Matteo's of Boca Raton

I have been here before I was a yelper. And once again this place was packed like a can of sardines. Right of the bat things moved real slow. I think it took 15 mins before someone even looked at us while waiting right in front of the desk. The guy behind the desk was rude and not nice to the clients. Did not crack a smile once to anyone. Probably the owner son!!! After about 20 mins to sit we ordered and the waiting started again. It took 50 mins before we got some food. We complained and we were offered free dessert. But of course when the bill came they charged us we had to refresh their memory. I ordered Chilean Sea Bass. And it was good. Really good. Margarita style. Very big portion. Everything is big here and they suggest either share or order half. The price is not cheap here and food is great. But their rating is not that good here and I think it's because of the service and how they treat customers. It cost us $200 with no booze and dessert on the house for 4 people. So ple

The ambience is warm and inviting. The staff are friendly & very accommodating in seating you quickly. The restaurant is very clean. Water & Italian bread were brought to the table shortly after being seated. There is a large selection of Italian food & seafood. Beef was missing on the menu. The menu is a good variety of Seafood, Chicken, Pork, and a variety of pastas, salads, soups, and desserts. No steak or beef dishes.

Went there with our adult daughter to celebrate her birthday. They have a very large outside seating area and it was nice sitting out there. We ordered two skinny margaritas that had to be returned because they just did not taste good. Got wine and a cosmo and that was good. The arugula salad was split between five adults and it was enough for all of us. Only complaint about that was that the arugula was a little soggy. Maybe it wasn't so fresh. We also got a large order of baked clams which is 12 clams and all the people who are them said they were very good. We got the meatballs as a side dish for the two kids we had with us and they were just amazing. They come with three meatballs so we adults shared the ones that the kids didn't eat. Chicken parmesan and veal parmesan dishes were delicious. Burnt broccoli was very good too. For the birthday girl they gave us a platter of desserts which were amazing and a huge sparkling candle on top and sang happy birthday. This is the place to go