Sportello Review

This area has become a hot spot for food. Sportello is a great option. Casual decor and loud but fun. The pastas are excellent. The starters are best had through a selection.

来波士顿后发现开在当地的意大利为主的餐厅很多啊，这个也是之一，也是有着貌不惊人的门口，里面装修也简洁，不过菜还是不错的。而且他们的价格也挺贵。

Sportello, the Italian restaurant, is very exquisite, colorful, and the taste is also sour and sweet. It is also a South European style. It can feel the enthusiasm of Italy. It is quite interesting.

I've been here 3-4 times over the past year and I've always found the food incredible. My staples are the burrata and Tagliatelle bolognese. The pasta is always fresh and perfectly cooked and the burrata paired with flavorful accompaniments that make it special (although a small portion). The restaurant has an open kitchen along the left wall as you enter and you can sit either at conventional tables or along a rectangular bar that looks in on the chefs preparing your food. The food and the physical space makes this a great restaurant for a date, family night out or a business meeting. Yet, there is an accompanying attitude of epicurean arrogance that I have encountered during every visit. It's an attitude that seems to rob the restaurant of the welcoming vibe that is often associated with Italian food as a family affair. And maybe that's to be expected when Italian goes urban chic, but for me it isn't necessary and prevents me from visiting with greater frequency.

Our first dinner in Boston for a family vacation and it served as a talking point. I had tortellini with artichoke and it was outstanding. Others had the braised rabbit and gnocchi. All were top quality and among the tastiest meals in recent history. What went wrong: the service and the portions. While I don't advocate a cheap bowl of pasta that tries to impress you with size, this meal went too far in the other direction. My entree had five pieces of tortellini. My fellow diners faced the same underwhelming bowls. Combined with inattentive service, I'm not sure if I would return.