Special-occasion choice with cozy seating for elevated Italian specialties & a late-night lounge. Based on 253 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout
Address:
157 Shrewsbury St, Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: (508) 754-1057
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Timothy Brown
My wife really enjoyed her meal but I didn’t care for mine. Had the haddock over pasta, which had a funny taste. The waitress was very nice and attentive. The tables were extremely close together, and I was bumped about ten times from people coming and going.
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snadams
This place is crazy loud. You can’t hear anyone else in your party without screaming. Literally. If it’s your goal to have a nice quiet family outing with friends this unfortunately is not the place on a Friday night. It’s crazy loud. Waitress said it’s typical. Just an FYI.
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Adrienne James
We have been following John since 1997 at Anthony’s and now to his own wonderful restaurant. Here is to another 26 years of delicious food.
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Eliza Lindberg
Such an awesome family owned Italian restaurant in downtown worcester. great service and super friendly staff!
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Kevin Harvey
Guilty of ignorance by living in the city for most of my life and never going here. Don’t let this happen to you. Prices decent maybe a wee bit high, but food is very good. Even though it’s 8.95 try the garlic bread appetizer, companion loved it as did I. Service was adove average. Food was very well prepared Will be back because they’re a few more dishes we want to try
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philip drapos
Fantastic Italian Restaurant in Worcester!. Delicious meal, plentiful portions and a great value. Hard to say that these days. Starter house salad was excellent, served cool and crisp and perfectly dressed. I had the eggplant Parmagian which was great: sliced thin, tender and not drowning in cheese. We also had the parpadelle bolognese. Pasta cooked perfectly Al dente but not too firm, and the pork and beef Ragu was great: Not too heavy but definitely hearty and tasty. Both meals served piping hot and cooked to order. Service was excellent and friendly. Love the old school vibe. Definitely one of the best on Shrewsbury Street. Will be back.
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Ashlee Starzec
Some of the absolute best Italian-American food I think I’ve ever had. If you like eggplant parm, look no further. This place hits it out of the park. A quaint and well-loved location, definitely try it out if you’re looking to get some delicious red sauce and gain like 5 lbs at dinner (I mean this in the best way possible…you won’t be able to stop eating its so great!).
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Shanon Sweeney
The food was amazing. Best chicken parm I’ve had! …and the chocolate cake was so delicious.
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Johan Naviel
Went to dinner there for the first time since it seemed to be a very popular place due to the reviews. I was meeting up with three friends and looked forward to some yummy food! I would definitely say this place is very very local, there was a large crowd in attendance of people who seem to be regulars. We sat at a corner table which was great, they brought over some bread which was cold and it would have been much better if it was warm. We had a salad for an appetizer and it was good. I ordered the Bolognese, although the pasta (which is house made) was good it could have been helped with a bit more flavor. The main thing that stood out about the dish was how much meet it had which was a positive.
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Tim Ruston
Amazing food, great staff and service. Absolutely would return and suggest. However one star is removed due to being a bit crowded and no changing station in bathrooms.
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