Vinny's Ristorante

4.8

733 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

Make a reservation

2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 18 times today

Neighborhood gem
Charming
Kid-friendly

Located in the heart of Somerville, Vinny’s serves the best in Sicilian-style cooking, made only with the finest ingredients. Our Dinner and Lunch entrees are superb! Along with a wide choice of Wines, Vinny’s has a full bar as well as the best desserts this side of the North End. Our premium deli sandwiches are available all day, as well as Meals To Go, subs and catering. Come on down and enjoy your next meal here at Vinny’s.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Sicilian
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(617) 628-1921
Website
http://www.vinnysatnight.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Full menu available for catering, see our website for full or half tray ideas
Private party facilities
Private dining room for up to 30 people

Location
76 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
Neighborhood
Somerville
Cross street
Hawthorn Street
Parking details
On Street Parking
Public transit
Rt. 101/90/89 Bus or 3 blocks from Sullivan Station Orange Line MBTA
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

Popular dishes

Garden Salad$5.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Antipasto Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Turkey Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Tuna Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Pastene Tuna Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Chicken Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Seafood Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Three Cheese Salad$7.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Cranberry Chicken Walnut Salad$8.95
Dressings Available: Oil & Vinegar, Creamy Italian, French, Ranch, Thousand Island
Monday - Pepper Steak
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.25
Tuesday - Pan Fried Chicken
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Wednesday - Sausage, Peppers and Onions
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Thursday - Potato and Egg
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Friday - Pepper and Egg
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Calzone$4.75
Arancini
Arancini - like no one else makes them, once you try Vinny's you won't want anyone elses! 2 Arancini served with Vinny's own special marinara
- Meal$4.50
Fresh Australian Rack of Lamb$26.59

Lunch Appetizers

Calamari Salad$9.95
Calamari rings, carrots and celery in vinegar and olive oil
Traditional Antipasto$9.50
Little Necks$8.95
In white wine, garlic and garlic oil or marinara sauce
Broccoli Rabe or Spinach$8.95
Sauteed in garlic and garlic oil
- Each additional person$7.95
Mesculin Salad$6.50
Tomatoes and Onion$6.95
- With Fresh Mozzarella$8.95
Soup
Pasta Fagioli, Lentil or Chicken
- Small$3.95
- Large$4.95

Cold Sandwiches

Italian
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Super Italian
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Hot / Sweet Cappocolli
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- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Prosciutto
- Small$8.00
- Large$9.25
Honey Ham
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Ham and Cheese
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
American
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Roast Beef
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Turkey
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Seafood Salad
- Small$5.25
- Large$6.00
Tuna Salad
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Pastene Tuna
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Chicken Salad
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Honey Roasted Turkey
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad
- Small$6.75
- Large$9.50

Hot Sandwiches

Chicken Parmesean
- Small$6.75
- Large$7.75
Meatball
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Sausage
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Eggplant
- Small$5.75
- Large$6.75
Hot Pastrami
- Small$6.25
- Large$7.00

Lunch Pasta

Vinny's Gnocchi$9.95
Potato dumplings topped with marinara sauce
Lasagna$9.95
Layers of pasta with mozzarella, ricotta cheese and marinara sauce
Cheese Ravioli, Manicotti or Stuffed Shells$10.95
Topped with marinara sauce
Pasta al Forno$11.95
Baked with mushrooms, eggs, peas, eggplant, onions and cheese
Ziti, Linguini or Angel Hair$6.95

Lunch Seafood

Shrimp Scampi or Fra Diavlo$15.95
Scallops$16.95
Cacciatore, marinara or scampi sauce
Haddock with Plum Tomatoes and Basil$17.95
Sauteed in fresh tomato and basil sauce
Stuffed Calamari$12.95
Stuffed with seasoned bread crumbs in marinara sauce
Little Necks$12.95
In garlic and oil or marinara sauce
Mussels$12.95
In garlic and oil or marinara sauce
Pastene Tuna Fish$12.95
With broccolli, spinach and mushrooms in a fresh tomato sauce

Lunch Chicken

Chicken Parmigiana$12.95
Breaded chicken topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce
Chicken Marsala$14.95
Sauteed with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and marsala wine
Chicken Broccoli and Ziti$12.95
Chunks of chicken breast topped with broccoli in a garlic and olive oil sauce
Chicken Stir Fry$13.95
Chunks of chicken with vegetable stir fry in a chicken stock sauce
Chicken or Sausage Cacciatore$12.95
With onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic and basil
Chicken Bracciola$13.95
Chicken stuffed with proscuitto, swiss cheese, sundried tomatoes and spinach
Chicken Sausage$13.95
Marinara or tomato basil
Grilled Chicken$12.95
Served over salad
Chicken alla Panna$13.95
Chunks of chicken sauteed with onion and broccoli in a light garlic sauce

Vinny's Lunch Specials

Veal Parmigiana$15.95
Breaded and topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce
Pan Fried Veal$15.95
Breaded veal
Beef Bracciola$14.95
Lean beef stuffed with prosciuto and Swiss cheese and topped with marinara sauce
Rabbit$14.95
Served with olives, capers, celery and onions in a white agro dolce sauce
Eggplant Parmigiana$12.95
Breaded and topped with mozzerella cheese and marinara sauce
Tripe in Vinny's Special Marinara$9.95
Simmered slowly with Vinny's marinara sauce
Double Thick Pork Chops$21.95
Lamb Osso Bocco$21.95
Served with aborio rice
Veal Osso Bocco$21.95

What 733 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.9Food
4.6Service
4.1Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Greater Boston
Neighborhood gem
Greater Boston
Italian
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Neighborhood gem
Boston
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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Vinny's Ristorante is a beloved gem in Somerville, praised for its "best Italian food on the North Shore." Guests rave about the "phenomenal sauce" and generous portions of homemade pasta. While occasional service hiccups occur, the "delicious and huge" authentic dishes and attentive staff make it worth the visit.

733 Reviews

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rick
Greater Boston
19 reviews
vip
4.0
19 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food & service.,atmosphere could be improved! Still a gem
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Maria
Greater Boston
26 reviews
vip
5.0
26 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food was excellent. Our servicer Andrew was fabulous. It's a small neighborhood Italian restaurant. Unfortunately, the night we were there, a large, loud group of people were there, which made it every hard to have a conversation without yelling to each other. Generous portions of very good food.
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Joe
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 30, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were with friends we hadn’t seen in a while. Lingered and were not rushed. The food was fantastic as usual. Back soon.
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Lloyd
Greater Boston
276 reviews
vip
5.0
276 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Where else in the Boston area can you get a delicious serving of succulent Sicilian rabbit! Great dinner, great service! Even the freshly heated bread is outstanding
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Thomas
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and atmosphere, old school Italian and will definitely be back.
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Michael
Greater Boston
53 reviews
vip
5.0
53 reviews
Dined on October 22, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This was our first time to Vinny's. The food was delicious and the portion sizes were large. I had the chicken marsala with ziti and really enoyed it. Others in our party had the gnocchis, chicken stir fry, and chicken pancetta. Two additional points about the restaurant. First, we were running late and they were gracious in moving our reservation back. Second, when the waiter misheard an order, he did not complain but had it replaced immediately. Overall, I also enjoyed its casual, friendly vibe.
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Lloyd
Greater Boston
276 reviews
vip
5.0
276 reviews
Dined on October 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Just great. Authentic Sicilian food cooked to perfection. Absolutely delicious. Great, friendly, caring service.
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Matteo
Greater Boston
195 reviews
vip
4.0
195 reviews
Dined on October 13, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Plus Side- Food is hard to beat. They are one of the most authentic Sicilian style Italian restaurants in the Boaton area. Few places serve rabbit. They do here. Portion sizes are huge. and excellent home made pastas and sauce. This is one of the only places I will eat lasagna. they do it perfectly here. They call the ice cream gelato, but it is not gelato. it's ice cream. Just an FYI if real gelato is expected Minus side- our family was disappointed with 3 things. 1- lack of parking in the area, 2- lack of handicap access to restrooms, and 3, for some reason all of our silverware was so dirty we had to return it. One knife had a white substance on it that looked like marshmallow when we opened the napkins. The server himself was surprised and brought us all new silverware that was clean. I've been here many times, and chose this place to celebrate my birthday meal with my family. This was not typical here... but I'm rating on this visit.
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Samantha
Chicago
23 reviews
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on October 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Love this place. Authentic italian dishes that are delicious and huge, and amazing espresso martinis. I want to try everything on the menu!
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Kim
Greater Boston
154 reviews
vip
5.0
154 reviews
Dined on October 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always fantastic. Great menu. Great service. Food always delicious.
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FAQs

Vinny's Ristorante offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 628-1921.

Vinny's Ristorante is rated 4.8 stars by 733 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 18 times today

Order delivery or takeout

76 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

Additional information

Cross street
Hawthorn Street
Neighborhood
Somerville
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:30 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Sicilian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
On Street Parking
Public transit
Rt. 101/90/89 Bus or 3 blocks from Sullivan Station Orange Line MBTA
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://www.vinnysatnight.com/
Phone number
(617) 628-1921
Catering
Full menu available for catering, see our website for full or half tray ideas
Private party facilities
Private dining room for up to 30 people

Vinny's Ristorante

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Lasagna

Vinny's Gnocchi

Calamari Salad

Main

Garden Salad$5.95

Antipasto Salad$7.95

Turkey Salad$7.95

Tuna Salad$7.95

Pastene Tuna Salad$7.95

Chicken Salad$7.95

Seafood Salad$7.95

Three Cheese Salad$7.95

Cranberry Chicken Walnut Salad$8.95

Monday - Pepper Steak

Tuesday - Pan Fried Chicken

Wednesday - Sausage, Peppers and Onions

Thursday - Potato and Egg

Friday - Pepper and Egg

Calzone$4.75

Arancini

Fresh Australian Rack of Lamb$26.59

Lunch Appetizers

Calamari Salad$9.95

Traditional Antipasto$9.50

Little Necks$8.95

Broccoli Rabe or Spinach$8.95

Mesculin Salad$6.50

Tomatoes and Onion$6.95

Soup

Cold Sandwiches

Italian

Super Italian

Hot / Sweet Cappocolli

Prosciutto

Honey Ham

Ham and Cheese

American

Roast Beef

Turkey

Seafood Salad

Tuna Salad

Pastene Tuna

Chicken Salad

Honey Roasted Turkey

Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad

Hot Sandwiches

Chicken Parmesean

Meatball

Sausage

Eggplant

Hot Pastrami

Lunch Pasta

Vinny's Gnocchi$9.95

Lasagna$9.95

Cheese Ravioli, Manicotti or Stuffed Shells$10.95

Pasta al Forno$11.95

Ziti, Linguini or Angel Hair$6.95

Lunch Seafood

Shrimp Scampi or Fra Diavlo$15.95

Scallops$16.95

Haddock with Plum Tomatoes and Basil$17.95

Stuffed Calamari$12.95

Little Necks$12.95

Mussels$12.95

Pastene Tuna Fish$12.95

Lunch Chicken

Chicken Parmigiana$12.95

Chicken Marsala$14.95

Chicken Broccoli and Ziti$12.95

Chicken Stir Fry$13.95

Chicken or Sausage Cacciatore$12.95

Chicken Bracciola$13.95

Chicken Sausage$13.95

Grilled Chicken$12.95

Chicken alla Panna$13.95

Vinny's Lunch Specials