Antico Forno

The wife was craving some Italian food, so we decided to give this place a shot, and boy I'm glad we did! I ordered a nice old-fashioned, and it was good. The drink was really sweet, which I certainly didn't mind at all. I felt great after a few sips, so I knew that the bartender and I was good friends already. Next, I got the pizza. I made my own with mozzarella cheese, and added pepperoni and sausage. It was so delicious that I ate the entire pizza with no hesitation! My only complaint is that the pizza was a bit slimy and this establishment does not serve ranch, which is weird. The service was good too, which is highly unusual. Needless to say, the waiter had experience and I loved that she had a personality. Overall, the food was pretty delicious and I would recommend this restaurant.

Ratings

Pizza, 9 out of 10.
Old-fashioned, 10 out of 10.

My sister and I love Italian food so we went to this place. TWICE! The pasta is great and the portions are just right. The lobster ravioli was the best, I didn’t like the ricotta but that me and cheese but the lobster amazing. Pasta was perfect, calamari was delicious. No issues if you’re in Boston this place the place to go for dinner. The vibe is like a goodfella family restaurant. It’s super cool

We came in on Sunday night. It was very busy and is clearly a popular spot. That said, our experience was abysmal. Upon arriving we sat for 20 minutes until we had to ask a busboy if we had a server. She finally showed up and we quickly ordered calamari, spaghetti pomodoro and a pizza.

The calamari came out relatively quickly but it was downhill from there. The food took 50 minutes to come out, and once it did, it was extremely disappointing. The $24 spaghetti was literally swimming in overly sweet sauce. They might as well crack open a can of chef boyardee and dump it in the bowl. The pasta was soggy and swimming in sauce. The pizza was also soggy and impossible to eat because it had way too much ricotta.

We ate half the meal and got the check as quickly as possible. The restaurant is extremely loud and between the service, the food and the noise, we were desperate to leave.

The food is amazing. One of the best tomato sauces I ever had. The arancini appetizer is great. I had the parmigiana di pollo and my dad had the Rigatoni Alla Boscaiola. Both were delicious.

One of the noisiest restaurants we've been to, as the noise has no where to go, it just bounces off the walls and comes rights back at you.

Great family birthday celebration in a busy, welcoming, neighborhood restaurant! The wait was fine for our large party of 6 and our server was great - arriving whenever we needed anything. Each of us enjoyed our dishes, while the initial salad was large enough for all to share.
Our server tried to get a birthday cake timed right for our daughter, but things didn't work out - it was if she did it on purpose, hmmm...

Friday night in the summer - ferry into Boston; sounds pretty perfect! Like some of the pics.
Then a casual walk into the North End.