Joia

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   Damian

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   Had a great date night with my Wife. Great environment, friendly staff and great food and drinks.
   

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   Linda

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   The waitress Carmen was amazing. The place is beautiful. The food is horrible. They did not season a thing, not even salt and pepper. We left the food on the table. The drinks were watered down as well. Please fire all the cooks and reopen with new cooks and a better menu.
   

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   Valerie

   Atlantic City5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   The restaurant is beautiful inside with such a warm ambience. The food was delicious and provide good portions. Also, the bartender did not shy off the alcohol - no complaints here!
   

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   Chris

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 21, 2025

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

   Birthday celebration at another table was triggering. Like concussion triggering. The entire dining room transformed into bright strobe lights and lasers. Many patrons were covering their eyes. Ruined the entire dining experience. Not worth the risk.
   

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   Lia 👑💙

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   Carmen was amazing we love the food everything was good
   

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   Chloe

   Greater Boston1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   Great food! We got the steak tips, fruits de mer with fettuccine, and the bolognese. Everything tasted great, I’d definitely return for the food. The service was really not great and they seated us in a table right by the entrance and it was freezing. It was hard to get the server’s attention and they were not the most attentive. They brought us the check before we were ready without offering dessert. They didn’t have the best attitude throughout and definitely treated the only man in our party as the head of the table and when he went to order, the waiter said « let’s allow the ladies to go first » which just felt odd. Gave him the check both times even though a woman paid and made the reservation… Espresso martini was great, but very sweet. I got a Coke and it was a small glass and they charged for a refill which was silly. $4 each so I spent $8 on Coke. Forget what the dessert was called, some sort of lava cake, it was really excellent as well.
   

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   Maria

   Greater Boston9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Very nice and quick service. Grilled octopus for starter was amazing!!! Entree were fine too. Overall great service and very good value for money! Would happily come again.
   

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   Samantha

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Porcini pillows and tiramisu were very nice. The joia roll tasted wonderful but would be much more enjoyable if it was cut into 8 pieces instead of 6. Arancini special appetizer left something to be desired. The pizza was horrendous. They also turned the music up in the middle of our meal to a distracing level. It was Valentine’s Day weekend at 7pm—- seemed like someone wasn’t reading the room. The couples next to us also commented on it.
   

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   Natalia

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   Excellent environment, friendly service, great menu choices and really decent food and at affordable prices!
   

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    Don

    Greater Boston2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on January 26, 2025

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

    This was an extremely unsatisfactory experience. If we hadn't traveled to Boston and were without options, we would have walked out numerous times. The initial table we received was in a virtual "wind tunnel." We froze every time the door opened. We asked for a table in the actual dining room and were refused three times. Having nowhere better to go on a Saturday night, we stayed. The waiter did a good job. The food was okay at best. And the noise level made it impossible to have a conversation. All-in-all, I was extremely disappointed, and it ruined an otherwise great trip to Boston. Clearly, I'd never go back to Joia and suggest you might follow my lead. One last observation--who ever heard of an Italian restaurant that serves Sushi? That should have been a dead giveaway!
    

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