Stopped in Billings on way to visit American Prairie Reserve and Charles Russell Wildlife refuge. Ordered takeout from Ciao Mambo after reading a review in Culture Trip's "Gourmet Guide to Billings". Wow! Worth a detour. Authentic. Fresh ingredients. Delectable. We had the Calamari Fritti with spicy marinara, Penne Isabella, Linguini Alla Carbonara with crispy pancetta, eggplant alla parmigiana, and sides of broccolini. read more

So I haven't been around a lot of Italian restaurants, but the one that Tops this is in Las Vegas. The best Italian restaurant in Billings Montana. Always great service & the food has been spot on. read more

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This place is pretty solid as I have been here many times. I would go here over other Italian restaurants in Billings that are not pizza first restaurants. read more

Ciao Mambo - Italian Near Me - Billings, Montana

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Pretty great Italian food. The bread is amazing, some of the best I've had. Crunchy crust with big chunks of garlic on top, along with Parmesan cheese. I tried the Tootsie Roll appetizer. I was eating alone, and they very kindly add me a half portion. It was pretty good, though I was expecting more pesto. Also I'd recommend getting the marinara on the side because they set it on top and it gets a bit soggy. House salad was decent, spring mix lettuce. Had huge mushrooms, olives, and cucumbers in it, but they were also all large enough to pick out of you didn't like any of them. I also had the pasta Ravenna (bow tie pasta with chicken, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and sundried tomatoes). The sauce was "garlic cream sauce", but it was part cream sauce and part red sauce, which I wouldn't have gotten from the description. It was delicious. Also a large portion, I couldn't finish it all. Wine list was fairly extensive, with several items by the glass. Too full to try dessert. I'd definitely eat here again and recommend to a friend. read more

Four of us. Had a drinks at the bar. Got seated, ordered, 5 min and we had our app. App was done and we had our entrees. Both where amazing. The help was on point also. Totally recommend. 100% read more

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What a great place! Excellent food, superb service, energetic atmosphere. Go early. It fills up fast!

Waited 2 hours for our order. There were tables that came,ate, and left before we received our food. Will never eat there again. So disappointed. Waitress was great! Management did not care.CioppinoCioppino read more

First time trying to eat here. Maybe it was a bad night due to a street concert going on adjacent to the building, but we had a party of 4 that sat for an hour waiting for service. Waiter looked (never spoke to) our table several times without taking so much as a drink order. We left and ate at the Cider Mill food tent instead, which was fast and delicious. read more

This was the first resteraunt that my fiancé and I went to getting into Billings. Walked in and first site of the main entrance seeing all the "stars" that had been here before us, leaving their photo behind was very cool! Then meeting our waitress and her giving us the knowlage of the specials, what her favorite was and just making us feel very comfortable with ordering was so nice, felt like we had been to Ciao Mambo's before. Then our food came and yeah! Very well displayed the presentation of food beautiful! Our waitress was on top of any drinks need more bread for our bread basket all in all making sure we were having a great time. We will be returning to Ciao Mambo's! read more

I love the food at Ciao mambo. But in this age of Covid, I patronize those businesses that require strict enforcement of Covid guidelines. I see the kitchen staff without masks. I see servers without masks. I understand that customers may not comply, but the employees must have masks. When I inquired why masks were not used, I was told it was not required and that they worked in extremely hot conditions. Not appropriate. If restaurants want to stay open, they need to insist on compliance to assure that their customers feel safe. I don't feel safe. Until this health emergency is over, I will not patronize this business. read more

The calamari was great but the linguini alla carbonara was pretty bad. It was not a traditional Italian dish. Instead, we got Alfredo sauce with bacon and not the traditional egg, olive oil, Parmesan, and pancetta-- it should not be a cream or Alfredo sauce dish. It is one of the easiest most traditional pastas, and for 17$, there should be a true recipe, not cream sauce with bacon. I'm sure the other recipes are fine, but do not order the carbonara. The service was great, btw. read more

We have been here to eat dinner twice now and will be making a point to come back whenever we are in Billings. The atmosphere is very nice inside the restaurant with attractive decorations and tables that are nicely spaced so you don't feel like you're inadvertently listening in on other peoples' conversations. We haven't had a problem with loudness as other reviewers have mentioned, but both times we've eaten here have walked in the door right after opening so perhaps it can get worse later on in the evening. Pasta dishes have great flavor and are made from fresh ingredients. My personal favorite is the Pasta Isabella, and the spaghetti and meatballs are also delicious. Good wine list, decent selection of beers on tap including a few local microbrews, and the Tiramisu for dessert is absolutely to die for. Service for us has been excellent both times we have eaten here - attentive with quick refills of drinks when needed, but not overbearingly so. read more

the atmosphere is nice. You can see in the kitchen which is just like macaroni grill and write on the tables. Yay not! ....... We were sat in a back room, which started the meal off depressing. Our waitress was nice. We ordered a bottle of wine and wanted to relax and enjoy it. But our waitress kept asking if we were ready to order and so we did and expected to maybe have an extra 20 min or so. NOT our food came out within 5-7 min, not joking, It did not taste good or look good. The noodles are not handmade I was expecting better. if we wanted fast food we would have not gone to a restaurant. Terrible terrible. Also very overpriced! just for me and splitting the bottle of wine was 40$ what a rip! Go to Cafe italia- FRESH PASTA! read more

Ate dinner here a few weeks ago with my 3 sisters-in-law. We all loved it! Garlic bread was great and my spicy spaghetti was fantastic. The other 3 girls loved their meals as well. The atmosphere was loud and fun. Ended the night with Zeppolis for dessert. They are like little doughnuts and came with fudge, caramel, and rasberry dipping sauces. Wow! All 4 of us agreed that we will be coming again and bringing the husbands next time. read more

I enjoy Ciao Mambo but for me consistency is key. I go there pretty often and it seems every time I order the same dish it comes out different. I've been there 3 times within the last 4 weeks, and seriously, it has been different EVERY TIME. Now I would understand if it were a rotating menu... but it's not. read more

I've been here quite a few times, it's my favorite.. I'm not very impressed with this last time. I came here tonight with my family and it was awful the food wasn't up to it's normal standard the lasagna looked like a thinner pop tart. The plates and silverware on the table we had were super dirty and had old food crusted to them and the waitress Carly wasn't very friendly She kept talking about us in front of our faces knowing we could hear, we asked her to get us new plates and silverware and she wasn't very nice to us about it. I wasn't very pleased will not be going back!! read more

The Italian nacho's here are the epitome of rich and creamy, also the stone baked oven pizza is truely delectable. Our server was really friendly and the wine list was impressive, the prosecco is devine! I just wish they were open more often read more

I really, really wanted to like this restaurant. I chose it specifically for my birthday dinner. First, the good: the decor is pleasant. Unfortunately, it went south quickly from there. We arrived around 6:00 on a Saturday night. The greeter seemed put out when we preferred to sit at a table in the dining room rather than at the pizza bar. After a ten minute wait, we were led to a tiny two-top in literally the farthest, darkest corner of the restaurant, even though there were at least three larger tables empty in the room - one of which never had anyone at it during our entire meal. The waitress quickly lost interest in us when we did not order drinks or appetizers, choosing instead to fawn over the next table. I ordered the Pasta Bolognese - which is billed as "baked in our pizza oven". What arrived in a regular bowl was a soggy mess of pasta sitting in about a quarter inch of water covered with a bland sauce with cheese melted on top. My dinner mate ordered the Carbonara, which, while flavorful, arrived at the table luke warm at best. Twice, our waitress asked how the meal was. Each time, we responded with "it's OK" - to which she twice made no further comment, just turned around and walked away. If I wanted mediocre food and inattentive service, I would have just gone to Olive Garden and paid half the price. I'm hoping that, based on most of the other reviews on Yelp, that we just had a bad day. However, I do know that I would not return to this restaurant again. read more

I have been here several times. This place serves my favorite dish Pasta Revenna. Love it so much. So as for the food, I would give it a 5. Last night we went for my birthday. We walk in, my husband and I with a sleeping baby in a carseat. The lady says Oh! We will put you in a secluded quiet spot! Then another lady comes up. They are whispering, the other lady sits us. Right smack in the middle of the loudest part of the whole stupid restaurant! I kid you not, I have been in bars and crazy parties quieter than that!!!! The table behind us has 6 of the loudest people I have ever heard in my whole life. Now I am not angry with the crazy loud people ALL around us. They were having a good time. But what possessed that server lady to put us there instead of a quiet spot? Well probably my SLEEPING baby! This just makes me angry. He miraculously slept the whole time. But so much for a romantic birthday dinner with my husband. We couldn't even talk we had to yell to hear each other. I am so mad that I am not sure I will go back..... read more

The food isn't bad here but the place is always excessively noisy even when there aren't that many people there. Make a reservation for a large group and you'll find that they don't have a room for you ... you'll be out there with the mob and the noise will REALLY be bad. read more

Walked in bC I liked the music they had playing outside. Their bread was delicious. It was warm and had a lot of Parmesan on top of it as well as garlic to give it a unique taste. The glass for my water was dirty, which was no big deal as the waitress gladly went and got me a clean one. The waitress was friendly. I ordered a glass of wine and the clam linguini. It was good, but not amazing. read more

I Gave it a shot. Still hungover from a culinary your of #Sicily, I was desperate to find a comparable #Sicilian meal in the #USA. I was promptly seated on a 1 topper next to the greeter's station one Sat nite in #Billings #MT. The staff was friendly, even Amanda. The table wobbled but after 2 glasses of white (IT/Tuscan), it didn't matter. The 2nd glass was nicer & chilled -- no idea why. I ordered the calamari -- it was over breaded & soaked in grease. I had to ask for lemon which came quick. The marinara sauce was weak; it was heavy in tomato sauce but weak in paste to hold it together. Flavorless. I ordered the Gambieri fra diavola over linguini for the main course. It was nicely spicy w 6 frozen shrimp. Once again, weak watery marinara. The place was extremely NOISY!!! As in #ChuckeeCheeseNoisy. In the end, I spotted #cannoli on the dessert menu & I went for it. What? No coffee? Only served drip coffee. Weak! But what kinda #Italian ristorante doesn't have Cappuccino or espresso? Overall, the menu was respectable. Good selection of IT/US wines -- none from Sicily though; a lot came from Tuscany. About the 2 cannolis: they were presented nicely. The shells were rather thick and ricotta only at the ends. Overall, Ciao Mambo gets a pass. See for yourself. #TTOT #TTOR #Foodie #FoodNation #FineWines read more

Had a great meal! Traveling in Billings for work and happened along this amazing restaurant. Marilyn provided awesome service. I recommend the eggplant Parmesan and the cannoli for dessert. Great food, great atmosphere, great staff. I will be back for sure. read more

Great food and better atmosphere. This is probably the best Italian restaurant in Billings.

Amazingly attentive staff! Delicious food! We had the lasagna and the manicotti: both awesome! Garlic bread and calimari are a must try! Highly recommend and would definitely go again when in Billings!! Respectable wine list with some great options. Family friendly, too. read more

Mediocre food and mediocre at best service. Very disappointed. We were seated in the overflow section and our waitress was rushed and distracted and someone else brought our food out and she never returned except to bring the bill. read more

This is my new favorite restaurant in Billings. I had the fettuccine alla rustica and it was excellent, honestly I dont know if I can order anything else off the menu on future visits in fear of dissapointment that I didnt get this dish. The bread that came out with our drinks was also delicious and I dont really care for bread. My kids LOVE the nachos! Drinks were great and so was the service! read more

My wife and I went to Ciao Mambo, for the first time, the other night. It was a delight. From the staff to the ambiance... and the food. What a treat. It was a wonderful meal. The leftovers, and there is no reason why anybody should eat all the food they give you in one setting, were just as good the next day. read more

Outstanding Italian restaurant. I had the Cioppino it was off the charts. Plenty of mussels and clams, the sausage was a nice additional touch. Wife had just plan fettuccine but said it was best she has tasted. Waitress was awesome. Will definitely be going back read more

Great food....I try something different everytime and am never disappointed. Nice place for a date or with kids!

Went with a group of 7. Sat at a tall table where we had appetizers and cocktails then ordered dinner. The Chicken was delicious, but can't figure out why they served it with potatoes. ? The zeppoles were as hard as a rock and who dips them in sauces? It was a fun evening but the food was just ok. read more

I have been here several times now and have never received good service, the wait staff is always snobby. Our food was cold and the hospitality poor. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Great food. Very noisy, if I eat here again I would ask to sit in the back of the restaurant. I felt like I was yelling when having a conversation with other members of our party. Service could have been better. We had to keep flagging the waitress down for drink refills and she failed to check on us. read more

I love Ciao Mambo!!! The bruschetta is fabulous and it has a nice atmosphere. You can't go wrong with this restaurant!

Best Italian restaurant the food melts in your mouth. The service is excellent and the setting is romantic. They have the best raspberry cheese cake. Me and my husband have been here twice one of my favorite spots. read more

came here for a company Christmas party, all round good food and great service, I will be back and found a great spot

Our family has tried to eat here a couple of times when in town. Mysteriously each time they were closed on a random night. We forged ahead this time, called to make sure someone was there and showed up. Glad we did. The service was super and we made sure our waitress knew it. The food was really good, hot and flavorful. Just a word, do not leave without ordering the pillow puffs of powdered sugar what-ever-they-are-called desert. There are three dipping sauces to choose from and oddly enough they charge extra if you order all three - but go for it! These things are yummy. read more

Yummy yummo says it all. Excellent food and service. Had a group of 12, and we all tried just about everything. Eggplant Parmesan was one of the best I've ever had. Many people in our group enjoyed the Fettuccini alla Rustica (Shrimp, grilled chicken, prosciutto and peas in aged parmesan cream sauce). Calamari was the weakest link, but not bad (just good, not great). The bread is wonderful. I highly recommend this place and can't wait to go back. read more

just an appetizer will fill you! we always over eat and hurt after! HAHA LOVE CIAO MAMBO!

We love Ciao Mambo!!! Excellent service and great food. Have to finish dinner with Italian doughnuts for desert!!!