Amelias Trattoria

I really enjoyed my dinnerAmbiance is warm. Great place for a small group dinnerI didn't go with pasta this time and went with the veal with mozzarella cheese and prosciutto. Amazingly good

I went here for dinner with my Dad on a Saturday and we went about 30 minutes after they opened! We were seated immediately, so if you plan to go I would definitely try to get there early. It did end up getting sort of packed over time. So if you want a quieter dining experience, coming when they open might be a good option! The service was great! I love when servers have great and authentic things to say about the dishes on the menu! I got the Linguine alla Vongole & it was really good! I can say that the clams were a tad bit "fishy", but that is expected. The flavor was good and slightly tangy, but not in a bad way! I also love that this dish didn't make me feel heavy afterwards. I also had two glasses of Rosé and it was delicious and strong! I'd definitely come here again so I have the opportunity to try some other things on the menu, it was hard to choose!

One Saturday afternoon we spontaneously decided that we wanted to eat here for dinner. Thankfully there were still tables available on OpenTable to make a reservation. Once we showed up I realized that making a reservation was a good idea because the restaurant was packed. Throughout our meal I noticed other customers waiting by the door for a table.Two of us split the grilled octopus ($22), bolognese ($32), and veal saltimbocca ($35). They also gave us a small portion of bread with a savory bean dip. The bread was on the denser side but still very flavorful.The grilled octopus came on a bed of sauteed vegetables with a generous portion of a spicy aioli. The vegetables were fresh and lightly salted. The grilled octopus had a very crispy outside which made it taste more fried than grilled. While it was tasty, I was hoping for something more smoky.I don't think I've ever had a bolognese with a creamy sauce base, but the bolognese was delicious! The pasta was perfectly al dente and the shape of the pasta allowed each noodle to cling to the sauce. The sauce was creamy and meaty. I would order this again.I wasn't a big fan of the veal saltimbocca. The veal was tender, but underseasoned so it did not taste like much. The mushrooms and sauce were tasty, but unfortunately the sauce was too thin to cling to anything. I would not have minded if the vegetables were cooked softer.We chose to have some wine with our meal but I noticed other customers ordering cocktails which looked very interesting. I would try their cocktails the next time I come here.

So good y'all. We had an amazing dinner here. Do make a reservation. It fills up fast. We started out with the daily arancini which was really good. For my entree I got the spaghetti with the clams. It was really good with a little bit of heat. I loved it. Spaghetti tasted so fresh. My sister got the veal and said hers was great too.Free bread for the table came with this amazing spread. Sooo good. I also had an Italian mule. Fantastic!!We loved it here. The staff were super nice. We were well taken care of! I look forward to another visit next time I'm in town.

Came here for an early Friday dinner and we were one of only two to three parties for almost the entire duration of the meal. This wasn't a bad thing, just made the ambiance quiet and a bit more intimate. We came with a reservation and were seated quite quickly. Our server took our orders pretty fast and the food came out relatively soon after so that made the experience pleasant. The calamari and salad were good starters. Nothing out of this world, but decent quality for a good price. The free bread was also nice, although a little too cold for my liking and hard to chew. The pastas were pretty solid. Well-cooked, good flavor, and plenty to eat; I had enough for leftovers and took some home for lunch the next day. Really delicious!The dessert was okay - honestly a little overpriced, but still tasted good. I'd recommend getting a sweet treat elsewhere though as the size was pretty disappointing. Overall, we had a great time and would recommend this spot for dinner again. Thanks, Amelia's!

I really wish I could have given more stars to this place. The interior is cozy, and the staff are really nice, but the food was much too salty in almost all of the dishes ordered and was very difficult to eat - I ended up not eating most of my food, which is rare occurrence. This was for lunch on a weekday and the restaurant was very empty, so I thought there would be more attention to detail, too, so it was especially disappointing.Dishes ordered:-calamari: the batter was fried nice and crisp, but the inside was slightly overcooked, still acceptable, but was quite salty, the only thing that compensated for it a little was the plain leaves of spinach underneath-caponatina: toast paired well with a sweet tomato-based eggplant dish, cooked through. Only thing I would order from this place.-italiano panini: the bread itself has large bits of salt in it, and all other ingredients in it do not balance it out, only adding to the saltiness. The greens in it are not ideal to handle the high heat of the panini, and did not match or help out the rest-side salad: I ordered a caesar salad out of the options (tomato soup, garden salad, caesar salad, fries) and this was also way too salty and I have no idea how that happened. We told the waitstaff, and she brought in a salad with the dressing on the side, which was somehow not as salty as the dressed salad. the leaves were also quite wilty

A cute Italian spot tucked away in Cambridge. The service was fine, but the best things we had were the calamari and bolognese. The pasta was so good and the calamari wasn't too fried or oily.

I haven't been able to stop talking about our dinner at Amelia's! 2 years ago, when I first moved to the area, I spotted Amelia's quaint and romantic spot. It's been on my 'must try' forever & Saturday was finally the night to celebrate my anniversary. We made reservations since the space is small, which was absolutely the right call. Ours were earlier, around 6:15, but the restaurant soon got packed. Shortly, after being seated, we ordered cocktails and calamari. I loved the flavors of my bellini! The calamari were perfect. Not overly fried, but just the right amount to pair with the sauce. We also enjoyed the dipping sauce that came with the bread provided. It did have a bit of a kick to it, like red pepper flakes, as a warning. We ended up both ordering the Ravioli of the Night. I never like to order the same meal, but we couldn't resist. Seriously, the best ravioli i've ever had. You could tell the pasta was homemade & the sauce. I hope they make this a regular menu item! Yes, it was expensive. But, what a wonderful surprise for not being in the North End! I want to come back soon!

Romantic little Italian restaurant on the outskirts of Kendall square and on the border of Area IV. You definitely need a reservation especially if trying to dine on a weekend. We arrived at 8:00 pm with reservation and was promptly seated indoors at our reserved spot in an otherwise full house. The restaurant itself is quite cozy so it can feel a little loud when packed. Once seated we were served water and complimentary bread and some kind of homemade tomato-based dip. Let me tell you, the bread which I think was a homemade focaccia and the special tomato mystery dip were out of this world. Probably my favorite part of this evening.Aside from the complimentary bread, we got the truffle fries to start, wild mushroom pappardelle, and the regular homemade spaghetti without meatballs - all split between 2 people. The fries themselves were mediocre as they were rather thin and kind of floppy, but they had the most wonderful truffle aroma that really stuck to your senses when eating. The pastas were both excellent quality and you can tell the pappardelle had this hand-pulled texture to it reminiscent of asian-style hand pulled noodles. The spaghetti sauce was really tasty and full-bodied but felt there wasn't enough spaghetti in ratio with the amount of sauce. The pappardelle was also delicious and the mushrooms paired wonderfully well with the parmesan but it was a little too drenched in olive oil for our taste. The food is a little on the pricier side but the dishes were so tasty and had such incredible balance and comprehension that it's all worth.tldr; romantic Italian restaurant in a quiet area between Kendall and Central that serves some of the tastiest Italian pasta that is well worth the price.

Mediocre and overpriced. Their carbonara sauce looked curdled when I was eating it. Not worth it, literally go anywhere else.