Came here because of the good reviews and the nice small-business vibe. The place appears to be family run. We started with the fried mozzarella, and the moment I saw them I knew exactly what was coming with the entrees. Straight from the Sysco truck. They are charging $9 for five, and they tasted exactly how you'd expect, premade and nothing special. Then the entrees came out. Alfredo and lasagna. I didn't like either of them. Honestly, whatever. I guess I fell victim again to another small business dump. Then I go to pay. They don't do real receipts, everything is handwritten, so I didn't even know the total until it was time to pay. It came out to $46, which seemed off, but I brushed it off and paid. It kept bothering me though because I don't like being taken advantage of, so I went back and asked for a price breakdown. I was met with a very defensive and rude manager who was completely unhelpful. She told me the salads we were offered, which I did not order, cost extra because they were Caesar salads. Mind you, I wasn't even going to order a salad. The waitress told me it came with the entree. No upcharge was mentioned when I ordered, so of course I assumed it was included with the meal. Apparently not. The manager told me it was listed on the menu and that it was my fault for not reading it more carefully. She refused to refund the salads because I had already eaten them. When I asked for my tip back, she said no to that too. I'm sorry... the tip I added on top voluntarily? Eventually she did give the tip back, but only after arguing about it. Needless to say, I will be disputing this charge with my bank. I do not pay for things that were offered or promoted as free. Take your money somewhere else. Go to the Cheesecake Factory or literally anywhere else. Don't waste your time here. Small businesses like this are exactly why people stop supporting them. read more

Like always it was amazing! We loved the food and the service was great and quick. Can't wait to be back! read more

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We went for dinner craving good Italian food. Ordered fried mushrooms for appetizers. Beyond disappointed with the scanty amount they serve. I asked the server if this was accurate he replied yes...Wow. for my meal, I ordered the trio which was good and flavorful, my husband ordered the seafood plate with mussell ,shrimp and scallops, these were hardly scallops...tiny pieces of scallops. Disappointing. The server did a good job. Food was good, disappointed in the sparse mushrooms and teeny Sweeney scallops. The bread is warm fresh and good. Salad was fresh read more

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One of the best spinach pizza in corpus . Everyone was very friendly. Made it a wonderful experience

Yes good food for great price. I had the chicken cacciatore, which I love. I just should've told them dark meat because it was too Breast but great flavor. My husband had the chicken marsala which was wonderful also read more

Great service Excellent food Authentic style sauce Only Italian restaurant open nearby on Sunday night read more

I ordered spaghetti and meatballs for delivery and it came with bread and salad...the meatballs were very good and was enough for the spaghetti... Highly recommend. read more

Oh my this restaurant outdid themselves!!! We attended a rehearsal dinner, they had a special menu. I cannot say enough from the wait staff to the quality/ taste of the food. Met the owner & he is most personable. Highly recommended. We are definitely returning!! read more

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This was my first time eating at Cafe Italia and I was not impressed. The food was ok, but the sevice was terrible. My server made me feel unwelcome there. The bus boy did more for me than my server did. She didn't even remember my appetizer. It was just some fried mushrooms. It wasn't until after my entree was served that they tried to give them to me. She didn't even try to refill my tea until I was almost finished eating. I haven't left a restaurant without tipping in more than 3 decades, but this time it was deserved. read more

Love the food it's fresh and delicious and delicious the pizza is amazing. The appetizers are so yummy and the staff are great and attentive

Like they said in The Godfather, Try the veal. It's the best in the city! The veal parmesigan is the best south of Dallas!

Great selection of fresh luncheon specials, offering choice of salad or soup of the day with most lunches/dinners. Tomato sauce isn't quite of flavorful as my Italian wife's but, all a matter of individual palette. Fast and friendly service with a very clean environment. Daily specials on the chalk board to the right. Probably not a busy as most Corpus Christi restaurants and that fine as it provides YOU with faster dining/individual service ... read more

Oh, how first impressions can fail. After becoming a somewhat regular of Italia, we began to see a gradual decline in the quality of the food. We always get to go (just one inside visit) so always get our food nicely packed and ready for carrying. The real problem is that the food just isn't prepared to a high level of consistency or to decent quality. My wife almost always ordered the Chicken Forest and me either Chicken Parm or Alfredo. She quit with the Forrest because she said the chicken was just coming back too well done. She went with Shrimp Florentine this time and liked it but thought it needed more spinach and mushrooms. MY chicken was actually burned on the underside. Burned. Italia isn't right around the corner so it's a major inconvenience to return it. I would have if we were inside. There were spots it was actually burned to the bottom of the aluminum pan it was delivered in. Just not sure we're willing to give them another shot...the quality has fallen off since our first visits...and this last one was very disappointing. read more

We have wanted to try this joint out and although the food was good we might just do take out next time. Like I said no complaints on the food, it was delicious. Plating was very appealing and pricing did not seem out of line. However they did run out of the soup of the day, we were there at 6pm and they close at 10pm. Also the special was steak and it was over cooked. The atmosphere was decent however the staff were just "there". No one was rude but they were definitely not the friendliest. When we go to eat we want both good food and a friendly staff. Here we feel cheated because we only received one. read more

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the food was great, prices are affordable. i got a build your own pasta with italian sausage and an appetizer for 22 before tip and tax. had a server named maria, good service read more

My friend and I chose Cafe Italia for supper as we walked inside we were greeted and shown to a table. Our waiter was Luis and he was dressed in black and was very sharp in appearance and treated us very well. As soon as we walked in the establishment you could smell Italian food cooking the smell was awesome. My friend and I both chose the Lasagna and with it you were given a choice of soup or salad. My friend chose the soup and I chose the salad with ranch dressing and for Appetizer we chose fried mushrooms and with it came tomato sauce. The appetizer came the fried mushrooms nothing glorious but the sauce was absolutely wonderful. Upon dipping the mushrooms into the sauce the taste was phenomenal. I loved it. The salad and soup were good but the lasagna was awesome and dipping some of the bread I the excess tomato sauce used in the lasagna was delicious was wonderful The entire meal was absolutely wonderful and Luis was professional, prompt, courteous. I can't wait to go back. I hope you visit Cafe Italia because it is a true joy. read more

My boyfriend and I had a great dinner here. The waiter we had was awesome, super polite and helpful. The restaurant was clean and the food was amazing and we both loved everything we had. The shrimp in my fettuccini Alfredo were huge! Overall, really great experience and we will be back next time we are in town! read more

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We really liked this place! The restaurant is clean and nice inside. The servers are super attentive. I ordered the baked ziti with meat sauce and my husband the chicken Marsala. Both dishes were very tasty and portions were generous. Delicious mozzarella sticks too! Good prices for good food! read more

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The food was spectacular! The waitress was hustling and did not miss a beat with refilling our drinks! The decorations were amazing. It felt like I was sitting in an Italian restaurant! Again, an honorable mention is everything we ordered was absolutely divine. read more

Pretty decent italian-american food in the corpus area. Probably would give 3.5 stars, but it's also a reasonable price for what you get, so rounding up to 4. I wouldn't go out and tell everyone they must go try this place, but, the portions are good, flavors are there, and you'll come away satisfied. read more

Cafe Italia - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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I absolutely love the lasagna at this restaurant. Recommend you try it. It won't disappoint. Service is friendly & food is hot. I will definitely go again. read more

Food and service were both great. Not too busy and very friendly and very attentive. Def would go again.

Excellent service with a definite Texas accented server. And we have concluded they need to bottle that garlic lemon butter sauce!!! The Chicken Francese Lunch Special was over the top- chicken was lightly breaded and not over cooked. The fried calamari appetizer was tender although sadly our first choice of fried ravioli was not available. Ambiance was cafe style not a traditional Italian restaurant old world design which certainly complimented our price tag because we weren't paying for a venue just great food for a reasonable price. read more

Cafe Italia - House salad with blue cheese dressing and super delicious bountiful warm bread. - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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Yum yum yum - their fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp And broccoli is the best. Their soup is also excellent. Service was worthy of a good tip. Wish I could at cafe italia everyday but it is $$$. read more

Fast service. Nice Flavors . Meals under $20 . Our server Rosie was awesome and very attentive. read more

Cafe Italia - The Pasta Trio Combo - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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I visited last week for lunch because of the high Yelp scores. Upon arriving shortly after noon, I was sorry to see a basically empty restaurant of diners which is so sad during this era of Covid. Anyway, after being seated and looking at the lunch menu, I decided on some seafood and found it on the dinner menu. My order was for the seafood combo meal that comes with a side salad for about $18. While listening to the traditional Frank, Dean (i.e. Italian) music and enjoying it, I began with the bread and salad that arrived followed by the entree 15 minutes later. It was all very good! The plate had a lot of mussels, shrimp and scallops in a garlicky red sauce over house made pasta and was delish. I would be happy to order this again. During the meal, my table service was very good. I like this restaurant and believe it is a quality dining option here in the CC area. read more

Cafe Italia - Side salad and bread comes with my meal - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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Ambience was very excellent. I was picking an order up and the food got home was excellent hot and fresh and the flavor was delicious. I'd recommend going there or picking up an order and taking it home. read more

The stuffed pizza didn't really have a lot inside and the trio plate portions were ridiculously small

The food was excellent. The bread was hot and buttery. The salad was delicious. I really enjoyed the ziti, but, I prefer a little more sauce. Also, the food stayed hot the entire time which is awesome! read more

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Nothing fancy here but my wife and I shared a small pepperoni pizza and a pasta trio platter as well.. Some of the items were better than others but we really did not care for the chicken parmesan which in itself dropped the overall rating one star. Everything else was pretty much spot on typical Italian fare at a reasonable price point. read more

Surprising little Italian restaurant next to the Walmart in a strip mall. So many choices, so little room in the stomach to eat them all! Fresh baked rolls nice and warm are brought to your table. The dipping oil you can ask for is really good and full of herbs. Cheese lovers paradise! Most of their dishes have the melted, stringy goodness all over perfect for the rolls! Pastas, pizzas, selections of hot subs and big meatballs! You won't leave hungry that's for sure! Very "come as you are" atmosphere but clean and good service. read more

Cafe Italia - Shrimp scampi. Look at the size of those shrimp! - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

We went back for the Pizza, Quite honestly this is the best pizza we have found yet in Corpus Christi, we will definately be going here regularly. Each time we have had Dani as our server, Luck of the draw i guess, but seriously lucky for us. Dani was very friendly and provided exceptional service. read more

If you have eaten true Italian food before, don't even try to step foot on this place. The spaghetti bolognese is bizarre to say the least. No red sauce, it's some strange shade of light pinkish orange sauce... the meat that they use is not of good quality. Same for the lasagna, it's probably some fake horrible meat. I truly don't understand how this place has such good reviews. I guess people who go there just don't know shit about food. Service was super slow, we waited such a long time for the food, and our faces when we saw the food was like wtf? No, just no. read more

Atmosphere was casual and not very busy. Got sat placed drink order, placed meal order. Received my soup and meal. Never saw waitress again. Never had a refill. Had to ask for my check. This is the first time I've eaten here in a long time hoping that things would have gotten better and I was wrong. read more

Great service, great food, I'm so glad we found this place. The restaurant smelled great and was clean.

Visiting from the DFW area. Hidden gem in Corpus. Got the suggestion from Yelp. Great decision!!! We ordered the calamari and fried mozzarella sticks for an appetizer. Calamari is surprisingly difficult to over cook. Only need about 60-90 seconds to deep fry. It was cooked perfectly. 4 people in our party. We ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo, Veal Parmesan, Italian Trio (Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan & Fettuccine Alfredo) and a slice of cheese pizza. All were fantastic. But, the pièce de ré·sis·tance was the bread dipping oil. Wow!! They had all the herbs and spices in the oil. The dipping oil alone is worth going to Cafe Italia. Service was good. Wine (Pinot Noir) was great and the restaurant was clean and tidy. The menu was a standard Italian cuisine. A good variety of choices. Want to go back to try something different. read more

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It's okay... Tastes like Villa or some other food court Italian restaurant. Portion sizes are very large though and I did really enjoy the garlic bread (kinda hard to mess up garlic bread though). Eggplant Parmesan was fine but the sauce was bland and salty and really left more to be desired. Side salad was basic and came with italian dressing. It was fine but certainly not authentic Italian read more

Cafe Italia - Eggplant Parmigiana w/ Garlic Bread - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

I ordered our food to go, but the atmosphere would've been perfect for a date night. This is the best Italian food I have had in Corpus Christi and the staff was really nice and professional. I ordered the Chicken Parmigiana. My wife got the Shrimp Florentine, which was equals good. I will be returning anytime I am wanting Italian food. read more

Cafe Italia - Chicken Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Food is just okay. I had the chicken Parmesan and the chicken was a little tough. Probably won't go back.

Delicious delectable food here! I got the chicken piccata and 2 gourmet pizzas, and they did not disappoint. Service was great, our waitress was very kind. The restaurant has a cute, homey feel. I'm not from Corpus, so I will miss it so much when I leave! read more

Cafe Italia - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas