La Padrona Boston

Scroll for prices 👀 which can’t be found online… And to see what’s worth getting vs not (the final dish was the best).

Does anyone else consider a problem not finding their prices online? Transparency matters, especially when a signature dish (like their Bistecca Alla Florentina) costs $225 💰

If you are new to my page, I never count the service towards the score but I do talk about it. Our waitress was very nice but a bit distracted. We waited over 15 minutes between giving our drink order and our food order — not because the restaurant was slammed, but because no one approached the table. And once we finally ordered, the pacing made zero sense. The menu is written Italian-style with antipasti, primi, secondi… but besides the focaccia and the tuna, everything arrived at once. A full table of dishes getting cold while we tried to figure out what to taste first. It felt rushed and chaotic, the opposite of what a restaurant at this price and reputation should feel like.

Swipe for the full breakdown — highs, lows, scores, and what I’d *actually* recommend ordering.
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@lapadronaboston won “Best New Restaurant 2024” by multiple media awards. Time to find out if it delivers!

Full review drops this week.

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There is something about ascending a staircase to reach the dining room of a restaurant. It’s a tone setter, more effective as an appetizer than any bread basket. Each step amplifies anticipation. Even those not inclined to make an entrance are about to make an entrance.

It works best when the restaurant at the top is a luxe room decorated in rich hues of cognac, amber, and oxblood, with a grand bar shaped like a racetrack at the center, tufted nooks with curved banquettes set into the back wall — for eating dinner, and for watching the theater of dinner transpire. This is @lapadronaboston, which opened in May at the Raffles hotel in Boston. Any description of the place must include the word “swank” or it’s a dereliction of duty.

Read the ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review at the link. Less