Went in before 11 AM and had a fabulous early lunch. They open at 9 AM. Food portions are large really , service was excellent, and ambience was a great way to enjoy a hot day. We found this place accidentally and will definitely be back. read more

Four of us had dinner here last night. We had Eggplant Parmigiana, Shrimp Diablo, Ravioli, and a Calzone. Of course we had the large glass of Chianti! Wonderful atmosphere and big portions. We have three boxes of leftovers. read more

Mario's is traditional down-home Italian food. Nothing fancy but very solid and tasty. Service is always excellent and the prices are reasonable. read more

We just got back to Palm Springs after being stuck in Florida for 14 months (thanks, Hurricane Debby!) and the first place we went? Mario's Italian Cafe. Why? Because for over a year we've been listening to Mario's loud, hilarious ads on KGAY -- bragging about the best pizza, biggest glasses of wine, and his $8 pizza nights. We had to see if the man was telling the truth. Spoiler alert: he absolutely was. The Food We normally don't care about giant portions -- we care about quality and flavor first -- but Mario gave us both, and we're still laughing about it. We ordered two $8 pizzas, assuming they'd be tiny. Nope. Two 16-inch pizzas showed up, screaming hot, loaded with cheese and pepperoni, smelling like heaven. Next table's salad looked like it needed its own seat, and the wine goblets? Overflowing. Mario, you weren't lying -- and you've officially earned our trust. The Service Warm greeting, friendly staff, quick drinks, happy vibes. The only warning we wish we got was that we were about to be buried under two giant pizzas. The Atmosphere Classic Italian décor, beautiful painted ceilings, cozy space. Bathrooms could use a little extra attention, but honestly, I was too busy inhaling pizza to dwell on it. About Those Yelp Ratings... Right now, Mario's shows 3.1 stars on Yelp, and honestly? That's a crime. So many of the 1-star and 2-star reviews should be completely ignored. People complaining about "low quality ingredients" clearly weren't eating what we just ate. And some reviews are just silly -- like the guy who left 1 star because he was shorted $1.32 in change, or the one who's never been to Italy but critiques the restaurant size. (Really?) If I could, I'd give this place 4.5 stars -- but since Yelp doesn't do halves, I'm rounding up to 5 to balance out the ridiculousness. Final Thoughts Mario's is not just hype -- it's the real deal. Fantastic pizza, generous portions, friendly staff, and prices that feel too good to be true. I hope reviews like this help people see past the noise and give Mario's a try. We'll be back soon -- and next time, Mario, I'm trying the pasta (but if it's parboiled, we're gonna have words ). read more

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I was in the mood for something familiar and comforting, and lucky for me, Mario's Italian Cafés are sprinkled all around town--six cozy locations full of charm and flavor! This time, I popped into the one just down the street The Bermuda Dunes and treated myself to a refreshingly crisp Caesar salad--homemade dressing, garlicky croutons, and all. It's everything a Caesar should be! Then came the homemade lasagna (I went with the "light eaters" portion, which was still perfectly satisfying). Their portions are always generous, no matter what you order. The decor adds so much warmth, with hand-painted murals at every location that make you feel like you've stepped into a little slice of Italy. You can really taste the love in every dish! To top it all off? A dreamy mint chip ice cream topped with extra whipped cream--because why not? Mario's is my go-to when I want something delicious, homemade, and just a little bit magical. Check out their happy hour specials! read more

This restaurant is dependable for great take out and is conveniently located where I grocery shop, get gas and pick up pet food and gifts at Home Goods. The portions are very generous and the food is delicious! The take out is always superb and we love to order from Mario's for big family gatherings. We recently had a casual office lunch at Mario's to celebrate the holidays, which was my first time to eat there. My husband and I and his Office Manager ordered a shared pizza and the other staff ordered different items off the menu. Their food arrived but we were told that our gluten free crust pizza was accidentally made with regular crust, so a new pizza had to be made. Our office staff had long finished their meals before we got to even start ours, which put a kink in the meal because everyone was able to go home early directly from lunch. No discount to our bill, but then we didn't ask. It was a bummer so I knocked off one star for that, but otherwise the food is excellent. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Front of restaurant. - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

Took my daughter here for Mother's Day.Ordered the spaghetti with meat sauce she had Allolio-eAglio and we ordered the Marios special pizza. The food was delicious and took leftovers home. read more

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It's a nice small family restaurant. We visited the location in Bermuda Dunes, but apparently, there are a few more around the area. Inside, it feels like a typical family-owned Italian restaurant. There's a cool mural on the wall. The staff was really friendly and the food came out super quickly. The drinks were served in really large glasses, so no waiting for refills. I had lasagna, and my friend had the lemon chicken. Both were really tasty. The lasagna comes in two sizes, which was nice since I wasn't super hungry at the time. Overall, this was a quick, tasty, and relatively inexpensive Italian restaurant that I'd definitely eat at again. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

Ordered pizza and the largest wine pour in the valley, so they advertise. I liked the atmosphere and hoped we had found a gem....however, we now understand why the wine is a $5 glass....the Chianti was hardly even wine. I will assume that they have a higher grade of wine for more typical prices. The pizza was tasty though they got our order wrong. Our server was fine, running around like crazy, but he was friendly. Not a disaster certainly but I likely will not go back. It should be noted that the restaurant was quite busy. read more

Awesome, authentic Italian great price point!! if you're looking for casual Italian with great food this is your spot. The prime rib special was outstanding totally unexpected. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Fettuccine - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

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The food is decent. The bread lately it hasn't been good, no flavor. The server whom is a Latino man around his late 50 early 60 seems always in a rush to get the orders. Not very friendly and makes the experience monotonous due to him working there for a long time. The few times we've been there it's always him and always gives the same service. read more

Food is always great! Love the tall wine pour, however the taste lets you know why they can give you a good pour. Still a nice place for a meal, minus the wine. read more

Service is excellent. Very clean dinning areas. Menu has a great variety of options. Priced fairly. My favorite "Special " dish is Oso Bucco. read more

Restaurant set up as if you were in a small place in Italy (I assume since I have not visit Italy just yet) it's nice. Sevise was well and attentive. The food tastes good. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

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please recognize employee atzimba nice lady he has leadership qualities very exceptional professional helpful effecient kind. please notify administration of compliment and also employee notify employee of compliment. ive been in several times. she helped me. december 15 2025 12pm. thank you glk registered nurse california read more

Very fresh not to bad at all .food was great We got a large pizza taste great. Service was Good the only thing that piss me off is the waitress. Gave my bill and i paid $40.00 My change was $1.32 cents She gave me $1.00 I think she thought it was funny but I didn't think it was funny at all. Next time Iam not leaving a tip .its point trying to short me 32 cents. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Calamari - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

Eating in or taking out the food is yummy. Service is always great and wine pours generous and inexpensive. Portions are large so order wisely. read more

The service was excellent, my oldest liked the cheese ravioli's, my youngest liked the Mac N Cheese, and the wife liked her Anipasta Salad. I had the Chicken Alfredo, the sauce was really grainy, almost like it was broken. The restaurant was clean, and so were the restrooms. What a shame, hopefully I remember next time not to order what I did today read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

I did a takeout order. Jennifer was super nice, helpful, and patient on the phone. She was friendly when I picked up too. Antipasto Salad was great. read more

A bad experience from start to finish! It was our first time in any Mario's . We saw a sign in the window and on the web that they have happy hour. Our waited explained that the beer and wine was 4 dollars but nothing else is on happy hour despite the sign In the window saying pizza wedge is also 4 dollars. Everything we ask he said no to right away and later he said we could change for an up charge after further questioning . For instance, we ordered eggplant parm and wanted a different sauce , upcharge 2.95. If we didn't want pasta upcharge for steamed veggies . The salad was only a house salad, no Caesar salad! He was like the soup natzi , not very nice and seemed annoyed with all questions even though it was only 4:15 and he wasn't busy. The food came and it was on a plate so small that everything was hanging off the side . The upcharge vodka sauce wasn't worth the three dollar upcharge and the eggplant was so mushy! No good. Very mediocre at best. The chainiti wine was large but not good at all! The only good thing was the garlic bread. They said it was too hard to take the happy hour sight off the window and they would honor the 4 dollar wine and beer but we had to argue and fight every step of the way. No way will we be back to any of these Mario's. read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Here is the sign that they don't want to honor but thy said because we complained. - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

My husband & I have been going to Mario's since they originally opened, which is for many, many years and we have always enjoyed our meals, the food is always delicious But today, unfortunately our lunch time waitress "Ace" was just so terrible. She had a very bad attitude and went from table to table like she just hated her job. We had ordered an extra side of marinara sauce (which we are happy to pay for) that was not brought with our order. When we asked her for it, she had a major attitude & huffed, went back to the kitchen & ordered it from the kitchen & then brought it to our table slamming it down on the table very aggressively, not stopping to address us. She Just slammed it down and kept going, very rudely. She was very mean & rude throughout our entire meal, really ruined it for us. It's so sad that we don't feel comfortable going back to that location and being around that negative energy. read more

$16 for 8 tiny ass SYSCO chicken wings and beyond watered down, soupy ranch dressing?? NEVER AGAIN! You just lost us as customers! read more

Delicious food, house wine excellent. Lunch special fantastic deal. I'm in---now a regular. Great service. read more

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Absolutely AMAZING! No one does it better than Mario and his family! The salads are incredible and fresh and delicious! In these Summer months, this is our go-to! Thank you, Mario for being a friend and being so constant and fresh in your restaurants throughout the valley! Nobody does it better from pizza, to full lunches and dinners, to soups and salads! #BRAVO #buonappetito God bless you all! From Tom's sister, Cindy Angone LaLonde & Famiglia! read more

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Good food; service does not match ambiance, though. Servers do not try to "connect!" Servers need to slow down, and owners shouldn't worry about having a 3rd server during peak hours! read more

Poor experience today. Kid's meal is $10 without a side or a drink. A drink is $4 with no refills. Overall, poor Italian food and definitely overpriced for the quality. This was a one and done for us. read more

Service was outstanding, the portions huge. A large could easily feed 4. Garlic bread was really good but shouldn't have ordered the cheesy sourdough as an appy... very good but too much bread. lol We ordered linguine carbonara, not made traditional way but was still good. read more

Great food at great prices. Love the lunch specials served everyday. Service was fast and courteous. I go to one of the Mario's restaurant whenever I'm in town. read more

Best service. Best big glass of wine. Pepperoni pizza on point. The lady server was so sweet ! We will come back ! read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - Mommy drink. - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

Great food, great service eat there once a week. Restaurant is always crowded. Always first choice for a restaurant.

If you order to go, CHECK YOUR ORDER!! Got all the way home before we found that 1/2 was missing. When I called, they said they gave it away before we got there. WTF does that even mean? Had to drive all the way back and they NEVER APOLOGIZED!! The server told me it happens all the time . ALL THE TIME??? Why would it happen all the time?? Because they don't care. The server actually said that it is not their fault. Seriously. She said that. Then whose fault is it? Mine??!! If the owner or manager sees this, know that your people seem to not care much. Food is good, service is lacking. Mario's, you are a desert staple, DO BETTER!! read more

My boyfriend took me for lunch and he said they have amazing Chinese chicken salad! We ordered calamari for appetizer and it was delicious and we got Chinese chicken salad to share and it came with garlic bread. The garlic bread was amazing and the Chinese chicken salad was very cold and very fresh. It had a lovely dressing and I enjoyed it very much, I love trying Chinese chicken salads and Mario has a good one. I have also ordered takeout for dinner from this. Mario and I ordered a pizza and chicken Parmesan and both were delicious. I would absolutely come here again when craving pasta and now I know they have amazing lunch specials, and salads! I highly recommend for a casual lunch date with the hubby, the boyfriend or the best friend. read more

House Special Pizza... Lots of veggies but very little meat. Convenient but not great. If you want a pizza drive to Bill's Mike T read more

Fantastic authentic Italian food. I have eaten there a few times & never disappointed. They even pour a Full glass of wine. Portions are generous. read more

Ordered some take out meals over the weekend. One meal was Cannelloni, stuffed pasta with Ricotta cheese and Beef sausage! Over Angel hair pasta. ***Only BITS of sausage in the stuffing! Still no change in this dish. If they would add a small Beef sausage to the dish, it would be great! .Another meal was Carbonara, which was good! And the third meal was Shrimp Diabolo, with spicy marinara sauce, was good also! Portions are great, enough leftovers for a small Lunch. read more

First off, hello. My fans know me as Shaquille Oatmeal, a pseudo name for myself. My culinary background is deeply rooted and influenced by my childhood. Growing up, I traveled the world with my family, going to places like France, Italy, Switzerland, Iceland, etc. So I've tasted many different types of food and sampled different cultures. So I can say with certainty, visiting this restaurant, that as a person who's visited Italy and sampled true Italian food, it's a fairly adequate establishment for what you would expect next to a grocery store. The atmosphere was chaotic, and it felt cramped. The waitstaff was fast and efficient, though not very polite. Which, to their credit, added to their performance as a representation of the Italian culture. Food was good, not great, but hey, it was better than some of the places I've been. 3/5 stars due to hostility and okay food. I would recommend in a pinch but not for a fancy meal. -Shaq out read more

Mario's Italian Cafe - a bottle of fat cat - Italian Near Me - Bermuda Dunes, California

Service was lacking. I ordered a wine and a soup while my husband ordered a pasta and a salad. When our food arrived the server let us know the garlic bread would be right out. It never came and my husband was about done with his meal. As our server was nowhere to be found, I walked towards the kitchen to request his forgotten garlic bread. The server let me know he was still waiting on it; while all the tables around us had been served their complete meals. read more

8.6.2020 : NO DELIVERY ! Oops ~ I never finished this review, the food was O.K., they're in a touristy area so I was hoping they'd deliver with the covid-19 crisis and all . -Nate read more

We got takeout with spaghetti pesto pasta. Pretty good portion size. It seems to be a local love, and I can see why. The prices are average, and plenty of indoor seating. Located next to Ralphs supermarket so parking is very convenient. read more

I like Mario's in general. I've been to this location many times. It's nice to see the familiar faces. It's nice and quiet in this location.