Yelpers, Monday and Tuesday spaghetti special for $8.99! Rat to find on southern and Signsl Butte rd. Plenty of parking, very clean restaurant and friendly staff. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Spaghetti and meatballs! - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

this was incredibly watered down "Italian" cuisine. between the two food items I ordered I couldn't finish either. the pesto crustini was a sad excuse for bruschetta with nothing actually "crusty" about it, and the gnocchi looked and felt like frozen pizza rolls that had been sitting in the Arizona sun for 37 minutes. I'm so disappointed! this was intended to be a nice birthday dinner for myself and it was just a sad reminder of my age. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Lowest Worst customer service I have ever had. It also would be nice if they ever picked up all the dirty glassware and dished on several tables and at the bar. They charged me for an incorrect food item brought to our table. This was after waiting well over 45 minutes for our dinners. read more

8/9/25 Party of four, early Diner with friends. Parking 5/5 Arrived just before 5 pm. Lots of Resturant parking including a few by by the door. Atmosphere 5/5 Contemporary modern Italian, tables and booths. Service 5/5 We were quickly greeted by our server Jaylynn. She brought menus, and took our drink orders. Like many of you reading this review, we've returned and ordered our favorite go-to's and almost everyone tonight did just that. This review focuses on my order which was the full Mixed Spring salad and the two meatball appetizer and the excellent service we received from Jaylynn. She never missed an opportunity to check in with us, from refills to dish clearing and dessert offerings. I would ask for her again, as she enjoyed what she was doing, it's been hit and miss here which can make the difference in your experience. Did you have supper or dinner with service that was prompt friendly and un-rushed? Food 5/5 Everyone enjoyed their choices tonight and I love their Spring Mix salad ingredients including the Vinaigrette, each elevating flavors and textures. Our part of dinner for two $56.65 including tip. Eat well with friends-SYOY! read more

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It's a good American Italian restaurant. The food is what you expect. I do like the variety of white/cream sauces. The restaurants are always clean, I have found the staff to generally be responsive and friendly. Our server last night was a delight. This is a great place in a pinch if you are craving a pasta dish or a pizza/calzone. Prices are reasonable too. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Pete's Pink Fettuccine - note its messy as it was half eaten. Really enjoyed the sauce! Wonderful flavors, the pasta was itself was ok. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I used to go to another location of babbo quite often, but I've never been to this one. It looks much smaller than the one I had been to but pretty much the same kind of decor, dark wood tables, some booths, and some regular tables. There was a small bar, but to be honest I didn't take a close look. The girl who's her best was very nice and our food came out quickly. When I got there my friend already had the bread with olive oil and balsamic. The bread really is delicious. We both ordered sandwiches. My friend ordered the spicy chicken sandwich which comes on focaccia, and I ordered the chicken parmesan sandwich on focaccia. My sandwich was just okay, and she said hers was too. The highlight was the zucchini chips on the side. They were delicious! It does look like they're pasta is reasonably priced, but I have to say I have never had pasta at babbo. I've always had sandwiches. Maybe next time. read more

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I ordered to go to pick up a mushroom asparagus with penne pasta. Add chicken for six dollars extra. It came up total for $26. I was craving Italian food so I was excited to get it. When I picked it up, I was so shocked of what I received. It was a small to go container with a bunch of penne pasta, sprinkle it in a couple mushrooms and asparagus. The chicken was tiny for six bucks. I tasted the pasta, and there was no flavor. I couldn't believe. I waited an extra 15 minutes to get bread. This place really let themselves go because I catered before for a wedding and it was fabulous so I was quite disappointed on my meal. I probably won't come here again, unfortunately. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Creamy Mushroom & Asparagus -tasteless. The majority of the small to go container was pasta. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

The bread was hot and fresh. The steak panino tasted good, but was a bit skimpy on the steak. The zucca chips were plentiful and tasty. I'd rather hear Italian music than pop/hop for more ambience. The server, while polite didn't smile much. The restaurant itself was very clean, but the men's room floor was sticky. read more

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We have gone to this restaurant for 5 yrs and sad to say the service has completely gone downhill. The food is still very good and reasonable. The restaurant is understaffed and service is slow, slow, unacceptably slow. We have tried more then once and the same results. read more

Babbo's has the beat salads. I was surprised that they didn't have any kale salad tonight, but the spring salad was great without kale.

Amazing service and food! Our server Jay was great she is nice and very attentive. We ordered the lasagna, mushroom asparagus pasta and eggplant parmesean appetizer. read more

My girlfriend and I went here last night. I ate a pizza and I've had diarrhea ever since I will never go to this place again.!!

Lucy is by far the most helpful and awesome person ive ever met. I called from out of state to help with getting a gift card for my parents, and she went out of her way to make just being on the phone a memorable experience! I even had to tell the GM how awesome she is, I recommend this location just for Lucy, but you get an even better experience when you try their food! 10/10 would recommend! read more

Went to Babbo for the first time yesterday. We moved to East Mesa in December and Babbo Italian Eatery was a short distance away. I along with my wife and daughter decided it was time to try it. I ordered Spicy Alfredo with Italian sausage. Both my wife and daughter ordered different Pasta dishes. When our food arrived I took a bite of my pasta and it had an unpleasant taste. I took another bite - same result. I had my wife and daughter take a bite and they both agreed that there was something wrong with the dish and that it was inedible. We then had to wait for nearly 15 minutes for our server to reappear. He took away the uneaten dish and said he would remove it from the bill (which he did). He also asked if I wanted to order anything else. I said no since my wife and daughter were nearly finished with their dishes (which were okay). I will not be going back - bad food & poor service. read more

Another excellent meal! We tried Carry Out for the Tuesday Spaghetti and Meatballs special. Big portions that tasted great and such a good price. Love the bread too. This has become our favorite spot for Italian! read more

I will start of with it was a Friday night and they were busy. We waited for a table for 25 minutes and were then quickly met by our server. Drinks and bread were quickly brought to our table. Then things changed. We waited for 50 minutes without having anyone check on us our drinks were empty and no food. We finally got up and asked the person at the front desk if our food was coming. We waited a few more minutes and got up to leave when the food came. The food was good but someone should have check on us during our hour wait to give us an update and drink refills. read more

Good service. Good food was tasty. The drinks were well made. The bar tender was friendly and attentive . read more

First of was good but the portions are far less yet twice as as expensive. The Tiramisu ($10) was 1/2 the size it should be. Do better Babbo!! read more

Delicious food but our server Angelina was very un-attentive. Friendly manager working though. Definitely recommend the cinnamon hot honey crunch dessert - it was so good! read more

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Through the years, I'm always impressed with the food quality of Babbo but shocked at the price of some items. You will easily pay the same price as another local Italian eatery but not have a salad included with the meal. This visit, I had the eggplant Parmesan and was shocked the menu had it listed that it was $5.49 to add pasta. For around $18, you'd think it would come with it and can't imagine it coming out with only the two medallions if I hadn't ordered pasta. The price point steers me away from visiting more often. Though the prices do weigh on not giving it a higher rating (5 stars), the ambiance of the restaurant and the service do bring up this review as I've never had a bad experience. They always been attentive whether I am here by my lonesome or with a larger group. The server this visit did a great job reviewing the vegetarian options on the menu and I truly appreciated it! read more

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Ordered the Board and Wine, which is $35 if it is purchased before 6:30. We ordered at 6:27, and spoke with waitress about the fact that we made it in time for the discounted price. When we received our bill, we were charged full price. We reminded the waitress that we were here before 6:30, she stated we did not get it ordered in time. And showed us the after 6:30 price of $45. And did not offer to refund the overcharge. Hmmm read more

We had visited Babbo in Surprise previously and were very pleased. This Mesa location needs some work but our server kept this at a four star review rather than a three. He was great but the food was meh and the vibe here was more diner than chic eatery like the Surprise location. Our server was great though, and very funny! read more

Food is normally good as we eat there often. Today food was mediocre and the server was horrible. Took our drink order , coke and iced tea, then 10 minutes before he came back to take our order. Checked on us for drink refills and we didn't see him again for another 25 minutes. The place was not even busy. Will never go back to this location. read more

At 2 pm. On a Monday and service is bad. Didn't look but assume ice tea is 3 bucks and don't refill our tea when both empty glasses we pushed to edge. Still walks by say I get u a refill don't get one till she brings our food out something else when servers don't care. We got meatball mortzarella appetizer Sauce was really hot meatball cold in middle as long we waited thought would been hot. I got chicken garlic pasta. Sauce was good not much garlic chicken or mushroom little more Sun dried tomatoes for 20 bucks a lot noodles but Not much else. We come this location quite bit since we moved here. Doubt be back for cold food that takes long time get out to table when not busy. And really bad service have had this waitress before and she was great. When dropping 48 dollars for late lunch leave bad taste in ur mouth even if food cold. Asked we wanted boxes to take it home we left it. All the foods cold and service is bad don't need take that home. we used like it but won't do any 50 dollars do overs to see if it went back being good again. will spend our money elsewhere. We got mc Donald's food and service experience just paid more for it and mc Donald's heat lamps would com out hotter read more

Great service, better food and deals for insiders that are truly unbeatable. Get gift cards in the fall and recieve a bonus that can last the whole year. The ambience is modern and maven. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - a view of the counter area - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Great service - the wait was a bit long but it was Tuesday Spaghetti night. The place was packed and the food was delicious.

Service was awful, we were waiting 5-10 minutes for refills on waters. The fettuccine Alfredo was the worst I've ever had and it was half full, cold, and the alfredo sauce tasted nothing like Alfredo sauce. read more

I ordered dinner on DoorDash & it got mixed up with someone with the same name as me. Unfortunately our food was swapped. But I called the restaurant & let them know what happened & the manager was extremely nice about the situation and started a new order for me no questions asked. When my husband went to go pick up the order, we were prepared to pay for the food however the manager insisted it was on the house for the mix up. Very nice & great service. I always love Babbos- so it's nice to know the customer service is top notch when it comes to something that may not have even been in their control!! Thank you! read more

Totally incompetent. Ordered online, didn't get what I ordered. What was the service charge for? Don't ever order from here unless you get one on the meatball specials on Monday or Tuesday. They seem to be able to not screw that one up. If you screw up my order you should deliver the right one for free. You aren't any better than Olive Garden, and they have takeout nailed. Won't be going here anytime soon. read more

We love Babbo and have been going for years on special occasions, a small, quaint, romantic, Italian restaurant with a great ambiance, wide menu selection of great food.... however; our last few visits including last night on New Year's Eve...they seemed chronically understaffed in front of house and kitchen. The poor hostesses are made to seat guests, bus tables, deal with takeout orders (which has grown into a monster most places b/c of door dash etc.) We had a reservation at 7pm and it took almost a half hour to be seated in what was a half empty dinning room because she was doing too much. Wise management would dictate to over-staff, not under-staff on Holidays! Once seated the poor waiter apologized for the wait, and warned that dishes were not coming out on time or always correct. He was very polite and just being honest. We ordered quickly as to avoid more waiting, only for him to come back and tell us they were out of what we ordered (tortellini), by this time we were ready to get up and leave... but we felt sorry for the staff, so we patiently pivoted and changed our orders. To our surprise the dishes came out promptly... one was delicious (the chicken parm) had to switch to, the other was horrible. Luke warm spicy cheese based sauce was not spicy at all and looked and tasted like craft Mac powdered instant sauce, sausage was overcooked sparse and bland. We love Babbo but they need to get things fixed and turned around starting at the top with management, or they will start losing customers and eventually go under, which would be a shame, as they have been a special and bright dinning spot in East Mesa for many years ! read more

The food is wonderful. However they are expensive and tack on an additional 3%. This is very assuming people don't mind charges that are unnecessary. There are so many other great restaurants to support. Not one that wants to rip a person off. read more

-O. The pizza (03/22/24) was almost inedible tonight. At 5:00 pm I ordered a large Bianca pizza to go. When I got home & opened the box, the pizza was dry on top and burnt on the bottom. We live too far away to bring it back. Awful. Total waste of money. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Bottom of large pizza. - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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This place has really gone downhill. I got the 3 cheese mac and cheese and the portion size was half what it used to be and the sausage was very thinly sliced (before I could stab it with a fork and now it have to scoop it up with my fork). Then, on top of that, there was a 2.X% (forgot the actual amount) surcharge to help pay for cheap spaghetti on Mondays and Wednesdays. What a joke. How about getting rid of that or increasing the price for those people actually eating the cheap food instead of making us all pay for it. On the plus side, the service was great and the food (the small portion that it was) tasted great. read more

Have eaten here many times in the past several years and food has always been outstanding. Reliable & a definite go to favorite.

Pretty good. Great marinara and wonderful fettuccine Alfredo. A little pricey. Bread needed work. I didn't eat in but had take out. It's worth going in next time. read more

Babbo Italian Eatery - Italian Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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They don't care about their customers, they stand around chatting. Don't go there if you want good service and their food has gone down hill too. I would give them negative numbers if I could. -10 read more

Bread wasn't done. Food overcooked, had to throw out! Build your own bowl rice, veggies and chicken dry and overcooked. Wasted money unfortunately. read more

Been to this location a few times decent food good prices never to busy. Stopped in early this evening started out great food was yum but the service from our non existent wait staff ( I won't use a name but this young lady never took out order, some one else did this. Then no follow up from anyone, we eat our food waited easily twenty minutes afterwards and still no one checked our drinks no check just lack of customer service had to ask two people to check out. They were not busy at all, I can't imagine what they would do if they were busy. read more

My wife and I ate here last week on the 14th and we split the new crispy chicken melanaise and we were both sick with an hour of eating it. My wife called the manager and he yelled at her and said we couldn't be sick from their food. We most likely had food poisoning and were told by the manager that it couldn't have come from there. Me hadn't eaten anything out of the ordinary besides Babbo read more

We must have seen them at their worst over an hour after ordering did we receive salads, and food was overly sauced with pizza being very garlically. I chose this because I had heard good things, but won't be back. Waitress was very friendly but appeared to be handling over 50% of tables. read more