Best Gluten Free Restaurants in Boca Raton

At the height of the holidays this restaurant was busy. Despite the crowds they handled everything perfectly. Our waiter Steven was one of the most professional servers we have come across. He made great recommendations and insured we didn’t over order which can happen very easily at Matteo’s. Clams origanato, grilled squid, veal parm, shrimps Wendy, spicy rigatoni and linguine clams were all excellent. Since we sat inside we were serenaded by Sal Manza with some old time classics. A great night!!!

We were seven including 2 children. We ordered clams oreganata, a Kobe meatball for appetizers. We ordered half orders of linguine vongole, penne a la Chris (bolognese), and chicken on the bone (scarapiello). We ordered full orders of the snapper oreganata and shrimp Luciano. We had chocolate & vanilla tartufo and a pistachio tartufo for dessert along with cappuccinos. We brought two bottles of our wine as they offer a $40 per bottle corkage fee. The food offerings were all well prepared and delicious. The standouts were the Kobe meatball, snapper oreganata, shrimp Luciano, and chicken on the bone. The atmosphere is very nice and a table with a tablecloth is always welcomed. As much as the service was prompt, it was sloppy and not polished. The busboys would stack plates on top of each other to the max right at the table. Some of my guests helped by handing plates over to be stacked. When our last dish was served, the server stacked it on the other unfinished dishes. I find both of these approaches to service to be unappealing and unacceptable, especially at a white tableclothed table. In order to clear the table properly would require more than one busser so, I’d assume that they are understaffed in this area.

It was a memorable experience. Loved it will be returning

We made reservations and specifically requested outside seating as it was our last day in Florida. When we arrived we were told that there was only one server and the patio wasn’t set up yet. We sat inside where we could see outside. Within 15 minutes there were staff arriving and people started being sat on the patio. Our waiter was excellent but we were very disappointed to not have our request honored. There were very few people there when we arrived.

Even though the place was packed last night, the service was excellent, and the food was delicious as always.