338060 Sun Oct 29 03:56:08 -0800 2006 6 12 Boston Area 0 1980364 Do they do a lunch menu? or just dinner? Sun Oct 29 03:56:08 -0800 2006 49000 Caserta44 1 1980414 I believe it's the same menu for lunch and dinner. Sun Oct 29 04:54:57 -0800 2006 1980364 10076 limster 1 1981740 This is not exactly responsive to your question, but I'd suggest staying away from Pomodoro. Here's why: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/336400 There are plenty of good restaurants in Boston that treat people with respect. They deserve our support. Pomodoro doesn't. Mon Oct 30 02:18:38 -0800 2006 1980364 38957 seefood 2 1981947 I luckily have bever met the owner or someone too rude here but ive only been twice, Ive seen a ton of negative feedback for the service but the food id really good. Its really unbelievable the stories ive heard Mon Oct 30 04:25:44 -0800 2006 1981740 49000 Caserta44 2 1983700 I've been going to Pomodoro for about seven years, maybe longer. Never had a problem - in fact, the staff couldn't have been more welcoming. I have always liked the food, although I miss the old handwritten menus that went by the wayside with the recent renovation. I have seen the staff at many small North End restaurants be less friendly to people who break the unwritten rules about how to wait for a table. That does not give a good image for tourists, but may be what's in play. Or it could just be that every restaurant has a bad day once in a while. Mon Oct 30 21:01:10 -0800 2006 1981740 47860 kbw18 3 1983737 I wonder what unwritten rules you refer to. I am a former restaurateur; I've managed dining rooms, seated people, handled reservations, consoled guests when their tables weren't ready on time, etc. I know what it is like to be the one dealing with the public and so I'm always extra-nice to the host/hostess, as well as the servers. Also, I'm not a tourist; I live here. As for our Pomodoro experience, I can't imagine what unwritten rule we broke. When the dude told us that it would be a 25-minute wait, we didn't make a fuss; we just went down the street to Cafe Graffiti and had a drink. We waited patiently for 45 minutes before giving up. Do the unwritten rules require more? Mon Oct 30 21:15:13 -0800 2006 1983700 38957 seefood 3 1983833 "Unwritten rules" and "hospitality" seem to me mutually exclusive concepts. You extend hospitality to strangers; only insiders know unwritten rules. Restaurants are in the hospitality business. My few experiences at Pomodoro have been positive ones; but a clear majority on this board have had negative experiences--that doesn't sound like an occasional bad day. Mon Oct 30 21:49:32 -0800 2006 1983700 11106 tatamagouche