
Relaxed, timber-clad eatery offering wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta & rotating beers & wine.
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Address: 572 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155
Phone: (781) 219-3871
Website: http://semolinakitchen.com/
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Reviews
Georgia peach burrata – One of the daily specials. Something I learned this month is that cured meat + peach + mint + burrata works beautifully with toasted carbs. The crispy pancake I had at Stationæry couple weeks ago had this exact same combo, and while I do prefer the texture of the pancake, the grilled focaccia was also a good vessel for these toppings. Only dish I really enjoyed.
Greek Bolognese / Cacio e Pepe – Both pastas were mediocre. Sauces were thin and oddly detached, like they just slid off the noodles and gave up. Not sure if they under-reduced or under-drained, but too watery and bland overall.
Vodka Pizza (with crispy pancetta) – Regret adding the pancetta. Essentially a salt bomb with a grease trap underneath. The crust was just sturdy enough to survive, but had to tap out after two slices.
Eggplant Basil Pizza – First time having eggplant on pizza without tomato sauce, and it kind of confirmed why tomato usually shows up. Mozzarella and basil weren’t enough to bring it to life.
We ordered the following:
Appetizers:
1. Cheesy garlic toast – really very tasty
2. Roasted curry carrots – very refreshing, different, and nice
3. House made grilled foccacia – lots of other reviewers recommended this, so we ordered it, but liked the cheesy garlic toast more than this.
Main course :
Cacio E pepe – it’s just pasta in white sauce and some seasoning. They don’t add any veggies to this one. We asked them if they could, but the server was not sure, so we just ordered as is. Pasta was tasty but wished they added so veggies to it.
Dessert:
Brioche bread pudding – this was really tasty at the start, but after a few bites, I felt it was toooooo sweet. Trust me, I am a dessert person , I love trying desserts wherever I go, I have never had such soft bread earlier, but it was soooo sweet, and we couldn’t finish it later.
It’s a really nice place in the area, their service is good, the ambiance is great; but I feel it’s just a little more expensive. I mean, I would not like to pay 26$ for a pasta with just sauce and no veggies. Plus, they add additional kitchen appreciation fees. I know every person working at the restaurant should be compensated, but then, if they are charging so much for 1 dish, then I feel it should cover everything! Why are you adding extra charges? On top of this, you pay tips!
It is like you are forcing customers to pay, I would think twice before revisiting this place since I would not want to overpay unless I know that dish is really worth it!
This place is good trying once if you don’t want to pay these extra charges!
We had the Cacio e Pepe pasta, Za’atar Cheese Fries and Chicken kabab. Everything was delicious and came on a timely manner! We will return! Plenty of street parking in front of the restaurant.
Stopped in for a quick Titos and water, slammed it, saw their cocktail list, and had to have another, decided to go with their Marzano Martini, the tomato water is brilliant, possibly one of the best things I’ve ever tasted in a cocktail and I’ve had many in my lifetime, it nearly brought tears to my eyes.
Before leaving, the bartender was discussing a speed competition in which she competed, that funds raised went towards breast cancer. I quickly signed up to volunteer for the event, as it’s for a great cause.
Overall a great experience in less than 40 mins of my time. Everyone there should be very proud of themselves.