Croma proudly received a "Best of Boston" award in the Best Restaurant, Affordable Al Fresco Dining category for 2005. "Croma's patio provides the perfect proportion of sun to shade - not to mention delectable thin-crust pizza and fruity cocktails - for everyone from hipsters to stroller-toting moms."

Boston Magazine

Croma was named as one of "Boston's Best" in the Best Sweets category for 2005. Croma's Sticky Toffee Pudding Dessert took top honors as the "Best Imitation of Crack - This traditional British dessert, gooey-centered, toffee-covered and accompanied by ice cream, is too good to be legal."

Improper Bostonian

Editors choose Croma as one of Boston's "Best of the New" restaurants, and noted, "Croma opened just in time for the outdoor patio diners to find it and fall for it."

The Boston Globe Magazine

The Phantom Gourmet rated Croma "Gourmet Greatness" on its Restaurant Report Card and said, "Croma is a Newbury Street keeper." The Phantom Gourmet also selected Croma's Sticky Toffee Pudding as one of the "Great Ate" desserts, and noted, "This elegant pizzeria turns out the best English Sticky Toffee Pudding in town."

Phantom Gourmet

Croma is the kind of larger, simpler, reliable restaurant that Newbury Street needs.

Robert Nadeau, Boston Phoenix

Croma…The New New Thing.

Alison Arnett, The Boston Globe

This Newbury Street eatery lures tourists and locals a like with its stylish setting, addictive pizzas and smartly chosen wine list…9.4 Overall Rating

Eric Grossman, CitySearch

There must be a zillion upscale places in town to get a delicious brick-oven pizza, but the ones at Croma are so good that it's hard to recall what those places are and where they might be.

Wesley Morris and Amy Graves, The Boston Globe

On a warm summer's evening, there may be no finer place to hang than Croma's sidewalk patio with its terrific people watching.

Matt Schaffer, Boston Herald

Croma’s signature dessert, the delectable English toffee pudding - a gooey cake served warm, topped with a toffee sauce - is one of the best things we've ever tasted.

E.H., Improper Bostonian

You want a relaxed but sophisticated ambiance. And of course, you want great food. Croma…satisfies all fronts.

Stuff@Night

…the tomato and basil soup is creamy and well spiced, and the caprese salad, with fresh basil and basil-infused olive-oil, offers one of the best iterations of mozzarella we've had since the Amalfi coast.

Martha L. Ballard, Newbury Street & Back Bay Guide