I'm somewhat of an onion ring connoisseur and Mama Z's has the best! When you order them they come out in a HUGE bowl and it's overflowing! I'm a big eater, but my wife and I go in & order a house salad & a bowl of onion rings to share. Their house salad is no frills, but I've not found another place that can rock out a simple salad like Mama Z's! read more

Grape cobbler is only in season a short while during the time of grape harvest - don't miss it! Awesome time and awesome taste! They make homemade everything and sell it to take home too - load up when stopping by for a meal. Excellent lunch, dinner and even a super breakfast! read more

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Mama Z's is a NW Arkansas staple. Authentic handmade pasta with a sweet tomato sauce. They also serve Fried Chicken and Spaghetti, which is a nice combination off Italian and Southern. The waitresses have been there for years, and provide prompt, but unobtrusive service. The restaurant has a diner feel. Everything on the menu is good. Daily blue plate specials that are not Italian. Local favorite for great Italian food! read more

Mama Z's Cafe - Side salad and bread - Italian Near Me - Tontitown, Arkansas

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Surprisingly good food in a small town restaurant. The atmosphere is vibrant and the staff is incredibly friendly and tentative. read more

Mama Z's Cafe - Chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Tontitown, Arkansas

Friendly staff. Late lunch/early dinner at 4, so no waiting. Very good spaghetti and meatballs!

Some of the best homemade Italian food around. Pretty sure they started the Fried Chicken and Spaghetti,that is unique to NWA. You won't be disappointed in anything they fix for you. read more

cute place with great service. We split the combo dinner with 4 pieces of chicken and spaghetti. Too much food. The salad was the best

Great downhome breakfast! Service was great and place was clean. Plus there are not many options on that west end of town so nice to have something that way. read more

Mama Z's is Always 5 star food, and 5 star service. Best in town. Highly recommend them

Cleaned the plates! The customer service was excellent. The lasagna was heavier and savory, while the ravioli is a lighter pasta if that's what you're looking for. read more

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An eclectic selection of traditional Italian foods - spaghetti, meatball sandwiches; as well as burgers and fries. Their onion rings are amazing!!! They are light and crisp and not overly-battered or heavy. Then there is desert. The grape cobbler (first time I ever heard of grape cobbler) is amazing. The fragrance is mouthwatering-like driving by an orchard when they are at their peak. An unexpected and hard to describe experience texture - a bit like grape jelly but not exactly. And combined with the delightful cobbler crust it is perfect. Vanilla ice cream is the perfect addition to balance intensity of the grapes. It is worth a trip just to try this. And we did! read more

I hadn't been here in close to 30 years. It hasn't changed one bit! Still charming, still delicious, still friendly. read more

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Food is delish!! Everything is homemade. Pasta, meatloaf, burgers, onion rings are outstanding!! Service is friendly and they definitely have so much repeat business that they know people by name. Everything says "diner" - inside and out. Finally - their grape cobbler is absolutely amazing!!! Don't pass up a chance to eat here! read more

My family and I went in to get the Valentine's Day special. We had no issues being seated , but issues with service and quality of food. Our server, whose name I didn't catch, just walked up to our table and stared at us for about 15 seconds before asking for our drinks. We ordered mozzarella sticks, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken fettuccine, and chicken nuggets for my son. The mozzarella sticks came out barely warm, with no cheese melted. The spaghetti and meatballs tasted atrocious. Watered down meat sauce maybe? My Alfredo had virtually no flavor and grease pooled the top. We asked for the manager to take off the pastas and we'd pay for the mozzarella and chicken nuggets and leave. My son took one bite of his chicken nugget and refused to eat the rest. When the manager came back we asked her to take the chicken back and take that off our ticket as well. She responded to us and said "well you guys can just leave then" and ripped our ticket off the table. My boyfriend felt this had more to do with his and my son's race than anything. I called around 4 pm to speak to the owner. She immediately knew who I was(as I left a review on google before we even pulled out of the parking lot), and told me she replied to my review and refused to address the issue further. I told her that spoke a lot about her business. In her response, she claimed we "didn't even take a single bite" and "...you guys just didn't want to pay for your meal" I would love to know what made her assume that was the case. We definitely wouldn't have minded paying the 50ish dollars for the whole meal. We also, definitely did go pay 50 dollars down the street for some yummy Mexican food that was not disappointing. read more

This place has hit the spot hearty Italian food - good specials with 1/2 ravioli and spaghetti or 1/2 lasagna. The beans and cornbread are good too. I heard the fried chicken is good so would be something to try next time. Staff are friendly and happy. I would come back read more

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Mama Z's is a staple in our life!! I don't know what we would do without this family favorite in our lives. It's the only place our grandkids ask to go to everytime they're at our house. The food is always good, my favorites are the lasagna and chicken parm, best anywhere but no complaints on anything. Service is stellar, shout out to Carrie, she's the best, but we love them all! You just can't go wrong eating there anytime!! Robyn Stinchcomb read more

You absolutely have to Try this little spot right on highway 412. Always a great experience. They have daily specials but I can't go there without getting the small chicken and spaghetti meal. Beautifully fried chicken breast and a portion of their fresh made spaghetti made by their own pasta house in the back building. It's so good. The spaghetti comes with a generous portion of their homemade meat sauce. The house salads are so fresh and comes w their homemade Italian dressing. The homemade rolls are always fresh and yummy. Everything here is "Homemade" and you can actually purchase Mama Z'a dry pasta and Italian dressing from a small display case at the register. You won't be disappointed. Our server was Lisa and she was wonderful! read more

Mama Z's Cafe - Small portion of the chicken and spaghetti plate. Always Delicious! - Italian Near Me - Tontitown, Arkansas

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Food - always how I like it and always taste good Service - always helpful and take care of me Ambiance - I am a to go person but tue place has the feel you would expect from it. Feels like grandmas kitchen read more

Service is some of the best you will find in NW Arkansas. Food is pretty good and menu is diverse.

I stopped in on the 15th of May for lunch. Ordered the small Italian special 14.00. The best thing I had was the toast that came with salad. I left a tip bill came to just over 16.00. When it came up on my card it was changed to 22.00. I didn't leave a 6.00 tip I will be coming back. read more

If you haven't had the grape cobbler at Mama Z's you're missing out! The service was excellent and the spaghetti was delicious.

My family has been going for years and the food never disappoints! Plus we love supporting local businesses.

Mama Z's is one of the best family owned restaurants in NWA! Their service is always personable and efficient; and their food is consistently very good! Their recent interior improvements have made this legacy cafe even more enjoyable. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, Mama Z's is a great choice! read more

An oldie and a goodie. Amazing onion rings and always love the spaghetti with a roll I can dip in butter and honey

MamaZ is the best food in town. it's been one of our go to's once a week! my husband and I love the food and service is always the best!!

Mama Z's has been a family favorite for decades. All of the pasta is delicious - we travel from out of town and always enjoy bringing noodles home. They have daily specials that are also fabulous and the best pies around. The staff is friendly and provide great service. The restaurant is comfortable and "homey". read more

Mama Z's Cafe - Chocolate meringue pie! - Italian Near Me - Tontitown, Arkansas

Great place - definitely not a chain - true to the tradition of Tonitown!! We had Lasagna, Ravioli, Spaghetti and Fettucini in our family part and enjoyed all!! read more

Simply the best in NWA. Traditional Italian and a staple of tontitown, it is hard to beat a fried chicken and spaghetti dinner from Mama's kitchen. read more

The fettuccine and lasagna was absolutely the best we have ever had! We were passing through and glad we stopped! We will definitely be back!! read more

Good food, friendly waitresses and clean. Been a customer over 40 years. Courteous wait staff.

Mmmmmama Z's!! If you're reading this I'm thinking you haven't eaten here yet... stop reading and GO!!! What to eat? Well, if you want something yummy - just open the menu and pick ANYTHING!! LOL!! My favorites are the hamburger steak with onions (must try it with Heinz 57!!), meatball sub and omg - the Thurs lunch special is turkey with stuffing! YUM!!! ONION RINGS!!!! Two people can share 1/2 order!! They're huge and delightful!! Delicate batter, perfectly cooked! Go for the ranch dressing! I usually like Ketchup better on onion rings but these deserve ranch!! Ok, now that you're mouth is watering... go give them a try!! This place is italian!! One of a kind! Are you still reading? Stop! Go! read more

One of our favorites for fried chicken and spaghetti. Great chicken piccata and chicken parm.

Great locally owned family run restaurant! We celebrated our 10 year anniversary here. Food was great tasting, reasonably priced, service was outstanding! We will definitely return and recommend. read more

Excellent food. Love the quaint restaurant & service is always good. Spaghetti and MeatballsChicken FettucciniFAlfredo. Love this place.

Loved the salad and homemade noodles. Service was great. Spaghetti and meatballs were bomb. Rolls were on point!

Good, not great, spaghetti & chicken. Good, not great lasagna. Service & waitresses were friendly & helpful.

I'm so jealous; my cousin gets to eat here all the time and he always texts me pictures of the food!!!! This casual, family-run, Italian diner is a must-stop for me every time I visit Northwest Arkansas. Be forewarned however, this isn't anything like the "Italian" food you are probably accustomed to. However, it IS tasty food, home-made by an Italian family who has lived for generations in this small, Italian community and has adapted their cooking to reflect the tastes and availability of their environment. Fried chicken and spaghetti is one of the popular dinner choices and your Italian meal is served with big dinner rolls, honey and homemade jelly. (Not exactly what you find at Johnny Carinos). Chicken plays a pretty prominent role in their menu as poultry farming is quite a big business in this area. (Ever heard of Tyson?). They serve quite a few different menu items and have daily specials, but I always go for the pasta. My favorite thing on the menu is their spaghetti. The noodles are homemade and the the sauce is really good. The fried chicken is cooked perfectly but could use a bit more flavor (curse you KFC, you've spoiled us all). I like their ravioli (which is stuffed with chicken) and my BF thought their meatballs were the bomb. My cousin LOVES their lasagna, but to me it always seems a bit watery. Their homemade desserts are good too. Last time I had the blackberry cobbler with ice cream. Yum. The Italian meals come in two sizes - regular and half portion (I wish more places offered that option). The half portion is plenty, but if you're really hungry or want to ensure you'll have some leftovers then order the full. The Italian meals are also served with a dinner salad and garlic toast. At any other location I'd be appalled to be served a salad of iceberg lettuce, but their garlicky, vinegar/oil dressing is quite good (even better with an extra dash of vinegar). It would be nice if they offered a different type of lettuce and maybe a tomato or red onion slice and real butter with their dinner rolls (the margarine thing just doesn't do it for me). Enjoy the local cuisine, tip well (the waitstaff is delightful and so hard-working), pick up a jar of sauce and a bag of pasta on your way out and stop by the Tontitown Historical museum to learn more about this fascinating little community in the corner of Arkansas. read more

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Soooooooooo Good!! And portions are abundant. Get the honey and butter ready for the rolls. read more

I'm so sorry. But this is not good at all. Zero flavor, salt wasn't used in any of our dishes, garlic doesn't exist to them apparently, it's unbelievable that we just paid for this food. Bland bland bland. Save your money. read more

This needed to be updated! The food I ordered today was just ok. The chicken that there soppose to be famous for has no seasoning it was bland. Plum nasty!! So I called the order in the lady who took my order you could tell she hated the world. What ticks me off is I got charged for a large fettuccine and looked more like the 1/2 order. This place use to be so good I have no ideal what has happened. I no we are soppose to sopport the local business. But when your served crap for food I could care less this place ever opens there door again. Maybe it was a bad night but why am I being punished for your lack of flavor. Just pathetic save your money unless you like eating food with no flavor. read more

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