54 East Main Street 
Westborough, MA 01581
508-366-1881
Arturo’s website misleads. It says “Arturo’s Ristorante, specializing in Italian cuisine, has been serving the greater Worcester and Metrowest area for 27 years.”
Maybe the name “Arturo’s” has been around for 27 years (originally owned by Arturo Cartagenova and his wife Diane, starting out in West Boylston, moving to Worcester before finally settling in Westborough about 12 years ago). A couple years ago Domenico Fabiano bought the place and has been quietly improving the food quality since. In many ways, this is a different place.
The original Arturo’s was a bit of a miss. It was one of those places with promise, and after going a bunch of times, it fell off the radar. Having a family, it was always wildly frustrating you couldn’t order pizza for the kids. “Arturo doesn’t want this becoming a pizza shop.”
Domenico has worked tirelessly as “chef/owner”, bringing new life to the menu (and offering a decent 
pizza selection for kids….while not evolving into a pizza shop.
On a recent Thursday night, three of us headed over to Arturo’s for a family get together.
The place was hopping, and they seated us to the right of the door. People frequenting the old Arturo’s will think of this as the waiting area; there are now tables there. Unfortunately, it was too cold for comfort and really dull for people watching.
We orchestrated a shift at the bar, allowing the three of us to sit together (with our thanks to the two ladies graciously sliding over.)
Drink service was fast; food service was not.
After giving us a round of adult beverages and olive oil for dipping, we had to ask for bread…and it was served piping hot.
We then had $10 mussels…and they were prepared perfectly with a nice hint of garlic.
We then waited what seemed to be an eternity for our dinner. The menu states, “Freshness and flavor 
are the trademark ingredients that go into everything prepared at Arturo’s. Sure, it takes time and effort to prepare your food the Arturo’s way, but for us, there is no other way.” We just didn’t know they seemingly ran to Roche Brothers for our ingredients.
(Having been there one other time for business, the delay seems the norm.)
Our main courses were a highly fought over truly delicious $21 Lobster Ravioli, a rather plain $16 penne chicken broccoli alfredo, and a rather pricey $30 special tenderloin (and it was very tender), served with asparagus and small 
potatoes.
Of course, the topic of the RAG scale came up. One suggested RED for SPEED, and GREEN for FOOD.
I’ll summarize it this way. If you haven’t been to Arturo’s lately, you should head back over to enjoy. Go when you have time to allow the kitchen to create.
Hours
Lunch
Monday - Friday 11:30am - 3:00pm
(Bar menu served Mon-Fri 3:00-5:00 at bar)
Dinner
Monday - Thursday 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday 4:30pm - 10:00pm
Sunday CLOSED
Arturo’s Ristorante gets a GREEN LIGHT…go and enjoy.
About the RAG scale:
Green Light – Go and enjoy
Amber Light – Use caution
Red Light – Save your time and money