Linguine’s Italian Eatery

Had dinner Saturday night with family. The main dining room was quite busy, but we were seated quickly. Our waitress was very friendly and funny. She was quick and paid attention to our needs such as refill on drinks and warm bread. I had the calzone stuffed with jalapeños, sausage, pepperoni and onion. It was the size of a small football and stuffed with cheese. It was delicious when dipped in tomato sauce. Family ordered Veal Parmigiana. Chicken Salvia (sautéed with prosciutto and butter/​white wine sauce), and Cheese Ravioli with Meatballs. All dishes were made to order and steaming when served. The kitchen was partially visible from our table and quite entertaining watching the cooks prepare plates. Wine (from $ 5.95) is very reasonable as well as the menu items. We ordered Rum Cake to-​go, it was very good. We’ll back for sure, probably for the Sicilian pizza and more Rum Cake.

Ricotta in calzone is to die for. Hot spot for Italian food. Y

OMG!!! Finally I have a great pizza place near me. I just moved to Northborough a few months ago. Not a bad place, but as a lifelong New Yorker, I couldn’t find a good piece of a pizza. I was actually resorting to ordering from Wegman’s. (Not bad, but not great). Linguine’s actually cured some of my homesickness. Thank you, will be back plenty of times in the near future.

My husband and I have had the pizza, ravioli’s and meatballs. We highly recommend. Delicious

I love Linguine’s. We have been there for take out as well as to eat in the restaurant. Their food never once has disappointed me. I especially love the artichoke and fontina ravioli and the Greek salad. The meatballs are so great and sometimes we take home quarts of their amazing red sauce for 5 dollars, which is less than a jar of decent sauce at the grocery store. It is usually pretty crowded and the atmosphere is nothing fancy but the food is great!

My mom’s family has been coming here for a while now for the «Madaglia» Family Christmas Party. There is about six different families, so six different checks means a lot of us! We always call ahead and reserve the big room. The wait staff are wonderful, very patient and very accommodating. We love it here, the food is amazing, huge portions and great prices. Authentic Italian

Best Italian in the entire area. Hands down. Better than the north end even! Don’t miss this place.

It’s so funny that people who think they know what they are eating rate a gem like this. First off, morons, the sauce is homemade, you would have to be raised in an Italian family to know that I guess and only a dipshit would order pizza by the slice! The pizza here is a bit thick on the edge of the crust, but the pizza is very good but it is not the star. Try the homemade fresh fusilli, the linguine with clams or the chicken salvia, all are first rate.

Wow. Expected so much more based on cumulative score. The sauce was from a can. The baked lobster and shrimp had more bitter than anything else and the lobster tasted spoiled. So disappointed.

Its been around for 16 years. Still old school italo-​american, and one of the few I will make an exception for… Date night with my son, we were craving «comfort food» and were too tired to drive over to Tomasso. Its kitchy, with a clean open kitchen, and a garlic funk in the air that will send Dracula flying back to Transilvania pronto! Son went for a bacony red sauce with a toothsome linguini. Their fresh sauce is unmistakable, yet not italoamericano heavy. Just good. I went for the chopped garlicy, clamby and rich with a heavy dose of BUTTER linguini in clam sauce… I am embarassed to say I ATE THE WHOLE THING! Their portions are GYNORMOUS (ok that isn’t a word, but you get the picture…), and they will prepare dishes as you instruct — no butter, no pasta if you going carb-​less… just ask. And those cheeeeesssyyyy goooey pizzas and calzones. Just good, freshly made and hearty comfort food.

Well, this I have to say is a breath of fresh air. I’ve recently ran across a number of over priced Italian restaurants that either had no clue or could care less about the idea of what good cooking was about. I believe this restaurant is simple and easy to understand. They don’t hype themselves as something that they’re not. They also won’t seat you within 5 feet of the restroom separated by a less than creative curtain and over charge you for dinner and at the same time (previous experience). Great value, good food without a pretentious bone in their body.
Thank you.

Good food the service was really good and food was brought out quick

On our way heading north on Rt 495, we took the Marlborough exit (20) and made the short drive to this restaurant. I had read pizza by the slice was available so I was not expecting such a fairly large restaurant with numerous cars parked outside. The modest interior was jammed with a line at the counter where locals were ordering off a large menu posted over the kitchen. We joined them and settled on 2 slices of cheese pizza and a 16-​ounce diet coke that we shared. The crust was thicker than New Haven style with a modest topping of cheese and a sauce that had to have come directly from a can. After watching customer after customer pass by with large grinders filled with either chicken Parmesan or meatballs, we realized the folly of our ways. A rating of 2.5 would be most appropriate.

I don’t know why people complain about this place? I have never had a bad dining experience here. I know at times the place gets super busy but the food is good.
I like the homemade meatballs, and the fresh baked bread. The pasta dishes are all good and the spaghetti sauce is great.

Cherrystone Clam Special was delicious. Bread is amazing and service is great! Thanks Lynn! I come back every time I am in town!

The front desk person at our hotel recommended this place and it di not disappoint!
It’s a smallish place and closes early but the menu is HUGE! The owner came our to greet us and chat for a bit and everything we ordered was excellent! They even kept the kitchen open a few extra minutes for friends of ours who got lost on the way there. Prices were very reasonable too. I wish I lived locally. This would be a weekly spot!

The owner is probably not educated enough to realize that ‘sayce’ can be a typo for ‘sauce’ and messaged me on Unilocal that ‘learn to spell and then write a review’. Would probably tell any and every one to never go to this place.

This place does not offer the scripted efficiency of a national chain restaurant, which seems to be one reason others have rated it poorly. However, if you want great food, a broad menu, reasonable prices and a friendly, vibrant atmosphere, this is the place for you.
I went with my two teenage kids and my wife and we all ordered different dishes so we got to try a few menu items. We all loved our own choice as well as everyone else’s, but we thought that the gnocchi with pink (rose) sauce was the winner. Also, none of us finished our dishes, even my sixteen year old son if you can imagine that! We did share the antipasta as an appetizer, which was also delicious.
Service was friendly but a bit hap hazard as some dishes arrived several minutes before others. I see some comments complain about a male staff member or perhaps the manager/​owner. There was one gentlemen working that evening and, although he didn’t exactly exude hospitality, he was polite and helpful.

I came here years ago with my father and absolutely loved the food!
As soon as you walk in, you feel the home style feel. It’s about average size, maybe on the smaller side, has take out and surprisingly with the space, they can seat huge parties. Get there before 6 to avoid the dinner rush! You’ll be waiting in line for a longggg time. We got there around 5 and got seated immediately.
It was pretty busy even when we got there and our waitress was definitely in the weeds. She didn’t come over to us for a good 6 or 7 minutes. Didn’t tell us her name, didn’t tell us about the specials, had different people give us our drinks and our check. She only asked how our food was and that was all. Too busy for short talk. They may want to hire a couple more waiters/​waitresses. So the service was eh, could’ve been a lot better.
But the food though!!! My brother and I both ordered the lobster fettuccine and it was so delicious. Thick, creamy alfredo sauce with a good amount of lobster chunks in there with some diced up tomatoes. Piping hot, right out from the open kitchen. Even the bread was also really good, too. $ 17.95 for that? Definitely worth it.
When the check came, she had mistakenly charged us for drinks we didn’t order so we had to go up and tell her to fix it. She was VERY busy and I know that may happen, but for next time, just be aware!
Definitely a family style restaurant and one of the better restaurants located in Marlborough.

I have been seeing all the negative reviews for this place so i definitely need to update mine. The prices here are very reasonable!
Do you take stars away because a place is not upscale? NO! They make no mention that they are upscale.
This place is like a pizza place with waiters and a wider menu. The food is all homemade.
The complaints about the sauce I really don’t understand. Every time I have been in here the sauce has been perfect and very garlicky flavored. We even asked them how they made it.
The quality we always receive is very high. The meatball lasagna is very good. I used them to cater a work event a the beginning of December and I still have people asking me when will order from them again. The portions and the catering portions are huge. And the prices are very good
The staff — yes some of the staff can be not very attentive or borderline rude but this is a family run business and the staff work hard and long hours.