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La Morra

4.4
4.4
1935 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
La Morra, known for its outstanding Northern Italian cuisine, is the perfect location for private parties large and small. The two private and semi-private dining rooms, feature exposed brick walls and hardwood floors that can accommodate parties as large as 75 guests for a sit down meal or cocktail party. We are fully equipped to cater your off premise parties, large and small. Whether it be a small intimate dinner for 8 or a large party of 500, we will bring Northern Italy to the venue of your choice.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday 5:30 - 10:00 Friday 5:30 - 10:30 Saturday 5:00 - 10:30 Sunday 5:00 - 9:30
  • Phone number
    (617) 739-0007
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Josh Ziskin
  • Catering
    Chef Josh Ziskin will create any of his specialties from the current menu. Chef Josh Ziskin will also coordinate rentals, service and any additional needs diners encounter.
  • Private party facilities
    Private and semi-private facilities. Upstairs dining room can seat up to 60 guests. The entire restaurant seats 72 guests. Full-service off-site catering available at any location.
  • Private party contact
    Jen Ziskin: (617) 416-5184
  • Neighborhood
    Brookline
  • Cross street
    Washington
  • Parking details
    On street parking, Route 9 both sides and Walnut Street behind the restaurant.
  • Public transit
    Brookline Village/Greenline
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

What 1,935 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

1,935 Reviews
  1. Newenglandgirl

    Greater Boston

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love it here. Fresh, inventive and delicious

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  2. BostonFoodiesdiscover

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Took two friends (Back Bay "foodies" ) and they were stunned they didn't know about you... Totally loved the food even though we all ordered the same entree.... They will make the "long" trip from their "base" again.... I only have to walk!!! Lucky me Stay as wonderful as you have always been surprising all w/ new ideas in seasonal "findings" !!

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food. Best pasta I’ve ever had.

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  4. mountholly

    Portland

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2018

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Reflects the great opportunities to experience excellent food in places a little out of the way but well worth it.

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  5. DonaldG

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 26, 2018

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    A nice find that I discovered on Yelp. The restaurant is in a funny location, however once you're inside its really lovely. The food is creative Italian - not your normal spaghetti meal!

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  6. bigtank

    Greater Boston

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 26, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic authentic Northern Italian food.

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  7. MaryG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 23, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A group of 5 friends met at LaMarra for dinner. I am so glad to know about the restaurant, as it was my first visit. We enjoyed the food and wine and the experience was great. Once more people arrived, it became a bit loud, so I probably would not bring my in laws as they are hard of hearing. But I Will definitely return.

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  8. AndrewS

    Greater Boston

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2018

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    The food is excellent and the wine pairings we had with the prix-fixe were superb. The ambience is pleasant, if a little noisy. Unfortunately, the service was very slow. We had some younger servers upstairs who seemed a little challenged by everything, and were not very attentive. No-one came to the table for a long period. Finally, I waved down a server to ask for the bill. We then asked to split the bill onto two separate credit cards and this just seemed to stump them. I think they were confused we were leaving before desert had been ordered, oblivious to how long the table had been left unattended. When the senior server returned he looked pained as he realized what happened (I felt bad for him). It was unfortunate, because the food really was excellent and the wines expertly chosen and the senior server was quite good. But the younger staff just did not know what to do.

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  9. Kathyb

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2018

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Great food. Great wine list. Excellent cocktails. A little bit noisy though due to several large groups.

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  10. HollyM

    Greater Boston

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a great meal. The bartender was super nice and very knowledgeable.

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  11. PaulP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 19, 2018

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Food was outstanding. Authentic Italian and delicious!

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  12. GregoryP

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 17, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great Italian cuisines with very inventive small plates and good wine selection. Expensive, but worth it for a special occasion. We received excellent service.

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  13. Koko

    Washington DC

    32 reviews

    3.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2018

    overall3food3service2ambience3
    Food at quite a few inventive riffs on Italian classics. The waitress was very nice but she, and so we, were kept waiting........ forever, for simple drinks from the bar, etc.

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  14. Pamfranhal

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Wife loved the scallops, as well as my enjoyment of the hanger steak dish

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  15. AmanV

    Greater Boston

    28 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2018

    overall2food3service2ambience2
    Our reservation was for 8:15 pm and we were seated a hair under 9 pm. We didn't get our order taken till 9:20 pm and got our entree at a little past 10 pm. They had over booked , because we were not alone in regards to waiting. They made us wait for 45 minutes for our table in an area that had no place to sit and was directly in front of the bathrooms.

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  16. Robert

    Greater Boston

    49 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    49 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We like everything about La Morra except that the seating puts tables almost right on top of each other. The presso fisso (price fixed) option was terrific and a reasonable price at $40 for an appetizer, pasta dish, main course, and dessert. Each of these offered a choice of two alternatives (except dessert which offered a choice of 4-5 alternatives).

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  17. towerfan

    Cleveland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything about La Morra was exceptional - the food , the service, the drinks. It was a meal and an experience I will not forget. Don’t miss this gem!

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  18. james

    Los Angeles

    26 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2018

    overall4food3service3ambience4
    An acquaintance of ours who eats out a lot with his chef girlfriend considered La Morra the best Italian restaurant in Boston. The Boston Magazine food section also gave it an enthusiastic thumb up. So we went to eat there understandably with some high expectation. They perhaps biased my expectation. I booked a few days before a Saturday night and had no trouble getting a reservation . The restaurant is located in the eastern end of Brookline in a rather quiet part of Boylston Street. There is plenty of street parking nearby. The restaurant interior is tastefully decorated and is cozy. We arrived about 15 minutes before our reservation time and we were welcomed and seated promptly. We ordered the meat balls, salty cod along with an asparagus-olive-potato-beet dish for appetizers. They are all quite tasty and go along well with the fresh bread they served. We had a couple glasses of their house wines which tasted kind of flat. We then shared a dinner size portion of the arrabiata fettucine with seafood. Although the pasta was nicely done, the seafood sauce was off. I actually think it ruined the perfectly cooked fresh pasta. The portion was huge and we doggy-bagged 1/3 of the dish. We had the sea bass and hanger steak for our entrée. I got a big piece of fish but served half cold. The hanger steak was o.k. with good accompaniments. The wait staff is friendly but is too eager as one of them tried several times taking away my plate before I am done eating.

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  19. JillianN

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 5, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Always a good option. Fantastic services and the food never disappoints. Great neighborhood gem. Pasta is on point.

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  20. Karen

    Greater Boston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    A very special night - could not have been more pleased. Food was great - yes a little crowded, yes a little noisy but all manageable. We loved our first dining experience here.

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  21. shirl

    Greater Boston

    43 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2018

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    I was wanting to try La Morra for some time. I had the opportunity this weekend to do so. My daughter and I went for Sunday dinner. We started with delicious sauvignon blanc wine and appetizers (small plates) 1. Tricolore (Arugula, endive, and radicchio salad with an anchovy vinaigrette) -FANTASTIC. 2. Salvia Fritta Con Acciughe Fried sage leaves with anchovy - Very good 3. Arancini Di Riso Fried stuffed risotto with braised beef and cheese - FANTASTIC MAIN COURSE: We both decided on the Eglefino Arrosto Pan roasted haddock with honey roasted beets, hazelnuts, and celeriac and burdock root slaw with horseradish vinaigrette. - Mediocre, flavorless. I very rarely send anything back to the kitchen but, mine was undercooked. They quickly corrected, but I was not impressed with this dish. Even the sides. There was no wow factor, flavorless, my daughter agreed. We thought it was going to be a winner based on the description. I almost went with swordfish, but the waiter explained it is really a very small piece of swordfish on a large bed of mussels, confusing, so it's really just a mussels dish with a little piece of swordfish. THE SERVICE: EXCELLENT the waiter and staff were phenomenal. I might give them another try, but the other odd thing is the location. It's a strange location and not very convenient.

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  22. IraA

    Greater Boston

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Have been to La Morra a few times over the years. This dining experience was truly the best. The prix fixe with the wine flights was an exceptional meal, not to mention an excellent value. Bravo!

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  23. AlexS

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Delicious food, nice ambiance, superior service, excellent dining experience. I love it!

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  24. ajgarvin

    Greater Boston

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on April 20, 2018

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Three of our group of four chose from the 4-course $40 price fixed menu. Sometimes the servings on a multi-course menu are puny, but these were not: all found it more than ample amount of food. The choices were also uniformly very good (although the pan seared trout really stood out). The fourth person had a risotto that she said was excellent... and she took nearly half of it home.

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  25. simcoh

    Greater Boston

    57 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    57 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I am impressed. From the salad dressing to the arancini to the entrees. Delicious. My new favorite restaurant. Try it. I dont think you will he disappointed.

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The Best Italian food. Always go there.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food

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  28. TommyT

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is one of the best restaurants I’ve been to. Creative bold flavors. Prepared perfectly. Super attentive wait staff. This place is superb. Whenever in Brookline we will ALWAYS go there. Of course everyone in our party shares and tastes everyone else’s orders. There was not a single order that I did not find impressive in flavor, plating and creativity. It was a pleasure all around. If everyone knew how good this place is, there’d be a line out the door.

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  29. Kirtzy

    Greater Boston

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    reliable and good value- and on-street parking saves $

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  30. cmgparsons

    New York Area

    167 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    167 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2018

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    We chose this restaurant because of its proximity to Homewood Suites where we were staying. I was able to get a quick reservation even on a Friday evening. Service was friendly but on the slow side. Menu was small but everyone found something. The upstairs room was extremely packed in & noisy. But I enjoyed the food so would return

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  31. JimMurphy

    Atlantic City

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 5, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was a very good experience. We played it safe and ordered the restaurant’s signature dishes...the meatball appetizer and the tagliatelle with meat sauce. The two types of meatball appetizers were both outstanding, maybe the best ever. The pasta was also very good.

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  32. SELAN

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Went for Easter Brunch had a very good waiter excellent service . Food was good. However it was not as special as we expected , brunch is not their specialty and they only do it a few times a year. The brunch consisted of 3 small plates : Choice of appetizer , entree , desert . Small portions . The cost was $45 per person. We are looking forward to going back to try their homemade pasta as somebody at my table had a homemade linguini with Bolognese sauce as their brunch entree and it was outstanding. The vibe in the place is welcoming and old school . The restaurant is an Old Brownstone 2 floors . Authentic Italian . It’s got a great smell . It has character .

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is always amazing and won’t break the bank.

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  34. Gigi

    Greater Boston

    37 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    overall3food3service4ambience2
    We sat at the bar and Brian was very helpful and knowledgeable with the food and wine menus. From our seats in the bar we were able to see a chef that was making salads. We were horrified as she was mixing the salads in a bowl with her bare hands and then tasting the salad with her hands and then again mixing the salad. Needless to say we passed on the salad options. We did order the arancini which they said came out but not to us. They did finally send out the order and they were good. My husband had the bolognese which was ok and nothing to rush back for. I had the bucatini and clam sauce which was flavorful but dry.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    New Orleans

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 31, 2018

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    It was a busy night but once we got seated the service and food were exceptional.

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  36. carolm

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We went to La Morra because it was the closest place for late night dining near the Homewood Suites hotel, and we were very pleased with the food and the service. It's not an inexpensive option, and since it was late, we opted for small plates rather than the full course meal. We left satisfied and full, and if we are in the area again, we would definitely go back for a full meal.

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  37. nancyw

    Greater Boston

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on March 29, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful as always.

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  38. JohnC

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 29, 2018

    overall1food1service5ambience3
    If you are salt deficient, or if you are in a bad relationship you want to end and your partner has heart issues, I would highly recommend that you frequent La Morra. "Throat-burning". That's the best way to describe each morsel. Please order pitchers of water as soon as you are seated. Keep your fitbit set to its most sensitive setting, and get set for a swell-ing evening!

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  39. Slightct

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 29, 2018

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    From the moment you you walk through the door you realize your in a popular local spot with tables full of customers and an active bar. We were greeted immediately, coats hung up and on our way upstairs to the main dinning room on time. We were surprised & happy to find out it was Restaurant Week in Boston. Both the regular dinner menu & RW menu were provided and we were pleased to see a (4) course meal @ $38 ea. on the RW menu. The Wine Flight was an additional charge. Our Selections: 1- Bruschetta & Artichoke Salad, 2-Rigatoni & Risotto 3-Hanger Steak & Stuffed Cabbage, and 4-Blueberries & Cream and Black Forest Cake + Coffee. All delivered with ease and professionalism by a wait person that valued our business. Plus everything came out of the kitchen prepared properly with tastes that lasted to the next course and beyond. Glass of Italian wine; San Luigi Dolcetto & Braida Il Baciale - What more can one require from a restaurant! (OK lowering wine prices in restaurants would be nice but that's for another time) My Score: 4.7 out of 5

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  40. GeometryGirl

    Greater Boston

    42 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on March 28, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We enjoyed the special menu very much. LaMorra is a new favorite!

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Google Map for La Morra

48 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02445

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Washington
  • Neighborhood
    Brookline
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Thursday 5:30 - 10:00 Friday 5:30 - 10:30 Saturday 5:00 - 10:30 Sunday 5:00 - 9:30
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    On street parking, Route 9 both sides and Walnut Street behind the restaurant.
  • Public transit
    Brookline Village/Greenline
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Josh Ziskin
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine
  • Phone number
    (617) 739-0007
  • Catering
    Chef Josh Ziskin will create any of his specialties from the current menu. Chef Josh Ziskin will also coordinate rentals, service and any additional needs diners encounter.
  • Private party facilities
    Private and semi-private facilities. Upstairs dining room can seat up to 60 guests. The entire restaurant seats 72 guests. Full-service off-site catering available at any location.
  • Private party contact
    Jen Ziskin: (617) 416-5184
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