Arancini Italian Restaurant

37 Main St, Woburn
(781) 374-7474

Recent Reviews

Cindy M.

Buono! You feel the warmth of this BYOB establishment the minute you walk through the door. The owner (Brazilian w/North End restaurant experience) greeted everyone picking up take out or arriving for their reservation. Staff, including the owner, worked as family to take orders, deliver and turn over tables to ensure every request was met. They made an effort to ask and remember our names as we said goodbye (reminded us of the Cheer's intro song). We took it as a sign that 'ran' is in their name and ran to take the first available reservation @ 4:00pm. The restaurant was full by 5:30pm. Given the hard surfaces it's loud, but reminiscent of childhood memories of dinner with my Italian neighbors. We enjoyed warm bread out of the oven w/olive oil & herbs, arancini sampler (one spinach & one bolognese) that were approaching baseball size, short rib gnocchi special & chicken marsala. The red sauce is absolutely delicious, the short rib melts in your mouth and the marsala sauce is one of the best I've had w/tender chicken. Portions are generous. We each took half of our entree home, but ended the evening by sharing an airy, creamy, delicious dessert named after the owner's daughter, Isa, w/coffee.

William Shea

First time at Arancini tonight and it was excellent. My wife got the bistecca and I got the eggplant parm...and we split a large piece of oreo cheesecake. Will definitely go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bistecca

michelle mindick

Wow this food was AMAZINGgg. We ordered delivery and it came so fast! The caprese salad was sooo tasty and fresh. My bolognese was so delicious, every bite. My partner really enjoyed the chicken parm too, we will definitely be back!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caprese Salad, Rigatoni Bolognese

Karen Fetters

Authentic, off the beaten path, best Italian we’ve ever had. I can’t even pick a favorite dish…family of four and each had a different seafood dish. They were amazing!! The place was small and cozy and the service was top notch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Fra Diavolo, Tiramisu

RM

I ordered take out from here. Got a fettuccini Alfredo with chicken and a Caesar salad.All I can really say is blah..The pasta was a bit Al dente and I don’t know how to explain this but the sauce had an aftertaste like movie theater popcorn.. very strange.. it just didn’t taste like a typical Alfredo sauce and did NOT look like the photo on their menu. (It’s the sole reason I got it). There were 2 huge pieces of breaded chicken but was a bit tough and on the dry side. The Caesar salad had probably 3.5 croutons in it and lacking cheese. Just a big (and I mean big, rough chopped) bowl of romaine.My boyfriend went to pick this up for me and said it looked nice inside so I’ll give it a 4, but they continuously gave him a hard time because he couldn’t provide the accurate name for pickup. While I appreciate the quadruple check, he gave you my first/last name and the order I placed.. it didn’t match my google identification (which is only my initials..) probably won’t order again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad

Sidnei Eleoterio

The food is delicious!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Truth Seeker

Nice little restaurantGreat food presentation and tastyAnd best of all bring your own ?

Reenie Durgin29

Absolutely fantastic! So cute and cozy. Food was out of this world. Can't wait to go

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Special, Carbonara

Marks Plumbing

My wife & I get take out from Herr about 2-3 times a month, only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because a couple times they put Capers in my wife's food she's allergic to them. But other then that this place is

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Piccata, Chicken Marsala on Penne

Molly Williams

Deeeeelicious food! Quaint small restaurant - ambiance is terrific. A definite must try - worth every cent! Bring your own vino if you want to partake in libations - loved this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

sserwanga Alozius

Great service, Attention to

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Ashley Wertman

Great food, great ambiance and great service. Can't wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arancini Sampler

Rose Cherry

Delicious food in a cozy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cannolis, Rigatoni Bolognese, Scallops, Chicken Marsala on Penne

Blair Litel

Quaint restaurant. Delicious food. BYOB only. Will want a reservation due to limited seating. Parking available behind the restaurant or on street. Enjoyed fresh bread and the seafood diablo.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Fra Diavolo

Ashley Hur

My fiancé and I hosted our first family meet and greet dinner here on a Saturday evening. They typically wouldn’t have allowed us to do this due to the space constraints and the busyness of the restaurant, however, we got so lucky to be able to secure a date! The food was so delicious and the restaurant staff + owner (Cristiano) were so lovely! Thank you so much for a beautiful first time family experience! We will be back!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak, Caprese Salad, Chicken Parmigiana with Alfredo

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Arancini Italian Restaurant

37 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 374-7474