Monica's Trattoria

10/10 - will absolutely be coming back! As most of the restaurants in the North End, the atmosphere is quaint and cozy with exposed brick and the open windows in the summer time. Such a lovely intimate ambiance. Our waiter was awesome, very attentive and kind. Everything we ordered was delicious, generous portions too. Incredible dinner experience.

Food Expensive and Not Great Too many other options. Overpriced and very slow service and long wait for food from kitchen. Loud in restaurant and difficult to hear others in our party. Too many other options in north end and do not recommend this place.

About time we tried Monica's Trattoria and it lived up to their reputation of top tier Italian. I get their homemade subs across the street quite a but so this was a highly anticipated visit. Eating here felt special. There's a lot of people here that want you to have a great experience and are very personable. We were helped in picking our appetizers and the food was delicious. The pasta was al dente and the ragu and ricotta combo was incredible. It's a tightly packed, vibrant, and comfortable restaurant. Dimly lit and the ultimate date spot. If you like Bricco you'd like Monica's.

Our favorite go to especially with our kids. They always welcome our entire family and the food is delicious.

I had one of the best pasta dishes here. The Capesante e Vongole Fridiavlo is the most delectable pasta dishes on Monica's menu. Scallops and little neck clams in spicy tomato sauce with over homemade squid ink fettuccine. The scallops and clams were fresh and it even had mussels, the squid ink fettuccine was chewy and lovely. I just wish they gave me more bread so I could mop up that sauce. I did order other dishes, but it didn't measure up to this one dish. The zucchini blossom, which I was really excited to get was such a let down. The fried crust was thick, just like the crust you get when you order Chinese chicken fingers. Yuck. The Caesar was not bad, I appreciate the anchovies added to the top of the salad. The Scampi al Pesto was ok. I'm not a pesto fan but it wasn't a dish I was digging much. I'm not sure I'd come back for one dish, but for now glad at least there was a dish that I did enjoy.

Love Monica's, best Italian food and the vongole has been my all time favorite for years.

This place is loud. It's more of the clink and clanking that you'll hear from the kitchen. There's music playing which adds to its chill vibe. The kitchen really gives its diners a headache when they have plates and pots clanking and being thrown all over the place in an open kitchen. What a headache. The host was welcoming and the Servers were nice & friendly as well. Good pour on the wine and plates can be shared by 2 people. It's more of a lively bar than a relaxing restaurant. I wouldn't visit again, too many choices in Little Italy. ** Polpette do Manzo - Delicious, great appetizer to share. Meatballs and Ricotta cheese was yum!**Caprese- Fresh salad the Evoo used is delicious. Perfect to share for (2) people**Spaghetti Carbonara- I didn't really find a good balance on the Pecorino Romano cheese and the Pancetta. It's a bit on the heavier, oily side - wish there was guanciale to add more flavor into it.

It was difficult to identify the entrance door, so signage could have been better. However, I don't think they want to improve walk-ins! The place is intimate and perfect for group reservations in advance. We went to meet for business while in town for a conference. Noise level was lower than expected given the large parties seated within arm's reach. Food: Mussels in white wine and butter was 100%, as was bruschetta. The meals were perfect--- pasta and cheeses were fresh and serving size adequate (I hadn't eaten all day and cleaned my entire chicken parm AND ate half the mussels). Drink: All of us had cocktails (espresso martini was the best I've had in Boston ever) and some had wine. Recommendations from the waitstaff was on point regarding drinks.

So Monica's Salumeria (deli)Is fantastic! So we decided to try the restaurant. Very expensive! And not that great. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't good. Especially based on price. I think the thing that annoyed me the most was that they gave you a tall skinny Tom Collins glass with ice to the rim for a five dollar Coke. And then didn't tell us until three cokes later that they charged for refills. So we spent more on Coke and we did on alcohol! I'm sorry, but I will never go back.

Dinning at Monica's was a big mistake. It was 92 degrees outside so we were looking forward to a nice meal with air conditioning. I was astonished when I found out there was no air conditioning at all. I have dined in restaurants all over the world and Monica's can't even compare with a mediocre restaurant.Monica's charges $30 plus dollars a plate. I find it inexcusable that they opened in 92 degree weather with no A/C!! I ordered veal parmesan which was a special that night. The Veal was about 1/16 inches thick and dried out with no pasta sauce. It was like biting on a piece of bacon. It was included with Arugula salad which was a meal not even close to being worth $35.00.To sum it all up, it was a rip off and I'll never go back.