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Gran Gusto, Cambridge, MA

Gran Gusto

4.8
4.8
1251 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 9 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
After 8:30 pm the restaurant prefers to take reservations by contacting the restaurant.

At Gran Gusto, we pride ourselves on the best quality for a great price.

We are a completely in-house production, starting with fresh, basic ingredients in order to create homemade bread to desert.

Over 80% of our products come from Italy one time a week such as, olive oil, flour, truffles, specialty cheeses, bufala mozzarella for the Neapolitan-style pizza, ice cream and etc.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (617) 441-0400
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Giuseppe Castellano
  • Neighborhood
    Cambridge
  • Parking details
    After 6 PM free parking.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine

What 1,251 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Gran Gusto is praised for its "authentic Italian-inspired food" and "outstanding professional service." Diners appreciate the "sublime" flavors and the "warm hospitality" that complements the "consistently excellent" dishes. With a "reasonable price" point, it's a neighborhood favorite offering "a perfect vibe" for both casual dining and special occasions.

1,251 Reviews
  1. Kuno

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Kind staff, fresh food, excellent cocktails, calming ambiance.

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  2. Tiffany

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First timers last night. We’ve missed out all these years!! Better late than never!! Nice change from Davis Square restaurants.

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  3. David

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 12, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was excellent and the service was personal. A good balance between attentive and respectful of our conversation.

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  4. Darek

    VIP

    Seattle

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent neighborhood Italian diner, reasonably priced

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  5. Alexander

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    31 reviews

    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding Italian food, fresh, authentic and very tasty

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  6. Barry

    Greater Boston

    32 reviews

    3.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on December 11, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    The wait staff were acerbic, impolite and disinterested. We had to purposely stop them just to get any attention and then they seemed to resent being stopped. Furthermore, it was overwhelmingly noisy. The food was good but not enough to overcome the negatives. This is at variance with previous visits there but would make us think twice before another return.

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  7. Melissa

    Greater Boston

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 7, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    It pains me to write this but I genuinely have no idea how this place has managed to stay in business for this long. I had high hopes for this place and made a reservation to celebrate my husband’s birthday there. I came to regret this. After being greeted by a friendly hostess, we were promptly seated. There we sat, unacknowledged, with a stack of menus for several minutes. Zero interest from the wait staff to see if anyone wanted a drink of any sort, despite several wait staff walking by or standing around just talking amongst themselves. When we flagged someone down, very possibly the owner, he was less than enthusiastic to answer our questions about the menu and even less so to help the vegan member of our party find a suitable option. In fact, he was borderline rude. A We kept having to flag him down just to get anything after placing the initial order for the table. We had to place the orders for cocktails, appetizers and meals all at once. No offer to get the drinks first to allow more time to look over the menu and certainly no offer to answer any questions about said menu. The service was so poor that it was making the entire experience awkward for everyone. There was too much effort required for very little service. The worst part, though, was how incredibly underwhelming and bland the food was. I’ve ever paid so much money to eat something on par with stale pizza from an airport Sbarros. When we were all done with our main courses, and had finally been granted the one chance to order a second drink (after initially being seated), the dessert menus were literally just tossed down onto our table. No being asked how our meals were or whether we even wanted dessert. Just menus and nothing else. If you care about things like the quality and taste of your food, level of service, and value for your money, do yourself a huge favor and go elsewhere.

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  8. Steve

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Dinner was excellent, I would highly recommend Gran Gusto

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  9. Katherine

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    One of my favorite restaurants. I love the food, the wine and the people that work there.

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  10. Jane

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    47 reviews

    5.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had lunch…all ladies Salads all fresh and tasty Pasta dishes perfect Al dente and flavor outstanding orecchiette and alla puttanesca Margarita pizza just like in Naples Desserts outstanding…pistachio dessert with chocolate amazing, cantucci were plentiful and delicious, ricotta pie the best ever flavors and texture, sorbetto were yummy limoncello and mandarino! Love Gran Gusto

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FAQs

Gran Gusto offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 441-0400.

Gran Gusto is rated 4.8 stars by 1251 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 9 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Gran Gusto

90 Sherman Street, Cambridge, MA 02140

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Cambridge
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    After 6 PM free parking.
  • Executive chef
    Giuseppe Castellano
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine
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