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Colosseum Restaurant


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3.5 of 5 stars 32 ratings
32 ratings
5.0 of 5 stars
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4.0 of 5 stars
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1.0 of 5 stars
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#19 of 29 restaurants in Salem
  • Cuisines: Italian
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2 of 5 stars
gmni5 7 contributions
Methuen, Massachusetts
Jun 18, 2009

Not worth the time or money to go to this place. I think the musician's are there to distract from the poor food, lame service, and even lamer atmosphere. more

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1 of 5 stars
NH_Kat 1 contribution
Plaistow, NH
Nov 23, 2008

Our party of four experienced many problems: * dinner rolls that were hard as rocks * a long strand of HAIR in the chicken parmasean -- waiter didn't seem to concerned about that * soup too salty to eat * stuffed calamari that was ok at first then started to taste very fishy * the eclair rum cake was so... more

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2 of 5 stars
reviewbyjamie 1 contribution
methuen, ma
Nov 2, 2008

My husband and I heard some rave reviews about this place, and figured we'd try it out. What a mistake. The waiter was not friendly, and called me "sir", which of course bothered my husband since i am clearly a woman. The Bread was cold and a little stale tasting. Hubby got chicken parm and thought it was pretty good.... more

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1 of 5 stars
truefalconblue 1 contribution
NH
Sep 1, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Knockoff "authentic" Italian Restaurant -Everything is A La Carte, meaning they charge you 'an arm and a leg' for a normal, decent meal. -Claim to be authentic, but don't even give you good bread...the butter is in the plastic peel cups found at Denny's!!!!! So sad -Service is horrendous...we went at 6pm on Saturday and it took 40 minutes to... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 6, 2008

Great place - I enjoy myself every time I go here. more

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5 of 5 stars
Nabur 1 contribution
Hampstead, NH
Jun 11, 2008

I cannot understand any of the bad reviews I'm seeing here--possibly there has been some mistake, and these bad reviews were meant for a different restaurant! Last weekend we had company from North Carolina and wanted to take them someplace nice near Hampstead, where we live. Many years ago we had gone to the Colisseum when it was less than... more

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1 of 5 stars
jeanvabu 14 contributions
Southern New Hampshire
May 13, 2008

After hearing it touted as the Best Restaurant in Salem, I arranged for a Girls Dinner Out there. The service was extremely slow and not very polite. Our food arrived cold after a long wait. And the prices were extraordinarily high for what it was. more

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5 of 5 stars
KCZYK 1 contribution
tyngsboro
Mar 29, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

This was our first time at The Colliseum...We WILL be back!!! From the time we walked in to,service,to the food!Wonderful! My Husband is very picky and he couldn't leave a crumb on his plate,he was very satisfied...We truly enjoyed ourselves.It''s been a long time since we've gotten good service like we got here. Thank you very much.... more

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5 of 5 stars
i_love_italy67 1 contribution
Beijing
Feb 22, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

This Place had the best food we had ever had. My Family had the best time ever. The food was hot and on time. The staff was also very helpful more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 17, 2008

They have decent food, very overpriced. more

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Colosseum Restaurant Address

262 North Broadway, Salem, NH 03079
Tel: 603 898-1190 Fax: 603-898-4490
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.