Always a great meal and service here at the Villa. My spaghetti with melted cheese & meatballs was perfect. My husband had his usual gnocchi & meatballs. read more

Great cozy atmosphere with some of the best Italian food around! Friendly wait staff that is very familiar with the menu and will help you out with any questions you'd have. I recommend this place whenever people mention that they want Italian food! read more

My family and I love the food and finally at Villa! My husband and I state going to villa in the summer before our wedding. We loved the delicious food and reasonable prices for a night out when we were newly weds. As we have experienced more live events, we have turns to Loretta and her family's from all celebrations to funerals villa had been the place for us. read more

Really good Italian, we have been here dozens & dozens of times over the last few years. The spaghetti and meatballs, cannelloni, ravioli are all extremely good as their meat sauce is really good. Their sauce was off a just a bit the last time we were there but still very tasty. An upgrade from their dinner salad to mini Antipasto is a must as their home made Italian dressing is one of the best around, different than other's it's a bit sweet but oh so good. Make sure to ask them to bring the bottle to the table as you may want to put a splash more on your salad. read more

First off there are some idiot reviews on here. The price? Reasonable. Want fake Italian? Go to Olive Garden... Please. Food poisoning? I seriously doubt it knowing the owners' attention to detail. Tony, Loretta and Joe are in the kitchen and on deck EVERY night. I've been going to this restaurant for geez 30 years? I don't think I've EVER had a bad meal. My all time favorite since childhood is the meat ravioli with marinara sauce. The marinara has a certain zip to it that compliments the meat in the ravioli. Plus I'm not an onion fan, usually difficult with Italian but not here! Yay!! Add a glass of Chianti and you'll be fat and happy (add a bottle and you'll be fat, happy and drunk). MUST GET the antipasto salad. I would give up my best friend for their dressing, it's that good. I sometimes just order the salad and the table gets a pizza. Yum! Other favorites: manicotti (if you love cheese), lasagna, veal park, chicken piccate, ... Really anything. The lasagna is divine, great pizza, etc. plus the family Is a true Italian treasure. I laughed out loud at other reviews because I feel the same - this is straight outta Goodfellas, the Godfather, etc. It's definitely a place you feel you might see someone get "whacked". To which I think "AWESOME"!!!! The background Italian music is a delight. The service through the years has been consistently good with very few exceptions, but those are minor exceptions and certainly not the rule. The important thing? The food. It's consistently affordable and delicious. My folks who live in MI love the Specials during the week (representin' the senior budget yo!) I moved to SC 8 years ago and when I come home to visit this is a must-go-to place. It's where my brother took my sister in law on their first date. It's part of good memories. It's familia! read more

Since reading about this place here on Yelp, I've now been there three times and can't say enough about how awesome this place is. It's reasonably priced, the staff is awesome and the food is just stellar. You get bread and salad (or soup, I think) to start. If you order the salad, you MUST get the house dressing! It's incredible. So far the appetizers we've gotten have been the calamari (classic and good), the baked meatballs (delicious and, according to my meatball obsessed boyfriend "the best meatballs on the planet") and the mozzarella marinara, which is essentially a deep fried chuck of mozzarella covered in marinara sauce that puts every fried cheese stick you've ever had to shame. I hear their pizzas are good, but haven't tried them yet as I can't quite stop ordering the parmigianas. Whether it's of the veal, chicken or eggplant variety, Villa knows just how to do it right. In conclusion: if you're in the mood for real (read: not olive garden) Italian, hit up the villa. read more

It was a Sunday night and we wanted some pasta. Instead of going to Olive Garden, we decided to give this place a try due to the positive yelp reviews. Unfortunately everything was just alright. Food was alright. The soup was bland. Better breadsticks at Olive Garden and I would say, service is better there as well. Our server, was rude and unattentive. As it came time for me to order, I wanted the canneloni and raveoli pasta combo. As i was reading the name pointing to it, she interrupted me and said, "soup or salad.." and she ended up giving me the wrong order. Also my brother in law specifically asked for no onions or peppers in his sandwich, and of course, there were onions and peppers in his sandwich. Our small cups of water were empty and when she finally came back, we asked for refills. She came back with a pitcher of water and set it at the table and left. Never came back to check on us or to see how we were doing. Very poor customer service. Positive thing i would say is, their canneloni was good. Sauce isn't amazing, but it's alright. Other than that...I think we'll be going to Olive Garden next time we want pasta. read more

The Olive Garden, Italian? That's like saying Burger King is a steakhouse. Villa is old school Italian, like your parents enjoyed. Veal dishes, pasta dishes, all in covered in the "red gravy". Still very reasonably priced, the Veal Marsala is quite tasty as is the baked "Villa Special". Canolis are made to order and really yummy. The only drawback was the music was extremely loud So all of you Olive Gardeners don't come here, anyone who enjoys old school Italian "Mangia" read more

My brother and his family have been going to the Villa for many years, raving to me about the yummy food and wonderful owners and staff. I recently went there with them, assuming my standard "artsy Auntie" role and hung back a bit while they conversed with the waitress and other patrons. I suppose I subconsciously assumed that they wouldn't relate so well to a quirky chick like me, but by the time we left I felt like I was very welcome. Our waitress was going through something and briefly shared a bit about it, and we gave her little moments of love and support as she ran around tending her tables. You'll feel like you're at a favorite relative's house, food and all. It's not all gourmet'ed out but it's tasty, very inexpensive, and you'll likely leave with leftovers. Go back again and you'll be greeted by folks who'll remember you. A treasure. read more

Last night we decided to try the Villa, at the urging of fellow Yelpers. Tucked along Gratiot Ave., the Villa is a charming, small place with parking and entrance located in the back. We were shown to a booth right away and our server was a tiny, older woman who'd probably been working there since the beginning. She didn't seem that enthusiastic about waiting tables, but I'd be thrilled if I just woke up every morning at her age. I decided on the Eggplant Parmigiana with a side of spaghetti and antipasto salad. Our waitress brought a nice bread basket with good sliced Italian bread and sesame breadsticks. The antipasto salad was good, generous slices of ham, salami and provolone cheese - I have to agree with Ron C., their house Italian dressing was really good. It looked like a creamy Italian (which I'm not too crazy about) but didn't taste too creamy; lots of herbs and garlic... delicious! Our entrées were brought to the table in perfect time, just after we had finished our salads and not during (which I totally hate!). My plate was piled high with slices of eggplant, covered in a rich tomato sauce and melted cheese; the side plate of spaghetti marinara was also generous! I sprinkled on some parmesan and got to work. The eggplant was delicious, soft but not mushy, and the sauce was rich with hunks of tomatoes. My friend ordered the combination plate of spaghetti with meat sauce and meat stuffed ravioli - I got to taste the ravioli and it was delicious... flavorful with lots of herbs; the pasta tasted homemade and was cooked to perfection. Totally too much to eat; I was hoping to take it home and have lunch the next day... But when the waitress came to clear the table, she didn't ask if I wanted to take the rest and stacked the plates ON TOP of my food before I could say anything; I just kept quiet at that point but I was really disappointed. There was quite a lot left on my place... 1/2 the spaghetti and at least 4 slices of eggplant. 4 Stars for the food and 0 Stars for the service. read more

I don't hand out 5 stars too much. But I love this place. Never had a bad meal, always good service, and reasonably priced to boot. There are plenty of Italian joints to choose from, but The Villa is always at the top of my list. Family owned and operated for way longer than I've been alive, they take seriously their history. Not being able to pick "one" favorite, I can say I've tried all the available pasta dishes and they were all top notch. I am partial to Alfredo pasta, and theirs is beautiful. If you're an eggplant lover, they have one of the best Parmesan eggplant dishes we have tasted. The plates come pretty full so you will get your money's worth. The bottom line is if you are looking for a good Italian restaurant give this place a try. read more

A little deceiving from the outside, delicious on the inside. Salad with the house dressing was great, however, get the dressing on the side. Pizza was perfectly cooked,and tasty. We also ordered the meat ravioli, mmm, so good and fresh. The sauce was everything is should be at an Italian joint. They are great with kids here, very family friendly. The service was impeccable and quick. read more

Thank you so very much to a fellow yelper for turning me on to this little gem!! Got a message about it Friday, and as it happened to be, I was going to be in that area Friday night so I got my BF and my BFF and her fiance and we all gave it a go... This place could become one of my new go-to faves, legit. We got there at 8pm on Friday night, no call-ahead. Parking lot looked pretty busy so we crossed our fingers and went in. Place was hoppin' alright, but I wasn't worried. The host said, "Give me a few minutes please..." and then right away said "...oh never mind that, we have booths in the back by the bar". Cool, lead the way!! We were seated along the bar area, which is nice, because the main dining room had a lot of families (good sign). We didn't have any kids with us, so the bar area definitely suited us better. Villa is family owned, and has been around for quite some time, so going in, I knew they were doing something right. Wine prices are great!!! Actually, ALL the prices are great!!! I couldn't believe someone actually reviewed that this place was "pricey".... Where??? The most expensive thing was still cheaper than most shitty chain restaurants, and this place had REAL Italian food to boot. I saw they had amogue on the menu, and just about died of happiness. For those of you who don't know what amogue (some spell it amoglio) is, it's basically Italian salsa, and it's super delicious!!! Tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and Italian herbs... that's all it takes. Val was our waitress, and she is a DOLL!!!! Loved her! We kept her quite entertained all evening I must say!! So, after wine, and beer, and warm, fresh bread and dipping oil, then we move to cheesy pizza bread with the amogue Val said people don't ask for amogue with the cheese bread.... OMG, DO THAT!!!! Seriously, it's so yummy!! We devoured that, fighting over the last piece, and then it was on to dinner. BF had the carbonara on special. BFF had the steak Siciliano, her fiance had the Pasta Joe's, and I had the manicotti palmino. Dinners come with soup or salad, BF had the minestrone, I had salad and so did the other 2. They brought out a little bottle of the house dressing for salad. Damn that shit is GOOD!!!! I loved it!! We kept the bottle at our table the whole night! BF said the soup was delish, and it had lots in it. Dinners came out and we were getting full and having a great time at that point. Everyone loved their meals, except the BFF. She thought the breading on the steak Siciliano was a little bland and heavy. To be fair, we all tried it, and it was just OK. Personally, I don't like breaded steak or hamburger anyway, so I knew I wouldn't like it. That was honestly the ONLY even partial complaint anyone had the whole meal. It truly was really great and we closed the place! Thank you again to yelpers who look out and suggest great places. I never would have known about Villa and how awesome it is!! We will be back... SOON!! Go see Val, and by all means, TRY the amogue!!! /Famiglia!!!! read more

Our new fave! Great lasagna and the house dressing for salads is perfect! Service is pretty quick and polite as well. Just park in back but yes that can be limited during PRIME hours. read more

Amazing place! One of the best when it comes to Italian! This place has been in business for a very long time and it comes as no surprise! I ordered Tonys Italian Favorites off the dinner specials menu and it was to die for! The lasagna, veal Parmesan, and fettuccine Alfredo is an awesome combination. The garden salad with the house dressing is a must! read more

Very good authentic family run Italian food. The staff makes you feel like family. Best food around. Only complaint is whenever we get Paula we have lousy service with a frown. Other than that food was great. read more

Wow..we are from Texas and found this gem..Our hostess was amazing and our food..well words can't explain how great it was..I'm going to give this place 6 Stars... read more

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This probably one of the better Italian restaurants around. The food is good and they give you large portions so I always have leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day. If you live in Eastpointe you should definitely check them out. The parking lot is a little small and you have to enter through the back door so I don't recommend parking on Gratiot and walking all the way around to the back especially if you have trouble walking far. Nice atmosphere and Italy themed place mats and pictures everywhere. read more

This place has the best Italian food!! Would recommend it to anyone that loves good food and a nice atmosphere!!!

My go to Italian place on the East Side. Really good food, good pizza and the house salad dressing is amazing.

I absolutely love this family owned and operated Italian restaurant! I had the gnocchi and (meat) ravioli. This had to be the best meat ravioli I ever had. My wife had the manicotti and my son had the spaghetti and meatball. We all lived our meals. For desert, I had the most delicious tiramisu, my wife had spumoni amaretto cheesecake, and my son had the spumoni ice cream. They have a great wine and drink collection as well. This is the place to go on the East side if you want REAL Italian cuisine. I highly recommend and I will definitely be back! read more

Delicious sauce, great salads, bread fresh. A few times the meatballs were salty. Parking is horrid and dont park in front. Not the most delightful area of town. read more

I really enjoyed this place me and my fiancee went here last Saturday and the food was delicious very warm atomsphere the waitress was very friendly and really went out of her way to make us feel welcome she even offered to sing for us laughs. I would really recommend this place for great authentic food and good service trust me it's worth it. read more

It's really ok.. Kinda pricey for the area and type of food. It almost has that Roma Cafe feel- which is very outdated. $6 for a glass of cheap wine was a little mystifying!! I got chicken fettuccine Alfredo, the chicken had lots of fat on it, the sauce was gritty.. Cool to try but I'll be hitting Luciano's or even Andiamo for the same prices and better wine!! read more

Best Italian around! Always have had great service and the owners are always involved. The food is always fresh and I've never had a bad meal here. You won't be disappointed! read more

My father would go here every sunday as a child and as i grew up he introduced me to this place.. our whole family loves it!!!! The spaghetti, gnocci, cheese ravioli!! Everything is so amazing... the antipasto salad is to die for and the dressing... i could drink it!! read more

We came here based on Yelp suggestions. We were not disappointed! The antipasto salad with house dressing was very good, the manicotti and Trio was awesome. The kids loved their pizza and fish and fries! No complaints from our picky eaters! The drinks were very reasonably priced, as well! We will come back for sure! The waitress was very nice! read more

I had a pretty good meal here. I ordered pasta carbonara (which was a special), calamari and salad with the famous House dressing. The salad was excellent and the much-lauded dressing was very tasty. The carbonara was rich and creamy with huge chunks of bacon in it and the pasta was perfectly cooked. The calamari was just alright, also they gave us cocktail sauce as a dip instead of the more traditional marinara sauce--that was kinda weird. We got carry out and they gave us lots of bread, breadsticks, parmesan cheese and butter free of charge. Didn't have to wait long for our order either! The inside is cute and clean and the waitstaff was very polite. If you are looking for good Italian food on the east side, give this place a try! read more

Seriously amazing! Fresh bread and oil for dipping is very tasty. Then we had calamari, it was very fresh and light. My group had pizza, chicken parm and pasta special. We were all very happy. The portions are large and the service is always perfect. I have never been disappointed any time we have visited. It's a cozy and friendly atmosphere. read more

My boyfriend and I went to Villa for dinner tonight. It's been years since I've been here. I got the plate with Fettuccine Alfredo, Lasagna, and Chicken Parmigiana. My bf got the Shrimp Scampi. We both got salads which were big. He loved his Shrimp Scampi. I liked the Fettucine Alfredo, Lasagna for me was just ok, and wasn't a fan of the Chicken Parmesan. Our waitress was really nice and fast. I will probably go back and try the pizza, it looked really good. read more

Always willing to make the drive to visit Villas. The service is always top notch. I love the warm bread basket and yummy breadsticks. Try the house salad dressing- trust me! It's delicious. The villa special has always been my go-to meal here. The portions are so large that you'll need a to go box. Great place! Highly recommended!! read more

This place has the best Italian food. Their sauce is so amazing. The place is not very big but the food is well worth the trip here. If you love Italian you need to eat here. read more

Absolutely amazing food everyone we go to this place. Everything from the salad to the pizza is excellent. Also try the veal.....

This is not Italian food. The owner came to our table and asked why we did not finish. Was there something you didn't like? All of it. My Mother and Father were from Italy I stated. Then she got loud. Well your used to different Italian. This food was worse than canned! The chicken pam was preprepared frozen, the lasagna had four layers of pasta and no meat or ricotta, the Alfredo was over cooked. They brought a bottle of Olive oil for dipping bread (The breadsticks were stale) then in the middle of dinner they asked if we were done with it. Maybe it was the only one they had for the whole restaurant. The owner claimed 60 years in business. I wonder if they have ever eaten Italian food. Go to the Olive Garden, it is the same horrible quality but with better decor. This place serves crap. We ended up going out to eat again a couple of hours later. read more

Absolutely the BEST!!!! Love villa! Everything is amazing! The staff is soo sweet to me ! Been going here my whole life!

There aren't many Italian restaurants that i can order a simple plate of spaghetti at and be satisfied, but Villa satisfies me whenever i have that simple craving. I tend to always compare it to my grandmothers. The decor here isn't too fancy, and the first time i took her here on a date she was kind confused as to why i took her here, as the atmosphere is simply 'family' and not fancy (im not saying that in a negative way). After that date she was hooked and 12 years later we still come by. read more

Great food, great service, reasonable prices. The pizza is outstanding. Pasta and house dressing should be at the top of the list. read more

Our first time in this evening and we are still at the table enjoying our meal ! I had to write a review because this is a hidden gem. This will definitely become a regular spot for us. Everything was excellent . read more

Excellent food and service. Everything was on point, homemade. Our server Val made us feel like we've been coming here forever. Stop by!

Awesome local place for great home style Italian. Cozy old school atmosphere. I don't need to say much more :)