An ornate brick & stone setting with oil paintings on the wall hosts upscale Italian fare & wines. Based on 624 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
59 Penhallow St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-4000
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 5–10:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10:30 PM |
| Sunday | 4:30–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
Patricia F Schwartz
The food was delicious but the service was slow and not caring. We waited 15 minutes and I had to get the attention of one of the servers to ask for water and drinks. Finally, the waitress came and said no one told her we were here. Definitely need more help or more efficient help. We had to get the owners attention in order to get table cleared. Owner cleared table had waitress come around for dessert. We canceled the dessert! This is supposed to be a high end restaurant, in my book service gets a 0.
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Beka Kin
Fabulous experience from start to finish! Be sure to make reservations ahead of time and dress well. Orders for each course are taken all at once and the servers time everything based on your eating speed. Highly recommend the asparagus!
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Ray Boyington
Might be worth a splurge downstairs… it’s a bit overpriced for being pricey, if that makes sense.
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Sam H
Arrived without a reservation, but was able to sit outside on the first night the patio was open. The cheese starter (tallegio with sun dried tomato, Gorgonzola with fig and onion chutney, and Brie with smoked duck and sweet pepper jam) was well done-all had a nice balance of sweet and savory. The bucatini alla amatriciana was delicious and filling. Cocktail was well made. Nice selection of wines. Service was great. As an out of towner would recommend but would suggest a reservation and more of a business casual attire.
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colin bonfield
This is my 2nd time here at Massimo, and it’s even better than the first. I took my wife here early in our first year of marriage, and we both loved it. We always said that we would come back, and we finally did it tonight for the occasion of my mother and brother, who shared a birthday. Everything was as amazing as we remembered, if not even better. Service is fantastic, atmosphere is perfect, good is phenomenal. I will be coming back again and again when I’m in the area.
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Karl Dugal
Food and service always wonderful. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to enjoy a nice dinner in Portsmouth.
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Dean Pomeroy
Dinner was perfect and spot on with awesome presentation. We sat in the downstairs which was nice and cozy.
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Joy Alvarez
This is my favorite Italian restaurant hands down! The food was beyond amazing, the drinks were spectacular, and the service was the service was awesome.. 2 story restaurant. The bottom floor had more of an old world feel, and a bit more contemporary upstairs. I highly recommend the small plates with the cheese sampler. We did the choose 3 for $18 And enjoyed every single dish.
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Jim Latter
Outstanding food…exceptional service!..really…. exceptional service by the whole team!! Real 5 star treatment.. whether it’s date night, or a special night out, you cannot go wrong. The cannoli for my wife’s birthday was a nice touch!!!
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Benedict Christen
Went for 5 year anniversary dinner August 2022. We had a lovely time. The food was magical, the service was extraordinary, the atmosphere was perfect. I highly recommend any of the pasta dishes. One thing I would have liked to have seen was warm/toasted table bread to start instead of the cold underwhelming table bread we got, but no big deal. We were very pleasantly surprised with a complimentary cannoli for our anniversary.
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