Giulia Restaurant

It’s very deceptive. The opening photo of the restaurant on Open Table is NOT of Giulia Restaurant. The atmosphere is quite pub like and not an elegant restaurant with white table clothes.The food was a B+ but not worth the cost. Service was exceptional.

The fixed price menu was not disclosed on opentable. This information is critical. Dinner was much more expensive than expected as a result

This Has to be the most unwelcoming restaurant I have ever been to! If any of the bartenders smiled I’m quite sure their faces would’ve cracked! The food is good but I won’t go back because of the service. The ambience is not that great either and the chairs terribly uncomfortable.

Extraordinary food, extraordinarily knowledgeable and helpful service. An extraordinary dining experience.

Reserve WAY in advance ! Food is fantastic, space intimate, wait staff friendly and knowledgeable. Wine and drink selection excellent.

Kerri was one of the best waiters I’ve ever had at any restaurant, highly recommend requesting her!

Came for the pasta, but thought the apps were going to steal the show after having a taste. They didn't. The pasta was even better. Probably could have cut back on the salt by about 15-20%, but still one of the absolute best restaurants we've been to in Boston.

First, everything was perfectly cooked ... to the point where the smoked octopus/squid was in my top 3 ever. Our server was knowledgeable, friendly, and added to our overall experience.
We thought that, given the difficulty of getting 6 pm to 8 pm reservations, that the food would be more “memorable” .... undoubtedly an expectation that is somewhat unfair.

I would return, but would limit myself to octopus and pasta, the two strength areas, which would also keep the tab at a more reasonable level. Wines were delicious and worth the price ..... particularly liked the aglianico and nebbiolo.

Wonderful as always!

The food was off, rosemary in all the dishes, food salty and not edible/

Fantastic appetizers and a bit too greasy and heavy entrees. Anyway that’s is the best restaurant in Boston (so far)

What a wonderful restaurant! My boyfriend LOVED absolutely everything on their menu, and even though I have some dietary restrictions, our waitress kindly offered an adjusted dairy-free version of the dish I wanted. The starters, the mains and the desserts were delicious. It is one of our favorite spots in Boston, and we are definitely coming back there again!

Excellent appetizer, entrees and dessert. Wine selection is great but expensive per glass. Great service. Difficult to get a table without reservations.

This the second time we have eaten here and it did not disappoint. The drinks, food and service were amazing.

Outstanding, as ever. My husband and I struggled to narrow down our choices of tempting offers and were helped by our terrific server to choose a pasta and the Branzino with some apps. That paired with cocktails and the trebbiano wine was the perfect meal. Guilia's always hits it out of the park!

This was our third visit at the restaurant. The food quality is well above the North End Italian restaurant. I had the celery root gnocchi and it was very rich with seafood and the souse was very tasty. My spouse ordered the whole grilled branzino and this was a very generous portion and made very well. the sfizzi and antipasti portion on the other hand were relatively small. We will return.

I wish the initial question above had an “insure” option. The appetizer and antipasto options were great but I thought the main entrees or the secondi section had only one vegetarian option. Also the wines understanding were all Italian wines but it would have been quite useful to have better descriptions to those less familiar with Italian wines.
Also it was a bit of a tease to hear a one minute plus description of the special entree only to discover the price of the dish was $65 inflated by the addition of truffles.

New Years eve

All our food was absolutely delicious! Our venison appetizer was so fresh and clean tasting. We both ordered pasta and I don’t know whose tastes better — they were both incredible. For dessert we got the chocolate terrine and the chocolate gelato was so creamy! Service was very attentive. Would definitely come back for other special occasions.

Giulia has been on my list to try for awhile, as one of the top Italian restaurants in Greater Boston. It lives up to the hype. This was a pre-theater dinner for 2 couples. We tried the flatbread, scallops, and prosciutto appetizers all of which were terrific. Then we all ordered different pasta dishes. The pasts was all perfectly prepared, with interesting and complex flavors well-balanced. Desserts were also delicious. The only hiccup was when the kitchen missed our dessert order, and our server had to intervene to get desserts to us before we had to go to theater - in the end we were a little rushed. No big deal. We will definitely return, and Giulia is an excellent value!

We finally got a reservation and were not disappointed! Service was great, everyone warm, welcoming and funny. Food from appys through dessert was awesome. There is a reason this place is extremely hard to get a reservation. Don't let that stop you it's worth the effort. For those who like to eat at the bar, it's first come first served.

I wanted to go for a very long time but the place is so "famous" that it only happened a couple days ago and it was definitively worth it!
I do recommend!

This place was incredible. I am not a fan of iyali3and they blew my mind away!! I already booked reservations again after the first app came out. Chicken liver crostini

Generally Giulia lives up to its high reputation; among other points, it is an entirely successful Italian substitute for the sort of high-quality classic French cuisine that has more or less vanished from Boston in the last decade. Our octopus starter with Umbrian lentils was delicious, but outmatched both by the pasta and steak, both of which my partner and I shared. Although everything was done to perfection, the mushroom and kale elements in the pasta sauce and the aioli accompanying the steak were particularly superb. The selection of Italian wines by the glass was slightly narrow but excellent.
In reviewing a restaurant of Giulia's quality, it is surely not churlish to cavil at minor slips. Prosecco was rather too close to room temperature. More seriously, the pudding selection was unambitious and strikingly Americanized: no proper Italian pastry was on offer, nor was a cheese option, which by definition requires comparatively little preparation. Nonetheless we found the evening entirely satisfying.

Great food in a setting with a neighbourhood feel. Hard to understand menu but really good simple Italian food. Do ask if there are any off menu additions like truffles - unfortunately, my rather disinterested waiter failed to volunteer any information.

Pasta can't be beat. Amatriciana is perfect. Wine recommendations always spot on.

Amazing waiter and sommelier. We will go back.

The three of us got 4 pastas to share and a glass of wine each for about $50 per person. Everything was perfectly delicious. We left happy and full

As great of a restaurant as you get in town! Amazing service, intimate and a quality of food that hasn't dipped since day one. Hands down my favorite spot for pasta locally!

Truly a special culinary experience.
You won't be disappointed!

Great experience! Food, drinks, waiter exceptional!

Innovative and delicious!

We arrived early and they graciously found a way to accommodate us. The ambience is very personal and warm. The impression is of many repeat customers known to the staff and everyone is glad to be there. We ate at the bar and the barman was engaging, friendly, personable. We started with the flatbread with whipped goat cheese. Light and excellent. Followed with the sweet potato mezzaluna and the boar with pappadelle. Accompanied by the warm winter greens.

Exceptional meal and experience.

Giulia is one of my favorite restaurants!!!!! Hard to get a reservation, but oh so worth the wait!!!!!

Great Italian fare. Crowded. Service is fine. I wouldn’t say it’s perfection. In fact I thought I had entered a pizza parlor at first. But the place was rocking and is obviously a destination. Wine list could be better.

Best italian food in town

Still my local favorite. The food never disappoints. The wait staff is amazing. Hats off to Jess? for not only dealing with our food allergies, but navigating us through such an incredible menu. Everything was outstanding as always. Thanks chef.

This was my 2nd time dining at Giulia, and the food is phenomenal. After my 1st time, I wanted to introduce couple of my girlfriends to Giulia experience, and let them taste the delicious food. My only concern was service. One of my girlfriends was late but I called the restaurant several weeks ago to let them know that this happening. My reservation was at 5:30 pm, and they told me that we can arrive whenever but we have a table until 8:15 pm. On the day of the dinner, I called again to confirm and was told that they would hold a table until 7:45 pm and I had to remind them about prior call, which they quickly agreed to. This was 1st point in the service that I noted but quickly dismissed as it was remedied. But the 2nd one was not great. Once my girlfriend arrived late, she decided to order a bottle of champagne for the table. She asked the waiter if she can taste it, and his response was that he cannot open the bottle just for her, and what he will do with an open bottle if she does not like it, yanking the drink menu out of her hands to show wines by the glasses section on the other side. He could have just said that they don't have an open bottle for tasting. Period. Many restaurants will have open bottles so their guests could try wines, and some restaurants don't but I don't think this was such an unreasonable question to ask. And certainly the waiter did not have to get the menu out of my friend's hands to refer her to the right section of the menu as if we did not see it. The waiter seemed anxious and was somewhat rude. Otherwise, the food was great, and we were out by 8:30 -8:40 pm. I was closely watching the entrance to make sure there are no guests waiting for our table.

Finally got the reservation at Giulia! Me and my friend were planning this visit for a long time and it is definitely worth it!! We got the chicken liver, semolina cake, burrata, and tagliolini matsutake. Everything is just fantastic! The portion is right and the flavor is absolutely gorgeous!

FABULOUS!
In ALL ways - Many thanks!

Nancy Bean
Executive Director
Nantucket Wine & Food Festival