Reviews for Zef Cicchetti & Raw Bar and Alba in Quincy, MA
Waitress doesn?t know what is Jäegermeister, only 2 kinds of unknown tequilas, , no draft beer, on menu said ?wild caught... salmon? but was brought farm raised salmon, I do know how wild caught looks, so overall not a good place to go, also music wasvery loud , had to yell to be heard. Read more
Drinks and food are OK but the juke box ate my money and didn't let me play anything afterwards. Maybe put a sign up or... something? Just saying... Read more
I have been here for dinner several times. It can be a bit confusing as the building/door is under the banner of Alba steakhouse... and the Zef Cicchetti part is all faded like it doesn't exist anymore. Fear not! Its all one and the same. You have to go to thedoor on the corner to get into the establishment, including the rooftop dining. The rooftop is very nice, with a full bar andtv, that is perfect for warm days. The restaurant is basically broken into three sections. The upstairs rooftop deck, and thenthe three dining areas downstairs. One is mainly booths and seems more upscale dining. Then there is a bar/dining area and thena smaller table section beyond that. I have eaten at each of these except the downstairs bar. Each time, the servers have beenattentive without rushing. The food was always DELICIOUS. If you are a big seafood lover like I am, you can order crab cakes andraw oysters for an appetizer. These were the best raw oysters I've ever had in my life. For entrees we got the Diavolo linguineand the grilled octopus. Both were very tasty. We also got an order of truffle fries with turned out to be addictive and I haveordered every time I have returned to this place since! It all paired nicely with a Chianti red wine. Suitable for solo,friends, families and dates. More upscale and pricey but well worth it in the food! Parking can be a bit of a run around onthis busy restaurant street, so you may need to drive up and around the side streets to find parking. There is a small free parking lot on the corner of Hancock and Walter J. Hannon that may have spots. Read more
One of the best places to enjoy three environments at once. You can either have cocktails and appetizers at the terrace during... the summer time, watch a game at the ample bar downstairs or have a formal dinner for a date or with family at their welldecorated dinner tables. Their selection for seafood and comfort dishes makes this eclectic restaurant an excellent choice indowntown Quincy. Read more
So, the food here is always excellent. But, the experience should be SO much better. A Friday night, still a little cool out,... but one of the first spring-feeling nights of the year, we sat up on the roof deck, 4 of us. We ordered drinks, then appetizersand meals. The soups came after about 15 minutes. It's soup - how could it take that long? The appetizer was then a good 15minutes after that! It then took at LEAST another 40 (!!) minutes for the main dishes to arrive. The server was attentive andkind, but that delay is crazy. AND, one of the meals was incorrect!! Over an hour since we had ordered, and now we had to waitanother almost 20 minutes for the salmon. They didn't even offer to take that off the bill or anything, which would seem theobvious good faith move. That said, we finished and paid. The food WAS delicious all around, and the atmosphere is a lovelyoasis in the middle of Quincy. I just want this place to DO BETTER, try harder. I have to admit, I was a little bitembarrassed to have vouched for this place to the friends I brought, only to have them experience this kind of lack ofhospitality. I'd be so much more likely to go back sooner and more often if I wasn't afraid I'd have the same kind of weakexperience there again. Read more
Alba is a great Mediterranean restaurant a bit pricey but the food is really high quality so you get what you pay for. When it's... warm the roof deck is unmatched especially compared to other restaurants in Quincy. In my opinion it's in the top threerestaurants in Quincy. Read more
Surprisingly good food. The rooftop deck is beautiful. My only complaint is the music was so loud I felt like I was dinning in... a night club. I asked multiple times for the music to be lowered, and it was hardly adjusted. It was almost so loud I wouldn'tconsider going back, except the food truly was good and there's nothing else like it in Quincy. Maybe next time will be better.I'll keep you posted. Read more
They charged more to my card than I signed for... The food was good. The music was loud even though it was a Sunday evening, so... we had to talk loudly to be heard. Most importantly, when I checked my bank statement, they overcharged my card by $25. Waitingfor a response from the restaurant at this point. Read more