I actually was accidentally at the original opening night friends and family back in like 2004 or 2005 and had seen first hand how the original owner gradually allowed the quality and quantity of the food go downhill. It got so bad, that one time we had to practically beg for our bread and herbs and was told their new policy was not to give u bread and herbs unless requested. K, Say What!?!? Thankfully it has been sold twice since then and each new owner is improving the reputation and quality of this establishment. The current owner (Ryan) really seems to care. We have caught him helping out everywhere from flipping some pans to creating desserts. I have been to the busiest Carrabbas in the country many times in Sarasota Fl and Ryan is doing a nice job of bringing Pasadena's up to par. My favorite is of course the to die for Chicken Noodle soup. Anything Marsala and the Shrimp Diavalo are must haves. read more

Sunday afternoon..no one in the restaurant. No hostess. Takes 5 minutes for someone to seat you in a bar area. Evidently the bartender is responsible for waiting on tables. 2 other tables seated before us and they never got waited on. Waited 10 minutes, not acknowledged ..nothing. we left...our money is good somewhere else. Will not be back !! read more

I've been to a few Carrabbas with mixed results. This one in PAsedena was on the negative end. Went with two work friends on a Wednesday night around 7:30 PM and had to wait 20 minutes - place was packed. Good news is my favorite liquors are at the bar including Bombay Sapphire , Hendricks gin, Belvedere Vodka and even some dessert liquors like Tia Maria coffee liquor. Also Italian beer like Peroni or my favorite Moretti Rossi beer. Also , if u like dirty martinis with blue cheese olives , they will make that as well . That's the good news . Food was disappointing all around , generally everything was overcooked and extremely salty. Not good when your order includes lots of seafood like the Johnny Rocco salad with shrimp and scallops ( and too much oil) and the Calamari appetizer, that means your proteins are not tender, even gummy. Also the Mozzarella Cheese that came with the Capri appetizer looked wrong: all runny and mealy on the inside . Also there seems to have been a long lag between apps and entree. As if we needed to fill up on bread and appetizers before the main course So I like the alcohol selection, but the food was botched all around with overcooked highly over salted food. The End. read more

Had a very disappointing experience this past Monday at the Pasedena store. Placed a good sized order, only to get home from curbside service and find our 2 Johhny Rocco seafood salads ($17.79 each) totally missing the seafood. Super disappointing. When I called, was put on hold for 5 minutes, furthering my resolve that I am done with Carrabas. A good restaurant serves decent food, a fabulous restaurant excels in customer service. This Carrabas provided neither. read more

I love, love, love Carrabba's and I was so excited! Unfortunately the herbs and oil was extremely salty, the house salad was just lettuce with a sparse amount of dressing, and my husband had one crouton in his Caesar salad. The shrimp and scallop spiedino had hardly any wine sauce and the asparagus tasted like salty propane. I am so very disappointed and will not be back to this location! Only highlight was the great service provided by Samantha M. read more

This place was amazzzinggggg! To start off, the waiter was friendly and knew her stuff. I ordered a sangria pitcher, which seemed too small to be true but as the waiter said, gave me a great buzz! For appetizer, we had crab cakes and w/e sauce it was in was awesome. For dinner, I had lasagna, which I also thought was to small to be true but was VERY filling. All-in-all the restuarant had an authentic italian taste, feel and portion sizes that were just right. No complaints. I will be back! read more

Great food. Never had a problem with our order. Can get busy some nights though, so call ahead. Only reason I can think to ding them is the wait staff isn't as courteous & helpful as they could be. They just seem stressed out and being run ragged and don't have time to give proper attention. read more

My first time ever eating at Carraba's and I was very pleased. The Sangria is tasty, the food was great, and most importantly, the customer service was excellent. I asked for the seasonal sangria with Rose, and when I didn't like it, it was replaced with no problem. I ordered chicken marsala which is what I always get from olive garden. I think the chicken was much better than OG's. The soup was good also as well as my husbands pasta, which he says he orders all the time (something weezi ). Will definitely return read more

I like the Tara Misu they serve here... It's good. The Pasta Weezy was done perfectly, no complaints.

My parents and I went to dinner here last night . What a great experience ! We had called ahead and were seated immediately when we got there. Our servers name was Angelique, and what an engaging young women she was. Always with a smile and friendly demeanor . Very helpful with the menu. I couldn't help but think this girl would be great on my front desk! Then the food, the food was melt in your mouth delicious . We all had something different and all walked away, happy and satisfied. It was such an enjoyable overall experience . I highly recommend going and checking it out. I know I'll be going back . read more

Once again was disappointed with the service. Was seated in the bar earlier there was only three other people in there too at the bar and then a family at a table leaving. We waited 15 minutes and no one came over to our table no one acknowledged us the waiters and waitresses were all just walking around giggling and laughing talking amongst each other. We went to the hostess that asked me seated in the restaurant since no one waited on us she apologized and said that should not of happened. We sat down and waited another 5-10 minutes -another family came and was waited on within a minute - we spent a total of 30 minutes at that restaurant and was never acknowledged. I don't know if it was ageism or what type of prejudice it was but if this had happened to someone else it would be on the news. I am totally disgusted with this place we were frequent customers when they first opened before they became too corporate - we've always tipped well and have an understanding of new servers. We've helped the waiters and waitresses - brought them complementary holiday gift cards but no more. I hope you get it together and you inform your servers of their disgusting behavior. The Carrabba's 's in the Pasadena glen Bernie area should be shut down. The second time we Have encountered service like this there. read more

I went to dine with my little sister and had a great time. We ordered caramari as an appetizer, shrimp &mushroom fettuccine but added scallops ($5.80$ addition but worth it)and lobster ravioli. I asked our server to easy on salt as we dont want food our to be salty (I would rather add salt myself at table). Service and food was great. I will definitely come back. read more

This is my favorite restaurant. Steamed mussels and fresh bread is the reason we dine here so frequently. All of the servers here are genuinely kind and do an awesome job. The Johnny is my favorite dish. Steak and chicken combo for 21. Bucks is a bargain. Food portions are large. I always have lunch leftovers for next day. The John Cole is an icecream dessert with caramelized pecans, to die for. Tiramisu is made with lady fingers and fresh homemade whipping cream. Love this place read more

We've been wanting to check this out and haven't found the time. We knew it was a chain and weren't expecting much. It was a pleasant surprise! Rolanda provided great service (which can set any restaurant apart). We skipped an appetizer because of the bread and salad. I ordered the Parmesan crusted chicken with arugula and my husband had one of the new specials. Both news were great. We will definitely be back again! read more

Carrabba's Italian Grill - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, Maryland

It was date night and my wife and I went to carrabba's which is one of her favourite restaurants. This date night experience started off in a strange way when we were asked to sit at the high top tables in the bar area. We looked around and saw that there were plenty of open tables throughout the restaurant but they ushered us towards the bar anyway. Literally we waited 10 minutes before the bartender had mercy on us and came over to take our drink order. When the bartender returned with the drinks the waitress who was absent prior showed up. And that was what she did all night disappear for long periods of time. The food is usually very good there and it was that evening as well. It was slow coming out and the waitress wasn't around much but the food was very good. When it was time for us to pay our bill she took our credit card to the bar sat the check down on the bar and began talking to her friends and coworkers for 2 or 3 minutes before she rang us up then she came over opened the check while standing directly in front of us and stood over it watching to see what her tip would be literally directly over it watching. So we couldn't find her all night until it was time to pay the tip and then we couldn't get rid of her. Service was very very slow and the waitress was odd. read more

Always very happy with this location. Food and service are always great. Never a super long wait and staff is always friendly and helpful. We absolutely LOVE Carrabbas! read more

The messed up my pasta. It was clumpy. How do you mess up pasta at an Italian place? The tic tag pasta was so overpriced and had barely anything in it. Rip off. read more

Food was tasty and seasoned well. Very overpriced for the serving sizes we got. If I am going to spend over $75 for a family of 4, I would expect some leftovers. The waitress was very nice, but seemed over stressed, and had way too many tables to serve. Took forever to get a refill, and she took my child's meal before he was done. Tasty, but will pass on price and service. read more

I'm not usually such a huge fan of chain restaurants, but I can't get enough of this place. Every time I've been here, the service and food have been consistently great. I am obsessed with their Luna Carrabba dish which is a combination of the mezzaluna and the pasta Carrabba. It was briefly on the menu a few times but they can still make it if you ask. The dish consists of cheese filled ravioli covered with a creamy sauce, peas, mushrooms, and chicken. I'm starting to drool thinking about it. And honestly, there's another carrabbas that is closer to us now that we have moved, but I am so happy with the food and service at this location that I don't want to risk trying another one out. This is one of my favorite places to eat. read more

Stay away from Carrabbas in Pasadena MD AKA CRAPabba's!!!!!! Carrabbas in Pasadena MD has to be renamed CRAPabbas(with capital CRAP)...Horrible service.........my wife and I arrived there with the kids hoping to have a beautiful and peaceful dinner on New Years Eve and I hope that tonight's service is a sign for 2013. My kid's food was cold; my wife house salad look identical to my Caesar salad, except her salad had carrots. My Marsala sirloin was very tough The refills took about 20 to 30 minutes.... finally we got the bread as a desert item with no VO and seasoning...when we ask why it took so long she stated they ran out....I was so pissed when she stated that comment because she brought the table behind us, who got there after us, their bread and VO with seasoning and asked them if they wanted more...our waitress didn't even ask us if we wanted desert...well don't know why I left a $5 tip when she clearly didn't deserve it...this is the last time I will ever/ever go to a Carraba's. read more

I've always been a fan of Carrabba's. I like the atmosphere along with the great food. Good staff and and good food.

Out for a birthday and the service was good, food was good(shrimp a little fishy), and the environment was relaxing and inviting

Really like going here with friends and family the food is great I usually get the herb salmon with garlic mash potatoes they the veggie of the day. Also they have a wonderful customer service and great waiters. read more

Fast service, amazing server. Her name was Alexa. She was so sweet and on top of all our needs. Very clean place, and the food was amazing. Will definitely be going back there soon. Love love love. read more

Good evening, Tonight was a date night with my boyfriend, and I chose to go to my favorite place, Carrabbas's. We go quite frequently, and although I have never had any serious issues, I have NEVER made a complaint until tonight. I understand that today is labor day and things can get hectic, but it took over 20 minutes for anyone to come over and ask us FOR OUR DRINKS. Then, our waitress gave me the wrong drink, came back twice to our table, and my boyfriends glass remained empty both times without being offered a refill. During this time it was also 15 minutes for BREAD and a appetizer which ended up being cold. Afterwards, we received our food which was sub-par, the potatoes were cold and the meat was steaming hot. Later when getting the check, I wanted the waitress to know I was not upset with her (she had told me earlier that evening that her manager had all staffing on the other side of the dining area due to seating issues). When I told her I was not upset with her she rolled her eyes at me said "yeah, sure.. I know" and walked away. Another issue that was concerning to me was a man who was 2 tables next to us. It also took awhile for him to receive service and he was only tended to once he hunted someone down. The BARTENDER was nice enough to go to his table, get his drink, order, and ensure he was happy with his service. I hope that he gets an acknowledgment for his wonderful service and people skills. read more

We have been coming here for several years and the food/drinks have always been excellent. The staff is all very friendly. If you live in the area or are just passing thru definitely stop in, you won't be disappointed!!!!! :) read more

Curbside pickup not recommended. They forgot 2 of our meals and we had to go back for them. They didn't even say sorry, and the waitperson acted like she was having a VERY bad day. Customer service was poor. We ordered online because we figured it would be more accurate.... we were wrong. read more

The food was great. It's been a while but everything we ordered was awesome. The staff was professional and our waiter Eddie was very knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. read more

Carrabba's WAS a favorite of my wife and I. On the 28th of July we went to dinner. Waited way too long for a waiter and when he did post we ordered our meal and drinks at the same time. we both received the most bleached out nasty lettuce salad I had ever seen and it tasted just the way it looked...terrible. we ordered 2 lasagnas as it was the special and we would get 2 to take home. This is when it went from bad to worse. After waiting way too long, 20 minutes plus I asked the waiter and he said the food was coming right up. in the mean time we watched others that arrived after us served their appetizers and main course. Ten minutes later still no food my wife went to the hostess and asked to speak to a manager. I watched as the manager approached and it was a very defensive posture, as if we were being unrealistic. She told my wife it was coming out now and proceeded to walk to our table and speak directly to me, ignoring my wife like she didn't exist. Ten minutes later the food arrived and we requested it be boxed for us to take it home. Never once apologizing for the terrible service or tasteless salad we were given a $20 coupon for our next visit. HA like that's going to happen. they have lost our business. read more

Clean, nice decor. Most of the staff is friendly & concerned about good customer service. The manager truly cares about the experience of the customers & the food is good. read more

My husband and I have eaten here so many times and it had become one of our favorite restaurants over the last several years. But tonight, it was a whole new experience. We were greeted by a confused hostess and then a man who said his name was John and told us he was the owner. New management maybe? He seated us. Our waitress was nice but her service with a smile seemed forced. My first dinner was not cooked properly so called the owner over and I sent it back. When the waitress came by and asked how everything was, she could clearly see that i had no plate in front of me and didnt ask why. The second attempt was an even worse meal experience. I told the waitress and all she could say was a unemotional "im sorry." I had to tell her that I was not paying for the meal. It was not offered to me. Nothing was offered to me. After the meal was taken off the bill, the owner never once approached us. He walked by us 3 times and never even looked at us. I was so disappointed in our service and the owners concern for our experience. I felt like i was dining in another restaurant. If things dont change and go back to it being an upscale experience, this location will not make it. read more

Really good food, and most of the staff are terrific. However, for a *second* time in as many visits (with four months in between), my friends and I were waited on by a server who was impatient and even seemed angry ("why does she have an attitude?" my friend asked). The server was abrupt and short with us, pressing us to order asap, even physically leaning in between us to prompt our order, cutting off our conversation -- after we'd been there five minutes -- and then rushing us through our meal. This was in stark contrast to literally everyone else, from hostess to the folks who brought out the entrees to the manager, who were very friendly and helpful. This second visit, though, we were discouraged from having the soup of the day ("too spicy"), which we ordered anyway (it was great). Later in the meal, we asked about dessert ("it was on the menu, do you want to see it again? We don't have anything special, if that's what you mean"), when in fact there was a dessert of the day, which we also ordered (and it also was very good). In our first visit, we assumed she had too many tables, but the second visit we were there right after the restaurant opened that day, and the server already seemed to hate her job (and us, although not the adjoining table, whom she seemed to know). Because of the good food, general atmosphere and location, I'll probably go again with my friends, but we will asked to be re-seated if we have the misfortune of encountering this server a third time. Maybe she's just having a rough patch in life, which all of us go through. I wish her the best but won't subject my friends and I to her service again. read more

We have been to Carabbas many times. It has always been a great experience. Both the food and service have been great. The Lasagna is outstanding read more

Very good food for the price. Does get busy but what do you expect. Never had a issue that wasn't takin care of. Good customer service.

This is a review of the curb side pick up experience not the dine in experience. I ordered the lobster ravioli for $18 and received 9 small ravioli with some chopped up tomato sprinkled on top. For spending $18 I expected so much more. The side salad advertised included tomato, carrots, kalamata olives and other goodies. I received chopped up romaine lettuce and some shredded carrots. Again...very disappointed. While the flavor was very good I was appalled with the presentation for the price point. We will never order curb side pick up again. I would love to try the dine in experience however because the food was very tasty. read more

Surprise, surprise! Dinner at this Carrabba's was delightful. I ate in the chain in Northern VA (Reston area?) and was not impressed then. This location served dishes I had not noticed before - maybe new? We had the pork medallions with port wine reduction and garlic mashed and it was both amazingly good and reasonably priced. Portions were just right. So often the sauces on such dishes elsewhere are too salty, but not this time. By comparison, the chicken with goat cheese and sun-dried tomato was just okay, maybe a bit underdone, and a bit overpriced, as were the wines by the glass. But the savory grilled pork and friendly staff will bring me back again to try other offerings here. I'm sure we'll find more winners! We ate in the bar area which was more pleasant than the overlit and more crowded dining room, and the service was wonderful. read more

Lived in Houston, used to hang out at the first Carrabba's.... this is mechanical service, decent food but had better. Smaller portions, one spoonful of meat on the Spaghetti?! Ask for crushed Red Pepper/Chili - no one could find it? No-one could say - just a moment sir we are looking.... Amateurs. $15.00 for a glass of Chardonnay? Nah, not coming back. read more

First off, we went on a Saturday night. Walked in and there was a 25 minute wait. No problem. Walked into the bar area where it is self seating and also they have self seating at the pasta and pizza bar. We found seats at the pizza bar and turned in our timer. The service to the bar area was slower than expected. We had to wait to get drinks but we were ready to order when the server got there. The food came out very promptly and it was cool being able to watch it being cooked. I loved the salad and my meal! All in all for it being a Saturday night we were able to sit right down and the food was delicious. We will return! read more

Baked ravioli was excellent. Service was prompt and attentive. Would come back again.

We are locals, purchasing property in the area over a year ago and decided to try carabba's tonight. Although we could not remember why we have not eaten at the chain in a long time, tonight had refreshed our memory or pergaps time induced amnesia. Upon entry we were not greeted and had to introduce ourselves to the greeter who was more intent on tecology which seats guests than being personable. After a long wait where guests who arrived after us were seated before us, we were seated in a noisy cramped area. It took over 10 minutes to be greeted by our waitstaff. The tables were too close together, it was very loud and chaotic. The food was overpriced not impressive, and served immediately which meant it was already cooked. Overall a lousy expensive expierience and waste of an evening. We will not eat there again and will choose a local family run equally priced meal which is calm and friendly. PS I tried to contact the resturant via the Web based feedback, was kicked out the app 3 times, and submit this as a result. read more