Vivacino

Vivacino reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Joe

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   My wife and I had a fantastic dining experience at Vivacino last night The food and its presentation were outstanding. We enjoyed the Rollatini, absolutely delicious, followed with a Caesar salad. For our main courses my wife had the Chicken Cacciatore and I had the Veal Saltimbocca. WOW, It was the most flavorful Italian food we’ve tasted next to being in Italy. The head chef/owner stopped by the table to hand deliver some food and checked on our satisfaction. There is also a nice selection of wines to choose from and the Cabernet I selected was great. We saved room for dessert and got the Ricotta Pistachio Cake which was also very flavorful. We ended the night with a Limoncello drink. We will definitely will be coming back and highly recommend checking this restaurant out as you won’t be dissatisfied.
   

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   Crystal

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Food is always delicious. Server Katia was wonderful. Management always greets you with a smile.
   

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   MARK

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   My Family has Dined at this Italian Restaurant Several Times over the past Year and have Always Experienced outstanding Service from the Entire Staff. Also, the Manager/Owner has always come by to Our Table to Solicit Our comments/Recommendations/Feedback. The Staff is Very Professional and Courteous. Thank You, Sincerely, Mark & Gail.
   

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   Mike VIP

   Greater Boston14 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

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

   All around this wasn’t a good experience. I should have known being there on a Saturday night at 6:30p when only 40% of the restaurant was full that this wouldn’t be a good option. Food had no flavor. Only one server and although she was pleasant, couldn’t keep up even with only 6 tables occupied.
   

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   jill VIP

   Greater Boston70 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 18, 2025

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

   Food was really good. Service was slow but I think because too many people came at one time. Waitress was very pleasant but hard to find when we needed her. New owner was very visible and wanted to help out. Biggest issue was the noise level. There was a singer and he was much too loud for that space. We will definitely return because the food was so good.
   

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   Janice VIP

   Greater Boston98 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 17, 2025

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

   Recently changed ownership formerly Buono Bistro so menu quite a bit different and a little more money. Food was very good. Some classics not listed but can be made depending on what.
   

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   Bob

   Greater Boston24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   Outstanding meals. Will keep coming back. Excellent service
   

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   Carole

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

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

   As usual very hospitable and attentive. The good was very good as expected. We’ll be back for sure
   

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   John VIP

   Greater Boston22 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

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

   We sctated with the calamari, the wee Luke warm and tasted like they were cooked in a microwave, ok but not very good. We then had a Caesar salad,, disappointing, they had no flavor. I had the carbonara for my main course, it was good but the sauce was a little thin My wife had the blackened tuna, it looked very appetizing cut was just ok.
   

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    Cheryl

    Greater Boston5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 4, 2025

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

    Food was not worth the price. I got the Buono land and sea, description of entree was not at all accurate. It had only 3 shrimp and the lobster was a joke. Maybe a total of ten pieces of lobster, each no bigger than a dime. The sauce was very bland tasted like it was just a can of diced tomatoes. My husband got the stuffed haddock, which was "wet" not moist. The couple sitting at the table beside us sent back their order twice. We will definitely not be returning.
    

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