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Nappi's Restaurant

Restaurant Italian restaurant

Homey Italian option for red-sauce classics in a cozy, cash-only BYOB venue with no formal menu. People often mention pasta, menu, chicken, dish,


Address

370 Salem St, Medford, MA 02155

Contact

(781) 391-7900

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (428 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: pasta (8) menu (7) chicken (7) dish (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 Leah K. 11 months ago on Google
    Fresh and tasty. Huge portions. I loved the seafood pasta with fra diavolo sauce. The Tiramisu was also delicious. It works that there is no menu and you just order what’s available- all the classic Italian American dishes plus whatever you dream up with the ingredients. Its a relaxed “everyone is family” atmosphere.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew C. 10 months ago on Google
    Excellent clams casino. Great shrimp on toast points. Excellent chicken Francese. A little loud and overwhelming with kiddos but the food is really worth the trip Wow. Food is amazing!
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Peter S. 1 year ago on Google
    1. They are famous for not having a menu, except at lunchtime. It's Ziti Carbonara ($12.95) on the menu, but no problems getting a Spaghetti Carbonara. Everything done right, but I don't remember it having onions on my previous visit. Onions are fine, but I wonder if this is a south Italy thing versus the north? 2. Chicken parm has no justification for its existence. However, pork parm does. Lunch Pork Parm ($14.95)with Penne was excellent. Two big pieces with perfectly cooked pasta. The bread is new and improved. I like this rustic bread better than the previous white version. This nice little place deserves another shoutout.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jean A. 2 years ago on Google
    Extremely loud in this teeny place, everyone screaming over each other. Only two wait staff clearly not enough. We had the eggplant roll $9 for an app, and two chicken parm entrees. $22ea. It was so cold in there I never took my coat off. They hung a curtain across the front door to help block the air from coming in each time the door opened. Food came out and got cold before I could finish it. Not impressed.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Philip B. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was great but you need to bring your own boze. No menus no prices but it is about $25 to $30 a person. The staff will tell you about the 8 to 12 proteins they have like chicken veal shrimp etc... Then you pick you pasta type then the type of sauce Great experience. Cash only at this establishment.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Victoria D. 1 year ago on Google
    I heard about this place through word of mouth. Quaint family-owned place in Medford, MA. If you're looking for reliable customizable Italian food, this place is for you. We both had the gnocchi. The pesto was fresh, creamy, and hit the spot. The Bolognese was hearty, flavorful, and filling. I've found my new go-to. Be aware that It is cash only and BYOB. We had 2 apps and 2 mains (one of which was seafood) for ~$80 not including tip. Well worth it and will definitely be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew B. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was amazing. Had freshly made pasta with Bolognese and chicken. The chicken was some of the tenderest stuff I've had in a minute. The sauce popped on the pasta and the jack shrimp or whatever it was called. Also the server was quite cheeky and made me laugh. She even offered to put the remaining chicken chunk on my plate in a box. Got a laugh when she brought this up. Was a little hard to hear in the restaurant. We goofed and didn't bring wine but we definitely will next time!

  • 5/5 heidikearney1069 1 year ago on Google
    Just like Nonna's. HUGE, delicious portions!! I got the last order of hand made arancini. Mmmmm! Pick your meat, sauce, and pasta and in return you will get the plate you were craving all week. Bring your own wine,they'll provide the glasses. Cash only so be sure to stop at the ATM.Tiramisu and cappuccino completed my meal. Ottimo!

  • 5/5 William C. 1 year ago on Google
    Great Italian cuisine and extremely fun and pleasant staff. Went for a holiday meal with several buddies and had a blast talking/joking with our waitress even while she was handling (I'm guessing an always) full house. BYOB is always a cool way to dine. Can't wait to get back to Nappi's.

  • 5/5 Ron S. 1 year ago on Google
    This little restaurant is incredible. A friend recommended it to me about five years ago. It was about a 50-minute drive from where we used to live to get there. We took the drive to check it out, and we loved the place so much that we continued to make the trip. We moved and now have an hour-and-a-half drive to eat there, yet we still make the drive. If you want excellent food and portions at more than fair prices, check out Nappi's, and I'm sure you'll fall in love as we did.

  • 5/5 Carolyn M. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent service. Amazing food. Homemade fusilli was awesome with my chicken picatta. Reservations a must as the place is small. Definitely coming back!

  • 5/5 Julz 1. 9 months ago on Google
    I love the stuffed mushrooms! the entrees are good, but I haven’t found my favorite. last time the meat I had was a little dry though my companion had a good tenderloin dish. It was our favorite date place.

  • 2/5 Ms R. 4 months ago on Google
    Probably the worst shrimp cacciatore I’ve ever had. This is my standard dish so I’ve had this dish from numerous restaurants, and this was the most tasteless dish I’ve ever had. Hardly any sauce on the pasta and it was very dry. My husbands veal was decent but again the pasta was very dry. The price was reasonable and the portion was decent but you get what you pay for. I got takeout and thus can’t comment on the service. Wont be back.

  • 4/5 John G. 5 months ago on Google
    Food great, service fine but oise level was to high. Can barely hear the waitress, who must provide the menu verbally, since there is no menu, So you don't know prices (not cool)! BYOB is nice, but customers need prices of food they're ordering. Add a menu with prices to get 5Stars, and try to find a way to cushion the excessive loudness so people can hear each other.

  • 5/5 Kathleen C. 5 months ago on Google
    Nappi’s is reliably amazing. Both the food as well as the service cannot be beat-it’s truly a hidden gem for incredible Italian food, atmosphere and service. 10/10 recommend!

  • 1/5 Francisca F. 6 months ago on Google
    I don’t usually leave reviews but this place warranted one. From the recycled bread and butter they served us (butter packets were used and bread was stale) to the $29 salmon served over lettuce, the food itself was over priced and mediocre at best for the huge price tag. They have no menu, so the waitress just rips off 20+ apps and 30+ dinner items and expects you to remember them as she spends 5 minutes going through the name of each dish one by one. No explanation as to what the dish is. Then just stands there waiting for you to decide which name you can remember immediately afterwards. Very interesting concept. The place is so loud it felt like we were at a high school cafeteria yelling just to be heard at our table. If I could give zero stars I would. Have a nice day!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Checks
    • ✓️ Cash-only
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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