Since the sale of the restaurant, the flavor and quantity of the food has diminished and we miss not having a small salad that used to be included with the entree. The bread sticks now have very little flavor...they are missing a generous amount of garlic and cheese. Go back to the bread that the previous owner served. read more

The food is not the best Italian we've had. The breadsticks are truly pathetic. The oil used to dip the bread in was untasty and bland. Certainly not a quality olive oil. We started the meal with calamari, which was lightly breaded (which is great) but in general the calamari were tough and rubbery. They should be sweet and tender. The sauce that came with the calamari was good. The Italian salad was a lnice mix of field greens and Kalamata olives with a tiny amount of shaved Parmesan and a pepperoncino. The meatballs are very "breadie", hence not good. The worst part they were served without sauce on top so they were grey and unappealing. Seriously...why? The wine list is good. Two of us had the mixed cheese Ravi's....with red sauce and they were tasty. One in our party had the stuffed shells with mixed fish which he enjoyed. Our fourth had a dish with white mushroom sauce which she really enjoyed. We all shared the lemonchello cake which was tasty. Our server was quite nice and friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience was lovely. We sat outside under the grape arbors. Very Nice[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. In general the food was acceptable but not stellar for the reasons cited. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant could use a serious update, or really a complete remodel. It has definitely seen its better days.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food is decent, but I just have a tough time getting in the mood for a nice meal when everything feels kind of icky. read more

Best Bruschetta I swear!! We get it every time we go to eat. Do yourself a favor and get some Now!!

We have gone twice on Half-Price Appetizer Thursday. Great food, nice selection of appetizers. The Calamari was soggy. However the other selections were great!!! read more

Excellent food! New Owners & New mgmt as of summer 2024 - so good! Group of friends went and all were very impressed. Newspaper did a nice article on all of the changes and new owners. They bring out fresh bread - salads are extra, wish the Caesar salad had more to it. My only dissatisfaction was the salad was very small and basic for the price. But food was excellent! read more

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Great food, locally owned restaurant! This is becoming one of our favorites place for Italian cuisine!

Even though the hours are limited, make time to visit this outstanding Italian restaurant. The service is excellent. The fare is authentic. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There is a beautiful outside dining area[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and lovely wine selection. read more

Villa D'alessandro has recently become our go to for Italian in Midland. Love the daily deals and we are yet to get bad meals!

I've been here several times before and the food is always great. This was my first time sitting outside; the setup is really nice. Service was a little slow but the restaurant was quite busy for a Wednesday night. It took us a while to get our food but the salad and bread kept us over. read more

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New owner, new menu. Great staff. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Nice festive atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Nice wine list. Thankfully 1fully dairy free entree for my son. All three of us enjoyed our meal. Ended with a nice piece of carrot cake-big enough to share. Portion's generous, food hot and tasty. We will be back. read more

Villa D'alessandro - Sun dried tomatoes, peppers, feta brochette - Italian Near Me - Midland, Michigan

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Food was better than average, just nothing to write home about. The staff was attentive and pleasant, just a bummer they missed an entree. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Music is really loud outside, and our dining area was clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

I think the new owners got it right this time. The meatball appetizer is absolutely amazing!!!! I had the stuffed shells and my wife had a spicy linguini spaghetti gluten free with chicken. Both meals were amazing!!! No doubt, my wife and I will come here more often. The old fashioned with Blantons was nothing short of perfection !!! read more

The food was outstanding and the service was perfect. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There was even a cello playing during dining which was a nice touch[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. The menu is not large but varied enough to offer choices for all tastes read more

Horrible food. If you've ever traveled you know this is NOT Italian food. The waitress was nice. The Alfredo sauce was watery. The Calamari was like a rubber band. Even my kids complained. The ambiance looks like they had no budged with a little of everything thrown together. It's really bad. And if anyone thinks this is good they must have never left the city and must think Oulve Harden is Italian food too. read more

This is such a quaint place with an intimate feel. My server was great and she clearly knew what she was doing. Interacting and joking with guests that engaged with her but could clearly see that I wasn't looking to chat much and only visited as much as she needed to. The outside dining area looked great even though it was January and snowy. Hands down I'll be back next time I'm in town. Not to mention the amazing food. Everything was absolutely delicious. I got the yellow Roma to roasted bruschetta and it was probably one of the best things I've eaten in a while. read more

Villa D'alessandro - Yellow tomato roasted bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Midland, Michigan

The food used to be SO good! The waitress was super kind but the Chicken Toscana was so gross I couldn't eat it. I tried to scrape the sauce off the chicken and it was still really gross. It had one note and one flavor- bland. No garlic, no lemon, no nothing. I asked the waitress to let them know and she offered to take it off the bill (which was extremely kind). I hope they fix their food before people stop going entirely. it used to be so good!!!! read more

Absolutely no complaints at all with this restaurant. We decided to stop on the way home from Mt Pleasant and a fun round of golf, certainly glad we did. We shared an antipasto salad, lasagna, and tiramisu for dessert. All items were excellent as was the warm bread served prior to our entree. Courteous service was provided by Mary Lynn who mentioned that her parents have owned and operated the place for 42 plus years. Great to see a nice family run Italian restaurant serving up quality food. We will visit this place another time for sure. read more

Villa D'alessandro - Antipasto salad - Italian Near Me - Midland, Michigan

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Came for the second time. Food is good. Wait staff leave something to be desired but that will not stop me from coming back. As part of our group stated, they are old school. Paper receipts with carbon copies. read more

I always get take out and it's always very good. I love the bread they give too. I definitely recommend giving this place a try.

I loved the atmosphere outside and the gnocchi. Delicious. Always think about this restaurant when I'm in town.

Food was delicious, was disappointed this location wasn't packed! People don't know what they are missing

Good Italian food! Had the chicken piccata which was excellent, and served with a salad, green beans, pasta with red sauce, and rolls. My husband had lasagna, which was also very tasty. Nice generous pour of the chianti we ordered. We'll definitely go back and try another dish from their menu. read more

First time in Midland. First visit here. Can't wait for another opportunity to be in Midland so we can dine here again & again. Family owned for 43 years. Mary Lynn, daughter of owners, enhanced our experience at every turn. Starting with the pomegranate martini she created last week complete with pomegranate seeds in the glass. Every single bite from roasted olive & mushroom appetizers to homemade ravioli & stuffed salmon entrees was delicious. Every. Single. Bite. The wine list is Italian strong. Mary Lynn created a salad that was "a bit more Greek than Italian", just like Appelonia in The Godfather. read more

This was the to go place for my mom and dad when they came to visit!! It was their restaurant in the Eastlawn Plaza that we went to and our boys had to match Pap pap bite for bite on his favorite pepperoni pizza!! My dad passed a few years ago but my boys still remember the fun with him and the great D Allesandro's pizza!! They started my oldest son's obsession with pizza!! read more

This is a small family owned restaurant which is such a nice change from the chain restaurants! The small dining room provides great ambience. The food was wonderful. Generous portions. Decent wine list. They provided great service for our large party of 20. read more

I have the manicotti and it was so-so. I went with a large party of people and nobody seemed to be blown away by the food one way or another. The dinner rolls tasted store bought and plain. One good thing is that the glass of wine they poured me was generous. I wish I knew the names of the waitresses who served us, because one was great and the other one had a bad attitude. When we asked if our bills could be split, she made a big deal out of it and said she'd have to call her boss out to re-do the whole bill. read more

The best Italian restaurant I have been in. I had the lasagna and it was the greatest lasagna I have ever had. I will continue ordering this when I am in town. So good!! !!! read more

Villa D'alessandro - House salad - Italian Near Me - Midland, Michigan

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Bruschetta appetizer was delicious with fresh tomatoes, basil, and pepper! In the summer their vegetable garden at the front entrance is full of growing tomatoes and eggplant, herbs. Entree comes with fresh crispy salad and dinner rolls. Frutti di mare (think that's the name of the seafood pasta I usually get) is good enough. Gnocchi is a little disappointing but extra Italian sausage was well seasoned with herb. read more

Had dinner here in 4 occasion. Haven't been disappointed. Try the duck if available. Or the Chilean Sea Bass. Delish read more

Villa D'alessandro - Chilean sea bass - Italian Near Me - Midland, Michigan

Great bread. Wow. That alone is worth going. Overall, the food wasn't bad - just not over the top or memorable. But, for a nice Italian meal, they had a nice selection of food and a nice wine list. I really wished you could get al la carte Ital sausage and a few other things like that. I'll go back, I'd like to try a few other things read more

Good Outdoor atmosphere and tables were spaced out nice. Service was slow. I went with a party of 6, we each ordered something different. Every dish was bland tasting and or smothered/ covered in too much cheese. Pricing is a little high for the quality of food we received. Other Italian restaurants have better food. read more

We were a party of three on a mid-week night and the restaurant had only a few tables with guests...a slow night. I had dined here a few times before and knew that the star's of the menu were the antipasto appetizer and the lamb shank, both of which are excellent (other than that the antipasto comes with a soft crust bread that would NEVER be served in a true Italian restaurant. I normally get the lamb shank and am never disappointed, but this time I went for the breast of chicken "special" served with string beans, fettuccini pasta and a lot of some kind of white sauce. The antipasto was not as good as in the past (olives were not quite right and the tiny cheese chunks were just too small, should have been slices...and the soft-crust bread, of course), but still good and plenty for the three of us. My entree was...a poor choice. It was served warm instead of hot, the chicken breast was dry and over-cooked, and the sauce was very heavy, but otherwise nondescript. It was just heavy and "there", but certainly not appetizing or flavorful. The string beans were OK. The (very good) waitress asked how our meals were and I told her about the dry chicken and she offered to bring out another, but I passed (if a kitchen cannot do a chicken breast right, on a slow night, first try, why should I think the second try would be any better?) Oh...and I had the salmon chowder with my entree, as an experiment (other choice was chicken soup). It was OK, but strongly reminded me canned salmon. Should have gone of the chicken soup or a salad. We'll be back to D'alessandro's, but from now on I stick to the reliable lamb shank. (My wife has tried several other dishes, in the past, and never liked any of them, but she was spoiled by our visits to Italy.) Finally, service was excellent. read more

Horrible service. Brought out out muddled instead of oysters. Brought out chocolate cake instead of spamoni. No way this place will make it. Service us in the tank. Went here for our 25 the anniversary and regret it. Olive Garden would have been better. read more

Great food, great service. They accommodated our large party (soccer team and parents) and took amazing care of us with very short notice. Thank you for making our night so enjoyable. One of the best fillet mignon in zip sauce I've ever had. My daughter had lasagna and it was amazing! Highly recommend. read more

I'm in town for work and a group of ten of us from the office at Dow went to Villa. I was pleasantly suprised with this little gem. Service was prompt, especially for a party of ten. The brushetta app that we got was so good- huge marinated chunks of tomato on toasted bread. one portion was huge enough for us to all sample. I got the Cannonelli stuffed pasta. The two huge tubes of pasta were filled with 4 cheeses and ground beef. It was delicious. Sauce was so good that I couldn't help but polish it off with their warm bread. Extensive wine list is always a plus too Great experience and wouldn't mind returning if I ever return to Midland read more

This place must literally never be open. I've tried to go here 5 different times during normal restaurant hours and it's always been closed.

The food was good. However, I had made reservations that they did not have on record, so we were put in the banquet hall. When we got to the banquet hall, there was no one there to seat us. The service was unpleasant and the waitress forgot the drink I had ordered until the end of our meal. Not too accommodating, for their lack of service quality. read more

We've eaten here several times, as a couple and with friends, and we really like it. The restaurant is much nicer than it appears from the freeway -- it's in a rather indusrial-looking building, but it's planted on two sides with all manner of trees, shrubs, vines, vegetables, flowers, and offers outdoor seating in the summer; it really is reminiscent of Italy. (Last year we were charmed to eat our meal next to a window covered, on the outside, with vining red yard-long beans -- very unusual and beautiful.) We have enjoyed dishes like eggplant parmesan and frutti di mare here...I also loved the cannoli. Nice wine list. Our servers have been very friendly and professional. I'd certainly recommend this restaurant to others. read more

The best restaurant in Midland, and there isn't a close second. The dining scene in Midland is a sad corporate desert of sad chains, and Villa D'alessandro is an Oasis. The executive chef, Marco D'alessandro's culinary pedigree is evident by the consistent and great execution of their flavorful and creative dishes. This should be your next dining destination. read more