Tartufo Italian Restaurant

The food in the restaurant was fine and not too salty. I was disappointed that the pasta was not homemade given the high price. The service on the other hand wasn't as friendly as it should have been given what they are charging here. The atmosphere in the restaurant didn't feel too welcoming. The tables were small and pretty close to each other. The service staff kept on hitting the chairs that we were sitting in order to get to other tables. Overall, I think it's an average place to eat, but not worth the amount that you will be paying.

Edited 9/4/2020: This place is revised to a 5!! Guys come support our local restaurants. Lunch here is cheaper than Cheesecake Factory and much better!! Tried grilled calamari today and it was awesome. Veal was great also. Come and enjoy old school ambience and music from magic 106!!! Great Italian in Newton! Staffs were old school and super nice. Had rocket salad to start. Followed with linguini with clams and shrimps. Salad was OK - too much dressing for me. Pasta was delicious. Lunch portion was on a small side. I gave it a 4, but I would go back to this place.

Wow the are no words that effectively describe how fantastic the food and service are here. The atmosphere was welcoming and very homey. Each dish was better than the previous which is pretty hard when you start at excellent. We started with appetizers eggplant rollantini and grilled calamari with arugula salad. The eggplant, thinly sliced stuffed with ricotta and spinach was top shelf. The grilled calamari was like no calamari we have ever eaten. Grilled, it melted in your mouth not chewy like fried calamari and the arugula added that balance. Our entrees were shrimp and scallop risotto, lemon chicken with artichoke and red pepper, homemade ravioli with meat ball and fennel sausage and scallops papardelle. The scallops were buttery, tender and all you did was squeeze it between your tongue and roof of your mouth and it just melted away. Everything was way beyond expectations for a local eatery in Newton. A very nice lady stopped by our table to see if everything was ok and we stuck up a conversation. Turns out she was the owner Anna. We now have a new favorite go to Italian restaurant in the Boston area. Also don't forget to try the lemonciello. Top shelf. It just goes to show you that you don't have to go to the North end to get good Italian food.

Got there early sat alone at the bar. Initial service was slow/weak. Even though they weren't busy. Wait time for the food to show up was a little longer than I expected. Bartender failed to ask me what temperature I wanted my veal chop prepared...it finally came to me way too overcooked. The food was good but they need to get their act together service wise. In my opinion, there is poor communication between the bar help and the kitchen. They redid my veal chop correctly but it took forever.