Mother Anna's

I have had a 100% success rate in getting a second date when I invite her here for the first. I'm not saying that's completely on the restaurant but it's a fantastic record. The food is incredible and reasonably priced. The vibe is Italian, much like every other place in the north end, but the gnocchi is to kill for. I would nuke nations for that gnocchi. Or gnuke, rather. Fantastic service vibes and food.

Semi classy Italian restaurant. It's like they are trying a little too hard to be fancy but it just wasn't. The inside smelled like farts and it was crowded and hot. The bathroom was too small and very dirty... especially after I was done with it. The dinner table was about a millimeter too tall, or maybe my chair was a millimeter too short, idk. The menu had a ton of typos like the person who wrote it was still in level 1 English class. Also, the table right in front of us was duct taped together... so don't sit at that table. The food was tasty except when I ordered chicken parm, it came in a ocean of sauce and it was hard for me to find my chicken.The reason for my 4 star review of this place was wasn't from the food and definitely not from the ambiance but from my darling waitress! To the Manager - please give NADIA a raise and a promotion and some extra benefits cuz she treated my friends and I very well and she looked like she works very hard.Thanks Nadia!!!

I originally made a reservation for the outdoor area at Mother Anna's because it's a really cute spot and there are plenty of tables. Unfortunately, it was raining on the night that I went, so we had to sit inside. The indoor area is fine, but nothing particularly interesting. The outdoor vibes are superior, hands down.The service was really fast, maybe even a bit too fast. Once we slowed down on eating our pasta, the waiter came around and asked if we wanted to pack it up, so we really didn't end up staying for long.As for the food, the portions are massive. We got the Gnocchi and the Linguine with Meatballs, both of which were delicious. The Gnocchi didn't feel too heavy and had a nice creamy sauce. The Linguine with Meatballs also hit the spot. I will say that the dishes were a bit salty, which was something I read on other reviews. Overall, great food for the price!

Food was decent, ambiance spectacular--due to sitting outside on their legendary patio that has always felt like the gateway to the North End. Our dishes were a medley of mediocre to very good. --Eggplant rollitini was poor, with excessively thin eggplant slices that had little flavor. --Calamari was fine. --Pasta with mushrooms was watery and was returned--Seafood Fra Diablo was excellent, perfectly spiced. --The house house Chianti was okay. But all is forgiven when you are sitting outside on Hanover on yet another North End festival night.

I'm really only knocking this down to three stars because there's really no entrance to waiting when you have reservations. That being said it is super busy on a Saturday night even with reservations.They stood there. Looking like a fish out of water until somebody happened to notice us obviously waiting for our reservation.We got seated at a table near the entrance in the kitchen. Call in my eyes for the fact that we had reservations, and other people were walking out the street, but whatever.It was good. Funny that it's an Italian restaurant, and yet I didn't see one Italian person there with an accent. Everybody's accent was definitely not Italian. Boykin they cook. A paragraph I have a chicken Parmesan. Are usually always have chicken Parmesan at a local Boston Italian just to compare. He had a chicken saltimbocca. I have to be honest. It was mostly mushrooms. Small pieces of chicken.This is a place that my family has frequented for years. Since before I was born. I just think it's changed.Maybe will go back

Snug and warm atmosphere, close seating, mirrors on the walls. Blackened chicken and pasta combination is legendary. Great wine options to pair with your food as well

We had multiple dishes fettuccine Alfredo, veal Verdichio, and Caesar Salad. They were all so over-salted, we just ate a little of each. Just terrible. The tomato stave is the ziti is pretty good. Overall, very disappointing.

The veal roberto was very good. The expresso martinis were a great complement to the dinner. The staff was very friendly and provided great service. Would definitely we will go again.

we had lunch today, there were 8 of us, and everything was delicious. we had two appetizers and would highly recommend the calamari, it was cooked perfectly in a light breading. We all had different entree's and everyone loved the food. We split cannolis and tiramisu for dessert. The desserts were worth coming back for, fresh, not too sweet! Highly recommend this place! The red sauce was great!

Everything Ambiance is crowded and loud, service is so slow and food was disappointing, after this buildup, well below olive garden quality . Couldnt be more disappointed! Wont go back