Our first visit to Mandola's in Riverview on Friday was delicious! We needed some help ordering since the set up was new to us- but the staff was friendly and helpful. You had us at olive oil to dip our warm bread in! The salad plates were chilled and the lettuce was crisp. Yum! Our main dishes were perfect and just when we thought things couldn't get any better... Jeffery Dexter, the manager offered us a dessert! We will definitely be back- especially with our grands- they have a cute kids table and an open kitchen so there is lots for them to see there. The service was prompt, the restaurant was clean and there was plenty of staff to see to our needs. Perfection! read more

Perhaps i didn't get the correct things and maybe the timing was off. However being this was an Italian kitchen with 4.1 reviews i figured let's give it a try. Arrived at 8:30ish. Granted they were going to close and had to ask the manager if it was ok to order. Got the kids chicken Alfredo and cheese ravioli The chicken Alfredo the chicken was very very chewy and it had so much pepper and seasoning just on the chicken it was overwhelming and not good. The Alfredo sauce was bland and no flavor The cheese ravioli was horrible, tasted like canned ravioli and no flavor either They gave us bread with the order and well let's just say we definitely got the end of the day left over it was hard as a rock. Wouldn't visit again. read more

The food and service here is ALWAYS AMAZING!! This is my daughter's favorite restaurant in Riverview. The ambiance is a family style environment. Always clean and quite the spacious dining area. The value for the quality of food is on point. The beverage selection is to boot with a matching wine list and non-alcoholic beverages from Italy. As a family we frequent this restaurant often and I couldn't rave about it more! Things to know during your visit; When you order from the kids menu it includes a small gelato cup for your choice of delicious dessert. Kids meals also come with a drink. The regular entrees do not include dessert or drinks. Foccoa bread is free when seated with Italian oil blend served to your table. It's always fresh and delicious. They also have a bar for take out orders and bar seating. They also have a separate dessert area where you can purchase from many different selections of gelato, Italian cookies and cakes, and many other items like candies and themed holiday cookies. I absolutely recommend this location!!! Best service and good quality from behind the kitchen to a manager greeting you at your table. If you found my review useful head over to my photos and hit the thumbs up button on them or this review! Love it, like it, find it useful, or maybe even funny! read more

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Pros: the ambience & the service Cons; the changes in the new menu just kills it for us.. chicken piccata with a side of pasta w/red sauce? What? Why? Why would any chef thinks this is a good combination? Now you have to request no sauce or pay an extra $2.5 to get alfredo.. again why not the sauce on the chicken piccata not on the pasta like before?? Then the salmon dish.. perfectly great before, now it has this minty tomato ( bruschetta like but instead of basil- mint??? ) Im so confused by these changes...why change something completely perfect to whatever this new creation is?? Change it back!!!! read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - The new salmon dish with the mint :/ - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

I went in for the first time and there was a young man named Edmund who helped me with everything I needed being I never been here. He was quick and his attention to detail was impeccable. my wife kids and I definitely enjoyed our time and will 100 percent be coming back . Our new go to spot !! read more

This is a fast-food restaurant pretending to be an Italian trattoria. Take menu at entrance, seat yourself, look at menu expecting a waiter, notice checkout counter with signs saying order here. Tuesday lunch featured linguine with red or white clam sauce. Yippee...love white!!! Awww shucks....it was possibly the worst version of that wonderful classic. A TASTELESS, oily, limp-herbed, possibly canned sauce with way too many tiny rubbry clams over mushy linguine. The only save were 6 fresh shell-on clams as garnish. The bill was $30.59 for the pasta and a fountain drink in a plastic cup I had to serve myself. The last insult was the inviting bakery stand at the exit. Got the gorgeous-looking coconut cake for another $9.62 which the server whipped out of the case already pre-packaged. Shoudda been a warning. Shared with spouse that night and both agreed it was days old and with little flavor. Way too many choices of better fast food in Riverview to return. read more

We have been here before a couple of times. Food is always great! However I want to commend tonights service. From the young man who greeted us at the door and got our menu. To the young lady who took our order and the server who brought out our dishes. Everything was lovely read more

Fun atmosphere, lots of seating. We had a party of 5. Here's what we got: - 2 Chicken Parms- large portions, delicious, recommend - Grilled Salmon, asparagus, zucchini, potatoes- very good salmon, vegetables were decent. - Cheese Ravioli - fresh, big raviolis covered in marinara, recommend. - Grilled Chicken and vegetables - just okay, chicken a little dry. Try something else. We also ordered the garlic bread in addition to the complimentary focaccia. Dessert - BIG dense chocolate cake, Cannoli (yum) Cappuccino is great, the real real. Counter service is fast and friendly. read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Massive piece of decadent dark chocolate cake. - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

Chicken parm was good and the chicken pesto panini was a really good lunch and different Italian dish. The best part I think was the very nice bus boy!!! He was so awesome and made conversation, hope the tip goes to him. And they had really good looking ice cream and dessert but we were full so we will try next time read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Chicken pesto panini lunch special with Caesar salad AFTER eating (phone did not eat first) - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

This restaurant will forever be one of my favorites all time, and favorite Italian restaurant by far. service is great and INCREDIBLY fast. The food tastes more than amazing, incredible. the workers are extremely nice, and mandolas is very clean. You first order your meal at the counter, get your drink, then you sit down, within a minute or two the bread and oil comes out super fast. After that your food also comes very fast within a short amount of time, then once you are done with your meal you can get gelato. The gelato also comes free for kids meals. The gelato flavors all taste great and amazing. The outdoor padio has fans and heaters, so its great for any occasion. The inside has very nice ac, but its never too much. This restaurant is great, and very much worth it! 5 stars :) read more

I had reviewed Mandola's when they first opened I gave it 5 stars! I was so excited very happy with their offerings and service. I gave them an appropriate review. Since my review 2 years ago the service, facilities and offerings have changed enough to warrant another review. The restaurant is not as well stocked as it used to be and clean available seating is not as abundant. The gluten free pasta which I had raved about has been replaced with penne pasta but the menu still reads "spaghetti". I sort of understand why they made that choice, cooking gluten free pasta is not cheap or easy made even more expensive if not properly cooked. I don't re-review based on one "off" experience I've actually given this restaurant 6 or 7 chances at reaching their opening glory. The amount of times they hadn't stirred it enough and sent out one giant clump of gluten free pasta then had to re fire when I refused it, had to get pretty expensive. But rather than quality control or educating cooks they chose to replace the yummy pasta (if cooked properly) with the same awful break apart grainy pasta available in most places. It was disappointing. Unfortunately the overall experience has declined. The food gluten free individuals are now able to consume is penne, salads, toast or GF pizza. The GF pizza is still good but.. I'm just so disappointed. My husband who is not gluten free still enjoys Mandola's nearly as much as he did in the beginning. He doesn't love the new drink station set up or how poorly stocked it is but he is an avid fan of Italian food and thinks Mandola's is pretty good. read more

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I can't wait for this place to go out of business. It is certainly inevitable within 2 years. I'd take the under. Maybe a decent restaurant concept such as Bonefish Grill could replace it. The Big Bend Corridor has the worst dining options for the tremendously growing population. Sprouts is fantastic and deserves a quality restaurant in their center. I reluctantly tried this place last month out of desperation. I had very low expectations and rightfully so. I ordered the chicken parm on DoorDash for pickup and it was the most salty "Italian" dish I've ever had. I had a family member try and they concurred. Completely inedible and it went straight into the trash. It was clearly premade perhaps on an assembly line. They likely defrost and heat. First time I attempted to contact the 3rd party because the food quality was unacceptable. Fortunately for me I was able to just cancel the order because the restaurant staff must have not confirmed thru DoorDash. I would strongly recommend avoiding this place at all cost if you have any taste in food. read more

Beautiful restaurant with great staff! The food is all made fresh and it shows when you're eating. I especially love the atmosphere for this holiday season and the warm welcome me and my large party were given. They even gave us an entire cake on the house to celebrate the newly weds in our part. I will definitely be telling people about Mandola's. read more

This place is just okay. Came in for lunch. They had plenty of seating available. Wasn't too noisy. You just look at the menu to figure out what you want and go up to the counter and order. I ordered the margarita pizza and my mom ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. The spaghetti and meatballs were bland and lacked flavor. The bread with the olive oil/seasonings is always good. My pizza was ok. The salad had a weird taste to it as far as the dressing they used. I just wasn't a fan. The guy cleaning the tables was so eager to take the plates away as we were eating that he ended up dropping the plates. The frosé was good although i was missing that frozen peach Bellini! (They were out) overall, just okay. read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Lunch special: margarita pizza - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

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Will return. The location is really good, cross the parking lot from Sprouts Farmers Market, where we shop often. The decor is functional. The black and white photos on the wall add charm and warmth. The brick arch up front at the entrance - looks fake. The high ceiling is great. The service is good. Take a menu and order/pay at the counter. The food is pretty yummy . We've - Fried mozzarella, - Eggplant parmigiana and - Lasagne Two red - Tuscan red on tap - Michael David cab One is better than the other - too busy chatting with the friends, couldn't remember which is which. One of friends from Chicago ordered - thin crust, pretty New York and she said it's great. Will try next time. read more

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Placed an order online. When I got to the pace there was not one customer in the place and I still had to stand around and wait for my order for over 10 min. How can they not have it ready on the pickup time with no customers. Place is a joke gave my order away to someone else and an employee thought it was funny and laughed will never be back read more

Love this place! It's such a cool concept - not to mention the food is tasty and affordable. For those of you who haven't been, you order in the front, find a seat, and then the servers bring you your food. The kitchen is wide open so you can see the cooks making the pasta/using grills etc. they also have an italian bakery which serves all specialty cakes/cookies as well as gelato. My family was in town and they enjoyed the food and the experience. Mandola's makes their focaccia in-house and they serve it with olive oil and seasoning, it's amazing. We ordered the eggplant parm, chicken piccata, Spaghettini Ortolano and Agnolotti Modo Mio. It was delicious! Customer service was fantastic. After we were finishing our meal the manager came over and gave us a complimentary piece of coconut cream cake. read more

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The food here was really good. Our son was in Tampa the month before and recommended it to us so we decided to give it a try. I loved the pizza and I also got a cannoli for dessert. The service was good. This was a Newley opened restaurant when we was there so They were still working out some kinks but over good experience read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Pugliese pizza - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

I liked the restaurant decor and the bakery. I bought 2 chocolate espresso Cookies that were very good. My friend bought a piece of coconut cake and she said it was a little dry. When you arrive you find a table and then go up to the counter to order and pay for your food. They have a large menu featuring pasta, flat breads, paninis and a lot more. I was with a group of 5 and I think we all were in agreement that the food was only so/so. One person had to send their food back because it was way too salty. Personally I thought my panini had way too much sun dried tomato on it which gave it a somewhat bitter taste. The Cesar salad was just ok. It could be that we just chose the wrong items on the menu. read more

The food is spectacular. The service is minimal,as the place has a lot of self serve, you take the menu to a location to order, pay, the food comes to you. No frills. Again especially the food absolutely fantastic. read more

Phenomenal place. Fun atmosphere, extremely fast service, VERY flavorful dishes. Large selection of desserts was just a bonus! Truly indulged in the best Alfredo I've ever had in my life. read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

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Restaurant is beautiful inside. Casey was my server/bartender and she was fantastic! I had the sausage and peppers and a chopped salad. Food was fabulous. I will definitely go back every time I'm in this area. read more

Solid fast and casual Italian spot in Riverview. Their menu is huge with lots of options. You walk up to order and then your food is brought to you. Everything came out really fast and nice servers/food runners. They also have a bakery and gelato for dessert - everything looked great! Two salads, a pizza, and two drinks for $30, which is I thought was quite good. Give them a try! read more

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I still can't go above 3 stars on this place. We stopped at the bar for a drink before we had dinner. Wine is served in a drink glass, not a wine glass. For me this takes away the feel of a good glass of wine. When we finally ordered, I settled on the gnocchi. Our food came very quickly and was hot. The portion was good for me, but someone with a bigger appetite would be left hungry. I just found it bland. The bread they served with the meal is very good. I would just say this is fast food Italian and you get what you pay for. read more

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Mandola's Italian Kitchen is an upscale Italian eatery that offers a fun mix of old Italy in a modern environment. With an open kitchen, a bar and a dessert bar, Mandola's Italian Kitchen offers something for everyone. We stop by intermittently when we're in the area and have never been disappointed. They have daily food and drinks specials as well as gelato, cookies, and desserts. Though a bit on the pricey side, the service and food are worth the price. They provide focaccia bread with spiced olive oil with every meal, and all the portions are large and made with fresh, quality ingredients. I ordered the chicken panini and couldn't really finish it simply because of the size! Great place for an occasional splurge, and don't miss the desserts! read more

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I've been a few times now- the first time I didn't realize it was walk up vs table service and was slightly disappointed, but the food is so good we've been back several times! We've never had anything bad and they'll bring more bread and oil if you ask. This time I got a veggie sandwich while my kid got pasta with butter. The highlight of the kids meal is the gelato! read more

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Went there last night first time, service was good but food not so good. My chicken parmesan was dry and my fiance had spaghetti and meatballs and its very pricey there. When we got home he had food poisoning all night from the meatballs (guess the eat was out too long). So we won't be going back. read more

Meh. Just ok. It was like eating in a cafeteria that serves Italian like cuisine. It's like a "Tex Mex" of Italian food. I've definitely had better. We ordered Chicken Piccata and Eggplant Parmesan. I didn't feel the price we paid was comparable to the portions or quality. I was still hungry after my entrée so we both ordered a slice of the chocolate cake. It was very dry. I'll take a hard pass on this one. read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Eggplant Parm - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

1000% recommend this great place. The inside feel is not at all what the brick exterior reads. Walk in and it's bright and colorful with fun music and wonderful food. My husband is from Italy and we had the best time here. Christian, Managing partner greeted us at the door and chatted with us while we waited for our meal. He is friendly, polite and knowledgeable about the history of this gem . His personality is another reason we would go back. This is absolutely my new favorite place to go !! Can't wait to go back. read more

This was my first time visiting mandolas. We have driven pass the place a couple of timesand finally got the chance to visit. Initially I was under the impression that the dress code would be less casual because I did think "Italian restaurant" = fancy fancy lol but I really enjoyed the casual dining experience. I was helped by Gianna and the menu was pretty extensive but what really had me were the peach Bellini's! My boyfriend is still talking about them haha. I loved the authentic Italian experience from the food, to the flavor to how they even cook the food. The warm hospitality & and culture filled ambiance really blew me away. This was great! There's an outside shaded patio area (where you can watch the sunset. 10/10 would recommend the Peach Bellinis (they offer them in pitcher sizes too 9/10 would recommend the fried calamari + zucchini (there was more zucchini than calamari) but still very tasty! Pastas were amazing! read more

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Every time I go back to FL, my in law family takes me here. Service is always on point. Fast and accurate. Everyone is very friendly and attentive. They also have a dessert area right when you walked in. The place is spacious, clean and neat. Food is good, not the best Italian but the whole experience is always great. read more

I took my mother here for Lunch for her birthday. It was both of our first time visiting. First the location is in a busy area but there is amble parking. The inside of the restaurant reminds me of a retro Italian mom and pop movie and I'm totally here for it!! They play Classic music with Italian vibes and it makes your time there joyful! The food was pretty good and we had lunch portions. The chicken was tender the salad and soup was really good and the best thing going was the Mozzarella sticks. Now I didn't care for the bread but that's okay, everything else hit the spot. When coming in you order and pay then are seated at your table so when you finish you can just get up and go and I really liked this. Definitely a place to check out in the Apollo beach area. Until next review Kisses read more

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Let's start by taking about the bread on oil. OMG that bread is so delicious crispy edges very soft and fluffy in the middle. The lunette modo mio was very flavorful and good 10/10 must try. Pizza love the crust, I love thin crust pizza and this is definitely that. Service was great no servers for say. You sit yourself, order your food and they bring it to you. No one actually refills your drinks and things of that matter that's all on you. The atmosphere is to die for in my opinion. It was so inviting. People are constantly cleaning the tables and picking up what you know I'm gonna need from your table. I most definitely will be back gotta try something differently read more

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Food is good, fast, and great service. We go often. Bakery is great too. Fun for kids too.

Warm, friendly service - we felt so welcome! - and absolutely delicious food. They start you off with hot bread and olive oil with fresh herbs, and then deliver to your table breaded parmesan cheese with marinara sauce (a lovely surprise and really yummy), before bringing out the entrées. We were three for lunch and every plate was a winner. Couldn't have been happier. We intentionally ordered dinner size entées so we could take some home, and felt we had made a very good decision. Looking forward to leftovers tonight! Service was outstanding. The restaurant is cute, open and inviting. They have a bakery case that made us stop and stare, but we'll save that for next time. read more

AMAZING food & service along with great inviting atmosphere!!! Absolutely I recommend coming and bringing an appetite!! read more

Mandola's Italian Kitchen - Walk-In - Italian Near Me - Riverview, Florida

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Great experience at this new Riverview eatery! The ambience inside is great with an open kitchen to see the chefs in action. This is a fast casual Italian experience. You pickup a menu, order, pay, receive a tray with glasses for your drinks and a number. And I'm a matter of minutes your food arrives hot and fresh and delicious! We had to try a little of everything. The bruschetta was great, the garlic olive oil mixture they use on the bread is to die for. The mozzarella is made fresh daily and was so incredible. I opted for the shrimp Alfredo and it was cooked to perfection. In addition to the food the staff was so friendly. They were constantly making rounds to check on guest while not disturbing them, but you never had to ask for anything, they already knew. One downside, they were a little more expensive than expected, especially being fast casual dining, but atleast the food was worth it. We will be back for sure! read more

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It was my first time trying this place and I'll say it was super nice! I like the concept of fast Italian food. You go to the counter, order and then wait for them to food to you. They were pretty fast. I ordered the fried mozzarella, (which I think is a must if you go there) and the shrimp scampi. Both were really good choices! Also, the place was clean and everybody was wearing their masks. read more

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I ordered 2 chicken parm's. The chicken was dry and hard. No sauce! The spaghetti had very little sauce. We spent $70 for a crappy dinner!! It's sad. We've eaten there previously and had a great dinner. I guess when u use DoorDash, they give u the old, crappy food. Never again!! read more

I had the spaghettini ortolano. It was very bland. My husband had chicken parmesan. He doesn't care for Alfredo sauce and asked if he could substitute for marinara. They said yes but charged an upcharge! We also had the garlic bread. It was disappointing. read more