Il Massimo - Legacy Place

Brunch was amazing. It is a beautiful space and the food is fantastic.

Great restaurant! First time there and will be back.

We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table to become available for our reservation. But the employees were very kind and professional even with the overwhelming number of guests. The food was a little on the salty side (I had the duck) but overall pretty good.

We arrived at 8:30 for an 8:30 reservation, were asked to wait and were seated at 8:55.

Quality of food was mixed. My halibut special was terrific. My wife's linguine vongole was terrible. Her spinach salad starter and my octopus starter were both good.

The service was also mixed. Our waiter was attentive and checked in on us midway through the starter, but then things went wrong. We had ordered cocktails to start, which we finished during our starters. When our waiter checked with us during our starters, we discussed wine options and we each ordered a glass of wine to accompany our main, emphasizing that we'd like to be sure the glasses of wine were on the table BEFORE the entrees arrived. That didn't happen. The entrees arrived and more than five minutes passed before the waiter delivered the wine.

Overall, we were disappointed.

Great food. Good atmosphere. Good was amazing. Could have better mixed drinks. They were unable to make our first 3 choices. Good wine selection though.

Food was great! A waiter does not have to come too often asking for different things - quite annoying. It was noisy- may be it depends on sitting location.

Cold mussels served in pasta sauce instead of broth, cold pasta, off tasting veal chop, waste of a birthday dinner

Well prepared tasty meals. Friendly service. Nice to dine outdoors.

A very nice lunch spot in Legacy Place, Dedham, MA. From greeting to leaving all staff were friendly and helpful. Lunch sized portions were very good. Lasagna was a touch dry but still enjoyable. Fusilli with polpette was again a touch dry sauce wise but the burrata did made the dish very enjoyable.

Give Il Massimo a try it was a very enjoyable experience.

I had the pasta alla vongele and it was horrible. The clams tasted like they just got out of the ocean 🤢

We weren't rushed at all, and that made for a very pleasurable experience.

Very comfortable restaurant, they bend over backwards to make sure you’re happy with what you are ordering.

The food is amazing. You can’t go wrong with the crab cakes Benedict, the Nutella and cream filled donuts, and the lobster crepes. Already thinking about the next time.

Great experience! Very impressed with Italian wine. Food was very good and plenty of outdoor space during covid. Great job!

Every time I go here this place is just the best!! The service and food is always amazing. One of my favorites

The service was super- couldn’t have been more attentive. I think our waitress was Tessa? Broccoli. This was our second time at Massimo’s and the good had been consistently great. We also appreciate having the option to eat outdoors as one of our group is immune compromised. We will return again soon. Hope you get heat lamps for the colder weather.

Get together of old friends after months of covid. Great waitress and service. Everyone enjoyed the food.

Excellent meal!

First time eating here. Two of us had the Bransino dish. It was amazing. Food came out quickly and our waitress was fairly attentive and nice. It’s a little pricey but isn’t everything these days? I would most definitely go back. The gluten free menu alone was quite impressive!

Always a great choice! Outdoor dining option still works well even on a cool October afternoon. Adrian was the best! Food excellent and well presented. Will defintely return soon.

Johnathan was a great waiter. He got us out in time for us to enjoy the light show in Boston (the zoo)

Second time there - was really disappointed this time. While my chicken parm was very good, the pasta was cold, and the women's restroom was filthy. Not sure I will go back.

Are server was awesome. Never rushed us and food delicious 😋

One of our favorite restaurants. The Veal Chop is spectacular. Caesar salad outstanding. The ambience great. Wait staff superb.

The four of us were dining together for the first time at Massimo. I’ve had wonderful experiences at the original restaurant, in Providence; this location is a very inconsistent reproduction.
Even with an Open Table reservation and arriving early, our seating left a great deal to be desired: in the far rear of the space, directly in front of the kitchen entry with constant noise spilling out of a door which never closed. When I brought the issue to the manager’s attention that the door wasn’t working properly and the noise was an issue his response was a mix of indifference and defensive.
Fortunately our server was up to the challenge of righting this leaking ship. Despite the challenges, she was the consummate professional in her level of attentiveness and engagement. But what about the actual food. The bread service was marginal with practically stale focaccia. The calamari preparation was flawless: the leaky ship plows on to the entrees. His short ribs were again, practically flawless as was the carbonara, expertly described in advance by our server. She had a special, risotto under halibut: wonderful. Look, the landfall is in sight and then boom, the ship grounds out on a plate of fusilli with meatballs featuring burrata. The desired experience was to cut into the cheese and have the inner cream flow into the gravy as the outer cheese softens and melds into the dish. Most disappointingly, the burrata had been plated directly from its refrigeration and was too cold to do anything but make for a chewy, stringy mass.
Thank goodness we enjoyed flawless tiramisu and a lovely coffee service. Will we dine at Massimo again? Maybe, and if so in Providence.

We had Avery as our waiter. He was so attentive and kind.

great spot for Sunday brunch and the service was excellent

Service was very good, and the wait staff had a happy birthday card on the table for us, with star decorations! Good strong coffee, food was very tasty. Outside patio was perfect: quieter than inside even when full, and very attractive and comfortable. I do wish they had more breakfast type options for brunch, like plain omelettes with choice of contents/sides.

I took my office staff out to say goodbye to our nurse practitioner, who is in the National Guard. He is being deployed to Poland for 6 months and this was a memorable send off. Although the restaurant was full, our wait staff was attentive. It’s difficult to serve a larger party, but they did an outstanding job. Everyone enjoyed their appetizers and dinners, from steaks to seafood (and we have a very picky crowd!). We look forward to returning to celebrate his homecoming!

Tough when you have to eat in a parking lot. Service seem to forget about us. No bread, no water refills. Even though the parking lot seating was empty, it seemed like they wanted us out quickly.

Excellent food!! Service fantastic!! The branzino was delicious

Everything from bread to apps to entrees to dessert was outstanding. Jenna our waitress was fabulous
Will be back again for sure.

It was not crowded. We got our drinks right away, but then were not helped for over a half hour. We didn't get bread until after the appetizer came, which was about 45 minutes after we arrived.

The calamari was delicious. The gnocchi was good. The chicken parm was okay.

Good location, easy to park your car and tasty food. Gluten-free is available if you need that for your requirement. We always return to this restaurant when we are in town, enjoy.

Service and food exceptional as always!

our waitress was fabulous from the minute we arrived. I got a text that our table was available early. we arrived and they seated us and said it was fine to wait for rest of our party. Drinks and food were great!!! will definitely be coming back!!!

Food. Amazing. Wait staff. Amazing. Hostesses. Amazing. Music. Amazing. Desert. Speechless. I went for my birthday yesterday and was so happy with this spur of the moment choice. Things were so great and I loved how nice and happy the staff were. For me knowing staff morally isn't in the dumps makes the experience. 100% would recommend!

I will say that there was a long wait time for the cooked meals, but that to me shows that things were actually made with care and not frozen and you could really tell that was the case when you took the first bite.

Food was delicious and we had a wonderful waitress. Just wish they had heat lamps outside as the weather is getting chilly but we’ll only eat outside.

The waiter did not offer fresh pepper or cheese or refill on soda.
Chicken parm in 3 of our plates was thick and not delicious.

Enjoyed the fixed price Monday night menu