Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Cafe Rossetti by Christie

If you're in the Winthrop area and hungry in the near future you should check out Cafe Rossetti's. It's one of those tiny hole in the wall places that you could easily miss if you blink while driving by, but it's worth the visit. They have a great spot near the beach. Off season there is a great deal of parking spaces right along the shore. But I suspect if you visit on July 4th weekend, you might want to come in a cab if possible, because I doubt the beachside parking would be available.


   The food here is amazing. It is one of most authentic Italian restaurants I've been to in a long time. They do not have a liquor license but you can bring your own bottle of wine and enjoy it with your meal. I even saw one table bring nips to add to their coffee.



   The only thing about this place that even slightly detracts from your meal is that the tables are set in very close proximity to each other. The night that my mother and I were there we were unfortunate and were seated next to one lovely couple and one terrible man. When the man seated on my right wasn't busy snapping his fingers at the waitress and yelling her name across the room he was being generally rude to his dinner partner. Since we were seated close enough to be unable to ignore what he was saying it made dinner a little awkward. But the couple on the other side were all smiles and happy to share a few words here and there. Overall it was not something that ruined our meal but it is something that could have been better if we had been seated with two nice couples. I imagine it can sometimes be a great plus to a meal here if you can get the opportunity to have conversation with other people from the area that you might never meet as long as you don't mind the risk of sitting with someone less than pleasant. One bonus to Cafe Rossetti's is that if you don't want to risk being seated in close quarters with strangers, you can always opt for the take out option instead and eat it at home.



   We needed reservations to get into this restaurant on a weeknight so plan ahead and don't just drop in.



They can be reached at :
 Cafe Rossetti's
115 Winthrop Shore Drive
Winthrop Ma 02152
617 539 9990



  

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