I ordered the sampler plate. The plate was supposed to have ziti pasta, lasagne and manicotti. I got a plate and it was disgusting. The food looked like it had been scrapped from another plate. There wasn't manicotti but a ravioli. I had spaghetti under the ziti. My friend had a sampler plate but didn't get spaghetti that was thrown in my plate. The ziti was so dry that it hung in my throat. The lasagne was flipped on its side and cut open, half of the lasagne was torn and under part of the spaghetti. It looked like the lasagne was frozen and they cut it open to heat it up. I asked for additional sauce because the pasta was so dried out. As I said disgusting! Don't go. read more

My favorite italian food!! The restaurant is not fancy but you will be well taken care of! Our favorites are their lasagna, lobster ravioli in pink sauce, and chicken cappuccino (not on the menu but they will make it for you if they have the ingredients).Huge portions and the best homemade bread in town. We also use them quite a bit for catering! read more

Little Italy had great food, and the service was great as well. The environment was welcoming. Reason I rated it a 4 was the entry going into the business was a little confusing and the star deal wouldn't let me put a 4.5 star. read more

Yummy pizza and their bread was delicious and fresh! We bought the $20 special they had for 2 pizzas and 1 loaf of their bread so my review is based off this alone. Will have to try out their food soon to update my review but in the meantime definitely give their pizza a try! read more

I literally just left the restaurant and the owner(s) must hire more staff! The food is great the "one" waitress was doing the best could However, the wait time for our meal was ridiculous!!! read more

Good Italian food, traditional Italian, love the breads too. My favorite is the veal parmigiana.

Great guitarist. We come just to listen to the guitarist. Great bread. Great calamari And in case I forgot to mention it, the guitarist is great!!!!!!! read more

Wow - I am in from out of town and landed late so I decided to order Uber Eats. This food is incredible and the packaging of the food shows they care too! I started with the cream of mushroom soup - completely delish! Then I had the tortellini with pink sauce and Italian sausage. They included bread rolls and olive oil for dipping - so good! The portions are big and the prices are awesome! I'm so impressed, thank you! read more

Was the best Italian food in Abilene. Bread, perfecto. Salad, perfecto. Service, perfecto. Appetizers, perfecto. Entrees.....perfecto. You get the point. In short come here for good food, awesome service, and a great romantic atmosphere. DON'T EAT HERE! read more

Little Italy - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

I came here last night with the husband and kiddos, its very laid back atmosphere which was nice to enjoy my food in peace . I ordered the Tortellini Siciliana ( W/ black olives & ham in pink sauce + I added chicken.) $11.99 The ham was soooooo good I can't get the dish out of my head. Husband had the Chicken Parmigiana ( Breaded Chicken breast topped w/ mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce)$11.99 I actually convinced him to switch plates with me so I can eat his food, man they got a good crust on the chicken. The meal comes with salad bar, (lettuce, red onions, black olives, cucumbers, peppercini , eggs, tomatoes, ranch and a red type catalina dressing. Salad was very good and fresh love the basic options smaller venue better quality I always say.The plate portions were a good size I couldn't finish my plate. The bead rolls were buttery and fluffy came with olive oil/ herbs and pepper flakes dipping sauce. Thanks to our waiter I believe her name was Nabaa she was very polite and attentive. I would also like to add their meatballs are yummmmy I highly recommend them! read more

Overall I dug the place and will be back. The reason for the average review is that me and my buddy walked in and it was indeed dark and quiet as a tomb. My buddy asked me, "Is it closed?". It wasn't. But we did wait about 5 minutes in awkward, confused silence before a waitress came and greeted us. Also, our waiter took our orders and brought the wrong items twice (once for drinks and once for food), and also came back to our table to ask us what we ordered. Good stuff: The food came out quick. The bread and oil/butter dipping plate was extraordinarily good. Bread was awesome, the dip was even more awesome. The spaghetti I ordered was sweeter than I'm used to but high in quality and enjoyable. Big servings. I got another meal out of it a few days later and the spaghetti got even better as spaghetti often does in the fridge. My buddy asked me if I'd rather come here again or go to Olive Garden. I'm on the fence, but the food was better than many things I've been disappointed with at OG. read more

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This is the best place to go for real good Italian food in Abilene. I had the chicken Florentine this time which was amazing I had been here a few other times all which have been good experiences. Chicken Marsala is also very good. I would also recommend trying the mushroom soup it comes with the food they ask whether you want a soup or salad. read more

Little Italy - Chicken Florentine - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Selina sat me right away, quickly bringing the menus and drink order. This was my bff's restaurant selection. We like to visit places our husband's won't join us at. Soon, a basket of 4 hot yeast bread rolls and a platter of garlic spicy dipping sauce arrived. The menu is extensive and much cheaper than Olive Garden. I ordered the shrimp (large, perfectly cooked) with a white wine garlic butter sauce (which initially tasted awesome, but as I continued, was overwhelmingly salty) over fettuccine and a salad from the bar. My friend ordered the sampler and the fresh mushroom soup, and raved about all. We both would return. Service was excellent. read more

I love the chicken Alfredo and the bread sticks. Order to go and food was fresh and warm.

Excellent bang for your buck everytime I've been here it's been meals for days. The food is above average too

Mehhhhhh. The menu on this site is not current, so keep that in mind. We specifically went for the Italian nachos, but they're no longer there. The salad bar is also gone. They do still have the mystery red dressing -- it's a tasty tomato vinaigrette. I agree with other reviewers about the Chef Boyardee tasting red sauce. It was very unimpressive. The bread was good, however the dipping 'oil' was actually butter. (See the attached picture.) Don't be alarmed as it solidifies over the course of your meal. Strannnnge. The waitstaff was inattentive and extremely slow. We waited 10 minutes for a waiter to come to the table. He took our drink orders, then disappeared for ten more minutes. He returned (sans drinks) and tried to take our order. The price was fair for the quantity of food, but because of the poor quality we will not return. I'd honestly rather have Olive Garden. read more

Little Italy - Pretty sure this is not 'dipping oil'. Why not just call it by it real name, butter. - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Fantastic. I'll never go to Olive Garden again. The ambiance was dim and romantic with fun period music playing in the background. The food? What can I say - incredible! We talked about how good it was all night. The stuffed mushrooms were decadent and had such succulent flavor. We split the lobster and shrimp ravioli and nothing compares. The sauce - I couldn't get enough, I wanted to pick up the plate and lick it clean. Negatives - the salad wasn't great or that special, next time I will try a soup. The drinks were okay. I appreciate the effort and the attempt to offer something special but I think there is room for improvement but that won't stop us from coming back again and again. I'm so glad that we stumbled into our new favorite restaurant - Little Italy! read more

Dining solo. First impressions: quiet, a little dark, a little sad. Sleepy 90s elevator pop music, not ironic enough to make me nostalgic. A good place for a private conversation ... Because there isn't anyone else to hear you. A good place to take your high school girlfriend ... Because she's already impressed that you're taking her to dinner anyway, and you have a gift certificate. Service was polite and prompt. The rolls were fine I guess; a little crusty and stale. I promptly drowned them in the provided olive oil and dried red pepper flakes. The house salad had some wilted leaves, but the tomato vinaigrette was different in a good way. Caprese salad was short on tomatoes, sad on similarly wilted spinach (basil? Where was the basil?? Do they not know about the organic produce store 5 minutes away?), and the mozz was average at best. I realized too late that I ate my salads with the dinner fork, and I was unnecessarily embarrassed. If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it ... Ordered the Veal Murphy (food moralism is dead in Texas once you are 45 minutes outside Austin) and the portion size was large. Meat was done well in quality and seared/medium in doneness. Plenty of artichoke hearts, appropriate amount of pepperoncinis for some capsaicin, and a relative soup of marinade. I let out a satisfied "meh" when I finished. I did not clean my plate. Overall, I wasn't disappointed, but I'll probably forgo this place for Olive Garden next time. Better people watching while I eat average Italian food there, at least. What was this place called again? I already forgot ... read more

Little Italy - Caprese salad, kinda. - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

WE got lucky. They were VERY busy, so we ended up in one of the little private booths. Nice and quiet and kind of romantic. Food is always good and owner walks around talking to customers. Give them a try. read more

I always enjoy Little Italy. Calzone, Alfredo, spaghetti, shrimp --all always good! And don't forget the rolls!!! They are delectable! The list goes on and on. They have a great salad bar too which is always a plus. Atmosphere is nice especially for date night or special family gathering. The service has always been good too. On Friday and Saturday nights they have live music which really adds to the ambience of the place. I'll be going back for sure. read more

Service was below par. Had to wait 8 minutes before server came over to say hello. Then took my order and never really saw her again. Only a total of 5 tables in the restaurant with 3 servers working. Salad bar was lacking...salad. Left over lettuce scraps and limited selection of toppings. Bread with oil dipping was good but WAY to much for one person. 6 rolls and a huge bowl of oil. Dinner was surprisingly good!! I ordered the rigatoni with broccoli and mushrooms with chicken. Sauce was a "pink cream sauce". Was light and had good flavor. Food was good. Service was poor. read more

Little Italy - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Eh. This place used to be a little better in my opinion. The waitress had to ask our table of three (during lunch and we were the only people there) over two times what our order was again. She even came back about 10 minutes after we put in our order just to make sure it was right. The food was decent, but nothing to write home about. I can find pasta and italian food in other places in Abilene that I fancy a bit more. read more

Little Italy - Chicken florentine - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Hadn't eaten there in a while and the food was so wonderful I went home with a smile on my face! Staff was wonderful, food was excellent. They were so busy it took a while for our entrees to come out but it was worth the wait! read more

Tasty hot sandwiches and pizza. Generous ingredients and delicious red sauce. We pick up and never a gliche.

I ordered my 84 yr old mother dinner for New Year's Eve. Went thru GruHub. It said 45-55 mins for delivery. Was there in 25 mins my Mom feels very Blessed. Thank You. Charlie Tacoma, WA read more

I have come to this establishment since I was a kid. I have always LOVED hearing Dan Mitchell play his guitar, and until recently the food was good to! The key word there "WAS". I have been more and more disappointed each time I visit. The food has lowered in quality so drastically, and I leave feeling sick most times. The cost of the meal does not make sense! Tonight the service was wonderful! We really enjoyed our server Adrian! BUT the food was lacking. The bread dip is now butter or something that congealed rather than olive oil. The salad was mostly bitter or off tasting iceberg lettuce. The new chefs have changed things on the menu and they are all wrong. The Chicken Florentine no longer has a creamy sauce. Instead it has a clear watery sauce. The lasagna was mostly sauce barely any meat. I'm sorry to say, even as an advocate for supporting local businesses, I will be taking my business to Fazolis or Olive Garden in the future. read more

Just mediocre.. the bread rolls were good. If they make them from scratch, kudos to them. Everything else was just disappointing. We really wanted this place to be good, considering it is really the only, authentic, one in town. But I will go to Olive Garden instead. I ordered the clam and shrimp linguine, almost all my clams had to be sent back because they wouldn't open. There consistency was more like a oyster, than a rubbery clam. The wine/ butter sauce, was thick, not awful just different. My husband ordered Beef Marsala, he said it was just ok, we have had better elsewhere, including Olive garden. Hoping the new Italian restaurant opening this summer is better. read more

Chicken Picato is fingers to lips perfect. I love just about anything with artichoke. It is a bit pricey, but the food and atmosphere is perfect. I've not found anything I dislike. The owner is Luigi and my youngest kid loves that since he's a Super Mario fan, . . .so there's that as well. Live Music in the evenings and good wines. read more

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I had ants and another bug on my plate that came from the kitchen today. Not awesome, but restaurants have ants. (whether you want to admit it or not). Still enjoyed my meal, but i'm concerned about the cleanliness. They were from the kitchen. Might need to spray. read more

Stopped by this restaurant and had chicken marsala which was excellent. They brought out really good bread to dip in a more than generous amount of oil and seasonings. The creamer of mushroom soup is to die for. The waitress, Lety, was super friendly and really took good care of us. Try this place out. The pricing, food and service are excellent. read more

I had the lunch priced manicotti that is the same size as the dinner priced meal. It comes with their salad bar and a lot of good bread. The manicotti was good, the salad bar was average with very few items on it. The large bread serving came with an olive oil/butter dipping sauce that was more butter than olive oil. The meal was good but not anymore than that. I am giving 4 stars because the bill with tea to drink came to $8.65 with tax!!! It was a full meal and a great value at that price. I would eat here again especially for lunch!! read more

I have to say, mine and my husband's standards are fairly high for restaurants (we both penny-pinch so eating out has to be amazing to justify the cost). We came in on a lark and we were INCREDIBLY PLEASED. Our waiter Brittany was an excellent person for helping us decide what plates we were going to get. The wine was excellent and the food was hand-made, fresh, and delicious! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place for dates, celebrations, or anything. WONDERFUL LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANT!!!! read more

A real find during a stop on our vacation. Wife and I stopped for lunch. I had the veal parm and my wife the shrimp Alfredo. First, though, the fresh rolls they brought with our drinks were excellent. We both had the Caesar Salad and the dressing was extremely good. The veal In the veal parmigiana was actually 2 veal patties but I enjoyed them. Plenty to share or take home. The marinara sauce was a very tasty tomato sauce. The Alfredo sauce was thick and rich, definitely worth it. Overall, we will stop here again when back in Amarillo. read more

Fettuccine with chicken... Nearly as good as the lasagne! I still wonder why more people don't eat lunch here? It has real good Italian food. read more

Little Italy - Fettuccine with chicken - Italian Near Me - Abilene, Texas

I returned to Abilene on business recently and made sure to pay this place a visit. Their tortellini in pink sauce is about as healthy as it sounds...and twice as delicious, so I thought about the dish for a good week before the trip. They bring out delicious bread and you'll need to restrain yourself from just eating that. Service is kind and welcoming, but it's Abilene and pretty much everyone is...all the time. Friends enjoyed a variety of other dishes. I think everyone I know always enjoys what they order. Is that specific enough?! read more

House salad dressing is great! Had the eggplant parmigiana and was very good. Think Ill do lunch during the week here though because menu said you get an entree, salad, bread, and drink for $7.99, which seems to be a great value! Will say that the decor is rather odd... lots of leaves and grapes hanging from the ceiling. Robert Irvine from Restaurant Impossible would have a field day here! read more

Ordered the Italian wedding soup, shrimp diablo and kids portion of chicken fettuccine. The Italian wedding soup was mediocre but my better half loved the heat and flavors of the diablo!! He gave it such a high rating. The kids fettuccine was great not overly topped with sauce! The chicken was tender. Will definitely order again. read more

I placed an order for delivery and was disgusted when it arrive. First, they estimated 30-45 minutes to deliver. It was over an hour. Second, the food absolutely leaked all over everything and was just a mess. No napkins, no UTENSILS, and no text, call email or anything letting us know it had been delivered. Over $40 worth of food and it was a disaster. Pass this place by. read more

My favorite pizza place in Abilene. We usually order for delivery and they always arrive earlier than expected. Love the side salad and veggie pizza! read more

Today was a sleep in day after a long days work, to late for the breakfast buffets. Kicked around a few places to eat, and came up with Little Italy. I played it safe and ordered the spaghetti with meatballs. A very good chose by the way. Service was good, I really enjoyed it going to have to get back there again. read more

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