina Italiana is a long time favorite of locals and visitors alike, as we serve up some of the best traditional...
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