Lake George's classic landmark Italian Restaurant. Flavor of Iittle Italy in NYC or Philly. Ive enjoyed many fine meals here. However tonight I had the Veal Piccata, and it was exquisite.. Veal melted in your mouth. Generous portion. 3 large thick succulent peices of veal. Best I've had except my stepmom Carols decades ago. My partner has the Small portion of Muscles Marinara. Very good. Half portions are a great idea they should expand on. Service outstanding. Nice wine list they should expand some. Probably one of the best Italian restaurants north of the Bronx. I can't speak about Utica. Someone here have it. read more

Camping weekend, fireman parade, Father's Day weekend, family dinner. Yes all of the above, they met each one of the requirements. Food was cooked extremely well, fast, friendly, and professional service. Ambiance was authentic Italian cuisine. Music was great, clean, and spacious. I enjoyed myself, had the pasta e fagoli, and veal saltimboca...but it is pricey and you'll pay for it but it's worth it. read more

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We visited this restaurant recently and found the food and service to be acceptable, with a very nice and attentive waitress. Prices were also decent, making for what could have been a pleasant dining experience. However, I cannot recommend this place to anyone with even the mildest of mobility issues. After having to pick my uncle up off the steps outside, I was shocked by the lack of basic accessibility. Every step has a raised lip of about half an inch, there are no handrails, no handicap signage, and the parking lot is in a serious state of disrepair. I genuinely have no idea how this passed inspection. Thankfully, my uncle did not hit his head and will be okay aside from some soreness and bruising. I understand that running a small business is not easy, but skimping on safety--especially accessibility--is a non-starter for me. Until these issues are addressed, I cannot in good conscience recommend this restaurant. read more

The only good thing about the meal was the service. We had both ordered specials. The strip steak tasted like a microwaved burger and the San Remo pasta looked like a cooking experiment. We will not be back. read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - This was the fried calamari that we got served. It tasted like rotten fish and was very scarce for it being 17$. - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

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By far the best Italian restaurant in 50 miles. Big statement, but I've tried them all, and nothing stands up to the food at Mama Risos, especially the red sauce -its amazing. Their veal dishes are outstanding. Every meal comes with soup or salad. Very reasonable prices. Great service too. Owners Sal and Anna are such nice people. We eat there all the time. Highly recommend a visit. read more

Good food and excellent service I had the cioppino and my husband had chicken parm Both were delicious and dinners come with salad Homey ambiance which was very nice read more

Came here based off some recommendations. Let me tell you, it was not a let down at all. When considering an Italian restaurant, I judge it based off if things seem homemade, like I'm staying at someone's house or store bought in bulk. Every thing I tried in here seemed home made. To start we walked in and we're instantly greeted by a lady behind the bar, and we were seated right away. A waiter promptly came over and took our drink order, followed by food. We skipped appetizers as the dessert menu looked spectacular. I ordered the chicken parm with vodka instead of red sauce, my wife ordered it with the red sauce. Both versions were absolutely delicious. My father in law is vegetarian and got the ravioli (there were many options for him) For dessert we got the chocolate mousse and cannoli which were delicious as well. They were out of tiramisu (which is home made). I got an espresso to go along with it. All in all the food, service, and atmosphere was phenomenal will 100% be returning next year on our trip! read more

Food is ok and service ok. However this last time I went could've gone better. I ordered gluten free pasta with seafood on it. The first time it came with regular pasta and thankfully I had them double check before I ate. The second time they gave me gluten free pasta and the seafood was undercooked. Finally the third time I ordered just the pasta with vodka sauce and it was good. Make sure your server is aware of any allergies. This experience was worrisome. My whole party finished eating before I got the correct meal. read more

Unbelievable dinner spot and even more unbelievable hosts. Outstanding food and great service

We took my Father-in-law there for Father's Day, the ambiance was very nice, however the food was expensive, our drinks were very expensive, I ordered a glass of wine and it was $10, my Husband ordered a beer, and THAT was $10!!! I ordered Veal Parmesan, it was dry and I would not order that again. The hostess was setting up the tables and she was wearing this tight red dress, I wasn't sure if she was pregnant or didn't have a support body suit under it, that dress left nothing to the imagination. A Family restaurant? I don't think so. Would I go back? Not unless I want to throw away $50 plus. read more

I've been here several times and never had a bad meal. Actually always 4 star plus. But it's not waterfront, and I've gone to other favorites. Well on Monday and Tuesday they are the only fine dining restaurant on the east side of Lake George. So I ordered Steamed clams. Amazing. No grit. Tender. Perfect. Best I've had outside a NJ or Maryland clam house. The Manhattan cocktails were also perfect. The food stunning. My partners Veal parm, melt in your mouth. My fra diavlo perfect. Seafood melts in your mouth. Pasta perfectly andante . One of the best Italian meals I've had on the Eastern Seaboard. And I've lived in NY city, NJ, near Philadelphia and in Washington DC. Also extensive wine list. Classic Italian. Music is American standards and Jazz. This place just moved way up my list. Service was great. If your here to dine, was fine. If you're in a rush. Go elsewhere. I've spent 3 lovely hours here. Terra masu was over the top. If your looking for Italian around Lake George, this is the place. read more

We were given a big surprise. This little Italian restaurant was much better than I held out hopes for; I believe there may have been a first-generation Italian in the kitchen! The atmosphere and environment were dark and poor, but their sauces were tasty. The restaurant floor also dips towards the front window so that you won't be seated evenly. For our dinners, we had Clams and Shrimp Marinara with Fettuccini, salads, and Minestrone Soup. And, a Shrimp and Scallops in herbed butter. Both of these dishes were satisfying. The marinara sauce was nice and light. Their idea of fettuccine noodles is odd but prepared well overall. Most of the restaurants close on Thursday here, so when you find a little cafe that is open and tasty--be grateful. Our server was polite. read more

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My husband and I stopped in for dinner and we were floored by how truly amazing the food was. We both attended culinary school and have worked in high end restaurants and also agree we've never made anything more delicious. We ordered two of the specials and the calamari. My husband even commented that he's never seen me finish a plate a raviolis before but they were delectable! We're only here for a few more days but we will definitely be back! read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Beef Shank Special - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

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Italian flair Seafood was delicious Pork shanks tender Sauce was great Eggplant rolatini was excellent read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Shrimp scallop provencile - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

We walked in hoping for amazing homemade Italian food and we got exactly that. Going on a Monday in the summer meant it was quiet and not busy at all. Service was great and everyone was super pleasant. We got garlic bread with cheese as an appetizer and it was super delicious! The chicken parmesan and the manicotti was beyond expectations. The chicken seemed like they just got it from the back tonight as I ordered it. Portion sizes fit the price very well. And of course we had to get some homemade gelato for dessert! Nothing but the best all around and a great dinner location in Lake George. The only minor thing I will say is the table was very wobbly and unstable. read more

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I booked a reservation for 10 and we were seated within 5 minutes. The service was excellent. Roxanne did a great job handling our party. The food was good and was prepared quickly, not a long wait at all. For Lake George, the food was good. Not great but very tasty and good portions too. Had the veal saltimbocca with escarole. Everyone else enjoyed their meals as well. I would consider again for an Italian dinner option. Give this establishment a try. read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

I absolutely love Mama Riso's's! We are here at least once a week. The owners could not be more accommodating, the service is excellent, and the food is outstanding. Authentic, amazing Italian specialties! read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Chicken Bolognese...a favorite house special! - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

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This restaurant came recommended to us during our Lake George vacation. We ordered take out and found the wait to be long. The staff were warm and welcoming upon our pick up. The food was mediocre in flavor overall. read more

Great food and service!! We will come back. We had chicken parm, pasta ala vodka, Shrimp and scallop dish as well as a special. read more

Mama Risos Restaurant food was good. The prices are higher than I expected. The service was good. The best part of the meal was the Tiramisu dessert. read more

Food is good reasonably priced Service is a problem. Porch is very noisy Worth a visit lf you have a lot of time read more

There was no wait as the restaurant was empty at 6:30pm. The wait for the drinks, the food, and the check however were extremely long. Check was requested twice and 30mins later check was still not received and members of our party had to leave. Staff was not attentive- never asking if anyone wanted refills and attempting to clear plates that were not empty without asking first. Food is overpriced for what it is. Calamari was dry and one order serves about 2 people (very stingy with the food). Never thanked by anyone for dining with them despite being a large party who spent a lot of money. Overall would not recommend and would not return. read more

Totally overpriced mediocre food... there can't be an Italian anywhere near the kitchen. I won't get sick from it, but it was just not good! Don't bother. read more

Sal and Anna catered our son's rehearsal dinner at the Erlowest and the food was superb! He married into an Italian family and they all enjoyed the food immensely. Sal was wonderful to work with, called and suggested making a change to the menu to make it easier for guests to eat while dressed up. He was on time, the food was delicious, all in all exceeded our expectations. You will not be disappointed with the family, food quality or pricing. We cannot thank them enough for making our dinner for 50 people a success! read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - a group of people standing around a table with food on it - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

Had a wonderful dinner with my wife and the food was great. Love this place, it's my second time here and the food is great. Also the deserts are very good. read more

We have been to this italian place before post and pre pandemic. Went here on 7/25/2022 with my family on our last day of Lake George vacation. First off, there was a line at the door, as someone reserved a party of 9, but got seated right away as soon by a passing server. the party of 9 got sat, and then we were a party of 3. They did put us by several other people, now i was okay with that, but some others may want some room between them and others just to be cautious. Server did take a while to greet us, but that is okay as we were looking at the menu anyways. We got waters, ginger ale, and an orange italian soda which my mom said was okay. We ordered as follows: i got the Ciuppino which was scallops, clams, mussels, and shrimp with pasta, my dad got the seafood fridivo medium, and my mom got veal parm. Our meal came with salad or soup, and kudos to Sarah our server for knowing the specials, and all the soups- as well as remembering my dressing on the side. Bread was good, salad was good, and my food was very good! i ate all my mussels, and clams, as well the pasta. The pasta is a small portion tho but i liked it because i can focus on the other food and not worry about a pound of pasta over it. pricewise was okay. Hopefully will be back next year! read more

Got a recommendation to go to this place and I was very disappointed I was told it was a nice Italian restaurant, but it was not. The room was insanely hot the food took forever and for the price the food was not good I mean it was ok but that bowl of shrimp scampi was a 12-15$ bowl not a 25$ bowl overpriced and very disappointing. read more

My DH and I probably visit this place at least 2 times a summer season. We were in Lake George with a large group the weekend of the Fire Convention and decided to visit Mama's once again. Food is just like mama's :-) This is probably my DH and my 4th time here but first time reviewing. All 11 of us were seated as soon as we arrived and Anna, our server took our drink orders. After we were quickly served she took our dinner orders. I ordered bake Ziti in which is not listed on the menu but have ordered it here before and they have accommodated me with this special order. As usual it was very good. There sauce is not to sweet but just right. There are a few coupons online for this place if you do some searching. I really enjoy this place and am coming back next week on our yearly camping trip to Lake George with my granddaughter as she loves Italian food! read more

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Very good meal and service. Outstanding bread! The tortellini in beef broth soup was awesome.

Food is always excellent and the service is wonderful! I just had my wedding at Mama Riso's restaurant and the owners went out of their way to make sure everything was perfect for us. The sunroom was beautifully set up and perfect for our wedding reception. I can not thank Anna and everyone at the restaurant enough for all that they did. read more

Amazing food and service! You won't be disappointed in a place like here! Everything cooked fresh to order and delicious . The food was awesome. I recommend the shrimp and scallops provensale. Amazing ! Bread was delivered Fresh and crisp ! Owner Sal came out , also the chef ! Nicest guy ever ! His wife Ana waited on us and she was delightful. We found out owners sister lives 3 streets over from us in CT. Crazy! It was meant to be . I think this place by far one of the best Italian restaurants in the lake George region ! Don't miss it! read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Shrimp and scallops provensale with linguini oil and garlic ! Amazing ! - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

If you want good food in lake George I'd recommend Mama Riso's. The owner made me an awesome seafood fra Diavlo, best Italian dish I've had in awhile. Waitress Denise was super nice too and attentive. Brought over yummy wine and bread. I say rent a couple scooters for the family. Ride on some curbs. Then hit up the restaurant for a delicious meal. Then maybe do some off-roading after. Or just take your own family car and make a nice night out of it read more

I was disappointed. I have to tell you that I really like a full bodied marinara sauce. I very much dislike plain tomato sauce (ketchup). Mama Riso's sauce was more like 'ketchup'. So no matter what food I would have, it just would not cut it for me and my tastes. So just ok. read more

We waited at the entrance to be seated for like 10minutes. The owner obviously saw us but just ignored us. This restaurant deserves 0 star.

Eh. Ok, just okay. Service was very good, place needed update. Food: bread was like Wonder Bread with slightly crispy crust. Minestrone soup consisted of diced carrots, celery & dittalini, no beans, tomato or flavor. House salad soaked in jarred Italian dressing & made with cooked green beans? escarole cooked with burned bitter garlic & a quart of oil. Homemade linguini very good but sauce lacked flavor. Shrimp Marinara same. On plus side, everything came out hot so kudos to servers & kitchen staff. Chef needs to improve & think Fresh & Flavor! Pet bathroom peeve: no hook on wall of ladies room for your purse....easy & cheap fix. BTW nice room to north with all the windows would be nice if it didn't have bright blue lighting--like an institutional place... think hospital lighting. read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Boring minestrone- needed flavor, garlic, herbs, beans, tomato & more veggies. - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

Not that great. From reviews on TripAdvisor I had good expectations. The food didn't taste fully fresh. $15.50 for eggplant rollatini that tasted like it was reheated. One of the people I was with ordered the Bolognese and it honestly tasted like it was out of a can. Most likely wouldn't come back. read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - a plate of food on a table - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

Poor service! We had reservations for 5 p.m. and arrived a few minutes early. The hostess seated us and gave us menus. About 5:10 a party of 4 came in. At 520 the waitress went to their table and started taking their order. I exclaimed to my husband, "We were here first!" The waitress glanced at me but continued taking the order of the other party, which she then took to the kitchen. My husband said. "Let's go." On the way out I told the hostess why we were leaving. So did the waitress intentionally wait on the larger party? Did the hostess communicate with the waitress? Are these folks just plain rude? By the way, at Mario's we ordered in minutes and had salad and hot bread a few minutes later. The food was excellent there. I'm sure the waitress appreciated her $15 tip also. read more

Horrible customer service here, we waited an hour and a half for the food it came out cold and bland. finally got the bill and it charged an extra 4 dollars on the bill because I paid with a card and not cash....Seriously it's a restaurant not a gas station! DO NOT GO!!!!!!! read more

Mama Risos Restaurant - Front entrance - Italian Near Me - Lake George, New York

Terrible experience! Server had attitude when asking questions. Took a long time to even get bread to our table. Drinks took a long time and not to even say they charged for supposedly sharing a plate $8 because we "shared a plate" just fyi the plate was not even shared. And let alone if I'm not mistaken calamari is an appetizer which is a shareable plate. Another thing they need to wash there cups and utensils better as I kept seeing lipstick and stains on the cup. Overall horrible experience would not recommend nor bother on going again. One good thing I could say is the busser was a nice guy. read more

*I normally don't do this* classic opening line for a review.. however, as a local and someone that came in with a friend (not dressed to kill, as we just went swimming) it seems like we got treated accordingly. It was around 8, (which I get is almost closing time) and you could tell the hostess was frazzled, while trying to seat everyone, but don't seat a party if you can't properly accommodate them. We knew our whole entire order within 5 minutes. When we got water, *20 mins went by* without being greeted by the server..finally the "hostess" asked if we had been greeted.. we said "no!" Finally the server came by and we then put in our whole order.. (a bottle of wine, 2 pasta dishes, 2 soups, 2 appetizers & 2 salads.) Before even stating the second entree dish she asked, "are you sharing?" No, actually we are each getting our own pasta dishes? It seemed like she assumed we would not order much. More time went by while we waited for the wine. When the first items were dropped she never checked in to see how it was.. or the second or third items. I get if you are trying to space out the courses, but maybe check on us to see if we are ready for the next? Clearly we were not cared for or forgotten about so we tipped accordingly. I always give 20% or more, but she did not deserve it. There was no communication whatsoever and we would have gotten out of there much faster, as they were closing down. What additionally rubbed me the wrong way, was the 5 top next to us (who sat well after us and replaced a different 5 top that up and left) was greeted way before us by an attentive server, given their salad/soups and drinks before us, their main courses and were out the door before we even got our pasta. The waitress was rude and took her sweet time or maybe she just forgot we existed all together.. As 2 seasoned long-time locals in the serving industry, this was insulting honestly..not everyone is a tourist that comes in and should be treated shitty. Also if you are closing then give the last table fast service! Don't make us awkwardly sit there and feel uncomfortable. read more