Villa Francesca

From NY visiting first time. Food was amazing! Services was okay, they didn't bring us bread, and drinks overflow to the glass and dripped, didn't check on us after food was put on our table. Waitress definitely needs a bit more training to make sure all her tables are taken care of, but overall amazing! No wait time AMAZING FOOD!

Charming restaurant located in the North End.The space in the restaurant itself is pretty tight so chances are you will bump into your neighbor. The restroom is in the back and it a single toilet per gender. Service was quick! Our food came out fast. We ordered the lobster special (lobster/mussels/clams all over a spicy fettuccine) and the table side prepared brandy flambéd fettuccine with portobello mushroom and sundried tomato.The table side prep was fun to watch but honestly the meal was very normal. Nothing crazy stood out to me about the two dishes we ordered. The mussels and clams were kind of over cooked.We also got some bread for the table and it was ok. Not the best bread. Didn't seem fresh.

Great location and very nice portions for the price. Pricing in this area is inflated so you just have to know that's gonna happen everywhere. Nice ambiance with a decent size bar and small dining room window opens up with a street view. Other places advertise their homemade pasta but didn't see that here, other than the lasagna egg noodles so that's why I ended up with that.

I can only rate the ambiance and cocktails - specifically the espresso martinis - 5++ stars! We didn't eat, but the place was cute and inviting and the drinks were heavenly.

We had a date night here the other night and had a wonderful experience. It's cramped, but so isn't any other north end restaurant. The food was SO GOOD! We started with garlic bread and then each got a pasta dish. Service was attentive and pleasant as well. We will definitely return!

It seems to us, in our opinion, a Spanish-Italian fusion restaurant. We spent approximately $130 for lunch and it wasn't really any better than you could cook at home.The young man who was our waiter was very attentive and pleasant. Everyone seemed friendly, but it didn't seem to be an Italian-identity based neighborhood restaurant.I am a good sized man and they sat us at a small 2-top table. And to say it was tight is polite. When we asked to move to a larger table, well we didn't.The chicken piccata didn't really look like chicken piccata. The chicken wasn't sautéed brown, and it had trimmed artichoke hearts and stems on it. The sauce was thin. And the lady at the next table asked what we had because it looked a lot like her dish. However her dish didn't have lemons. And they were supposed to be two different menu items.We paid a $5 charge to upgrade to homemade fresh pasta, and I don't think it was homemade or fresh. It had been cooked Al dente and was chewy. Perhaps I am wrong ... but I have been to Italy, NYC, and Philadelphia and have had a lot of homemade fresh pasta.So if this was homemade fresh pasta, it was the most unique I have ever had.The bruschetta was ok. It was good. But that is really a hard one not to do well.The lobster dish at the next table was large and had a nice presentation and sat on exactly the same pasta that we had.It seems that what they do is 'pretty.' It looks good, and it looks plentiful, but something is just not right ... in our opinion.The place is 'pretty to look at' and the interior design is very pleasing and soothing.I would aliken it to an upscale Stouffers or Marie Callender's.In summation, it is what we would consider slightly less than average and a tad above mediocre. Would we go back? If we were really really hungry and everything else were closed. But you don't know unless you try it.Best advice - go and try it for yourself. It is a very pleasing atmosphere and the people were very polite.Food: 1/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 3/5

I have no clue why this place has 3 stars because it was wonderful. We sat at the bar, we had shrimp scampi, garlic bread, ravioli, spaghetti with meatballs and cheesecake. Everything was delicious and the staff were attentive and friendly. Our bartender was Jackie, she was so knowledgeable and welcoming. Marta was also incredibly helpful, friendly and informed. She apparently makes the cheesecake and it is fabulous.

terrible service, the waitress never came back to check on us even though she walked passed out table to check on 2 other tables over 3 times. We waited over an hour and watched tables that sat and ordered after us her served prior to us. When we asked for a manager the manager covered our drinks and took back the food that had just come out. As we left the waitress shrugged her shoulders as is she didn't care that we left satisfied. I felt like my money wasn't wanted there.

This place came highly recommended from someone who visited 10 years ago. It was walking distance from my office so gave it a go. Only pasta made fresh is fettuccine. I always order spaghetti and meatballs at a new place as there's nowhere to hide and if the marinara isn't stellar, no other dishes with red sauce will be either. Sadly the sauce was somewhat mediocre. No complexity , very light in the seasoning dept. The meatballs were slightly better but I also wasn't impressed. A soda is $5 and there are no free refills. The bread served with my meal was stale and I arrived at opening time. Credit cards are fine, must be physical cards, no apply or Google pay.

What a treat!!!! I can't believe our luck in walking into this AMAZING place. Our table of 6 kept passing our plates to share bites. We will most likely be back tomorrow. I'm in food coma right now or I'd explain all of our dishes. Wow. Pasta special was the star of the show. Prepared table side.