Giuseppes - Beverly: A Culinary Treasure on the North Shore

Perfect combo of delicious creative food, friendly service and reasonable prices! I adored the beef stew (picked up more from their market), very fresh caprese salad, fresh linguine with chicken carbonara and ricotta pistachio cheesecake! Hubby's pasta e fagoli was perfect, and the Bianco sausage in the meatball & sausage pasta combo was so tasty! The cheesecake was light and not overly sweet. The market next door is huge - bakery, deli, prepared foods, desserts, so many imported dry goods and candy! Easy parking in their lot - less than a mile from 128. Such a great addition to the North Shore restaurant scene!

My husband and I absolutely love this place! We visit once a week, usually enjoying their incredible large cheese pizza. However, yesterday, we decided to branch out a bit and tried the small broccoli and garlic pizza—it was perfect! I also ordered a side of chicken cutlet, which was served with lemon and paired beautifully with my minestrone. The soup is always a favorite, with perfectly cooked vegetables and pasta. I’m also a huge fan of their eggplant—it tastes just like the way my Nana made it! Their Caesar salad is excellent, as is their house salad with the delicious balsamic dressing. They also have a wonderful selection of wines and drink specials. I’ve tried their cannoli martini, and it was divine. We also frequent their marketplace for a weekly gravy and occasionally treat ourselves to desserts, with the pistachio cake being my absolute favorite. The service is consistently warm and attentive, and we always feel well taken care of. We’re so grateful to have such a fantastic spot close to home and look forward to every visit!

I had the vodka rigatoni with spicy sausage tonight and it was delicious. The sausage & pepper arancini was also very good. Our server, Ashleigh had a great attitude and did a great job. She even made me a mocha which was not on the menu. Bravo!

The wild mushroom ravioli with chicken is one of those dishes that makes you come back again & again. Love the ambiance of the bar area too. Bravo!

The food is well worth going, the entrees are. The bread they give you to start is delicious and soft but not warmed. Seems a bit unusual to not even give it a few seconds in the microwave, would make it way better especially when putting butter on. The pasta has always been on point, the meatballs were kinda bland. The red sauce is phenomenal, definitely will consider buying that in the bottle from the store next door even. The sausages they use are great too but they need a spicy variation, the sweet is too sweet. Also now remembering and seeing the picture, there was not nearly enough sauce on my dish especially when I was given half the pasta the others had (because it was the house made, I'll not be making that mistake in the future, it doesn't warrant paying the same price for half the amount, it didn't taste or feel better) The service however knocks this far down the review score. I've been several times and it's been consistently not good. When we are eating the server isn't around enough, but when it comes time to pay, they are the speediest person in the place. The ambience is okay, nothing that really stands out that makes me really remember. It amused me on our most recent outing the glasses for the candles were on the table but no candles. If you're not in a rush this place is a great experience, but just don't have anywhere to be afterwards as you'll be sitting a while.

This was our first visit, and it won’t be the last. We were seated by a very friendly hostess immediately upon arrival. We were very impressed at the many menu choices. (Thank you for offering both vegetarian and meat lasagna!) My husband ordered the Rigatoni Giganti alla Vodka. He’s extremely picky when he orders Italian food at restaurants and usually finds something to critique, but this time, he couldn’t! The sauce was delicious and the pasta was perfectly done, and the entire dish was packed with flavor and he had no leftovers to bring home, he couldn’t stop eating it! My dish was the chicken and eggplant parm duo with fettuccine. First of all, I need to compliment the chef on the red sauce. It was robust, not too sweet, and the consistency was perfect, not watery in the least. The chicken cutlet was tender enough to cut with just the fork, and it had the exact amount of mozzarella. At first I was a little shocked the eggplant had no mozzarella, as that has always been how it was served to me, but one bite and I realized it was so full of flavor the mozzarella wasn’t even necessary. (I did find out after the fact the restaurant does not include mozzarella in their eggplant parm recipe. I didn’t feel it was needed, but if it’s something you prefer, make sure to tell your server when they take your order.). My fettuccine, like my husband’s rigatoni, was fresh and perfectly al dante. My teenage son had the vegetarian lasagna, which he said was great. Just as I did, , he believes the red sauce is better than any restaurant he’s been to. He didn’t leave any on his plate, so it definitely was! We also had an order of garlic bread. I couldn’t finish and took half of mine home. I’m excited to have it for lunch tomorrow! For dessert, we each had a gelato, which is perfectly sized to complement the meal, and cold and creamy as ever with just the perfect amount of sweetness. Our server was very good (I’m sorry, but I don’t recall his name), greeted us warmly annd offered drinks and bread as we were settling in. When he came back with the garlic bread, my son had to ask for a drink refill, and then we didn’t see him again until he brought the box over for my leftovers, never offered a refill at all to me or my husband. We would have appreciated the offer/suggestion, and would have waved him down, but he must have been in the back for most of our meal, because I didn’t see much of him. I wish I could give four and a half stars, but because we weren’t able to request a drink refill, I can’t warrant a five-star review. Overall, however, we were very pleased and we will definitely go back to Giuseppe’s in the future. Thank you for such an enjoyable meal!

Outstanding food, great value. Wish they took reservations for smaller parties but otherwise a great Spot. Fairly priced, generous helpings, home made pasta! Very good deal! 3 way combo, veal/chicken/eggplant parm’s with home made fettuccini, great sauce! $24

This was a lovely restaurant and was so close to our hotel that we were able to walk there. The server was friendly and attentive. The food was delicious and the made to order canoli's were the best I've had in a long time.