great food ! our first visit - we will be back ! so nice to…read moresee a family business making it work !

I was seeking and craving Italian food and stopped by Giovanni's Italian restaurant. I walked in…read moreand was greeted by the waitress and was seated on a corner by the door. As soon as I sat down I had Mimosas which was not listed as a menu item. So they said it can be made for me. Plus one, excellant! They're very attentive here I was very surprised since I've seen some of the reviews that were average. But not the case here I was treated very well and the mimosa came out fantastic which is the way I like it I ordered the mushroom Were absolutely delicious and it had the sauce red sauce Italian style with bread. Fantastic I also ordered the medium size meat lovers pizza New York style. Okay so it features as NY style but in reality more like New York version style. Came out hot and delicious, honestly it was very large for a medium. If you have eaten at I recommend highly you have to try it it's really good food and you can't miss it it's usually busy on the weekends but if you go for lunch time it's a little bit mellow down and sometimes not you have to do a hit or miss to find where it's not too crowded. They do have an outdoor seating if you like but because of the heat in August I don't think a lot of people want to sit outside. Park in very easy here handicap the works so come out and see what I'm talking about the food is really good including the pizza. Happy yelping!!

Oh my goodness. My Italian heart & belly are happy. Their…read moresauce is divine. It's so good I bought a pint to bring home. The meatballs are homemade and the absolute perfect texture. No Sysco frozen meatballs here. The gelato is rich and creamy. The counter staff are lovely and so helpful. Love the Italian decor. Definitely will be back.

I hardly go to Italian restaurants because I'm not a pasta girl, but I have to say- I LOVE…read moreMandola's! I love the setup from walking in to walking out. Here's what's great about this restaurant: 1. Walk in and menus are in a basket by the door so you can browse the menu before sitting down... I like this because me an my friends take forever to order if we're at the table talking and getting distracted instead of looking at the menu. 2. The wine options. I HATE HATE HATE ordering a glass of wine and getting ripped off with a winky-dinky two finger deep glass for $5-$15... They ask you... do you want the 6oz or 9oz glass.... ummmm 9oz all the way! 3. The food.... the food is ALWAYS delicious. I even ate pasta there and liked it. So many non-pasta options and the pizza is above average. You can't go wrong if you eat here. Spacious indoor and outdoor seating and fast, friendly customer service!

Delicious pasta!! I love Patrizi's!!! I decided to come here because if you complete a class at…read morePot Daddy's they offer a free cocktail or mocktail and it's 4 minutes away! I usually go with the pomodoro but I decided to also get a half order of the Karahs Diavolo which had lemon, egg, rosemary and pando cheese it was unique but so delicious!!! Service was friendly and my order came out in about 7 minutes. The pasta itself can be expensive for what you get but worth it for a treat every blue moon! Plenty of parking at the west location

Food js delicious. Better than the manor truck for sure. Drinks were also really good. We... ate a…read morelot as you can see. The chicken thigh with tomato sauce is SOOOO good. Like what did they put in there?? Also, the diavolo pasta does have a kick to it, so be aware, but it's DELICIOUS. The only reason for 4 stars is for a bit of a rude service experience we had when trying to get seated. We were a group of 10, seat yourself and put your number down style. No tables had 10 seats but 2 tables right next to each other had 6 and 4. So we began to sit at those. Guy comes up and immediately aggressively "you don't need to do all that sit here (points at table with 8 chairs)". I say well we have 10 so we would need a couple more chairs. He's like "you could have just asked". We were literally just trying to be less of a hassle and I don't understand what's the "all that" we were doing in the context. Honestly it feels bad to even note this because of how good the rest of the experience was.

The pizza was great...hot and fresh. Loved the crust and the sauce. I had the Caesar salad and my…read morehusband had the house salad. Both were excellent. On top of it all the service and ambience were exceptional. Bella wasn't even our server but she kept coming by to check on us. My husband was initially served the wrong item. Bella made it right without hesitation. I watched her as she seated and waited on others too. She was very friendly and seemed to genuinely enjoy what she was doing. She added so much to the place simply with her presence. We were visiting from out of town and will definitely come back the next time we're in the area.

Long time no see. Had to come in and try out their latest menu…read more The reason why I haven't come back in a while is because I did not like a particular person that worked at this place that no longer works at Tony sees anymore. So I've returned and I ordered the chicken wings with a glass of Monticello wine with a salad this has to do with the happy hour menu. First I want everyone to know that the waitress was wonderful she's also a bartender and she's been there for almost 2 years and very attentive happy and personable Her family's from Turkey and very reliable waitress. If anything else the next time I come back I will ask to see if she's waiting on This level of service you don't see the ambiance is really cool they play all these old time Italian type of Frank Sinatra music back in the New York type of era. I love the Cabs they have on their menu list for wine. The chicken wings were amazing they were cooked very well they melted in your mouth that's how good they were I like mine pretty plain and served with whatever you want I wanted ranch. I also ordered a salad and the wines are happy hour or $3 off. I truly enjoyed the set up that they have in the restaurant it's very cozy and even romantic so you can definitely bring your date here if you want to this is what I love about this restaurant.. It stays very busy at times for today during the daytime it's very quiet and that's what I like so I can hear myself and relax for once. So here's looking at you kid let me tell you this is a great place to hang out especially the bar it's a very nice setup I think you'll like it as a matter of fact I know you will. Enjoy!

Wonderful spot and delicious menu…read more Prices are very reasonable! I feel like this is a great replacement for Vespaio now that it has closed down. Staff was very attentive!

Atmosphere: cute and classy. antique green colors with gold that provide an elegant whimsical feel…read more Service: great. when asked for an extra piece of sourdough bread for our entree they went back to check if that was possible and we did receive it. Food: everything was delicious. My husband said the carbonara was the best he's ever had! The rigatoni was good but nothing particularly special Price: it is on the pricier side and I did feel like depending on the dish you order it can be a 8/10 or 6/10 type dish.

Return visit. Yes, they still "oil" their pizza. No, I'm not ordering it. I had the pasta with meat…read moresauce. It was quite good. There was enough for me to take 1/2 home for a second dinner. Their bread was fresh and it was a delightful Sunday night dinner. I also had a glass of Chianti which hit the spot. Our server was excellent. She was smart, accommodating and made the meal enjoyable.

This is my second visit to this Italian restaurant in Lakewood. The food was exceptionally good the…read morewine was a house wine white and was absolutely wonderful from I also ordered the shrimp Italiano and it was a white sauce and it had incredible capers with bell pepper which spinach it was really really delicious. I also ordered the fried cheese sticks that were absolutely wonderful and the bread was seasoned very well because I love to cook breads at home this bread was cooked with love trust me on that. Also the caper's gay the shrimp dish an incredible seasoned taste that was extremely delicious I'm gonna order this dish again when I return next time. So it wasn't too busy today and I want everyone to understand that you can always be able to park very easily in this parking lot. I highly recommend this location and I want everyone to enjoy and also put your 2 cents in put in a review on what you feel should be adequate as a review. The ambiance is wonderful especially the inside and even when you sit outside you get a nice breeze very nice outdoors.

We went here for the first time and it was amazing it has the ambience of an expensive Italian…read morerestaurant but great prices and service of a high class restaurant. I had spaghetti with meat sauce and it had a flavor that was wonderful. My wife had fettuccine Alfredo with chicken which was great. We shared a Caesar salad that was very crispy and fresh. Topped it with cheese cake that was light and creamy. Service was some of the best ever. We will be back for sure and highly recommended

We've stayed here before and had such a great experience that we were excited to come back --…read moreespecially since this time we brought a friend who had never been. Unfortunately, our experience this time didn't quite live up to the first. We arrived around 4:00 PM and were told the dinner menu didn't start until 5:00 PM, which was completely fine. We decided to order appetizers/salads from the lunch menu instead and wait until 5 to order our meals. All three of us ordered the Cleopatra salad, which was listed at $16 on the lunch menu. We expected it to either be really good or at least a substantial portion for that price. Unfortunately, we all found it overly sweet from the combination of the honey dressing, candied pecans, and cranberries, and there was very little feta. To make matters worse, we later noticed that we were charged $18 per salad, the dinner price, even though we ordered them around 4:20 PM. Paying $54 for three small, appetizer-sized salads with very few toppings was extremely disappointing. We were also told they were out of sangria because they had sold out the night before and hadn't had time to make more. It was a Saturday, so that was another disappointment, especially because we had really enjoyed the sangria during our previous visit. The biggest disappointment, however, was the shrimp scampi. Our waiter was very kind and actually recommended it, so I was looking forward to trying it. I almost never send food back to the kitchen, but this was one of those occasions. The shrimp were plain and steamed with no seasoning, and the pasta appeared to have no sauce or flavor. When I moved the pasta aside, there was a watery yellow liquid at the bottom that tasted very bland. For $29, I expected much more, and this is an Italian place after all. I ended up ordering the Fettuccine Giulio Cesare instead, which was much better and had considerably more flavor. That said, the lasagna and cheesecake are definitely the way to go here -- both were delicious. I just wish the overall menu were more consistent. When prices are on the higher end, you expect the quality and execution of the dishes to be consistent as well. It's frustrating to have some dishes that are absolutely delicious while others feel underwhelming or simply not worth the price. We really wanted to love our return visit as much as the first, so it was disappointing to leave feeling this way. Hopefully some of these things can be addressed, because there is clearly a lot of potential here and some truly great food.

Nothing typical here folks! Some of the best Italian I've had in forever.....sorry NYC! Fresh…read more bread, hand made pasta and sauces! Sangria to die for with a twist! ( I have had some of the best in Barcelona) cousin Louie's us Michelin Star folks! My fettuccine sauce was perfection and even when I cleared the plate the sauce was so creamy and thick no butter or oil in sight! OMG to die for!! My husband's family is Italian from Milan and he said (sorry Momma and Nona) was better than families!! That's a Hugh statement!! Won't disappoint Thank you for such a lovey, delicious dinning experience! Keep up the good work Louie Epic!!

Never heard of this place but got a coupon in the mail for a buy one lunch, get a free lunch…read more Decided to try it as I'm always looking for decent Italian food. As it turns out the coupon was only good during the week and it was Saturday. No big deal. I ordered a Meatball Sandwich, my friend an Italian Sandwich (after asking our excellent young waitress about it). She brought out two very tasty types of bread with olive oil for dipping. The sandwiches came with Garlic Fries. The Fries were delicious but unfortunately mine were lukewarm. I certainly could have asked for a fresh portion, but was hungry enough not to bother. That's the reason my rating wasn't 5 Star. Because the restaurant was pretty empty on this Saturday afternoon, I feel the Chef shouldn't have sent out fries that weren't piping hot. The Meatball Sandwich however was marvelous. Freshly made, tasty meatballs with sauce and cheese on their focaccia bread was a real treat. I took half home and ate the rest for dinner. All in all, I'd come back here again as the food was excellent as well as the service.

Stunning experience…read more This place has to be some of the best food my wife and I have EVER had. We came here to celebrate our anniversary recently after a close friend recommended it. Normally when I hear Italian I think of American Italian - heavy, one note, and leaves you feeling terrible after. Trattoria Lisina was none of those things. First, the location is beautiful. The entire restaurant is surrounded by Texas hill country beauty. The restaurant balances class and cozy in a way hard to explain. The wait staff is excellent and knowledgeable on the menu. Even the small details like their uniforms were excellent. The food is hard to describe. My wife spent an hour post dinner discussing how incredible it was. Every dish we tried was perfection. The fried elements were crisp. The raw elements melted in your mouth like butter. The entrees were executed in a way I've never had pasta! We will absolutely make this our "special place" for life occasions moving forward.

Located in Driftwood, which is a pretty drive on its own , worth it just for the scenery. Heads up:…read moremake reservations if you're going on a weekend, we went at 6pm on a Saturday and the place was already packed. The menu has a ton of great options. We started with salads, crab cake, and some focaccia bread that honestly disappeared in about two minutes, soft, warm, exactly what you want before a big meal. For mains we ordered several dishes: the mezzanine ravioli (hands down the winner, don't skip this one), spaghetti and meatballs, and the spaghetti bolognese. All solid, but that ravioli stuck with me. Do yourself a favor and save room for dessert. The gelato is fantastic, and the classic chocolate cake with salted caramel is the kind of thing you end up fighting over the last bite of. Overall, great spot, and the service is excellent!!!

Absolutely delicious quality food! Service and price excellent! Love, love, love this place!read more

Our visit could have not been better! We were a table of 10 with a variety of preferences and every…read moreone of our dishes. Thank you to our fantastic server, Darlene, who was prompt, friendly and very well informed of the menu and the options. Speaking of the menu....omg! The scratch made dishes were some of the best I've had in years. Crowded and loud and totally worth a visit, or two, or three.