Overall a fine experience. The wait staff was friendly and attentive, the food average and the price a bit high, but we all left satisfied, considering it is so hard to find a good dinning experience around MetroWest. Â We will likely come back, the roof top deck looks like a fun place to have a few drinks.
Review Source:Yikes. Service was fine, food was good, now let me tell you a bit about the owner.
He was playing host. I was 3 minutes late to my own birthday dinner, and he refused to seat my 78 year old grandmother. She asked why, and he said "what if the rest of your party doesn't show? Then I'll have sat 4 people at a 6 person table."
1) Yes, I know that's the rationale of highly sought-after city restaurants where you don't have a reservation (we made one a month ago), but let's face it, this is Waltham, and also you don't say that
2) There wasn't any seating area so my grandmother had to stand - this day happened to be the two year anniversary of my grandfather's death. She bravely tried to celebrate my birthday even though the date was so hard for her. Show some respect. They were together 60 years, and if you think he would've put up with this treatment of her, forgettaboutit.
We walked in and the owner saw a cake box in my mom's arms. "You can't have cake here! We don't allow outside food." After standing there for a minute, contemplating leaving and finding some place where there wasn't a storybook troll guarding the entrance, he finally said he would make an exception just this once for a plating fee of $3.50 per person. Fine, whatever. We're not cheap, unlike you. Also, nice rehearsed line for a one-time exception.
We sat down and it was so noisy we couldn't have a conversation across the table. I saw a large drink menu including a variation on a French 75, so, seeing that the restaurant thought of itself as a posh city restaurant, and assuming this was a common drink, I ordered one. The waitress came back with a martini glass filled with what tasted like maybe vodka and cointreau. To be clear, a French 75 is gin, sparkling wine with a lemon twist served in a champagne flute. It wasn't in the right glass, didn't have the same ingredients, tasted awful, and when I told the waitress it wasn't a French 75 she said "the bartender didn't know what it was so he looked it up." Where? A quick Google search gave me the ingredients I'm familiar with.
The food was good. The caprese salad was fresh. The pasta con vongole was plenty garlicky.
My cake was freakin' amazing and by far the best part of the meal. Take that.
Would I come back here ever again? Let my widow grandmother get harshly spoken to and disrespected, my mom yelled at for trying to make my birthday special, and my drink reinvented to some inexperienced bartender's whim? No thanks.
I went here for a belated Valentine's Day dinner with my fiancee in February. We had a reservation and arrived 5 minutes early, yet we still had to wait nearly 30 minutes to be seated. Our first table was in the middle and very wobbly. Turns out the tables on the middle section are all folding tables. Not very romantic to say the least! The host was miffed when we moved, but there were a few empty tables. We didn't want to wear our food. The ambience was poor. Very loud inside and the lights were too low (hard to read the menu). The entrees were doused in oil. The redeeming points were the appetizers and desserts, which were very delicious. I'm willing to try them when the weather gets warmer. I'd love to try their outdoor seating. I will not go back for their main dining room and will only get apps and dessert.
Review Source:Good decor and nice wait staff, but the food is just OK. Â The appetizer "Rhode-Thailand Calamari" came drenched in a very sweet Thai sauce. Â My wife's risotto was undersalted and my pasta was way over-spiced with rosemary. Â Seems that a bit more attention to detail in the kitchen could easily make this a great place. Â Very busy and loud inside.
Review Source:This place is decent-- its not the best Italian you are going to eat, but its also not the worst.
The bar is really nice. It's classy and very trendy-- a great place to grab a drink. It's not very big, but that adds to the ambiance. It has a pretty decent beer and wine list, and some good mixed drinks. I would recommend it.
The food is just OK. We got some apps (the toasted ravioli were pretty good), and some pasta dishes. The menu is just very simple. Now, simple done really well can be some of the best food you've ever eaten. This is more simple done decent. None of the options will stick out as being very exciting. The one exception was the fig and mascarpone ravioli. It was actually a more adventurous dish and done really well.
The service at the bar was pretty bad. This could be because it was a Thursday night, but we were there at 8pm so it shouldn't have been an issue. The bartender just didn't seem to have a grasp on being a waiter, too. The food didn't come very quickly, but it didn't take forever either-- again just sort of middle of the road (a theme of this place).
Overall, if you are in the mood for italian, I would recommend other places in Waltham or the surrounding area. I wouldn't say the prices are expensive, but given the mediocre quality, it is overpriced. You can expect to spend $100 on food you won't remember a week later. I would come for the bar and stick to apps or just drinks.
I've gone here a handful of times and I love it. I almost always sit in the bar area, which is classy and mostly quiet, enough so that it's easy to have conversation without straining your ears. There's one large flat-screen TV in the bar area that usually has a sporting event on.
First - the service. Like I said, I've gone a few times, and usually spread out over a few months. The servers always recognize me when I come in and are genuinely friendly and helpful. Even when I am not at one of their tables, I've had multiple servers come over to take a drink order, offer more bread, etc. They do a great job at making me feel at home there.
The drinks are great. They don't have an enormous cocktail list, but I think there's something on there for just about everybody. As a bourbon guy, I loved the Italian Sidecar. Can't wait to get back in there for another! I've had the sangria in there and it's excellent as well.
The food has always been great. Last visit, I got the Capicola Ravioli. I will say that the portion could have been a little larger, but I was still full and satisfied after finishing it up. They had black pepper right in the pasta which was great. My girlfriend got the bolognese and enjoyed it very much. We had the creme brulee for dessert and dear lord... Â it was just amazing.
I love Biagio and can't wait to go back. I've had less than stellar experiences at the 'destination' Italian restaurants (looking at you, Boston's North End). It's a great breath of fresh air to have really good Italian food closer to home, away from the hubbub, in a place that I can be comfortable at.
We had the lobster ravioli, which had a rich,creamy sauce, a lobster tail and claw and was very good. Â Chicken parm had an old fashioned, slightly sweet red sauce and was accompanied by fried ravioli. Â Linguine with clam sauce came with about a half dozen fresh clams. Â The sauce was somewhat dry but had good garlic and olive oil flavor.
The waitress was inexperienced and could have been trained better, but she was sweet and accomodating- and the owner was very friendly and clearly wanted his guests to be happy and well fed.
The price point is about $2 too much for everything, given that the food falls clearly in the middle between the upscale Northern Italians like La Campania and the low end Villas and Olive Gardens. Â Wines are pricey as well. Â Hence the 3 stars, since the value is a little out of whack,
Really don't agree with the extreme negatives (or extremely effusive positives) of some reviews. Bottom line- We shall return.
The wait staff is wonderful and the food is good if a bit pricey, but the owner is a complete jerk. He completely ruined the mood at my boyfriends birthday dinner! No matter how good the food is, it doesn't make up for horrific service, and service starts at the top. Suffice it to say I won't be back. Too bad, I was considering having them cater my graduation party.
Edit: As a note this is from 11/2011. I hadn't realized that it never got uploaded due to a connection error until recently. No clue if the owner has changed since then, but if they had I would go back, the food is amazing.
Had high hopes for Biagio, was somewhat of a let down...
Had reservations, arrived right at 730. Despite a mostly empty restaurant, we were told we had a 10 minute wait, unless we wanted to sit on the roofdeck. Since it was 85 out still and my bf had a long sleeve shirt on, we declined. "are you sure?" the host asked. "yup we are". "because I can seat you now. On the roof deck." "no thanks". "the roof deck is open right now". We get it dude. Thanks though. So around 755, he came into the bar, seemingly to talk to some patrons. Seeing us, he was all "oh uh, I can seat you".
Ok....
Our waitress was very nice, but the food was just blah. The caprese salad was oily and lacked flavor. The tomato was bland as well. We had a plate of garlic bread in addition to the regular bread, which were both plain. Even the oil had no taste.
My boyfriend had steak which he said was perfectly cooked, but had no flavor to it. I had pasta with olives and tomatoes, which was also just so boring and lacking of flavor. I took most of it home just so I could doctor it up myself as leftovers.
Id go back if I had to...just not by my choice.
For the price I was expecting a little more. Â Appetizers were good but the salads were a big disappointment. Â That being said the main meal was better than good. Â Steak tips, ravioli, and Haddock were excellent. Â They have a kids menu for 10 and under.
Big portions so we skipped dessert.
Ok food and a nice dining experience. It was an impulse dinner date on a Monday night - I had sent my wife an open table reservation while I drove up from Connecticut.
We split the clams casino and Caesar salad. I wanted a burger but they were out of them so I got the sausage pizza. Â My wife got a pasta dish. The clams casino were so full of butter we couldn't eat them, and the clams were kinda undercooked and firmly attached to their shells. Â We didn't eat them and they took it off the bill. The salad was rich and good. My pizza was delicious but very buttery too. I had to be careful to not eat too much or I would get that 'hey you ate too much butter' gastro race to the end if I ate it all. My wife's pasta was very nice but again, very rich and we took a lot home. Â All in all a good experience but a little lighter fare would have been appreciated. I would return.
My wife and I had an okay dining experience this Valentine's Day. Not special, not especially romantic, but fine -- which is not what you're looking for in a V-Day date. We've been to La Campania and Il Capriccio, the two highest-regarded Italian restaurants in Waltham, for previous special occasions, and had wonderful experiences. Biagio has a similar menu and similar prices, but simply doesn't measure up. Â Service was adequate but not dazzling, the food was tasty but on the bland side. Â All in all, I'd compare it to a visit to Bertucci's, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just not what you'd find at a top Italian restaurant.
To be fair, I've heard great things about the roof deck in the summer. So perhaps we'll give it another try when the weather warms up.
I really enjoyed everything I had here. Started with the bruschetta & caprese, both lovely...and fresh. I ordered the lobster ravioli for my main course and WOW it was so amazing. I loved every bite. I still crave it and I had it over a year ago. Rich and creamy - decadent. Huge chunks of lobster too. YUM!!
We finished with the chocolate souflee - which was good, but I'm not usually a fan of such rich chocolate concoctions. Nonetheless, everyone gobbled it up so it must have been pretty tasty.
I loved this place and would absolutely go back. Pricey, but worth the money for sure.
Came here on a Friday night and the place was pretty much packed. We had a table reservation so we got seated right away by our waiter (by the way he had an Italian accent which I thought was pretty cool). As soon as we got seated, waters came as well as bread with hummus and garlic infused olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Both were delicious to dip the bread in. I specially liked the roasted garlic that came with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
For appetizer I ordered the pear and gorgonzola salad. The grilled pear was really sweet and delicious. It was well balanced with the fresh salad, crunchy candied walnuts, sweet cranberries, and creamy cheese. It was delicious.
For entree I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. This was just okay. Nothing really special. The portion was size okay. The meatballs were juicy and delicious and the pasta was well cooked.
I also ordered a sangria. This sangria was one of the best I've ever had!! Definitely a must try!
Overall, good food and excellent service. Waiters kept checking up on us very often and was really friendly.
I've gone to Biagio a bunch of  times since moving to the area over a year ago.  Not once have I ever been disappointed by the service or the food.
Here is a quick run-down of my recommendations.
Appetizers:
Arancini
Eggplant Bracciolettini - MMM!
Calamari Fritti
Bruschetta - if you're feeling extra carby
Insalate:
Pear & Gorgonzola Salad - to die for
Caesar
Pasta:
Tortellini Panna e Prosciutto - OMG! Â Surprise hit.
Fig and Mascarpone Cheese Ravioli
Risotto w/ Mushrooms and Peas
Secondi:
Grilled Salmon - always super fresh and tasty
Veal Osso Bucco
Chicken Saltimbocca
Dessert:
Trio of Cannolis
Tiramisu
Bread Pudding
Can you tell I've frequented this place? :)
Went to Biagio last night for the first time and had a nice meal on the patio upstairs. Â No appetizers or dessert but the main dish was so filling that i didn't miss either course. Â I went with the marscapone and fig raviolis in a cream sauce topped with sliced prosciutto. Â the ravs were delicious and sweet and the sauce had diced figs throughout which tied everything together nicely. Â the salty prosciutto was a nice balance to the sweet figs. Â The sauce was great, a little garlicky, but very thick. Â After maybe 4 or 5 raviolis i started to feel super full and the sweetness of the figs became a little overbearing.
the portions here are decent for the money...it is a little pricey, though. Â I did appreciate the fresh pasta and would return here again.
The time I had here in their lounge with my friends deserve 5-stars. Â But the rest, drinks and food get 3 solid stars. Â Pretty decent for a "hot spot" in Waltham.
We started on a disappointing note, as one waitress saw/sat us, asked for our drink order, and then disappeared... to never return to us again. Â It was disappointing, to say the least.
Marlon - our Guatemalan bartender had the flair of a drink-extraordinaire in mixing our drinks, but it ended up being imprecise. Â The first couple of drinks were weak and tasted a bit lack-luster. But his outgoing personality and somewhat flirtatious nature in working for his tips, were entertaining. Â And he was still very kind to score me and my gal a round of complimentary shots to celebrate her birthday.
The food - the appetizers were hot and delicious, but at $12 a piece, I expected more... not sure what was lacking, but I just wanted something more. Â Oh yes, and I wanted less salt in the food. Â Everything was very salty. Â Good thing the drinks were not strong, otherwise I would have been super parched! Â But to have one's thirst quenched and to get one's "drink on" was my aim that night.
The pizzas - margherita and house - were great. Â
The aranchini was just okay. Â
The calamari was cute. Â Little rings were easy one-bites, but there were a little too few.
The mixed antipasti with prosciutto, and other cuts were super salty. Chunks of parmigianno regiano was interesting, however.
The quantity of food was plenty. Â I think I just wanted something a little extra for somewhere of Biagio's caliber. Â All in all, decent.
I have to start off by saying how much I appreciated the manager. We made a Restaurant Week reservation for 6 for last night, but they were running about 15 minutes behind. When we did sit down the manager immediately came over with a big salad for the group, said it was on the house and apologized. It was very nice. And it really made me want to like the place. I tried, really I did.
I've been to Biagio's only once before for a bachelorette dinner years ago, and liked it then. The restaurant is attractive, and spacious.
The waiter came over to introduce himself and get our drinks. He came back with the drinks. And took our orders. And then he disappeared. It was a good 25 minutes before our apps came out. I got the eggplant and it was great. In fact we sampled all of each others apps and they were all great (especially the calamari). Were they worth the 25 minute wait? Probably not.
I ordered the salmon dish, which typically comes with an orange glaze. I asked if they could please make it plain (I'm allergic to oranges) and they did with no problem. Again, a good 25 minutes between the apps and the main course.
Again, everyone's food looked really good. I cut into my salmon and realized it wasn't cooked. I'm guessing that there must have been some question of how done it was when it came out of the kitchen since when I finally managed to flag down the waiter he immediately asked if my fish wasn't cooked before I even opened my mouth. He took it back to the kitchen, and I didn't get it back until long after everyone else had finished their meals.
Once they cleared the table I asked the waiter for a cup of decaf coffee to have with my dessert. And waited. And waited. Got my dessert. Ate it. Still waiting. Totally different server came over and finally brought me the coffee. Then we played the waiting game to get our checks. By the time we finally got the check it was about 9:35. We got our money together and played the waiting game with the server again. By about 9:50, my friends who live about an hour away had to leave. The rest of us continued to wait. Then we realized that he had charged us for a rib eye steak no one had ordered. By the time he settled the bill, we didn't walk out the door until 10:15. We had been seated at 8. Now, if we had been sitting around drinking and talking and such it really wouldn't have been a big deal. But we weren't. We spent large portions of time waiting and waiting and waiting.
The best part? My boyfriend should have been charged $36 on his card. He has a receipt for $36 dollars. He looked at his bank account today. They definitely charged him $63. He will be calling the restaurant tomorrow.
The food was good, the manager was nice, and the restaurant itself is a great space. The service was horrible. We know too many other good Italian restaurants in the area to sit around and wait for that kind of service. We won't be going back.
I feel like Ive been giving out 5 star reviews like candy recently....
Anyway, this place is down the street from my apt and was more or less the only place I hadn't eaten at on Moody St. I had mixed expectations - consistent with the reviews I had read prior to going. However, I was blown away.
First off the building is really neat from the outside (converted office building) and the exposed brick is present throughout the inside. When you walk in there is a huge winding staircase leading to the upstairs (event space, or maybe roof top seating during summer? Unsure.) there is also a gorgeous painted dome ceiling. Â The dining room itself was also beautiful - exposed brick walls, nice hard wood floors, and nice big chairs and pleasantly presented tables.
The service was very good - and our waiter was able to explain two types of wine I had not had before in a way that was very intelligent and understandable. I ordered a glass of Barbera, split an order of the arancini with my dining companion, and had the pan seared jumbo scallops for dinner.
The wine was excellent, as were the arancini. I was glad to be splitting it - it would have been a huge appetizer for an individual. Â The jumbo scallops were placed on top of a delicious polenta (idk what they put in it, but it was awesome), along with three big asparagus stalks. The scallops were a bit crisp on one side, and marinated (or something) in a delicious sauce. Cooked perfectly!
Between the fabulous decor and atmosphere, and the excellent food, this place is def. a five star in the book of Ave A Flav.
This past Friday my friend and I had planned on doing a girl's night and doing dinner and a movie. We picked Biagio on my friend's recommendation and I am so glad she did! We sat up on the roof deck and had a fabulous time! Started off with Grey Goose Martinis and while looking over the menu discovered that they were participating in restaurant week! We both had the pear and Gorgonzola salad, which was crisp and refreshing. There were lots of appetizer choices, but I was gearing up for Fig and Marscapone Raviolis which were delicious and a chocolate souffle that was out of this world, so I wanted to make sure I had room! They did not skimp on portions either, sometimes during restaurant week the portions can be petite, but not here. I couldn't finish all the raviolis nor could I finish the decadent souffle! That was a sin!
We enjoyed our time savoring every moment...this place would get a 5 star if there was a better view and not right by the commuter rail! LOL But to enjoy a beautiful summer night that are so few in this area, it was worth it!!! And to be honest only one train went by the entire time we were there.
Tough call on the rating. Â
On the one hand:
- We were seated 7:30pm and got our entrees at 10:05pm.
- Several orders were wrong
- When I went to the manager to discus the situation, he said "I don't want to hear it". Â
On the other hand:
- Most of the meals were quite good (even the wrong ones!)
- The manager quietly comp'd us a large portion of our meal
- It was the night before the annual graduation of a major local university, and the place was PACKED!
- Most of the people in our (large) party seemed to have a nice time despite the delays and errors. Â
So, while I will personally be treating this as a one-star place (i.e. avoid!), I think most of my party would have rated it as 3 stars, and perhaps a few of them, 4 stars. Â
YMMV.
Going to Biagio is like stepping into Artie's restaurant on The Sopranos. Â While it might be slightly cliche, Biagio delivers because you get everything you're expecting in a totally awesome way.
In fact, it's like The Sopranos in general: tasty, deeply entertaining, and when it's done you want to go back and get more (Tony totally got whacked in the final scene, btw). Â
I went here on Saturday evening for drinks, which quickly turned into dinner. Â The eggplant bracciolettini is absolutely delicious--make sure to order the large! Â For an entree, I ordered the fig and mascarpone ravioli. Â They were sweet and savory at the same time, and I was so happy that the chef didn't skimp on the portion. Â Also, the bread is addictive.
I would love to try their desserts. Â I would also love to go back to Biagio, but as a grad student, I have to wait. Â Sometimes good things don't come cheaply.
This place is my favorite place to go in Waltham for a great meal. It can be expensive but the food and service are always on point. It's the consistently of the food and service that is so important in getting a five from me. I'm a big fan of the Portuguese fisherman's stew and the fig and prosciutto appetizer. The owners are always out front and are generally walking around checking on meals as well.
It is also a good place to go for a drink after work and in nice weather you can sit outside upstairs which is great since it's right on the river.
Biago's is one of my favorite spots in Waltham.
I've eaten there a few times, but this place is one of my favorites for cocktails after-work and on weekends. I prefer the upstairs lounge area, which has a bunch of comfy couches, good music, flat screen TVs that are usually playing some sort of music or concert. Also really dig the outdoor, roofdeck patio. Â It has a great ambiance there and the staff are wonderful. The owner came over and introduced himself the first time I was there with my girlfriend, and he's made a point to say hello each time since we've been back.
The sangria is WONDERFUL, and the Pomegranate Smash martinis are to die for.
I've had the margarita pizza which is delicious and BIG, and for a good price. Mixed greens are also really yummy... with walnuts and pear... mmm.
Love it here and can't recommend it enough!
I really want to give this place one star because the host was uppity but, that would mislead readers by indicating that Biagio is a terrible restaurant when, in fact, it's solidly mediocre.
I will not go back. Moody St. has many much better restaurants even cheap eats like Guanachapi's and Tom Can Cook are preferable.
The décor of Biagio is nice. The kitchen is probably fairly clean too but, the chef doesn't have the right touch. The food tastes like he's reheating little prefab frozen bags of stuff. Kinda a gooey and salty--generally not fresh tasting. The quality of the food I had reminded me of the Cheesecake Factory.
If you want ambience, a bar, good food, and basically a high end experience on Moody St. then go to Tempo. It's much better.
The atmosphere at Biagio is just awesome. I really enjoyed the candlelight and the way it is set up. Â There was a mix of large (noisy) groups and smaller tables, without it feeling crowded.
Our table of six got a variety of items. Â We all started with drinks; I had a raspberry Mojito (and didn't love it--not sweet enough). Â Others had soft drinks, margaritas, sangria, and martinis. Â The baked apple martini tasted like a dessert and the sunrise (?) margarita tasted like gatorade.
We got delicous bread and hummus and garlic oil. Very yummy.
For entrees, there were various appetizers, pastas and main dishes. Â I had the fig and marscipone ravioli which was very sweet but very good. Â Others had a crab meat stuffed haddock (which was very good), sirloin steak, pesto farfalle (which was not so pesto-y), chicken parm with gnocchi and the lamb shank. Â All really liked their meals.
Dessert menu wasn't so lengthy, but the desserts were not so good. We got the creme brulee and the chocolate souffle.  The creme brulee  needed a few extra minutes to crisp up; it was very watery.  The chocolate souffle was too hot but very good. Â
Service was pretty good. Our waiter was a good sport and attentive enough. Â We had a loud large party behind us which was annoying. Â There is also an upstairs lounge that looked really fun.
Great place. I'd go back again.
Biagio is a beautiful place with a great menu. Â The food is very good and the portions generous.
The atmosphere is warm and relaxing. Â I've been there with my large group and on dates and both felt appropriate.
When I brought a group of over 50 people, the staff  remained friendly and courteous even though acommodating all the different personalities must have been a nightmare.  In the end, everyone loved the experince and was very impressed by the place.
I've gone back several times and have always had great experiences and their Espresso Martinis  :-D
LOL! Case in point about Waltham. When I checked out the Biagio's website, there is a kid I went to Highschool, my aunt and my 2nd cousin in the gallery.
I have been avoiding Waltham for the past year or so but I always will make a trip to Biagio's...in fact, I am going to a few 30'th b-days here. Â
They have a gorgeous deck on top, nice flat screen and unbelievable menus...their main entrees are reasonable at $22 on average...everything else is about $15 average. The wine selection is another ace and I actually ignore the fact that I might see someone I rubbed elbows with in first grade open it for me.
I love the fact that the view from the roof deck over looks the Charles and Felton street, which 10 years ago, you wouldn't even want to drive down.
GO WALTHAM!
Came here for a dinner with my coworkers this evening . . . and was pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of this somewhat-newcomer to the Moody Street scene.
Our server, Rhett, did a great job of handling our party of 10--and for making himself heard over the din of the restaurant's many diners (place was packed on a Tuesday night). Food was entirely lovely--my fig and mascarpone ravioli was as decadent as anything Todd English serves up. My favorite wine (Frog's Leap Sauvignon Blanc) was on the list, which made me happy :-)
Everything was super-yummy, right down to the fluffy focaccia bredsticks--and the decor is lovely as well. However, points off for two key reasons:
1. The acoustics are INSANE here, and it was so loud that I could hardly hear the people sitting directly across from me at our dinner table. We were shouting like we were out at a bar, as opposed to an upscale Italian restaurant in the 'burbs.
2. This is a bottled water-only establishment. Really? Really. No club soda. No still water from the tap. It's strictly Pellegrino or Panna here. Holy moneymaker. Stick with the vino, folks.
One cool redeeming quality--for which I'd give back a half star if Yelp allowed such a thing--our waiter also oversees the patio area, and told us that he'd give us a complementary bottle of champagne if he saw us out on the patio. Even though he made a pretty penny off our party tonight (which was on the company dime, thank you very much!), I thought the gesture was quite kind.
We're totally coming back for the bubbly and apps.
Not worth the money. I expected it to be a little expensive, but I thought the food would at least warrant the cost. The appetizers: arancini ($11) did not have much taste, but the Pear & Gorgonzola Salad ($9) was decent.
My shrimp scampi ($22) had virtually no flavor and the pasta was undercooked. I felt like asking for some garlic to put on it!
My friend said his chicken marsala's sauce was watery.
The service was ok, except the waiter didn't tell us that the kitchen was going to close so that we could order dessert (which we did want), even though he had plenty of time to.
P.S. very uncomfortable chairs!
I think this place is incredibly expensive for the quality of food you get. The food is good, don't get me wrong, but it's extremely middle-of-the-road. So you end up paying what you would at Tuscan Grill, or La Campania, or Il Capriccio, but you get a meal that is closer to something you would get at The Chateau.
Service is very, very slow, and the bar is expensive. $10 for a mixed drink in Waltham doesn't fly.
You could do better picking a random number between 200 and 500, adding "Moody St" to it, and then going there for dinner. Even if it means you end up eating at the comic book shop.
Not a fan!
Beautiful ambiance BUT way too pricey when you consider the quality of the food and the fact that Capriccio is not far at all. Another thing, the actual dishes were very pretty but once we dove into out lamb chop the dish started moving all over the place because there was no tablecloth on the table - very annoying! This place was a huge dissappointment!
This place isn't bad, it's just not all that good, and there are several much better Italian restaurants in Waltham (La Campania, Il Capriccio). If Biagio were much cheaper than either one of them I could see a role for this place, but the dinner we had was about what we would have spent at La Campania and neither the food nor the atmosphere were at the same level.
The decor is interesting and attractive, but there are few if any soft surfaces and as a result it's incredibly loud. The night we went the dining room was half full and we had trouble hearing the waiter and  he had trouble hearing us.
For a decent Italian meal for a big group this is probably a reasonable option. If your primary motivation is drinks on the river, try Margarita's short walk away on the other side of the river.
My boyfriend and I had tried this place when we first started dating.
I was in the mood for Italian and so he made a reservation.
I was not expecting this place to be as magnificent as it was. The place is gorgeous - great interior decorating! The atmosphere was elegant yet had the Italian family charm.
Our dinners were great along with the wine. We were very pleased.
They also had a bar with the game on so I could catch the score that evening beyond the wall.
We would certainly love to return and experience the outdoor dining now that it is warmer out.
Initially I had actually intended on cocktailing here for the summer, but as various weeks of training progressed, I found myself getting tired of driving to Waltham from Revere and working it atop my 8-5 job wasn't terribly feasible with the hours of which they required of me. Needless to say, I knew this place was going to be fantastic in terms of a dining experience. It is a former office building remodeled and is loated directly next to the Waltham stop on the commuter rail.
They have an EXTENSIVE wine list and a great drink menu, including some fairly decent mojitos and martinis. The atmosphere is fairly upscale, but you still feel warm and at home and can be comfortable in more casual attire. I had previously done a food/wine tasting here during my brief employment and sampled numerous things such as their tuna tartar and crabcakes. All of which were fantastic. Their head chef is a gentleman named Brian, who is the former head chef of Finz up in Salem. He has brought his love of raw bar to Biagio, which has a mainly Italian menu.
With this in mind, we returned this weekend to see how business was and try out the menu. I ordered a mango mojito and linguine with clams. Anthony, the owner's son, bought us a pitcher of Sangria for the table as well, which was fantastic, not to mention really generous of him as he attempted to persuade my roommate and I to work there for the summer.
I'll definitely be back when it gets warmer out, to check out the roof deck dining.
I know for a fact, that they don't accomodate highchairs or have a kids menu here. Not kid friendly, and for that I'm thankful and I'm sure the waitstaff is appreciative that they're not peeling 1/2 inch pieces of spaghetti off the floor.
After watching this building get renovated for quite some time, we finally dined at Biagio's this week. It is located directly next to the Waltham center commuter rail stop, so it is very easy to get to via public transportation, but the restaurant has ample parking in addition. This place is an excellent addition to Waltham's already diverse selection of restaurants, and is along the same lines as the upscale Tempo, but the food is Italian, of course, and the waitstaff is 10x friendlier. There is a rear terrace overlooking the Charles, and according to our waiter, there are plans for a top floor lounge.
We shared an appetizer of tempura artichoke hearts stuffed with goat cheese and red peppers, which were excellent--very crunchy exterior, not greasy at all. For my entree I had the chicken saltimbocca with mashed potatoes and vegetables on the side. My fiance had a pasta with red sauce and chicken (the name is escaping me right now), and it was excellent. Both of our entrees were pleasantly devoid of that over-seasoned/over-salted element that many establishments make the mistake of adding to their food. Â Dining at Biagio's is a lot like dining at home, if you were an amazing chef, or had one employed in your home. The food is unadulterated, but not boring. Â
The physical restaurant itself is beautiful. Warm colors on the walls, gleaming hardwood floors, and soft lighting create a very nice, relaxed atmosphere. Our waiter was super attentive and friendly. The only downside to my night at Biagio's was the red passion sangria I had, which was sadly quite watered down. I am definitely going to return to Biagio's, though, and will skip the sangria and go right for their wine list.
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