Our family of 5 went and had a great meal. We started with the lobster ravioli appetizer and really enjoyed that! Then we had the carbonara (one with gluten free gnocchi), clams linguine, chicken parm, and chicken Alfredo. They did a great job with the gluten free meal- absolutely would get again. I could have shared- as it was too much! Everyone loved their dishes. We would certainly come back. Favorite meal of our trip. Service was very good. Our server checked on us regularly and food was brought out steaming hot! The place is small and narrow, but quaint, like most in that section of town. We had a nice cozy seat across from the brick pizza oven.
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Meri Slaughter
I love this North End staple. They make a small selection of dairy and gluten free items daily - a coffee cake, chocolate chip cookie, and whoopie pie. Like everything else, they are available until they sell out. The coffee cake is my favorite! The cookie is not the best in town, but still good and I appreciate having the option. The whoopie pie is best eaten fresh. I appreciate this long-time establishment having some options for those with food allergies.
very busy & we were walk ins so I do recommend making reservations understandably our wait was a little long but were able to go to the bar for cocktails as we waited. but the Manhatten was delicious & food was Fantastic. Highly recommend the Linguine Con Vongole. party was also very happy with the gluten free options / Modifications
Great place!! The service was top-notch, the inside is a bit cramped (it's the north end) and wicked hot inside but otherwise good! The real star was of course the food. Hands down amazing from the appetizer to the main course- and they accommodated all my allergies very well! I'm GF and DF, they were able to do a lot and had Vegan options too. I'm celiac, felt safe and didn't get sick. Highly recommend.
I have a very thoughtful partner who put a lot of time into looking for a nice Italian restaurant in the North End for date night with the understanding that I will be looking for gluten-free options.
I don't get very many one-star reviews. I'm not entirely sure who is at fault for my experience it could be someone who works in the kitchen it could be the server...
I told them that I couldn't eat gluten due to an allergy. I was served a huge pile of wheat pasta. Do better, I guess. Mistakes happen. I do have a larger problem with the way it was handled after it was discovered to be a problem.
I identified the error before putting food in my mouth and sent it back to the kitchen.
When the food returned, it was literally the same dish and cut of meat but the pasta had been swapped out. It was evident that Lucia Ristorante did not value my safety.
Aside from that, the gluten-free pile of pasta that I received had been cooked hours before and was lukewarm and gummy. Reader, I understand that gluten-free pasta is not the main focus of North End dining but this was the most vile gluten-free pasta I have ever experienced. As you can imagine that's kind of saying a lot.
If that was all that happened I might actually give them another chance and just be really clear next time and provide boundaries up front about what is acceptable for a replacement.... except that the actual dish that I got was such salty dry Bland chicken. I have to say that the fried artichoke was really good. But a few fried artichokes on a dish full of vile pasta kind of eroded my trust to the point where I don't think it's worth trying again.
We eat here two days for breakfast. Lovely food and great atmosphere..my son is Gluten free and had a good choice in food..thank you. and all your staff ..
Great food with gluten free pasta able to be subbed for almost any dish (except ravioli). Carbonara was creamy but still light and partners cacio e pepe was good.
Awesome gluten free lobster rolls! They had two options: hot buttered, or cold mayo based lobster salad. Delicious generous hearty chunks of lobster. Not cheap, I believe $30 per roll but worth it.
The establishment is cozy and no frills with limited diner/bar type seating. It feels like authentic Boston. There are photos on the wall of all the famous people that have enjoyed this restaurant.
Kid friendly, my 5 year old nephews loved the grilled cheese and crunchy fries.
Very good Italian food and gluten-free options as well. Amazing restaurant in the North Bay to stop by for dinner, though it is a compact and particularly loud environment while busy.
Very friendly service. Great food. Accommodating for dietary restrictions including being careful with a gluten free member of our party. Reservations highly recommended.
Wait can be long but we arrived around noon on a weekday and only waited 5 mins. At 3pm the day before, the wait would have been about 2 hours. Restaurant is very tiny. Everyone is very friendly and service was great. Now... on to the food! The chowder was delicious with tons of flavor; the broth wasn't too thick, more like a stew. Hot lobster roll was excellent, loaded with meat and fries were very good. My girlfriend who has Celiac really appreciated the option of the hot lobster roll with a generously portioned arugula salad instead of fries which were not gluten free. She raved about the anchovy lemon vinaigrette! I will never let my girlfriend forget her $16.50 blood orange Bellini which she very much enjoyed. Neptune Oyster is a definite must in Boston!
Very friendly staff, including a wonderful waitress that helped me make a custom gluten-free dish based on a photo a previous diner had posted. It was absolutely phenomenal. Gluten-free pasta, a (thin brothy) pesto sauce, Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, cheese, and grilled chicken. I was originally jealous of my family getting chicken. Parm, my dish was the star of the evening. As an aside, they will make gluten-free chicken Parm by not putting the chicken and serving with gluten-free noodles. Really great options if you have to go gluten-free. this is the first time in quite a while that I didn’t feel like I was missing out one bit. The other people at the table seemed to enjoy their tagliatelle, ravioli, and chicken Parm (good but maybe not write-home-about-it-good)
Late night date night at Lucca in the North End. Bar closes at 1am and Kitchen close at 11:45pm every day. One of the BEST lamb chops ever and my husband had the Lobster Fra-Diavolo, he loved it and devoured it. Got a cosmo and a glass of the Prisioner Cabernet Sauvignon. The service was outstanding. Our server Victor was super knowledgeable and conscious of my Gluten Allergy. Amazing experience!!
Due to Boston Marathon and 2 out of the 3 in our party being gluten intolerant, server and kitchen was extremely accommodating to adjustments in meal order. Thanks so much!
Amazing experience at Bricco. Our server Manuel M. was so accommodating and informative. This place is great for gluten free dining - I had the gluten free gnocchi and it was the best I've had! And I went when it was super busy on Valentine's day, the ultimate test.
delicious lunch of branzino and penne arrabiata. they were very accommodating, they had gluten free penne which they could do with any of the sauces. flavorful and good portions! great service too
We had a good dinner, my husband ordered cacio de pepe, which was prepared tableside -- very cool! Our waiter was great, very helpful, and there were plenty of busboys, etc to take care of us as well. One of our party is gluten-free, and all their pasta can be prepared gluten-free, so that was a treat.
Chef Rich was incredible! He caters to every one whether you’re gluten free or vegan etc and that’s exceptional service!
Btw he is charming, debonair and single ready to mingle
I’m deeply disappointed and concerned about my recent experience at TABLE. I chose this restaurant specifically because they appeared to be able to handle a customer with celiac disease, which is a medical condition that makes ingesting gluten extremely dangerous for me.
I took every precaution, informed the staff of my dietary restrictions. The first dish was announce as gluten free and they seemed very conscientious. The third dish was a chicken dish. The waiter served the dish and said nothing. Given the previous disclosure that the dish was gluten free, I assumed that this dish was also. After eating two chicken breasts, a separate waiter came and told me that the chicken breast was actually made with gluten and place the gluten free version down on the table— approximately 15 minutes after the first dish was placed down.
They did comp my meal but my partner ended up having to pay over $200 for her meal that she was not able to, and could not, enjoy because of a serious error in giving me a meal with gluten. We left with over half of the dishes still unserved. My partner was also running the Boston marathon the next day and became extremely anxious because of the lack of care, the serious error with giving me gluten, and the anticipated after effects of me consuming gluten.
This is not just a minor oversight—it’s a serious health risk. Restaurants that advertise as gluten-free or promise an experience that can be gluten free have a responsibility to ensure their food is safe, especially for those with medical conditions like celiac disease. A mistake like this results in serious held problems. As we left, they boxed two meals- one made with gluten and one without. There were no distinguishing marks between the two. Even if I could have eaten them, I was no longer able to because we had no idea which one was gluten free.
I hope the management takes this as a wake-up call to improve staff training and kitchen protocols. Until then, I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone with food allergies or sensitivities.
I come from Italy and everywhere I go I look for an authentic Italian spot. This place was a perfect blend of Italian and Italian-American cuisine. The flavors tasted fresh and very Italian, we loved their pasta. They also offer gluten free pasta and other options.
Great meal - would definitely recommend.
You will pay a bit more for a dish compared to the average of the north end, but you get more in terms of refinement and variety of dishes.
They have Gluten Free pasta too, which is always a plus in my book!
There are literally no words. Beyond stuffed. Angelo perfected THE mosy amazing gluten free pasta. Shervin showed us the BEST hospitality. Perfect mix of sports bar and North End Italian.
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