Trattoria Il Panino

Trattoria Il Panino reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jess

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Food was just ok. They seated us in the "patio" which meant tiny tables in the kitchen. Dark loud and not a great ambiance.
   

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   Dylan

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food and the best Italian food I’ve ever had. Y’all are gonna hate me for this but Boston Italian food is now better than Jersey and New York hahaha.
   

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   Frank

   Philadelphia22 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I had the chicken parm and it had way too much sauce on the plate. I’ve had better there before and it doesn’t mean I wouldn’t be back.
   

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   sara VIP

   Pittsburgh1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was really good, Service I guess reflected the fact that we only got one drink between the three of us and shared appetizers, I don't know, a little bit of a I wasn't good enough for this place kind of vibe. With endless restaurants in that general vicinity, I think I'd be checking others out before returning. But the food WAS truly excellent. They weren't big on any type of changes, though, pretty much anything I asked for the answer was no.
   

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   Alyssa VIP

   New York City4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Just always amazing food and vibes — a must go for Italian dining whenever we’re in the North End
   

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   Ramnik

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Amazing food! Great vegetarian options and good service. Highly recommend the ravioli with mushrooms.
   

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   Kaylee

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   service was so fast and wait staff was so friendly! would highly recommend
   

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   Micah

   Richmond2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Go somewhere else. Period and if you do insist on going absolutely do not let them seat you downstairs in the basement. On the day I went it was probably about 85° down there and I was seated near the kitchen or bathroom. It was hard to tell because it smelled like a urinal. After sweating and removing most of my outfit I managed to find the source of the urinal smell. It was a air freshener on the wall behind the table next to me. It’s pretty hard to smell delicious Italian food when it smells like a stick up beyond that, the server seemed like she couldn’t be bothered and literally never came to the table unless I went and got her or flagged her down. She was nice when she did, but. She was acting like it wasn’t even her table. The food was pretty generic fair: I’d say the red sauce probably came from a can, and although the tortellini‘s were homemade the cream sauce it was in was made with sour milk or cream, and it was inedible. For the prices they are charging they need to get it together because any other Italian place in Boston would’ve been better. Also it was so loud I couldn’t even complain to the staff.
   

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   Sharon

   Greater Boston13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A great choice for North End dining. The service is awesome as is the food.
   

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    Anna VIP

    Chicago3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    The hostess staff, especially the lady working Saturday April 27 night in the glasses was extremely unpleasant. Food was extremely mediocre…., lemon drop martini tasted like a shot of limoncello was shaken up with water. Pastas we ordered tasted as if the sauce was poured straight out of a can. Don’t understand the hype. Would never come here again.
    

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