To start, the service was nice and polite. The ambiance and location right next to the river is the best thing about this place and honestly very likely the reason this place gets any business. The food alone cannot be it. This was hands down on my list of worst Italian restaurants I've ever been to in my life. Out of the 4 of us that went, 3 of us ended up being sick. The garlic bread was sub par, although the crunch factor was acceptable. It tasted like garlic powder coated on French bread, with the ability to feel each granulated piece as you took a bite. The salads were sub par, with a cup of olives thrown on but not listed on the menu. Two of us ordered the mushroom ravioli that came with an imitation looking vodka sauce and a type of basil infused olive oil in place of the listed pesto. The raviolis themselves were cold, and the flavor was right out of the freezer section of King Soopers. The baked pasta dish had marinara water that was described on the menu as a meat sauce. Lastly, we ordered a fettuccine pasta dish that had a marinara Alfredo sauce, that was bland and had no seasoning. Overall I highly recommend going somewhere else. Sit outside and drink a glass of wine for the ambiance. Get your meal somewhere else. read more

Service was great and the atmosphere was amazing! Felt over priced for the quality and amount of food. Also, although delicious, 7 dollars for a Montucky is criminal lol read more

Tasty Italian food close to the river that runs through Estes Park (Big Thompson River).!

We were here July 4 weekend. Enjoyed a table outside along the water and had a delicious meal!

Have been eating here for at least 20 years, but this time disappointing. Ok food, ok service read more

We felt so duped by the reviews as our experience was far from even an average meal. The caesar salad was exactly the same as a Kroger bagged salad with the exact same little sticks of parmesan and dressing, and the chicken parm had sauce that tasted like a jar of grocery store sauce with very little non-fresh cheese. For the price, we should have gone to The Rock Inn a second night. Please don't waste your money! We also had to rack down our waitress to have my daughter's entree delivered, 10 minutes after the other three had our meals. Great location, but that was only redeeming element. read more

Cosy ambiance and delicious pasta! Ricotta roll-ups 4/5 Tri color baked pasta 4.5/5 Fettuccine with tomato cream sauce 4/5 (the pasta was a bit overcooked) Tiramisu 3.5/5 Their marinara is delicious and I'm generally not a marinara fan! Service was pleasant. read more

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The food was excellent, the atmosphere was cozy and the wine list was good. Service was quick and friendly

My wife and I were in town for a quick vacation. Don't trust the negative reviews! Service was awesome! Our server even brought us wine to sample before we chose. We were seated right on the creek on the patio. Highly recommend waiting longer for a patio seat. The baked pasta was amazing!! I did Tri color but liked the meat sauce the best. I added a meatball which was well worth it. Ended up with two large ones, more than enough. Melted/burnt cheese edges was the best! Wife says the shrimp scampi was great too. Manhattans were well made too. The free table bread I usually skip. This time I ate it all! So amazing. Highly recommend, especially since one of the only places here that does reservations. It gets BUSY!! read more

The food is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I got the Lasagna and my fiancé got Shrimp Scampi which of course I tried and it was scrumptious! The table we got put on the patio near the river was perfect ! Definitely go to Mama Rose's! read more

Mama Rose's - The view from our patio seat - very relaxing on the river - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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We really enjoyed our dinner at this restaurant while we were in town! The food was fresh, the service was great, and the restaurant itself is in a prime location on the Estes Park Riverwalk. I'm giving this restaurant 4 instead of 5 stars because things seemed a bit messy. There were back packs all over the floor in the front and several of the mirrors/table tops in the entrance seemed a bit dusty/greasey. It wasn't so dirty that it hindered me from eating, however, it is an issue worth fixing on the restaurants end. Would I go again? Yes! Should you go? Also, yes! read more

We went here for ValentinesDay. Good service, our table was out of the way but the whole room seemed to have low noise levels. Cloth napkins and table cloth. Good food, came hot from the kitchen, nice portions and included a bread basket. We had mussels for an appetizer- very good! read more

It was all very good! Food was delicious and service was great!. We were able to eat outside which was a great atmosphere.

Food was excellent so was the service. I had the lasagna, maybe the best I've had. Wife had the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, also excellent. Server was very attentive and handled the grumpy old guy at the next table with professionalism. I would recommend Moma's Rose! read more

Good find in downtown Estes park. Food, service, atmosphere - all good. We'll return when in area.

Our waitress was having her very first day at work, maybe someone of the management team could have helped her??? She didn't know much about the menu and she never checked on us, we had to constantly flag someone down to help us w our food. The food is mostly good consistently here, the service is mostly bad. We were given a broken glass w water that soaked our table cloth... had to be moved... we were hoping for a better experience for the price we paid. It was kind of stressful!! read more

Great food, service, and ambience! Love sitting outside by the river! Authentic Italian! Love me a nice sausage link with my Lasagna!

We had a nice dinner on the patio. The service was good just a little slow but they were very busy. They're pesto sauce is so awesome get the t r i pasta dish if you go it's delicious. The new booths on the patio are a little strange they're so low and so far apart it's hard to reach your food lol other than that awesome read more

Server was very polite and attentive, food was absolutely amazing and nice and fresh. Definitely will be bringing family up with me next time! read more

On Friday, 03/14/25, we wanted to celebrate of 35th anniversary while in Estes Park and chose Mama Rose's restaurant, which is an Italian mainstay. Their Friday night special was the Seafood Melody Pasta dinner. This dish had most of the whole ocean seafood in the dish. There were octopus, scallops, shrimp, mussels, and clams. The only seafood item missing was a shark - LOL. The sauce was a light red sauce that tasted like a vodka red sauce, which was served on a bed of fettucini noodles. It was served with garlic French bread. As for our waiter, Caesars was outstanding and he ensured that we were well taken care of. The atmosphere was like a classical restaurant from the old world of Italy. And for a 35th anniversary, we were served a chocolate mouse cake with a chocolate graham, crust that was rich and decadent. The kitchen staff wrote in chocolate the words, "35th" which was a wonderful surprise. read more

The most delicious lasagna, Caesar salad, and tiramisu. Service is excellent and welcoming. We stayed past closing time and were made to feel welcome and not rushed. read more

During a recent trip to transport a rescue dog, we spent the night in Estes Park, and after a long trip, we ordered delivery from Mama Rose's. It was delicious! The garlic bread was crispy and crunchy. The Arrabiatta was spicy and flavorful. I added Italian sausage and while it was good, it was odd that it was literally a link on top of the pasta instead of crumbled. It was still good though. The portions are sizable and you'll easily have leftovers. We'll definitely be back if/when we make it back to beautiful Estes Park. read more

Exceptionally average. The soup had no flavor, salad warm, and the garlic bread was sad. The meals itself were also lacking across the board. Olive Garden is better :( read more

Mama Rose's - Garlic bread - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

A perfect end to a day of sightseeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. My wife and I were craving Italian, and Mama Rose's hit the spot. Though the restaurant was a bit crowded, the staff was incredibly polite and seated us promptly. Our meals arrived quickly and were delicious. The tiramisu and coffee were exceptional, rounding off our meal perfectly. Highly recommend for anyone seeking a relaxing dining experience in Estes Park. read more

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Excellent food best spaghetti I've ever had.... service was good and we even got carry out

We snuck in here our second evening in Estes. We were seat right away and staff was very attentive. Food was excellent and not over the top expensive like some other places in town. read more

Our waiter went above and beyond to make our experience wonderful. I used to come here as a kid and it was just as magical and the food was wonderful!! Highly recommend the fried bread and lasagna. read more

Angry eggplant and vegetarian lasagna was fabulous. We ordered the nebiolo red wine was great! The bread was amazing. We will be back!

Maybe it was an off night and they were short on staff . Sat us at a table next to kitchen with food all over the floor and table (no tablecloth) Asked to be moved. Sat us at a table with a table cloth that had just been used. Food was marginal , portions were small , bill came wrong. read more

Food is yummy basic Italian nothing fancy but consistently good and plenty. The wait staff is friendly and efficient. The restaurant is clean and comfortable- has an upscale feel about it without a large price tag! Highly recommend when in Estes. read more

Service, prices and food were poor. Definitely catered for the tourists, food was bland.

Nice ambiance. Very good spaghetti. Fast service. Needed reservation to eat on the patio.

Good place. Nice interior, i loved woodwork decorations. We came here after the hike to Dream Lake and Emerald lake I was really-really hungry. We ordered Steak special and Minestrone soup. Both were pretty good. I enjoyed it a lot after long hike this is exactly what you need. read more

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I ordered the seafood baked rigatoni. It came out COLD. I sent it back to be heated, but when I finally tasted it, it was BLAND. Definitely not worth $32. And to make matters worse, we were celebrating my birthday. Our waitress was nice though. read more

Classy restaurant. Good food and good service. Food comparable to Olive Garden. Located in the heart of Estes Park. We were easily able to reschedule our reservation. read more

Everything was great they really took good care of our 5 year old granddaughter, getting her food quickly and hot

The short story is that neither the quality nor the serving sizes at this place justify the prices. My portobello mushroom stuffed ravioli wasn't bad - a little too salty, but decent - but there just weren't enough of them. My husband reported average lasagna and neither of us could finish the dry, flat, crumbly mess that was considered to be garlic bread. That's a first. The Caesar salad was small, but fine, as was the prosecco. However, the total package wasn't at all worth the $70 (tip included) that it came to. Service was good for which it seems we were fortunate, based on other reviews. The patio overlooking the creek looks pleasant, but we ate inside since it was a hot day. The decor in there looks leftover from someone's grandma's house. Honestly, why are so many places in Estes decorated this way? It seems to be a thing. Decor aside, this place is just a bad value. I can't recommend it. read more

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Food was delicious! A bit of a wait for food to arrive, even though not crowded. Probably because we were a party of 6. Had to ask for bread plates after bread baskets arrived. It was delicious, and we didn't want to make a mess on the table. But, all in all, a good dining experience.....we will be back! read more

We made a reservation for Thanksgiving day 2024 back in September thru yelp. I just found out you are closed on Thanksgiving. While i understand being closed it would have been nice not to have found out a week before the holiday by accident when i happened to look at the website. A call or email from the restaurant would have been nice or better yet the reservation should not have been accepted read more

Decent Italian food in Estes Park but nothing special. Our waitress wasn't very attentive or friendly. We ordered a baked pasta and a tricolor pasta which came with garlic bread. Garlic bread was tasty, tricolor pasta was supposed to have marinara, pesto, and Alfredo sauce. The oil from the pesto took over the whole dish and there was no Alfredo in it. I think keeping the 3 sauces separate would've made much more sense. Baked pasta was fine-average baked rigatoni. We wouldn't go back but it was fine for a post-hike meal. read more

Mama Rose's - Garlic bread - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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