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   KaylaR

   New England

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 22, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Brought my parents for dinner. Loved the atmosphere and menu options. Great wine and beer selection as well!

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 13, 2023

   overall1food1service3ambience2

   Food was bad and the drink was an overpoor

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   MartinT

   New York Area

   1 review

   vip
   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall2food3service3ambience2

   Very crowded and chaotic inside. The tables are too close together. They need more servers. There was 1 or 2 servers for about 20 tables. Main entree tasted good. The sausage appetizer didn’t taste good.

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New England

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall1food4service1ambience3

   Worst service. Could not figure out who our waiter was. Took 45 minutes to get drinks and break then an hour and 15 minutes to get our food.

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5. J

   Julia

   New England

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Our server was amazing and the food was great! Delicious wine and pistachio martini. The sausage appetiser was so fun and the scallop dinner was awesome. Def recommend for date night

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   LoganD

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 31, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Had a great dinner here on NYE. The host and server were both attentive and polite, checking in on us appropriately. Ordered the meatballs, chicken parm, and the lobster ravioli. All of it was delicious! Chicken parm was hot and crispy and the lobster ravioli had large lobster chunks both on top and inside. Will definitely come back!

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   AllyT

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 31, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Absolutely horrible experience. They brought the wrong food, charged us for additional dishes, raised their voices at us. Horrible service. Horrible food. Will never be going back. Extremely unprofessional and disrespectful to their customers.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 28, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Quaint little place off the beaten path in North End. Service was awesome! We are new to Massachusetts and are exploring all the restaurants in North End so far, Libertine is my hubby’s favorite sauce and meatballs!

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Denver

   13 reviews

   1.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on December 18, 2022

   overall1food1service1ambience2

   Had eaten at different restaurants in the North End for the last 3 nights. Very few restaurants available for 4 on busy Saturday night, this one had the best reviews. All 4 of us agreed, this was the least preferred food of the trip. Simply not good: from a small menu, a poor drink/wine selection, small portion sizes, to the actual taste/after-taste of the food (or lack thereof). So many better restaurants in the area. Would never go back. Meatball app, mushroom side, lobster ravioli, pappardelle bolognese, 1 beer - over $100. Do yourself a favor and book somewhere else.

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10. PE

    PalomaEats

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Chose this place for my best friends birthday dinner. Not bad, just not what I expected for a north end restaurant. The menu had a lot of different dishes and I was aiming more for Italian. We got the chicken parm and it was to die for! Chicken was super tender. The ambiance is noisy, we couldn’t hear each other speak much. The waiter was very professional and friendly. The tables are tiny and somewhat crammed. Overall 6/10 for me. My friend loved it and gave it a 8/10! Just depends what kind of vibe you’re looking for!

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We really enjoyed our dinner. The food was really fresh and we had the pleasure of being able to watch the kitchen staff put it all together. The staff was very attentive and really took the time to be sure we had everything we needed. I would go back in an instant. Thank you for a great evening!

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    kathrynv

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food4service4ambience4

    First visit. surprised at the meal choice and expense all were great. We will return

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    This place had very good food! Found a reservation on the same day and so happy we went here. The service was wonderful and the drink selection was outstanding! Can’t beat the wine prices in North End! Would definitely come back!

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    pablo

    New England

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server Maddie was awesome Food was delicious Good wine choices I would have preferred some Italian or dinner music Thanks very much for a great evening

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15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Susana went above and beyond for us during our service today. If she didn’t know the answer to our questions she went and asked the chef and came back with the answers straight away. Excellent service, Ample portions, Flavors were delicious for the pasta and sauce, everything was cooked fresh to order as well. Staff were polite and courteous to us and very attentive. Will definitely be back to dine again!!

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    LeanneS

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall3food1service4ambience2

    Positives first, the service was good and friendly. The food came out quickly. We were in and out in an hour. Onto the short comings, it was incredibly loud. We are fairly young and it was still too loud for us. We couldn’t talk to each other. The tables were on top of each other too which was a huge turnoff. The food was just ok. The calamari just tasted like fried breadcrumbs. The bread on the table was not great. Our entrees were better than the app but it seemed either flavor was non existent or way too much. Again very nice staff, nice look to the restaurant but wasn’t for us.

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    KathleenC

    Caribbean

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience3

    The service here was awful. First, the waitress forgot to bring my husbands drink, then she gave incorrect details about the special - which I wouldn’t have ordered had I known how it was really prepared. She never checked on our table and 45 minutes later I inquired about our salads which were sitting up at the kitchen prep area for 20’mins then brought out with our meals. She insisted that it was up to us to tell her we wanted our salad ahead of our main meal. When my meal came there was 1/2 lobster tail overcooked sitting on top of rice without the scallops the waitress said they came with. We were told it was a communication error but I would not have ordered the dish otherwise. We would not dine here again.

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18. HD

    HannahDenning

    New England

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Went with three friends for a Thursday night dinner was slightly concerned as the restaurant was EMPTY at 7pm on a Thursday which is abnormal for the north end. Bread tasted store bought tbh but apps and entrees were fantastic and hot! Overall our waitress was very attentive and funny, unsure if I’d go back given all the options but definitely good experience!

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    mumtravels2

    Baltimore

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    This was not good at all! The table behind us was seated after we were seated- table of 4. They finished their entrees before we even got our appetizers- will never dine here again.

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20. MW

    MaryWhittaker

    New England

    13 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience5

    Food was great. Server was inattentive… table near kitchen and bathrooms awful. Probably won’t return

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    arlenes

    New England

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Just tried this place as I heard it is under new ownership I’m so happy we did. Our sever Susana was super friendly as was the hostess. Our octopus was melt in your mouth delicious. I tried one of the Portuguese specials (shrimp Mozambique) and my friend had the bolognese- both were amazing. Definitely will be back to try other menu items soon.

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience5

    Food was great and the experience. It looks like they were understaffed

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23. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We called to see if we could get in earlier, thankfully we did because they told us that we didn’t have a reservation. We had booked the reservation on OpenTable 2 hours before we wanted, got the confirmation email and everything and they said we didn’t have a reservation. we tried giving them the confirmation number and they wouldn’t take it and being rude/ talking back and extremely unaccommodating and was a very frustrating experience. We didn’t even get to go since they said they were all booked up.

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    overall1food3service1ambience1

    Absolutely awful! Had to walk out on the meal. In over an hour we were only served one drink and one appetizer. The owner of the restaurant, when we asked where our food was just yelled at us to calm down. That’s horribly unacceptable! The waitress was very nice and apologized for the owners rudeness. I would never go back there!

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    Fred

    New York Area

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Family celebration in the North End. Libertine checked every box, but the people made it a five star experience. We will be back! It was really great.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    Food was delicious! Restaurant was very loud and lights were shockingly bright. It was a busy Friday night and there was a bachelorette party nearby, so this certainly contributed to our experience. Service was good, it took unusually long for one of our diners to get her wine but otherwise no complaints.

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience4

    Gnocchi was undercooked not very Portuguese twist as expected. Appetizers were very good however.

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    TylerD

    New England

    11 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    Where do I begin? The service, specifically Bianca was nonexistent except to refill the water glasses 3 times when they clearly did not require refilling. It was quite obvious that we were forgotten. My party was seated for at least 30 minutes before we even ordered. Upon ordering we asked for bread, even that took 20 minutes to arrive at our table. The meatball appetizer was mediocre at best. After being seated for over an hour our food that we had been savoring for came and was low grade dog food. I’ve had better food at the baseball game. The pasta was undercooked. The veal had a leathery taste and the chicken parm was slop. The food was bland. I can say with a certainty that the prices are much higher than necessary and there was no value for my money. To recap the service was awful, the food was abysmal, and the evening was ruined. Libertine would be best avoided at all costs. Should have done my homework before making the reservation.

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29. BH

    BradH

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The owners are so nice and the food was amazing. The sauce for my chicken parmigiana was so fresh and flavorful. Wait staff were very friendly.

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30. J

    John

    Charleston

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 7, 2022

    overall3food4service5ambience4

    Food was adequate Restaurant Week no menu just regular menu No AC

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Not homemade Italian. Not many options either. It’s trying to be more modern then classic. Not what we were hoping for. It was good food, but disappointing as well.

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    Timothy

    Columbus

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience2

    Food was SUPER bland. Almost like they ran out of seasoning in the kitchen. I had the mushroom tagliatelle which would've been ok with some fresh grated parmesan or some salt. My wife's cheese ravioli and meatball both tasted frozen, and the cheese curds we had for our app were bland as all get out. Also, waiter was SUPER akward, didnt really know what she was doing and it wasn't until we got our bill that they dont give free refills on fountain beverages because "they have to pay for the carbonation." I wouldn't have minded if we were told when we asked for two refills. Wont be returning.

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33. J

    Jake

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience3

    Espresso martinis were out of this world but the service was extremely slow making the experience not ideal

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34. G

    Geri

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great restaurant in the North End! We sat outside and enjoyed a wonderful meal with excellent service.

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35. IL

    ILUVSTEAK

    New England

    23 reviews

    2.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on July 15, 2022

    overall2food1service4ambience4

    The north end is full of great restaurants this is not one of them.

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36. MP

    MikeP

    New England

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience5

    For a last minute reservation, Libertine did the job. It's a fun modern-style Italian place in a relatively older part of Boston. The food was good. Just be wary when getting pasta dishes. There is a LOT of sauce.

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37. RR

    RRSp

    St. Louis

    15 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience2

    On a night when every restaurant in the north End was full of life and people, almost every table was empty at Libertine.

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38. A

    Accomodate427

    New England

    4 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience1

    Service was so bad. We asked for more bread as there were 7 of us and had recieved about 4 small pieces of bread. The waitress told us that they did not have much bread left!! This is an Italian restaurant at 5 pm. the Brussels sprouts were hard as a rock. Waitress brought over dessert before even clearing our dinner plates. I could go on and on.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall1food4service1ambience3

    Not a good experience. Service was horrible. I do not recooked this place.

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    KN95

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a great time! Awesome food and service. Would definitely recommend

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