Alta Strada - Wellesley

Why this place is popular I have no idea...Plain. Bland. And sad.And then out of fries....so those meals came with chips or salad. Almost no chips came with the meal- and the salad, which was good but extraordinary small- especially to replace fries when they were out. (Imagine opting out of pasta, and order, and then getting down graded half way through your wait time, to then get a small portion of chips or a few leafs of lettuce.Most ingredients in all meals were processed ready to heat and eat foods, - how disappointing to get, with their reputation, you would expect actual cooking.I did like their pizza dough and sauce, but pizza was weird in general. Pizza came out "rare" in terms of fired pizza- which upped my score- however most fans of that style expect scorch, and that was non-existent, frustrating my party who expected a good pizza.My advice is to avoid- if you want that type of cooking go find an Old Country Buffet and smuggle in some Digiorno.* note*. Serve rating is not indicative of our waiter, but the process of finding out what they were out of, the overall seating process, and a long winded lecture the front if the house gave another patron, only to then find out they had the wrong info and retract said lecture...Disappointed, maybe they will close soon and an Olive Garden will go there or maybe upgrade to some Spegetti-o's.

I was definitely underwhelmed by the food. chicken Milanese had no seasoning or flavor and was not crispy . I've had better eggplant parm almost anywhere.Beet carpaccio was bland. Also one appetizer, two entrées , and one glass of wine cost us $100 before tip -which just seems outrageous. I know food is expensive when eating out now, but I don't know. Even for Wellesley this seems excessive.The space is beautiful and the staff was incredible, but I don't see myself going back .

Fine service and incredibly delicious food. I enjoyed sage pumpkin tortellini and the absolute best most fantastic salad I have ever eaten in my life: some kind of shaved mushroom with truffle oil, arugula, and back pepper and Parmesan. Just perfectly seasoned. I have dreamt about this salad since eating it, which is troubling since normally my dreams involve Brie Larson, Zoe Saldana, or such similar. The young lady who served us was definitely a foodie, whose knowledge was extremely impressive. Please build one of these restaurants in Vegas, or expand your Door Dash delivery radius by about 2,800 miles.

Came back here for an anniversary dinner after many years and this spot is the same great food and service it always has been. Although very crowded on a Friday night, the service here is impeccable and the food is always really good. I told them ahead of time it was an anniversary dinner and they could not of made it more special. Very attentive and complimentary with even a glass of limoncello at the end. The menu here has not changed much from over ten years ago, same selections pretty much, pasta, steaks, seafood and of course chicken etc. The meatballs here are delicious and so is the chicken parm. The dessert again of my favorite mascarpone and wafers was also a nice treat. Prices are very reasonable here and this is a definite treat...highly recommended.

Food excellent. Service excellent. Ambiance not so excellent. Noisy. Especially when a table of 12 thinks it is necessary to overtake the room and shout loudly during their meal. The scene was chaotic to say the least.

Significant group dinner of about 16 people. We shared several appetizers. Garlic Bread and Meatballs appetizers, great, but the prosciutto with Fig Jam, fantastic. I tried the chicken parmigiana, probably ended up being the heartiest of all the dishes selected at the table , sans the lamp chops. Done very well, odd coupling with Roasted Broccoli, but that was so good it worked. A little conservative of the drink service, would have been open to additional offers, however not overly concerning, had room for desert calories. Table shared two of everything of the desserts menu.Tried several, the standout was the Tiramisu. Really, really, enjoyed this meal.

The food was fantastic and the service was great! Our server, Chris was delightful. Highly recommend.

A terrific Italian restaurant with a very eclectic menu. Great service and selection. The only downside is the noise level that makes it hard to hear your partner at the table.

The best chicken parm in suburban Massachusett. Nice vibe, and fun waiters. Great choice of your looking for quality Italian food.

I love Italian food. Food was good but for the prices I would have expected a larger portion or for the spaghetti to be handmade. Kinda wish that the tables weren't so close together. Not a very private experience.That being said the sauce on the eggplant and the spaghetti was incredible. Lots of garlic, very flavorful. Service was 10/10. Arabella was sweet and attentive, extremely friendly. Made the experience for sure. It was my partners birthday and the whole staff signed him a birthday card and brought a lit candle with his dessert.