Longtime outfit serving Northern Italian specialties in a rustic-elegant room with murals of Italy. Based on 11 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 2.6 stars. Price $$$
Address:
1400 Bedford St, Abington, MA 02351
Phone: (781) 871-1469
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Reviews
Jan Randolph
This used to be my favorite restaurant. My husband and daughter took me there yesterday for Mother’s Day and it was disappointing. Our waitress bought us a dish with 4 slices of Italian bread. The appetizers were OK, arugula salad and Coconut shrimp (4). There was only Swordfish on their “limited menu”, no veal, none of the good things V&E was famous for. I had Chicken Parm, which was good, but nothing any little Italian restaurant couldn’t do. We had a table that rocked back and forth and they brought me a giant wine glass with a “shot” of wine in it. I never minded the prices because the food was so good, but the 1/2 rack of lamb for $38.00 was more than I cared to have my husband shell out. This is no longer on my favorites list. A really good restaurant would put it’s best dishes on a “limited menu”, not the cheapest things in the refrigerator! The prices are insane, not worth it.
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Deborah Fairbanks
We went there for the first time, after have driven by it for many years! We thought the food was delicious! My husband got the calamari and shrimp scampi, I got the soup and eggplant parmigiana and caramel custard for desert. As far as the bread goes, we asked for more and they brought it! (Referring to an earlier review which stated that there was only four pieces of bread. You should have asked for more!) It is expensive, but the food is fresh, and the quantities adequate, and we left feeling full!
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Runyon Borofsky
We have been going to Vin & Eddie’s for years. Collectively, my family and I have gone there at least once a year since the 1960’s for special occasions. I started going in the late 90’s. It used to be considered a high end Italian restaurant – a little expensive, but the veal and pasta dishes were always excellent, as was the service. Last night, 7 of us made a reservation for dinner at 6PM, and it was a disaster. The service was exceptionally slow. It took about half an hour to get anything edible on the table, which turned out to be bread. The main courses took almost two hours to arrive. The veal parmesan (2 orders) were tough and basically inedible. The short ribs were overcooked and inedible. In spite of swimming in a thin, unappetizing sauce, they tasted dry and chewy, not in a good way. The pasta (pappardelle, linguini, etc.) was nothing special – certainly not of the quality of good homemade pasta, but that’s not what they do. The waitress tended to disappear for long periods of time. One of us ordered a half order of Fettuccine Bolognese pasta and she told him that she would check to see if they could do that. Nothing further was said about it until she showed up with the main courses and two sides of the pasta. We asked about the second side and she told us that when the half order had been requested, one of us had asked for the other half, which was untrue. We told her that we only wanted a half order and she told us that they don’t do half orders. We repeatedly explained that we didn’t want the second half order, which she eventually took back, yet when the bill came we were charged for a full order. We brought this up to the waitress and told her we were only going to pay for half and her reply was “You can’t do that. I’m going to have to talk to the manager.”
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Sara DeLong
The place has a funny smell that reminds me of a restroom (though their restrooms are beautiful and very clean). When we were seated one of our party of four (who was 8yo) found a crack in her b&b plate and my boyfriend had lipstick on his water glass (which were mismatched 50 50 with the other two on the table). Our waiter was sweet but over poured my water glass all over the floor. Throughout the meal my water glass was only refilled once and remained empty most of our meal. It was my birthday and only after we had ordered did she tell us my order of one of the specials was not part of their complimentary birthday plate deal (although we were able to switch orders). We had two children with us and the wait staff was very friendly to them and had kids menus for them but the two kids had to venture back to the hostess stand later to ask for coloring books and there were only two over scribbled ones for them to occupy themselves with. We ordered the artichoke heart red pepper and goat cheese appetizer which was delicious although my bf mentioned he would have enjoyed if it had come with bread we used bread that was brought to our table before which we all enjoyed as well. The girls had apple juice and a chocolate milk that came in cups with lids and straws. The bf ordered an alcoholic drink called a dr. Pepper which was boozey and yummy. I had a glass of Santa Barbara Pino Noir that was beautiful and rich. The kiddos had ziti and a meatball with a side of apple and caramel dipping sauce; and a cheese burger which was still a touch pink inside (a valid way to serve a burger certainly but maybe not when it is being served to an 8 yo) with a side of fries as per her request. My bf had a delectable pasta and Bolognese. I had a fine stuffed sole with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. It was good, the sauce was plentiful though (i.e. covered everything on my plate) and not my favorite and half the asparagus on my plate had not had the tough bottom-most portion removed rendering that section inedible. Disappointing. Our desserts were good. The homemade vanilla ice cream was particularly nice and our kind waitress brought our truffle cake over with a candle for me to blow out. All in all, too many sloppy mistakes to completely please this food industry worker but my bf loved his food and the service was quick and courteous. I would recommend the Main Street Grill over Vin & Eddie’s which is just up the street for what I think is a better plate and atmosphere.
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Tom .P.
The two of us went Friday for the “free” birthday meal deal and it only cost us $72…that was one martini, one appetizer (14 steamed clams for $14), 2 chicken entrees, and two horrible desserts: weird strawberry fritters with dollops of ice cream and a single cannoli that was stale and tastelessly filled. The atmosphere was nothing: wood tables less comfortable and fancy than my outdoor furniture; some constant blaze muzak; an annoyingly chatty waitress who was around too often except when it came time to present the bill so we could get out of there. I can’t understand why people were waiting to eat there and what the heck all the little kids would eat: a bowl of lobster chowder for $8? (We coulda had 4 meals at many nice restaurants for this evening out.)
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BOB TATULLI
Been going here for years, but last two times have been TERRIBLE experiences. They redesigned the seating and took out all the personality of the place… The room with the booths has a nite streetlight across the street that shines SO BRIGHT into the window that I was getting a sunburn from the glare !! Marsha – Get a clue and put a shade on that window so you can sit and not think you are in a prison camp… all that was missing were the barking dogs !!!
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Joseph Salvucci
Ordered a veal parm last night and was surprised to see the thickness of veal is the same thickness as a credit card !!! It appeared thicker due to lots of bread crumbs. For $19, I want to taste the veal !!! My wife ordered an eggplant parm and it came back soggy !!! It was a waste of our money and we are never going back to this place again.
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James Patil
A unique nostalgic Italian Charm restaurant. I have been here 3 times. It is a pleasant place, very welcoming. The food is second to none. May favorites are Clam Casino, pan seared Sea Scallops and the Linguini meatballs. Great service. Friendly staff and clientele.
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Jenn Carroll
Well, I just returned home from this restaurant and I cannot express my disappointment. I brought my family (eight in all) to celebrate two birthdays. Thankfully, we had a wonderful time because of the company we kept, however, we will celebrate somewhere else next time.
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David Seppala
wonderful place friendly staff and great food
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