There is so much to see with counters selling everything from raw meat to gelato. Taking a trip to Eataly is offers a nice sampling of foods and goods from Italy. My favorite counter has to be the desserts and they sometimes open up a cannoli stand outside. It's pricey but the cannolis are on par with what you would find in the north end It is usually packed and a little hard to navigate through all the people. Even worse if there is an event going on. There are often wine tastings or samples that let you try out items before purchasing.

Really great restaurant. We came for dinner. Food was good - Pasta freshly made and that always makes a difference. Nice cocktail list and wine selection was pretty good. We sat outside and it was Amazing to be outside upstairs in Boston in the summer. My husband got an Affogatto for dessert yum! We walked around the rest of the area after we ate and the place was really cool. Gelato, Olive oil, Pasta, prosciutto! It was like visiting the markets in Italy. We had a great time.

It's fine, similar to other Miyagi. Got a focaccia sandwich at a reasonable price in order to have something on my stomach before our table was ready for drinks at Earl's.

Spent a few days in Boston with our sisters. Walked by Eataly on our back from dinner at another fabulous restaurant. Our sisters lived in Chicago previously and shopped that location frequently so they were familiar with the place/products. My brain cells were popping with the sheer size and scope of the place. They have everything you could want: pasta, sauce, cheese, meat, fish, breads, take-out, eat-in, spices, etc. Plus a wine shop! needless to say we all bought something (a lot!). Next time in Boston we'll try dining at Terra.

Brief Summary: - Different floors with different restaurants and desserts - Review of a dessert I ate and the past restaurant - Pasta texture was tough - Pastries are unique and delicious Eataly is a fun place because it has different floors filled with restaurants and groceries. The focus on this review will be the pasta restaurant on the second floor and the dessert we bought from the food area that focused on desserts. We visited the evening to get the pasta restaurant. This is located in the center of the restaurant. We added ourselves to the waitlist, and after a few rounds of walking around the grocery we received a text message that our table is open. We ordered some pastas and raviolis, and I had the mushroom pasta. The pasta was tougher than al dente, so it required more chew. I thought this was just my dish, but it turns out all of the pasta were on the tough end. For the sauce, the raviolis and the mushroom sauce is rich but not too salty. For some of the tomato sauces, the tomatoes packed a sour kick to the taste buds. My relative had a vegetable ravioli, and they mentioned how there was something missing with the sauce, and it tasted better when they ate with the bread that came with the olive oil. After eating, we went to the dessert food area and tried out the "pick and choose" box of four. We picked some that looked like cheux (I like the name tiramicheux) and some of the chocolate puffs. I was mostly interested with the rum covered mini cakes. It was strange to see some of the little insects flying around it, but out of the many pastries it was the only one the insects were flying over. Since they weren't large flies, I let that pass and order that one as well. After making an order we carried this box at the hotel to eat. As expected, the rum covered one was my favorite, drenched in rum. This is probably not suitable for palettes that don't like bitter or alcoholic tastes. My other favorite was the tiramicheux, I enjoyed the coffee flavor and the fluffy texture of the cheux. I think it's a very good combination!

TLDR: Great ambiance / food, long wait times, and somewhat pricey. Man, this place is MASSIVE! If you can't wait to get through the Pizza + Pasta line, you can always pick something up around the shop. I'd say the food is pretty solid overall - consistent 7s or above! However, there are some dishes that may get advertised and not be as good (for example, our waiter recommend the meatballs - they were NOT too good and rather expensive for what they were). Stick with your gut! ... and feed it well here while you're at it!

Expensive and a bit hit or miss. The space is beautiful and most of the food is quite good, but I'm not sure the portion sizes and quality justify the cost (esp when there are many other delicious places that cost less in Boston). To start - they don't offer any milk besides full on regular dairy whole milk. Found this quite weird given they're part of a grocery chain. No 2% when we asked, of any non-dairy options. I get that this may be a choice, but also not one that I agree with. Seems like an easy to lose customer tabs on drinks, especially when there are so many coffee spots nearby (like the blue bottle steps away in the mall atrium?) The food itself was good although some dishes were much better done than others. I found the carbonara to be a flop - overly salty, not that silky and didn't have much flavor. In contrast, the tagliatelle alla norcina was divine and everyone was clamoring for a bite of my plate. The frittata was also unexpectedly delicious (I usually don't expect much from frittatas eating out). The burrata portion we share was good but microscopic for nearly $20. I think this place has a lot of potential- the terrace seating is lovely and there were some real stars in the dishes! But would love some more refinement and options (like dairy free milks...), as well as a right sizing on pricing (which is hard to justify as i