We love good, Italian food, which is what you get at Mandola's. From our antipasto appetizer to our coffee gelato, we savored every bite. I ordered fettuccini Alfredo, which was dripping with a rich, tangly cheese sauce. My husband's choice was lasagna, which was thick and rich with cheese and a luscious red sauce. The coffee gelato was as scrumptious as I remember eating while I was in Italy. One of the things we especially like is their deli, bakery and market area. In the market corner you can shop for different kinds of pasta, canned tomato's, olives and much more. If you're expecting candlelight and mandolins, this is not the place. The atmosphere is casual and can be noisy, but the quality of the food makes up for the lack of ambience. Mandola's has a unique atmosphere that me and my husband enjoy. read more

This is what $10.50 gets you for lunch spaghetti and meatballs on a to go order that they don't bother telling you is ready for half an hour. I would call them incompetent and stupid, but that would be insulting to people who are merely incompetent and stupid. This is a pure rip off. read more

Mandola's Italian - This is what $10.50 gets you for lunch spaghetti and meatballs. - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

A friend invited me to check out Mandola's, and she reassured me that I would not be disappointed. She was completely right, fortunately! I'm not sure why I had not given this restaurant a chance in the past, but I'm glad that I followed my friends advice and gave this restaurant a visit. I dined in on Thursday night. There was a good number of people around inside and outside the restaurant. I ordered at the counter and had the food delivered to my table soon after that, I really enjoyed the complementary bread which was delicious, soft and chewy and fell in love with their chicken Alfredo. I know it's not the most traditional Italian dish but it is one of my personal favorites so I try to test it out whenever it's available on any menu. Mandola's version of this dish has become one of my favorites! I brought home a slice of cheesecake and both my partner and I loved it. We are both planning to return to try up more of their food and more of their amazing looking desserts! read more

Mandola's Italian - Chicken Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

We stopped by Mandola on a Saturday afternoon. It was busy but the tables turn pretty quickly. It's kind of cafeteria style but nicer than the typical. We ordered the braised beef, mozzarella sticks, and mido pasta. Everything was good, not amazing but I am spoiled by NY Italian cuisine. Overall the atmosphere was nice and family friendly, they offered a good selection and the staff were all very nice. I would come back if I was in the mood for casual Italian. read more

When it comes to excellent Italian food then this place is it. I have not made my rounds here but today was the day to eat here again. The whole place feels Italian from the products sold here to the food on the menu. Today o ordered a pepperoni pizza and surprisingly they have Peroni on tap. Peroni is one of my favorites so got got a pint of it. There was plenty of seating and was given an order number. We also order garlic bread. It was a lot of bread but tasted great. Soon our pizza arrived which was about 10 inches. It was enough for two and very good. The cheese was real and crispy dough. Fresh pepperonis. The beer was very good too. They also have fresh gelato and many Italian items to buy and take home. Outside is a patio area next to a Bocce ball court. read more

Mandola's Italian - Front View - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

Very happy with the food from what we ordered. I got spaghetti and meatballs, sauce was delicious... For me surprising didn't need to add salt... It was perfect. Meatballs were also seasoned very well. But mostly I love the bread! And I'm not a bread person. My husband got the lasagna and we each got a side little salad for $4 which was very generous serving when we got it everything was packed nice and neat my only complain was that our driver with GrubHub did not give us any napkins or plasticware. read more

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When my two daughters were attending UT, one of our favorite eatery was Mandola's located in North Austin. With our latest visit to the city, we found a South Austin location. This location was just as good. We had garlic bread, buchetta, chicken masala, and meat lover pizza. Everything came out quick and were delicious. Complimentary bread and olive oil were so good. Prices were fair with such high quality dishes. Service was excellent, our used plates were removed promptly. To go paper bags were given to us without being asked. We also got carrot, fudge, salty & Carmel cake slices to go. The cakes tasted good, but a little on the dry side. However each slice was individualy packaged nicely. Parking was not an issue, since it was located in a large shopping area. We will definitely return. read more

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Mandolas is a nice casual spot. They have vegetarian options but not really vegan. My bf loves their lasagna, and I recomend their veggie panini. Be careful not to fill up on bread, because their bread is possibly the best part about this place; it is warm and delicious, and served with am herded dipping oil. This bread is so good that a few times on my way home from the grocery store, I have stopped in and grabbed a box to go.... just bread and oil, no dinner. read more

We've order from this restaurant before and the food was always delicious. Last night was frustrating, though. We ordered a GF and regular fettuccini Alfredo with chicken and pesto added.... But we got fettuccini with chicken and pesto and no Alfredo sauce????? It was good, but definitely lacking. The order form and receipt both said "Add: Pesto", not substitute Alfredo for pesto. read more

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They have passable Italian food (for Austin) I tried to place an online order but the app said online ordering was unavailable (only after trying to place the order) tried repeatedly over a period of 20 minutes and no change. I tried calling the restaurant and was immediately put on hold - hung up after being on hold over five minutes. With service like this I and others should take their restaurant dollars elsewhere read more

Always sooo good! Their bread alone is worth it but they're pasta, pizza sandwiches and soups are also amazing! I recommend the Italian wedding soup especially when the temps are cooler. Bring back the Dirty Pig sandwich! read more

ALWAYS SO GOOD!!!! Sometimes I'm just craving a good pasta, ya know? Whenever that time comes, you can always find me at Mandola's. We typically order online and do curbside - always pretty fast or at least on time! The chicken fettuccine Alfredo is absolutely incredible. I can taste it just thinking about it right now. My BF got the lasagne last time we were there and of course I forced him to give me a bite. 10/10. This last time we even got CAKE! OMG! The salted caramel chocolate cake..... literally out of this world. read more

I love this place. I used to eat spaghetti with meatballs. My health has changed. It would be nice to offer ground turkey meatballs for spaghetti, raviolis and more. The bakery is amazing!!!! I go there bi weekly. I hope mandola considers the menu to add ground turkey meatballs as option. read more

I don't think anything that I have gotten here tastes bad. Service is amazing, and they quickly pick up your plates when you finish. The vibe felt just like I was in Italy, with all the beautiful decorations! read more

I had my first experience here this past week. I lucked out and showed up on Chicken Marsala day with friends. Chicken Marsala is my favorite! We had a pretty big table, about eight people. Everyone was happy to indulge in the chocolate fudge cake - wow! I can't believe I've never been here before! I'll be back! I hear the scampi is amazing! read more

Been coming to this place for years. I'm a creature of habit so I don't venture far from my chicken Parmesan or lasagna. They're usually well executed and accompanied by a nice helping of bread and oil. But...it wasn't until this last week that we sat outside and, not only was it perfectly pleasant, there was a sneaky castle playground behind the building...completely empty! It's a solid, consistent, place for young families, old families and even childless young professionals. read more

Food, service, and ambiance- all stellar. Here, here, Mandola's! You take the cake for authenticity across the board.

I got takeout here and was excited because it was a cute little restaurant and I've been looking for some good Italian food in Austin. I got the eggplant Parmesan and it was terrible. I think they use tomato paste as their sauce. It was so thick I'm still looking for good Italian and Austin. read more

The food was good but the manager refused to give me a pizza box for our leftover pizzas so we had to cram them into styrofoam to go boxes.

Food was amazing! Great service and food was fresh and flavorful. I had the the Lunette modo mio and Caesar salad and ate every bite. Great atmosphere and coffee/dessert bar separately, which helps with traffic flow read more

Mandola's crushed expectations for Mother's Day. We had the Seafood Cannelloni with Caesar Salad and Garlic Bread. You could tell the bread was made fresh. They coupled it with Italian Great olive oil and Parmesan Cheese. We could have had more parm cheese and olive oil just an FYI. The cannelloni was very very good and you could taste every bite of shrimp and seafood in it. The service was great - we called and they brought it out to our car, right on schedule. They were great and strongly recommend them for fulfilling your food needs! read more

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Good Italian food and the best Gelato and bakery items. The complimentary bread is not my favorite. Tasty sauce for all their im menu items. And really good meatballs. Juicy and seasoned right. read more

The Chicken Parm was ponded to death which made it over cooked and dry. It was disappointing. The other dishes were okay but needed seasoning. read more

So, let me start by saying that Damien Mandola is actually a crook. But the fact that he charges a dollar for every single person that frequents that restaurant for parking, no one asked where they're parked. No one knows if somebody didn't actually walk there. Park at Costco Whole Foods and walk across the parking lot right a bike ride, a scooter or just simply get dropped off by someone. Not exactly sure what kind of legal or illegal loophole he's got going on here, but, buyer beware!! Look at your receipt people! They charge a dollar for parking and that parking lot is free! And they don't tell you. They think their food is good that they can do that! They don't do that anywhere. I've never heard of that before! That is not Mandola's parking lot and this is just the beginning of my rant. I'm taking this to the city.! read more

We live in the neighborhood and have enjoyed going here for years. We got there at 8 pm. There were still quite a few people in restaurant. We were only ones to sit on patio. Food was fine as always and delivered promptly.But the complaint was the bus staff and other employees. They were all in great rush cleaning up when we got there at 8. They close at 9:00. We were still eating when a young man rushed to our table and cleared most of our dishes and bread basket which we were still eating. He didn't ask or say a word and it was 8:30. By 8:50 everyone else was gone and the staff was very busy. Since we were walking home I wanted to stop by the restroom on the way out. I met the employee with her bucket who had just finished cleaning the bathroom. When she saw I was going in, she just glared at me. I understand but I was a paying customer and I needed the restroom. I was quick and was sure to wipe up the counter top to keep clean. She came in and was quickly taking off her work clothes and again just glared at me. The trash cans were clean and empty so I ask where should put my wet paper towel. Maybe she didn't speak English. I don't know but she didn't answer me and was clearly very annoyed. I put my paper towel in my backpack and as we left the main room was like a bee hive with employees cleaning up. No one said a word to us as we left. The restaurant clock read exactly 9:00. I completely understand they were ready to leave but we felt they could have been nicer to their customers instead of acting annoyed and rude. read more

My wife wanted to try this place for the first time. I think we should have eaten at the restaurant instead of picking it up so we could have asked for extra sauce for my Chicken Parmigiana or extra sauce for my Fettuccine Alfredo. Both were very dry. My wife liked her lasagna although she didn't come close to finishing it. Our Caesar salad's were made with the flimsy dark green ends of the Romaine lettuce. So very little crispness and a lot of soggy. The pizza wasn't horrible other than poorly cut. The bread was very good. Everything was cold. This experience was not good. I was expecting much more for a $60 total for two people. If we eat here again it will be inside. read more

Most disgusting food I've ever had. The eggplant parmigiana was brown pile of mush, pasta mushy, sauce was just tomato paste. Chicken parmigiana was just a dry pile of breadcrumbs and the focaccia was like a mouth full of flour. We did takeout so idk if they give you the garbage before they throw it away since they don't have to see you eat it. Never again and they should be embarrassed. Close if you have to sell food you made last year! read more

Mandola's Italian - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

the best out of can over cooked bolognese I've had in my life. Don't get the gnocchi bolognese read more

This restaurant is the best Italian restaurant in Austin. The food is always perfect, hot, and comes out so quickly, and is always consistent. And if that weren't enough, the William Cannon location just added this amazing playground that our three year old is absolutely loving! They have several locations, and they are all great! read more

Mandola's Italian - New playground at the William Cannon location that is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!! - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

With everything going on, I've decided to start looking in my "to try" bookmark. For some reason during quarantine...pasta has been my main craving. So we decided to order some takeout and get my pasta fix! First things first, I placed an online order and we drove over to Mandola's to sit in the parking lot and receive our food vi curbside. Mind you, this took an hour after it was supposed to be ready. We were very #hangry at this point. Luckily they tossed in their appetizer bread that we could snack on while driving home. Those I give a 5 star, but that is the only thing that pushed this rating to a 2 star. Once home, we got everything out and realized we overpaid for the amount of pasta they give you. My boyfriend ordered the spaghetti and meatballs which he said was good. Unfortunately I ordered the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and it was basically noodles slathered in oil. The chicken was great, but the oily noodles were awful. I expected creamy and that wasn't it. So if you prefer a more oily fettuccine, this is your place. The Cesar dressing for their salad is also not something that was very good. Overall not a great experience and will not be returning in the future. read more

Mandola's Italian - Cesar Salad, Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, and one of the pieces of appetizer bread. - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

I stopped here for lunch last week and had a good meal. I've been to a different Mandola's up north but this was my first time visiting the one down south. I was actually craving Italian food but didn't want Olive Garden. I was headed to Panda Express when I saw the Mandola's catering van heading back to the store. Seeing the van triggered my memory about the south location that I always forget about, so I followed it all the way to the restaurant. The set up here is counter service. You walk up and order. They give you a number then bring it to your table. It didn't take too long for food to come out. While I waited I enjoyed the bread and oil. I ordered the chicken Parmesan which was served with Alfredo sauce and pasta. The pasta definitely hit the spot for me. The chicken Parmesan was ok. This is probably one of the closest things I can get to Italian comfort food in Austin. I feel like Austin is lacking in the Mom and pop Italian restaurants like I grew up with in Fort Worth. Mandola's almost gets it for me. I would like to come back when I have another Italian food craving and explore the menu a bit. read more

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Very good and consistent food. Nice ambiance and comfortable. My kids and I will be back.

We love coming here for good Italian and an Italian atmosphere! I only give 4 stars because while it is great, it is not phenomenal Italian. The dishes I love are the chicken Parmesan. They serve it with a side of Alfredo which is brilliant! read more

Love Mandolas! A no frills Italian restaurant that makes you feel like you're in an actual market. You order at the counter and grab a seat. Workers are super friendly. Food is awesome. Try the garlic fries! They also have a gelato station #drool. Bring the kiddos as it's loud and just a lively spot to grab your Italian fix! They always have wine and drinks specials! read more

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For fast nicely prepared Italian casual food this is solid choice. Bruchetta is very good. The spaggetti with meat sauce was good. The daily chicken Picatta with capers was quite good. The oil and bread they bring out is really just oil with a dusting of herbs. Now you can add salt and pepper yourself to the oil and you will want to. And that brings me to the next point. This is a very much order in line, self service type place. It is not a sit down order from a wait-person etc. They do bring the food out fast so not a sit and relax having a nice long meal type place. The model is definitely for our fast paced and serve yourself modern mindset. So if you know that going in and have places to be, then it hits the mark well. If you want a romantic or social dinner elongated event where you are pampered by waitstaff this is not that place. When you pay in advance they ask for you to put in a tip....15% or more higher options....l could not help but wondering if I should be tipping me and my fellow diners for all hard work instead. Lol. I know some of you may gasp that well the cook and the cleaning crew .... but. ... come on, when you tip at a restaurant with a real sit down waitstaff ( and this is only my POV so no haters here please, but just my pov, tipping has traditionally been for the waitstaff and is earned based on service provided ... All that being said, we will be back but next time I will still tip but at the table in cash instead... your call of course on what you elect to tip. They way they have it setup they ask to tip BEFORE you ever even sit down and see the food. Recommend not tipping at the counter, but save your tip until you complete the meal. Then you can tip after having the experience at your leisure. read more

The food here is good and the staff in the restaurant area on William cannon is always nice aside from the young lady working at the ice cream counter. She doesn't look happy to be there or to help you. She also doesn't fill your pint container or cones well. We came home with lots of air so next time I feel I should get a pint across the street. read more

UPDATE: So, we didn't realize it, but they close at 9pm. We were enjoying chatting so much, and then a helping of gelato... and it's 9:30 and they didn't even run us off!! 5 stars once again!! Thanks! --------------------------------- It's probably a good thing that I don't live in Austin... because I'd likely be at Mandola's every other night. Part market, part gelato cafe, part bakery and restaurant... ALL DELICIOUS. The foccia bread with dipping oil will steal your heart. The house red wine is deep and dark and mysteriously tempting. The pasta, oh the pasta! Fresh, house-made, egg noodles smothered in the most delectable of sauces. Who ever thought of putting procuitto and peas and mushrooms with Alfredo should be kissed- on BOTH cheeks! There is no doubt I'll return. I loved it last night. And even more, again, today. read more

My party arrived 45 minutes before closing on a Friday night, and they were very busy. Special thanks to Sandra and Michael for getting us seated quick. We had our appetizers, food, and gelato delivered and eaten within the hour. This Mandola's provided outstanding service and amazing hospitality! read more

Our favorite Italian restaurant in Austin. If you love bold flavors, you will enjoy this place! They serve you the most delicious garlic bread with olive oil dip as soon as you sit down. Good selection of pizza, pastas and of course dessert! Must try the many different flavors of gelato available. And the pastries are heavenly, my personal favorite are the Zucotto and Tiramisu cakes. I never come here without ordering those to go! read more

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Quality has taken a dive. Went there last night and ordered a pasta dish and a pizza. Pasta dish was decent but the pizza was never completely cooked as the pepperoni looked as it just came out of the refrigerator. Pizza was almost cold. Maybe it will be better once I reheat it at the house but it's doubtful. Not the place it used to be. On the good side, they can still provide a good cup of coffee and dessert. read more