My husband and I ADORE coming to Mama Rose's each year for our anniversary. The service is always excellent and the food SUPER delicious. It is worth every cent! I love eating on the outside porch and being able to listen to the Riverwalk water flow past. Four anniversaries since we discovered Mama Rose's. And this year our server Ceasar was very attentive and even provided a celebratory dessert gratis! Of course the tiramasu was absolutely delicious. We love this place. Guaranteed wonderful ambiance, food, and service. read more

We really enjoyed Mama Rosie's in Estes Park! The food was delicious, the service was friendly, and I was especially happy to see they had gluten-free options. Everything was fresh and tasty, and we had a great experience. Definitely a place we'd come back to! read more

Mama Rose's - Gluten-free shrimp scampi - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Did takeout after long day of hiking. Eggplant parmigiana was excellent. Generous portion. Caesar salad very fresh and the dressing was superb. read more

Excellent Italian food with a warm and welcoming staff. Everyone in our group ranged about their selection. I had the tricolor pasta with meat sauce and an added Italian sausage. It was amazing and bursting with flavor. The portion size was filling. The wait-staff was attentive and friendly. The restaurant was open with plenty of room to have private conversations. Highly recommended. read more

The salads are huge..delicious and did i say huge. The flat bread was OK and the soup of the day was a beef soup and was loaded with veggies read more

Mama Rose's - Beef soup - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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Sitting outside by the creek at sunset with good food is about as good as it. This is actually surprisingly kid friendly for an Italian restaurant. read more

What a wonderful experience we had tonight we were in town for the Estes Park holiday parade after Thanksgiving and we had reservations at Mama Rose's Holy cats... Alex, our waiter, was so attentive and took care of all of us. We had a table of 13. All of our dinners came out just perfect. The special tonight was a sirloin marsala, and oh my gosh, it was "melt in your mouth" delicious... I had an option of either pasta or roasted potatoes and vegetables and I thoroughly enjoyed the potatoes and vegetables. It was absolutely delicious and so flavorful. The lasagna was absolutely delicious and my hubby's Chicken Parmesan was also really good... What a nice little place tucked away right on the river.... read more

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My son enjoyed his Spaghetti Marinara, and the Caprese appetizer was decent. The shrimp and chicken in our other entrees were over cooked. Service was not great; our waitress was pretty much non-existent after we ordered. As one of the most expensive meals we had in Estes this week, I don't think we will be doing it again. read more

Mama Rose's - Angry Chicken - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Enjoyed my Caesar salad & the grilled chicken - also shared the fried mozzarella which was good, and a couple bites of the breaded chicken which was also good! Fun ambience and friendly service too :) read more

Mama Rose's - Chicken - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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Waste of money I had the signature lasagna must've been like a doctor signature blah no taste Momma's Manhattan had ice yuck read more

This is a great place to stop for a little Italian. Nestled in Estes park national forest. It's a great place to visit and watch the elk roam. The food was excellent, and the staff was friendly and accommodating. Our waiter was Mr. Luca and he was spot on and very attentive. I highly recommend Mama Rose's. read more

The food was fresh and tasted delicious! Our server was great with a party of 8. The space was very old school Italian with white table clothes and everything. It was great for our group meal! read more

Mama Rose's - Wine Flight - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

We really enjoyed our experience here. They clearly label the menu with the vegan options which made everything so much easier and took the guess work out of looking at the menu. The pasta sauce was delicious and it was a great serving size. The ambiance is very Italian and family owned which I love. Our service was quick and the staff were helpful with questions. read more

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Made reservations for dinner on a Saturday evening for 8 people. We were seated immediately and greeted by our server Lauren. She was friendly and very attentive. We ordered multiple dishes and all were amazing. We would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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I wish I would have read the yelp reviews before trying this place. My friend and I were in Estes Park and we just found a restaurant and decided to go in. We would not come back if ever in the area again. Upon entrance, the waitress sat us down in their patio area but the table was right behind the door trapping whoever sat there. We kindly asked her if we could move after realizing we wouldn't be able to get in and out like if we wanted to go to the bathroom. She immediately said yes, and proceeded to let us sit at the booth that was right next to it. We were admiring the cute outdoors and the view of the mountains and trees when a different waiter approached us and said we could not sit there. He was very abrupt and rude. We told him how we didn't sit there on our own that we had actually asked the waitress. He proceeded to walk away and continue to say "I don't know. I don't know. I just know you can't sit there. It's reserved." We were confused and just staring at each other when the initial waitress came up to us and apologized for the confusion and offered us a different table. We were finally situated when, unfortunately that waiter guy came up to us again because he was our assigned waiter. He took our order and was not nice at all. My friend and I debated leaving, but we also felt bad doing that. The food came, but the eggplant order was actually mistakenly brought with chicken. We felt bad even say anything, but we had to because we're vegetarian. The guy did not respond to us and just took the plate and walked away. Overall, this was a horrible experience, and it was all because of the male waiter. We were very bummed out that this was the experience especially because we were tourists, and potentially other tourists are being treated the same way. We would not recommend this location to anyone visiting Estes Park. read more

Mama Rose's - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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food was delicious, service was awesome, and the view with the Stream right there where we were eating. read more

Mama Rose's - birthday tiramisu - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Not usually one to leave bad reviews but the experience we had was horrendous. Shrimp on the baked seafood dish came out cold, garlic bread was stale and all of the entrees tasted like it was a frozen TV dinner. The only positive was the fried mozzarella. $96 for an appetizer, two entrees and two sodas is a joke when the food is bland and cold. read more

This place is right on the river which makes it a spectacular location. A very nice server cleared a table for us with a view of the river. I really should have gotten the lunch special but opted for the chicken parm dinner bc I was trying to limit bread. GF spaghetti was mushy but the chicken was good. Caprese appetizer was good. Hubs had the old world spaghetti. The worst part of lunch was the smell. As the breeze blew, I kept smelling something like old mop water and/or garbage. Please consider removing the bussing station or maybe bring the dishes in more often. Once the dirty dish tub was brought in, the smell seemed to lessen. Seeing a server wring out a gray dishrag into a bucket of water (that remained on the station-maybe another source of the smell?) was unappealing. A spray bottle might be better IMO. The food was forgettable but the river was a beautiful setting. Server was attentive. A little on the pricey side, but in hindsight the lunch specials would have made this a reasonable lunch. read more

Mama Rose's - Chicken Parmesan w.GF pasta; caprese in the background - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

The food was fantastic. We had spaghetti meat sauce, old world spaghetti, & baked ziti with old world sauce. We also got several baskets of their amazing garlic bread Scrumptious! The service was good & everyone was patient with us as we had a big group including 2 toddlers. The ambiance was peasant & there is a nice amount of space between tables so it is somewhat quiet. read more

This is a nice place in downtown Estes Park. The food here was OK at best. It seemed fresh but just lacked flavor. I got a seasonal special, Chicken Marsala. Just no taste and a weird gravy. My wife got the spaghetti with red sauce. It was much better than mine. It's an OK place to eat. Just don't expect great. read more

Food is always so delicious ! The servers are so wonderful. This is the only place I eat at when visiting Estes park.

It was good. I got the three bake or whatever it's called and that was a mistake- but first off, I don't really like pesto, so there's that. It was super greasy though (yucky). My hubby got the eggplant parmigiana and he really enjoyed it. The appetizers were delicious. We would totally come back again, I'd just make better food decisions for myself read more

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This is our favorite spot to eat in Estes. Staff is always nice and the building is so cute and historic. The Angry Chicken is always our go to and the Italian cream soda is also delicious, we never skip it. 10/10 bread as well. read more

Mama Rose's - Angry chicken, bread, vanilla Italian cream soda - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Best Lasagna in the state! We make sure to eat here every time we come up to Estes. Staff is also very friendly and accommodating.

The food was as beautiful as was the taste. The service was very good. Sitting on the patio was a different and more relaxed atmosphere than the inside. read more

Mama Rose's - Salmon sliders. - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

A beautiful restaurant we picked to eat at on our anniversary. My wife got the spaghetti with meat sauce and I got the old world spaghetti. They were both tasteless. We each ate a part of our generous servings and just stopped. The salad we had prior to our meal was also tasteless. The dressing had no flavor period. It was a big let down when thought we were in for a treat. If ever in Estes Park again, we will not go back to this restaurant. read more

First, let me say, we visited this location several times on multiple trips to Estse Park the view if you sit on the patio, the is just lovey with the rambling water running along the river. It's just so peaceful. The food is fantastic we have enjoyed every meal there. On our last trip we brought my sister who asked to go back there multiple times during our visit. Needless to say, she loved it! Fir presence we usually go around July 4th - the weather us perfect and the are empties out bit after the holiday. read more

Mama Rose's - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Enjoyed great meals tonight so no changes there. What I will mention is they serve very large portions of any pasta option. So be aware to order family style unless you have a huge appetite! Also, if you order fettuccine pesto you may want to ask them to go light on the sauce. It can be overwhelming. read more

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Amazing shrimp scampi, rich garlic sauce, fresh taste, friendly staff, loved it! Sad that the patio wasn't open. read more

Mama Rose's - Shrimp Scampi - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Excellent food and service. Waiter very attentive, but not overly attentive. Have eaten there numerous times and never disappointed.

Tucked beside the Thompson river in Estes, this Italian restaurant is a true gem. The Chicken Parmesan was tender and flavorful, paired perfectly with creamy, rich fettuccine Alfredo. The food was hot, beautifully presented, and full of depth. Service was quick and friendly, and the atmosphere--elegant and tranquil--made the whole experience truly unforgettable. This is an excellent location for a riverside date night. Well done Mama Rose's! read more

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Like the food ... like the service ... like the ambiance ... like the price. Overall, ok place to eat at.

Such a delicious find in Estes Park! The crab cake appetizer is enormous and so flavorful. We had the Angry Chicken and the Fettuccine in Tomato Cream sauce with crab. The portions were huge and both entrees were delicious! The restaurant is cozy and love the big Victorian porch looking over the river, a beautiful place to dine. read more

We eat here for Dinner, I wouldn't eat here again. The Lasagna was not good, and the canoles crust was stale. it was $70.00 and we split a lasagna and ordered 1 salad, 2 drinks, and 2 canoles. felt this was over priced. read more

This is my experience at the restaurant. Upon arrival, there was six people at the hostess stand, the gentleman finally greeted me and I said we'd like two for outside. Upon sitting at our table, the server came over and was very attentive to our needs. I ordered the chicken pesto and my husband ordered the lasagna. The chicken pesto was very dried out, and the pasta was undercooked. My husband said the lasagna was really good, but not the right temperature. So for two entrées an iced tea the bill was $67!! Way overpriced for Estes Park and Italian food. The inside of the restaurant was nice but outside on the deck by the water most of the tables were very dusty and dirty. So food 2 out of 5, Service 4 out of 5, overall 2 out of 5. read more

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From the moment we walked in to the end of our dinning experience was just lovely. The whole ambiance is definitely Italian fancy vibes, but also tourist down to earth. They have indoor seating and outdoor seating. The indoor seating is where we sat just cause it was like 60 degrees outside and chilly. The restaurant sits along the river which is an amazing view from all of their windows and they're not little windows they're the big ones. Almost like the whole back wall of windows to people watch and watch the river. We were sat immediately. And our server greeted us immediately. Very nice gentleman. He was an amazing server. For our drinks I got a moscato which is a wine if you don't know and it's a very sweet wine, well usually is. I've had moscatos before that we're quite bitter and shouldn't be allowed to have been called a moscato lol. This wine was very sweet and refreshing. For our appetizer we got ricotta roll ups which is basically lasagna noodles rolled up in ricotta and each one was on a bed of a different sauce. The sauces we tried were pesto, marinara and the arrabbiata sauce. They were all uniquely delicious, I must say the arrabbiata had a kick to it but was equally just as delicious. My favorite of the three was of course pesto only cause it's my favorite. For my main course I got the shrimp scampi. The portion sizes are enough for 2 literally and the sizes of the shrimp are HUGE!! There was a small hiccup w my plate. It came out cold and didn't taste good so my waiter had me a whole new plate made and let me say the difference between two plates is night and day. The new plate, omg the flavors of the garlic and the fresh basil were just phenomenal and of course made me do my food happy dance in my chair. Listen things happen and you just go w it. They made up for it and didn't even charge me for my plate which I would of absolutely still paid because one they fixed the issue so kindly and two the 2nd plate was just . I forgot to add I also had a side Caesar salad and the salad was so crisp and fresh. The dressing and croutons paired well w it. The croutons were full of flavor and so crunchy! For our dessert we had the tiramisu. It was delicious. A few things I would change is a little more of the coffee taste with in the actual lady fingers and little less of whatever chocolate was used. The chocolate over powered the whole thing and it was a little dry. Overall it was still good. This place is definitely a returnable place and will definitely dine here again. read more

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You can make a whole pan of lasagne for cheaper than the price of one slice here. It'll probably taste better too. The most MID Italian I've ever had. It's all just fine. The pasta sauce is average and unflavorful. Shrimp Scampi was boiled shrimp on pasta. No sauce and NO FLAVOR. I'm overall just disappointed. Save your money and taste buds, eat somewhere else. The chefs here don't seem to have a passion or a care for what leaves their kitchen. read more

Mama Rose's - Lasagna - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Tried this spot based on a review from another guest at our hotel. Came for early dinner after hiking all day and got a nice table on the patio. First off, the service was amazing - from the hostess to the runner and especially our waitress Ilina who seemed like she had every table outside and was also maybe training at the same time. She was very professional and friendly and seemed very engaged with all her tables. The food was good - not great. My boyfriend had the spaghetti with meat sauce and it had shaved Parmesan on top. He said the spaghetti was perfectly cooked and the sauce was great but the cheese was not as good as what we're used to. I had the baked rigatoni with marinara and I agree that the sauce was great, but the cheese was subpar- also the rigatoni was a little overcooked for my liking. It was nice that they served a basket of garlic bread with the pastas. Good experience overall and I would come back if we were in Estes Park again, but I would try something else. read more

Mama Rose's - Baked Pasta - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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Always a big hit! Ceviche is delish and the margarita selections are fun and creative.

Nestled in Estes National Park this is not your average overpriced tourist trap. It's next to the cutest stony brook, and fun to walk to. Service is attentive and just the smells emanating from this place are saliva inducing! There is a pizza shop across the way in a sandwich type shop, but with a serious gluten allergy just thought this was best, and my friends loved it. Caprese Salad ftw! read more

Mama Rose's - Italian Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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