I'm going to need yall to open one in Amarillo, Tx. I am your biggest fan and will be eating here again before traveling back home. - sincerely a pregnant lady from Amarillo who is in the best mood after eating this god send. Garlic fries Chicken fettuccine Alfredo Bread and olive oil Birthday cake gelato read more

Mandola's Italian - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

Well...normally the service is great, food is what you expected and the portions per price are equal. It gets its stars from the overall experience over the past year but it has cut corners the last two times I visited. Tonite I ordered to go, and it was super busy. I asked the nice girl at the front how long it would take and she said 15 minutes. I asked if she was sure about that because if that was the case I would wait for it rather than run to Whole Foods for dessert. She was sure it would be only 15 minutes. Being the son of a NY chef, I try something different and tonite I went with the chicken menchingo and a gluten free pizza. After 45 minute, I had to go to the kitchen counter and ask where my order was. It had been ready and was just sitting there. The bag with the bread was drenched in oil and putting a staple in the bag is the WORST idea ever. The oil caused the staple to fall into the bread and it ended up in my mouth. Come on. Who the heck thinks this is a good idea? (I will be following up with an update tomorrow) Also, the portion on the chicken and spaghetti were like kids portions. I brought this to the attention of a manager who agreed and then started to take my meal with the intent of throwing some more pasta in the same container. This is not acceptable either. I explained to her that unless she was going to cook an entirely new order for me, she shouldn't do this.) if she had offered, I would have appreciated given the fact it sat for a half hour on the kitchen counter) She was nice and said that it sounded like I managed restaurants before and I told her my culinary background taught me well. The reason why you, as a customer, never want them to make a correction after you have opened the meal is to protect EVERYONE else. Suppose I had a contagious illness. That manager, intending to save money on another container, was going to compromise everyone else's health. If she did that with my meal, I wondered if she had been so willing to do with other people's meals. The right thing to do is (a) simply offer to make a second portion and/of (b) make a second container. This is something Mandolas never would have done in the past. Finally, as for the Chicken. Yuck. The meat was overpowered with the cheese and salt, which combined with the time it spent waiting for it to get to me, made the chicken dry and hard to finish. All I received for my concern over the portion was more pasta, which the marinara sauce is just like that of any jar in a store. I never got more chicken either but it would have been a lost cause. The last time I came here the meal portion was small but the quality of service compensated and I do want to point out that the attention to customers is still worthy of another go around. read more

Mandola's Italian - This is my take home meal, with the bag soaked in oil and the staple that ended up in my bread. - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

The food, service, atmosphere.. amazing. Honestly Idk why this place isn't a 4.5+ rating on here! Definitely underrated. Family friendly and the food was bomb. We sat in the back room which is soo cute. So glad we checked this place out! The calamari was soo good. It wasn't overly battered and fried, it was just perfect. And my pasta.. omg.. just try it. Everything we ordered was recommended and everything we ordered was amazing. 10/10 recommend. Also so cute again but they have a gelato and bakery inside as well.. and if you're a "first timer" you get a free gelato! Service was great. Every 10 mins staff was checking in and cleaning away plates! Love it!! read more

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A real family spot ones you keep returning always an out of world experience. Food is family style so never order too much because it is filling. Imagine cozy Italian lodge with sorbets affogato pasta And focaccia served at the beginning. Always so welcoming get the layout is confusing at first but you learn that's it's all for one place. Cute restaurant read more

Mandola's Italian - Daily pasta - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

As my usual reviews are to help any vegan person or person dating a vegan help find a place to dine out to. This was my second time visiting and came in with my vegan boyfriend. We went in blindly as their menu doesn't share vegan options. While the options are limited, Rudy was awesome, so kind and very helpful pinpointing what we were able to order for him. There are quite a few pasta options. BF opted for the SPAGHETTINI ORTOLANO. Was simple but filled with veggies. The focaccia also does not have dairy/egg he was able to enjoy that with the seasoned olive oil they provide. Overall it was a great experience! Staff is always so friendly at this location. Hopefully they add more vegan options in the future. Or mgmt updates menus to annotate what can be made vegan (e.g sub cheese, etc) But we'll be back read more

Mandola's Italian - Vegan options on the left - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

I had their Italian sandwich, my wife got the shrimp scampi. Everything was good. We'll definitely be back.

We have been to Mandola's Italian on numerous occasions and more than one occasion. My go to is Pepperoni Pizza! So good with crispy crust and just the right amount of sauce and cheese. The pepperoni has a I've crispy taste and not spicy or greasy. The serve focaccia bread table side with olive oil but I like to add balsamic vinegar. Save room for the gelato as it is a 10! So many flavors and I usually get two flavors on a cone. So usually chocolate and a fruit flavor which they change up. On my last visit I got the strawberry and chocolate, 2 scoops on a cone. You won't be disappointed when dining at Mandola's. read more

We come here about once a week because it is so convenient. I'm not a huge Italian food person but you can never go wrong with the OG girl dinner- half mista salad & Parmesan fries. My nanny kids are sort of picky but they love the buttered fettuccini noodles here. Every kids meal comes with a kids sized gelato and a drink. It's a great motivator for them to eat and go pick out what flavor they're going to get. There is a playground you can access if you go out the back entrance. It's not technically attached to the restaurant but it's behind the shops/restaurant and is a pretty nice sized playground. My kids love coming here and there is a couple of benches you can sit at and watch them. read more

For Mothers Day my family and I decided to order from Mandolas Italian Kitchen. My husband placed the order online. He said that it listed pickup an hour after we placed the order. This was understandable because it was Mothers Day. I drove up, parked, and went inside. It was crowded and busy. I went up to the pickup sign and was greeted by a nice guy that found my order. I asked if I could get a piece of cake also and he retrieved it and boxed it up. I paid for the cake, grabbed the food and went home. For my meal I ordered some Bruschetta alla Checca, Garlic Bread , Garlic Fries, Fettachini Alfredo and added Grilled Chicken, and a slice of Italian Cream Cake. The Garlic Bread had a hint of Garlic, I really liked the Bruschetta alla Checca. It was very good with the Fettuccine Alfredo. The Garlic Fries were very tasty and a new favorite of mine. The Fettuccine Alfredo was okay. It could have used more sauce but the noodles were good and the chicken was tender. The Italian Cream Cake was yummy. The cake was moist and the cream was good. A perfect sweet for the end of my meal. Overall it's a decent place to order and pickup some food. The pickup time was long but it was Mothers Day. The pickup process was easy and fast and the food was good. read more

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The food is fantastic and cheap. Where is particular place shines is the staff- I recieved amazing service from the friendliest people I've had the pleasure of talking to in a month. I come here to study twice a week at the cost of $1.35 bread and oil dip, and I've never left hungry off of that alone. read more

Mandola's is a fast casual Italian restaurant. We have been here many times but it's been awhile. I was glad to see that it is still a great place to bring the family They have a good variety that both kids and adults can enjoy. Gelato for kids meals is a huge bonus. Food came out fast and the staff was extremely helpful and friendly. We will definitely be back! read more

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Our food was great as always BUT the trouble started when me, my mom and my grandmother came in it was really, REALLY crowded. There were people making it impossible to get through the crowds to make matters worse we kept having to move multiple times for employees to get through the line to give the cake and drink samples. Anyways when we got up to order and the employee who had been difficult with us before was taking our order. He was questioning us about everything we ordered and making it difficult for us to get through what we wanted. Generally mandolas is a good restaurant but I thought I should bring attention to this issue. read more

Always dependable and quick meal. Large menu and something for everyone. Enjoyed the polla alla griglia with vegetables, and the Thursday special of manicotti and a side of meat balls. Friendly staff as well. Lovely patiio read more

Mandola's Italian - Polllo alla Griglia - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Food is okay. This review is on the chaos inside. I was waiting in line and there was a big group not all paying together and I was smack in the middle of their group in line. numerous family members went in front of me and kept adding on to others orders at the cashier, which is out of my control. Then a man and woman went up and cut in front of me and an older woman that was next in line, in front of me. I told the cashier we were next he takes the older woman's order and then he let the couple still order before me knowing they weren't next. I have been in austin a month and I've been here 3-4 times the food isn't crazy good it's pricey but I was in the mood for Italian but after feeling like because I was by myself I wasn't valued as a customer I won't come back terrible customer service I want to eat like anyone else after a long day work. This may seem sensitive but the families were taking10-15 mins to order already so it was beyond frustrating I was on line for 30 mins read more

The food was delicious and the service was fast. The cake was a bit pricey but it was good. We enjoyed our dining experience there. read more

Mandola's Italian - Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The cannolis are fantastic! The cheesecake was also amazing. We went for the rainbow cookies which were pretty stale but everything else was great. read more

Maria was so amazing and very helpful! Thank so much I will come again good people come again amazing people good service. I would definitely be coming here. Amazing food everybody there was nice l read more

This place is amazing. I was born I. Argentina and I'm a pasta lover , this place is perfect and the food is amazing! read more

Mandola's Italian - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Mandola's is always great, not only the food The gelato's too Thank you for cooking the best food according to my Sicilian grandsons read more

Ordered for pickup. Timely and will do it again. Best Lasagna, Bread, Salad and Salad Dressing on the side as requested. Bread dipping sauce is perfect to finish off a delicious meal! The manager and team are always professional and personable. Easy to support a local established restaurant when you know you are going to get the best results! Yummy! read more

We are on vacation and decided to stop in for some Italian food, based on a friend's recommendation. We could not have been happier! Laid-back, casual atmosphere. Staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. I ordered the chicken Parmesan with a side of spaghetti with marinara. The pasta was cooked and seasoned perfectly. The chicken parm was absolutely delicious. I topped off dinner with a slice of sea salted caramel chocolate cake, super rich but amazing. I cannot recommend enough! read more

I used the Seed Oil Scout app and took a drive here to taste their food. We wasn't disappointed. I ordered the special of the day- Northern Italy lasagna with bruschetta. My wife got the noodles with meat plate. Hers was too aldente. My entree was fresh, but slightly mush. The staff was friendly and our order was fast. They carry a good selection of Italian drinks as well. (Pellegrino). Not bad for a food truck. The best part is they don't use seed oil, all olive oil. read more

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Nothing too special about the dishes. It's edible and the price is not too bad. The flavor is nothing outstanding. The noodle/flat spaghetti doesn't taste any different than store bought dry spaghetti, so I don't think they make it fresh in store. read more

Mandola's Italian - Cannelloni Florentina - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Quick delicious Italian! What more could you want?! The interior of this restaurant is kinda funny. Think "Everything Italian" but make it kitchey!! Think vibes hanging here and there, family photos of decades past, deli countertop with fake meat inside. This isn't a small mom and pop authentic Italian bistro. It's way more mainstream than that y the food stands for itself. I ordered the lasagna, per the recommendation of the cashier, and it was perfect for a stormy day in Austin. Warm, flavorful, and saucy, perfectly cooked, layered and textured, way to go Mandola's! read more

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When you order grill chicken it should be chicken. When I checked my to go order at the restaurant. I saw what I thought was focaccia bread saying it out loud to the lady and thank you!Getting home no fococcia bread, always is complimentry with a meal order. Instead we were given a huge panini with slices of ham and french fries instead. With such disappointment our meal was ruined. My receipt clearly says Grilled chicken. How can you mess up an order like this!?! I had to also ask for the salad be put seperate out of the bag of hot food. And too ask where the Cake we order was. The restaurant was not that busy. There was a man at first, he left, then a lady manager was who put this order together. When I called she said she was confusrd with other workers talking. I go here all the time and was confident my order was precise. The sandwich was thrown out. We couldn't and didn't even try a bite by the way it looked to being processed ham of sorts when she told me over the phone it was pastrami. The Lasagna we ordered was okay, seemed old. The Mista salad was okay too as well. Now for the Italian Cream cake, delicious, but a stale small cut piece. Not impressed this time Damian, I've had much better! read more

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Wonderful service! Fast food time! Great tasting food, manager and staff were great! Manager Drew gave us complimentary gelato cups since our fort visit. Will be back! Also, house Chianti was delish. read more

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They had amazing service and the food was great as well. But it's the little things that make this place great. From the greeting at the order station to the helpfulness of the wait staff. Would definitely come back. read more

Been going here for years. The food and service has always been wonderful. I recommend any of the specials and the frozen sangria is delicious. They lose stars however on the fact that you can no longer bring in a bday cake. Not sure why, but that's a new policy. Secondly, my brother was ordering from the Kid's menu for his kids and they made him go grab his kids to bring them to the register in order to order kids meals. Like who cares? Both new experiences for us. I get that things change but maybe add signage and allow for some warnings before being strict. read more

Food came out fast. Service was excellent. Casual ambiance. Plenty of parking. Our dinner was delicious. Gelato for dessert. Will definitely come back . read more

If you're in a pinch and jonesin for italian food, this is your spot. First impression: Luby's of italian food. To be fair, Mandola's doesn't have the food sitting out buffet style and someone plating it for you. Not knocking it, it just reminded me of going to Luby's and standing in line to order your food. The line moves quite fast; ponder the menu while you wait inline and by the time you finish and decide what you'll have, you'll be at the counter. You place your order at the counter then go grab a seat. Their service is pretty speedy, as our side salad order was there in no time. The entrees came out before we got done with salads. The salad wasn't as fresh; felt it was made earlier in the day and refrigerated. Not saying it was bad, just not as fresh as freshly cut greens. We had thin spaghetti, one with shrimp one with 1 meatball. The shrimp were fresh and the meatball was a baseball sized and pretty tasty. The "sauce," in my humble opinion, lacked flavor. From the description of the ingredients, garlic, basil and olive oil, I'd expect a pretty tasty dish oozing garlic, basil and olive oil but all those flavors were lacking. Also, it seemed as when the pasta was cooked, it wasn't cooked in enough salt. IDK, maybe it's me and maybe I'm used how I cook my pasta and sauces. Either way, dish was good, just added a dash of salt and pepper. It has quite a steady number of patrons so it must be good and maybe I went on an off night. I may return to try something else. read more

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Felt and tasted like an upgraded cicis pizza from a bad neighborhood. As a person that loves pizza it bums me out that all these italian restaurants are literally worse than what you would call the worst pizza which is little ceasars and pizza patron. Those places taste waaay better than this and they charge less than $10 for bigger and thicker pizzas! To think they charge $14+ for a thin pizza with basic ingredients. They actually charged me $3 extra for doing half sausage on my pizza and the rest was cheese when they literally have a whole pizza with sausage for $15. Not sure why they decided to charge me extra but that's the way it went. Maybe the lady that was taking my order pushed something she wasn't supposed to because while she was taking my order she was looking around me for whatever reason, i don't know, it was one of them weird interactions or not professional on her part. I also ordered spaghetti with meatballs and again basic ingredients with no flavor i almost wanted to take it back but i ate it anyways. Are they making these plates for kids? If it wasn't for their dessert area i would have gave this place a 2 star just to be nice. Those desserts were good, to bad i didn't notice that they had coffee or i would have skipped the soda and got a cup. But yeah for a place in a good area its a shame that they are serving this to customers. Will not be coming here again. read more

This place... , I wish they could do a little better or take some items off their menu that they have no business serving!! My daughter loves the pizza and I will admit the pizza crust is damn good!! I've had the lasagna which is pretty good . Today I had the Chicken Parmesan- and it's a big thumbs down. - rubber chicken (tasted pre-fab breaded , like from restaurant supply- frozen - NO Parmesan -with minimal marinara sauce baked on- with a RECTANGLE piece of cheese melted on top !!! Like a piece of sandwich cheese!! are you kidding me?? Where is the grated or fresh mozzarella on top ?? With fresh marinara?!! Wow- Dry and a bone. Fettuccine Alfredo on the side was decent - But again it is CHICKEN parmesan- Where was the parmesan!? Was not there - where was the marinara? no thanks . We also ordered a mozzarella basil salad with prosciutto - the mozzarella was sliced completely too thick- tasty though. read more

I stopped by for lunch with a friend and I had high hopes but was disappointed. Food was mediocre, the garlic fries were a fail and the sangria slushee was watery. For the garlic fries (shareable), something was off - there was a strong smell I couldn't pinpoint but needless to say, I didn't touch another fry from that plate. I finished my caprese panini and sangria. Sadly this is not a place I would visit again. read more

Mandola's Italian - Caprese Panini (comes with Fries) - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

I came here a few weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon since my mom had a gift card. I actually had a really delicious pizza here. It was good enough that I remember thinking it was better than most other mainstream pizza places, but not so good I would seek it out over my other go-to's (Mr. Gatti's, and Homeslice). The restaurant itself is large with lots of seating, so even though it was full we got a table, no problem. They also have a little dessert/cafe bar with gelato and cakes, etc. This is not going to be a new place I seek out but if you're craving Italian food/pizza specifically, can confirm this spot will get the job done! read more

The food is authentic Italian and is amazingly delicious! We enjoy the desert bar too. Service is quick and food portions are good. It does get noisy when they are busy and they are often busy. read more

Lived here for so long and yet this was my first time coming to a Mandola's! So you stand in line to order first, and then go sit down and they'll bring you your food. They start you off with free bread and olive oil which was honestly delicious. We ordered: 1. Garlic bread with mozz - not good. I wish they made it on their free bread, which is so soft and thick and foccacia like. But instead it comes on kind of a crostini style bread. 2. Pugliese pizza - really good portion for the price. Definitely tasty as well 3. Lunette pasta - this was good but nothing amazing for me personally. Will probably try another one next time. 4. Ended with their gelato which is a separate area that you order from - delicious gelato and perfect ending to the meal. read more

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Had to repeat our order twice to the cashier. Think he was new. Not very familiar with the menu. We asked for our salad to be served prior to the meal. Salad arrived and less than 3 minutes main dish was served. Blackboard at front of restaurant, right before ordering, happy hour sign. Wine 9 oz $3.50. We were charged $7.00 per glass. Spoke with manager he stated it should be $3.50 off the original price. Well if the original price is $10.00 per glass then we should have been charged $6.50 not $7.00. Manager apologized stated I read the sign correctly $3.50 per glass and the sign should have indicated $3.50 off regular price. He stated would correct it to prevent it from happening again. End of story. read more

Mandola's Italian - Receipt showing wine per glass (4@$7.00) - Italian Near Me - Austin, Texas

Mandola's has been open a long time - 20 years.. the food is good, but it used to be better. I was there for a birthday celebration and I love their chicken parmesan. This time it was not so good. It was thinner and dry and it didnt have the same love it used to have. I paired it with Alfredo, which was overcooked and really did not have much flavor. I still love this place, great bread and dessert. I love the atmosphere and it's a great place to get together. I just wish they put the same effort in as they used to. read more

Food is Delicioussss the place is super cute and service is so friendly and kind wow loved it so much can wait to go back ! read more

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The salted caramel chocolate cake alone gives it 5 stars. But all in all the food was AMAZING! Simple, yet flavorful. I like the whole set up how it's like a market and restaurant. It was very clean, not noisy and again, food was superb. I seriously considered buying a whole salted caramel chocolate cake. Still am actually. That was one of the best meals I have ever had. 10/10 recommend and I will surely be back read more