Linguine's Italian Eatery

Per my friends I was visiting in Hudson, MA earlier this year - we HAD to go to Linguine's for dinner. The restaurant used to be much larger, but they closed off the other half so there is limited seating. Let me tell you...they do some SERIOUS take-out orders! People were standing in a line to get their order & the phone NEVER stopped ringing. We waited for about 10 minutes for a table for a party of 4, so that wasn't too bad. The bussers were working ridiculously fast to turn tables over. It was a bit loud inside due to the patrons & the kitchen is open to the dining area. We were stuffed into a small booth by the window & immediately greeted by our waitress. She was rushing us a little bit but we hadn't had a chance to look at the menu yet. To kill time she got our drink orders right out. We told her she was moving like the speed of light & she laughed. She said it's busy like that every single day. We really liked her demeanor; she was a champ.Here's a funny story... one of the waiters was helping to bus tables & the table to the right of us left SO MUCH FOOD behind, almost like they didn't touch it! My husband made a comment about how wasteful that was & the waiter agreed! We all laughed like, wow, you couldn't even take that to go at least instead of wasting it?! He was a character & had a great sense of humor. We watched as the waiter painfully had to throw out 4 plates of food :(We all wound up with pasta entrees & were pleased with our orders. The portions are plenty & pricing is fair. I can see why my friends suggested going here. I am sure we will go again at our next visit. The staff at Linguine's works very, very hard!

Food: 3 stars (meh). Service: 4 stars (yay!). Ambiance: 3 stars (meh). Food here is average to me. The pizza was pretty tasty but the crust was a little stiff. Vina's down the road a little has the best pizza in the area in my humble opinion, but I wanted to try something new. We got a chicken parm sub, and pepperoni pizza. Pizza was pretty average, cheese wasn't super melty. It was all a little salty. The chicken parm sub was not great. Maybe I got a bad piece of chicken but it was rubbery and grizzly and I just couldn't eat it. Again, sauce was salty. The best part about it was the top of the sub roll - flaky crispy and soft on the inside. I did eat that.I will say the people are really nice. I just wish the food was more exciting.

I have now eaten here twice. I am from CA and my brother took me last time I was in MA. The food was amazing. The chicken Marsala spoiled me and ruined me for the chicken Marsala at home. I insisted on going back on this trip. If you're looking for fancy dining this is not it. This is a place that serves delicious food, in generous portions, by friendly smiling people. Looking for a casual night out? This is definitely the place. Again the chicken Marsala rocked. There were 7 of us and we all agreed the food was amazing. Most of us couldn't finish our portions. Dinner 7 people everyone had a wine or beer $240 not including tip. We did all up our order asking for the amazing home made pasta. Great Italian restaurant in the style of Massachusetts Italian tradition.

I came with two teenagers in tow at around 7 on a Friday night. The place was about half filled, but lively. At least 3 different customers were walking out with take out orders as we walked in. There is a sign at the entrance that says "wait to be seated." So, we waited. I found it interesting that no one said "be with you in a second." It was awkward. A young busboy then seated us grumpily and took our drink orders. He must be having a tough evening. But he was working very hard, so let it slide. They should really have an adult man the entrance.Bread came quick to the table with packets of butter. It was good bread - maybe mini ciabattas? Not your typical bland white Italian bread. I wish we have two baskets of them!Our waitress came by about 10 minutes later and took our order. She was all buiness, but friendly. Like I said, this place was hopping and it was obvious everyone was wearing multiple hats. I ordered rigatoni bolognese with a side Caesar salad. My kids got garlic bread, cheese pizza and fettuccini Alfredo with lobster. So the salad was basic - but you can't get any more basic than Caesar salad. The dressing was obviously from a bottle, but it was tasty whatever it was. The rigatoni was... odd. They had huge chunks of onions and peppers in it. The onions I was ok with as I love onions. But the peppers overpowered the dish. I recommend they save the time and money and omit the onions and peppers. Instead, a nice dollop of ricotta would have been better. They also need to break down the ground beef more. The huge chunks didn't absorb the flavor of the sauce and tasted bland as a result. The pizza was an all basic. Tasty sauce, good cheese, nice bend, but the crust wasn't fresh stretched. They must use pre-made crusts - that's what it tastes like. Think big Boboli pizza crusts you get at the market. Not bad - but you expect better. I can make that myself at home. My son said the lobster in his fettuccini was very rubbery and sauce needed salt. But he ate it anyway. They didn't like the garlic bread, which was surprising.The best part was the dessert as they get it from Modern Pastry in Boston. Would I go back? Probably not. But if I was in the area I might do takeout in a pinch.

They have some of the best pizza around. It's always cooked to perfection. Everybody is always super friendly. If you're looking for a good pizza and good Italian food, I highly recommend Linguines.

I love GEMELLI pasta! You don't see it on every menu. I love the chewy texture. Linguine's was cooked a bit more than would like (not al dente) but the Gemelli and meatballs was amazingly delicious! My friend had the chicken cacciatore which was also delicious. The portions are HUGE! The noise level was medium high for lunch on a Saturday. Linguine's does a mean takeout business and they were using half of the dining room as triage! Service was warm and friendly but not as attentive as they could be.

Cute family run restaurant. Quick, efficient, friendly staff and great food. Large menu. Would recommend.

My wife and I ordered Veal Marsala and Veal pizzaiole. There were virtually no mushrooms with the Marsala dish. The veal was not pounded and breaded. Shoe leather was softer. Others in our party of 11 were equally disappointed with their dishes.

Drove out of the way to eat here because they close at 8:30. Got here at 8:23 and people are inside eating but door is locked. Terrible way to run a business. They probably skimp in other areas like washing their hands too

Meh. Food is meh No special trips needed. Around the holidays I had a special celebrity relative visiting me last year. This person was on Friends. Wanting everything to go smoothly, Linguines fell short by a mile. I blew up in the store so she recalls for sure. Overbooking to be greedy us total BS. I won't be back with my $500 order they could fulfill, then made me look the bad guy in front of a line of about 50 people. And the daughter comes over too, to give me shite too. Unbelievable. Great parenting. Great customer service. NOT. Total fail, and teach your daughter some manners.