Fratelli Restaurant — Restaurant in Everett

We were recently visiting the Encore to view the holiday foliage display and to do a bit of gaming. Be aware, all patrons must be 21+ to dine here. Everyone is asked for their ID to get into the casino. There are no exceptions, this is state law.

Fratelli is located inside of the Encore Casino near the Sportsbook. It is an upscale, casual Italian spot known for charcuterie, raw bar, seafood appetizers/entrees, fresh pastas, meatballs, short ribs, fresh fish, brick-oven chicken, veal, and branzino.

You’ll also find prime beef and chops that are cooked in their brick-oven. The meats are a la carte, sides are extra. However, the sides are large enough for two to share. I highly recommend the Baby Brussels Sprouts. You’ll find filet mignon, New York Strips, Ribeyes, Tomahawks, Veal Chops, & Rack of Lamb.

We had two people in our party and stopped by without a reservation at around 8PM on a Tuesday. The casino was fairly busy, however they were able to seat us promptly. The decor and design is upscale and modern, without overdoing it.

We decided to start off with some appetizers. We ordered the Dry Aged Beef Carpaccio. It is served with Arugula, Shaved Parmigiana, & Truffle Essence.

The presentation was spectacular and the carpaccio was paper thin. It was so thin, it was nearly impossible to get off the plate. We just were not a big fan of it, it just had a very off taste. It may have been the dry-aged beef or the truffle essence.

Next, we ordered the Caprese con Mozzarella di Bufala. Fresh, juicy orange and red vine-ripe tomatoes served with incredibly rich mozzarella and finished with basil pesto. The tomatoes were juicy and the mozzarella was very rich and creamy. It practically melted in your mouth.

We also had some of the complimentary bread and olives with our appetizer. The bread is more of a rustic-style type bread. It is served with EVOO, Roasted Garlic, & Marinated Olives. The bread was certainly old and stale, it was quite a challenge to just break a piece off. Olives were phenomenal.

Lastly, we decided to split the “Maori”. It is fresh angel hair, Pomodoro sauce, shaved parmigiana, and it is served with two of Mom’s meatballs. The server topped it off with grated cheese upon request.

The pasta was cooked perfectly and they gladly split the entree perfectly between two plates. We asked for light sauce. It’s debatable if that was followed, as it was still very heavy on the sauce. The sauce was well balanced, not acidic. The pasta was cooked perfectly, not overcooked and not undercooked.

Service was very on point with taking your order and getting the food out quickly. They had our appetizers out within 5-minutes of ordering. We are slow eaters and like to savor the flavor when we are spending money. I’d highly recommend spacing out your meal so everything doesn’t come out at one time.

We also found out after paying the check that they offered a full raw-bar with oysters, crab, lobster, clams, and more. We were never given the small, paper menu by the host or our server. I won’t lie, that really bummed us out.

The food and service is certainly good, but could definitely be improved. They seemed more concerned about turning the table quickly over delivering a five-star experience. The prices demand a better experience. If you’re expecting North-End quality Italian- you’ll be disappointed.

It is certainly a good pick if you’re at the Encore. However, I wouldn’t go out of my way for it or pay the inflated prices that are asked on the menu. They’re more expensive than some of the nicest Italian spots in the North End.

Lastly, if you come here on a Friday or Saturday and get hungry they do offer a late-night menu from 12-2AM. You’ll find brick-oven pizzas...

Hostess had an attitude, she wanted to seat us way at the back in an unoccupied section and we walked past a dozen empty table to get there. When hubby objected, the bad, impatient attitude rushed forth faster than Hurricane Ian's Surge Water and she led us with her nose high in the air to a main dining room seat. This 50.00 deal is the most well orchestrated assembly line I have ever seen. You have a choice of appetizer, entree and no choice on dessert. The moment you order it is there, and you are watched like a hawk for the next dish to be rushed out to your table. The meatballs and pasta were so so, nothing great. My main complaint is the chicken. They offered a half of a roast chicken with mashed potatoes. You recieve a small piece of chicken, lno crispy skin, no seasoning and artificial mashed potatoes. Very very small portion. A glass of wine was over 18.00. The dessert was very good. I would not go back there again. It is a fancy McDonald's the way they rush you through impersonally and truth be told I would have rather have had a big Mac than the chicken dinner that was so very disappointing. The total with dinner and drinks ( not counting tip ) was 167.00. the next day we ate an excellent hamburger and curly fries at the shake shack...Lord how I wish we had gone there instead of Fratelli. If I had legitimate grounds to sue them for price gouging and sub par food I would. It has been over a month and i am...

We waited forever after seated for someone to come and take out order after we mention something a waitress comes out with three glasses of lukewarm water never asked us if we wanted any drinks and asked us if we were ready after we mentioned we were ready she said what do you guys need without a pamphlet and I asked her to go to remember everything she says oh yes, two minutes later she came back, so what did you order so from there we knew it was gonna bad start. , when I order two minutes later she comes back and asked us what did we order and a couple things were not on the order but finally our food came out after five minutes of ordering. It was impossible to get fresh food that took five minutes when we started eating it it was lukewarm. The whole thing was just rushed. It was tasteless. You could tell it was old and heated for someone that comes from a restaurant and owns the restaurant myself , and being Italian, the whole thing was not what they say my expectation was good Italian food, but it was the least of my expectation I will never go again. I even mentioned it to the waiter. She apologized, but she could’ve cared less since she was a waitress, never once came and said, how was the food or if you want any drinks everything was rushed , so this was our experience if anybody wants to know or miss that place we’ve been there before many times but last time we went, it will...