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Teresa's Italian Eatery & Deli
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Categories: Italian, American (Traditional), Caterers
149 S Main StVillage Shoppes
Middleton, MA 01949
(978) 646-1111
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
16 reviews for Teresa's Italian Eatery & Deli
Wow !
I kept seeing this new place on TV, and HAD to try it, have gone twice so far, and all I can say is WOW !
first of all, start the meal with the Arancini, it is the size of a softball !
the first time I had the Veal Parm w/Ziti (awesome)
my last time I had the Chicken Pollo, almost like chicken parm, but 10x better ! cooked with a tomato alfredo sauce, it is so creamy, you'd wanna like the plate ! (but dont!) beautiful inside as well, classy little joint, Im hooked !!
Great pizzas - try the eggplant or shrimp scampi.
Good sandwiches - chicken cutlet w/ prosciutto is my fave and the fries are really good.
Grilled items are surprisingly good for an Italian joint.
Other items can be hit or miss in my opinion. The meatballs are usually outstanding, but sometimes too salty. Beware of chicken dishes. I have had rubbery (pre-cooked?) chicken thrown into my pasta dishes on a few occasions.
They are pretty good about substitutions if you have special requests.
Kind of pricey for standard Italian fare... Specialty pizzas will run you upwards of $15.
If it wasn't so far from my house, I could easily see myself becoming a regular at Teresa's.
We went for a birthday dinner, and between our group we ordered a pretty diverse spread off of the menu. Everybody enjoyed what they got, and the servings were so big there was more than enough to share.
Right off the bat, they blew my mind with the appetizers. The spicy calamari dish was perhaps the best calamari dish I have ever had. Every bite I took, I had to remind the others to try some because I was going to have it demolished in record time. We also got mozzarella fritto, which was presented beautifully and tasted even better.
Even though we had a rum cake waiting at home, we asked to check out the desserts. We ended up ordering one of each, and all four were very good... And cheap! In fact, the entire menu was well-priced. I wouldn't mind paying more for what we ordered. We went all-out with apps, mains, desserts, and alcohol, and still didn't hit $40 per person including tip! Oh, I almost forgot, that's also including a large pizza we got to-go, cuz we all wanted to sample that as well but we were absolutely stuffed. Anybody who says this place is expensive must be comparing it to McDonald's. If you're in the area, I highly recommend trying Teresa's.
I've been several more times since my first review & the food seems to get better every time. Owner comes up to our table at least two times each time we go to say hello & ask how our meals are. Seems to be getting a little busier. Service overall is still the weak spot here, but not bad enough to want to skip it. Arancine is the best short of going to the North End. I'm very Italian. I recommend this place highly.
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11/20/2008
Hit this place up for the first time this past Saturday. They've been open just over a year now. It… Read more »
Went here on the way home from church. Walked in to a very clean, empty restaurant. The waitstaff was nice... then we opened the menu. We all agreed that $20+ per plate was a little expensive for lunch. Perhaps the food is good enough to price dinner in this range, but we never found out. We politely left in search of a more affordable meal.
Went there last night with my husband. Sat at the bar. Mark was our bartender. Firstly, let me just say, he was outstanding. He handled the entire room easily, and the room was hoppin'. He didn't miss a beat. We were so impressed with just that alone. But then we ordered the food. I had the Mixed Grill and my husband got the Scallop Carbonara. My husband hates everything, always looking to pick something apart. He couldn't. He was too busy stuffing his face.
And my meal was so tasty, chicken, sausage and marinated steak tips with a side of linguine. Oh man, I cannot wait to go back.
DON'T GO HERE!!!!!
What an awful experience my family had ordering take-out from this restaurant. We ordered two pizzas and an appetizer. When I went to pick up the order they thought I only had ordered one pizza. Fine, mistakes happen. They then refused to make me another pizza because "it was Friday night, and they were too busy." However, I didn't want one pizza, I had ordered two pizzas!! I needed two pizzas to feed my family.
After begging to get a pizza made they said it would take 30 minutes to get my pizza because there were many other orders ahead of mine. You would think that if they had made a mistake they would have tried to rectify the situation and put the pizza I ordered almost 30 minutes before in right away, while my other pizza sat waiting.
The pizza I got wasn't even that good after the ordeal I went through. For the price we paid, you think it would have been a better pizza. Next time I'll go to Bertucci's, because even they were better.
My wife called to speak to the manager to share the lack of customer service I received at their establishment. She was put on hold for a few minutes before a young girl, the "manager" came on the line. It ended up not being the manager and then she was put on hold again. Finally, the real manager, or owner's wife, came on the line. Instead of apologizing for the experience we had, she kept saying, "but it was Friday night, but it was Friday night." There is no excuse for receiving poor customer service. I understand that it was a busy time, but she could have asked to speak to my wife the next day. No, instead she hangs up on my wife. I'm astonished what poor customer service this establishment has.
I was previously in the pizza business for 6 years, and that is no way to run a business. It doesn't matter what night it is, you should always try to accomodate all customers and listen to concerns to improve your business.
I would definitely recommend never going to Teresa's!!!
I had read Jeff K's recommendation but did not heed it, my bad. Upon walking up to the restaraunt, the FIRST thing I noticed was there was a brand new Mercedes Benz illegally parked right in front of the restaraunt. It turns out it is the owners' car. Next, we were told it would be a half hour wait. So we waited, and waited, and waited 15 feet from the hostess stand. I approached the stand and noticed they were already four parties ahead of us into seating. I inquired and she said they looked for us but couldn't find us!?!?!?! Hello? I had a calamari appetizer which was probably the lamest calamari I've had but it was a big portion. I also had an eggplant sandwich which was pretty lame too...with a couple slices of provolone on it. I saved the best for last. You know those cheap a$$ restaraunts that charge you for every soda and does not give free refills??? Well this is one of them! We paid for $9 worth of soda!!! WTF???
My girlfriend and I love the homemade arancini appetizer, the Pollo Milano and Chicken Cutlet, Prosciutto, Fresh Mozzarella sandwich are excellent. Great atmosphere and bar area. Perfect place to watch a game or enjoy a martini.
saw this place featured on the phantom gourmet and when it was time to select a place for our next girls nite out, i chose teresas. the phantom had promised that you would never have chick parm again after eating here, the thing to order was the pollo milano. be prepared, the portions are GInormous! seriously.....i had pollo milano for lunch the following day and then the day after that! as for the quality of the food- it was very good. the atmosphere was good, but it is a bit noisy (fine for girls nite out, as we weren't exactly quiet ourselves!) the service was good (i did find the waitress to be a bit impatient) but overall it was good, and the owner did come over twice during our dinner just to make sure that we were pleased.
i think the pricing was about right on our dinner with the pollo milano being $16/ the veal milano $20....although i felt like $10 martinis were a little much...they were good but i just think that is a bit pricey.
the only room for improvement was a little more patience for the waitress and a better desert selection....if you like canolis you are in luck, but they only had maybe 5 selections (none of which particularly appealed to me)
I have been going here since it first opened and was more of a takeout, cafeteria style restaurant. They have come a long way since they first opened. The food is great, the service is hit or miss. The new Martini Bar was a great addition!! My family is keen on the ravioli that you can buy next door at the bakery/deli and make at home.
I am always a big fan of a family run business and Teresa's does not disappoint! Try the pork chops - they are tender, juicy, and oh-so flavorful! Pasta dishes are HUGE portions, enough for an entire meal the next day! Just looking for a quick sandwich to take home? Try the veal parm on ciabatta!!
The food was great and the drinks are unreal both served up fast.
We ate at the bar and had great service from Mark the bartender/server. he was knowledgeable of the menu and polite and witty .
The food is great. I have been there twice and have not been disappointed yet for the food. The prices are a little high, but the quality I think is worth it. The service is hit or miss. The first time I went, the waitress was amazing, the second time, she was nice, we just seemed like an annoyance. Its a big room, which is good for families and large groups, it is good for a date, but if you want an intimate romantic place i would look else where. The only thing that I found odd is that they do not have a childrens menu. Maybe they didnt give us one, but we had a 5 year old with us, so one would think they would hand us one. I dont know.
But, its good food and drink!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE This place!!! Awesome food! have been coming here since it was cafeteria style restaurant! Fantastic!!
When I first saw Teresa's planning to open in my town, my first thought was, "Great, yet another 'Italian' restaurant. Why couldn't it be Tibetan food or some other more unique cuisine?" Then again, when we first moved to Middleton in 2001, Food Network wasn't even offered in our cable TV line-up, so maybe I was asking for a bit too much. So I voted my displeasure with the only way I could, with my wallet via a mini-boycott, and I avoided the place for a few months after it opened. Then a bit of intellectual curiosity sprinkled with a bit of empathy for independent entrepreneur that at least didn't go a franchised route let me to take my first step inside.
I didn't quite know what to make of it. There were a couple of cashiers up front taking orders as you'd see at a local sub shop or pizza joint, yet the place was cavernous with a large seating area dotted with tables and booths. I actually asked one of the cashiers, "How does this work?" She then replied, "You place and pay for your order here and then we'll bring it out to you when it's ready." OK, sounded easy enough. Slowly, I began to thaw as I sensed that this place *was* a bit different than the typical suburban Italian restaurant. And it really is different, in a good way. Read on.
The quality of the food is not what one would expect from a place where you place your order at a cashier. I mean, that's setting the bar pretty low, and that's not how I meant it to come out. If this were a full-fledged restaurant, it would be completely legit. The dishes are very well prepared. They have a bit of a 'twist' when appropriate (for example, the Roasted Tuscan veggies have a bit of a kick) yet they don't go crazy with dishes that should prepared in a classic style, like the Grilled Lamb Tips for instance. Order them medium rare and you'll get tasty medium rare lamp tips, naked in all their glory, and not slathered in sauce to cover-up suspect cuts of meat.
We've been there several times to dine-in as a family and we've taken out already over a dozen times (mostly pizza, which is delicious thin crust Neopolitan style). I haven't found a hot/cold sandwich or a grilled entree that I haven't liked so far. My favorite sandwich is the Prosciutto, Roasted Pepper, Sharp Provolone & Marinated Tomatoes on a Sub Roll. I never thought I'd be able to get a sandwich like this outside downtown Boston when I used to work in the Financial District. Yum. Even the basic sandwiches, like the Meatball Sub with Cheese, have been completely satisfying.
So far the only item we'd given a thumbs down to is the Baby Clams, Garlic, Olive Oil, Basil & Oregano pizza. Sounds intriguing on the menu, but in practice was way too 'fishy' tasting. Methinks the clams probably came out of a can, which completely surprised us given how much we've loved everything else there.
The other pizzas, though, have been great. Our family favorite is, ah-hem, the Cheese pizza. I know, I know, how utterly pedestrian, but sometimes it's these simple ones that are harder to do right. It's also good to know that if the basic cheese pizza is good, then you know that the foundation for the other pizzas will be solid. Our favorite specialty pizzas are the Pesto Grilled Chicken & Portobello pizza and the Ricotta, Roasted Red Peppers & Prosciutto pizza.
Updated July 2008: Guess what? It's a sit-down restaurant with servers now. Same great food... Terrific!
This is the best place to pick up a sandwich for lunch or get a thin crust pizza. Driving from Merrimack College to the North Shore Mall constantly, I got to watch Teresa's being built each day. I was curious as to what type of restaurant it would be and was very happy when I went.
As I walked in, I was greeted by a friendly (and good looking) cashier who explained how the ordering process went. There are 3 different menus posted on the walls in half of a hexagon shape. One for the grill, one for pizza, and one for sandwiches. There was also a deli off to the side with some great italian cold cuts including hot copecola (mmmmm).
I got a chicken and procuistto sandiwch topped with greens, tomatos, and fresh basalmic vinegar and oil in a sub roll (you can pick a sub roll, ciabatta or a pita). The sandwich was very fresh tasting and not overly dressed. It was perfect for a hot day.
The pizza was extra crispy, just the way I like it. It was properly spiced with fresh basil and pepper. While it was a tad greasy, it was not a bother at all.
The onion rings were not very good. Overly battered and it was a game to try to find the onion.
This restaurant is very unique in the fact that while you order and pay at a counter, you have a waitress as well. She brought our food in a friendly, timely fashion and made sure our meals were ok. There is also a full service bar.
The atmosphere in the dining area represented the decor of Tuscany. There was a high vaulted cieling with cross beams and bright yellow walls. There were also window boxes high on the walls under simulated windows. Quite cool. I would definately go back this place rocks!
