Visisted this place about a month or so ago. Nice little restaurant in the Brandywine Shopping Center. You pick up a menu when get in the door, then go to the cashier to order. They give you a number to place at your table (kind of like a diner) and they bring your food to you. I tried the Caesar Salad and it was delicious (even though the dressing was a bit creamier than your typical Caesar dressing). Wait time for food was not long and the young men working the counter and the server were very friendly and polite. Next time I'll have to try a sub.
Review Source:Dear Bruno R.,
Thank you for responding to my review. Â I appreciate you standing up for your staff and restaurant so I'd like to take the high road and maintain some civility with this exchange. Â That being said, it's important for you to know that owners (and yelpers in general) can contact other yelpers privately to discuss any issues they may have. Â The private message feature is important because there's a long list of owners who have publicly commented on other people's reviews only to make themselves and ultimately their business look horrible. Â I'm pretty sure that's not your intent. Â
I do want to respond to a few of your points. Â The whole argument of what a chain is seems petty and irrelevant. Â In the interest of accuracy though, your business website (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmammaromas.com&s=ea9453ae37a5fe8cdf20b0234ca776a6843c648fb49397f5b041291089086823" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://mammaromas.com</a>) lists multiple locations in the Southern Maryland area under the same name run by the same family and using the same menu. Â Nobody is mistaking Mamma Roma's for Olive Garden, I was just pointing out that there's more than one location in the local DC area.
The way staff are trained and how they actually perform are two different things. Â When I was at your restaurant, I got my utensils and drinks myself. Â My pizza was delivered to my table but my dining partner's meal was not. Â Aside from delivering the pizza and bringing a takeout box, that was the extent of our waiter service. Â I'm a customer so I don't know how you want your business to run but I can tell you how things went when I was there. Â I'm sorry that it frustrates you but that's something to address with your staff.
Maybe one day I'll take you up on your offer Chef Bruno. Â I wish your business much success in the future!
P.S. Â As many of the folks who read my reviews can attest to, whenever the headline is "Interesting Dating Experiences", most people are not paying much attention to where or what I ate. Â Like a spectacular car wreck, they're much more focused on the carnage of whatever adventure I've experienced!
Stopped here to eat after doing some Christmas shopping. They have a great menu that made it really hard to order.
We ordered the calamari fritti as an appetizer. It was good, but nothing special. For my meal I ordered the Chicken Roma. I love pineapples! I don't if pineapple and authentic Italian go hand in hand, but I was willing to try.
It was really good, but SUPER greasy. I don't know if they used olive oil to dress the plate, but my noodles appeared to be floating in it. I ate around the top of the noodles, and took the rest home. At home I put the noodles on a paper towel to drain the excess grease.
My other dinning partners had awesome meals. I gave them so many stars despite the grease fest because the food WAS really good and there was so much else that I wanted to try.
Have been numerous times. I found "my thing"... the mushroom ravioli's. Â TO. DIE. FOR!!! Â Comes with salad and bread. Â Get the house dressing (it's one of the best balsamic's I've ever had). Â Inexpensive, especially for the heap of food you get. Â Will continue to go back time-and-time again. Â This place is a great find and soooooo much better than any chain Italian restaurant.
Review Source:Stay Away from this place!! Just came back from having the worst Italian  sausage and pepper sub. When I complained about how little meat I got on the sub the manager questioned if I was from the area because I was looking at some maps I had recently obtained  from the local AAA office. What a question to ask??!! I told him that I was from the area, originally from the Northeast and knew a good Italian sub. So not being from the area, he thought, means he could short change me (thinking I would never come back). I received tiny slices of shaved Italian sausage. Not chunks. What a ripoff!! The sandwich should be called Italian peppers and cheese..because that's about all I tasted!!
Also, the cheesecake my daughter had was not cold. Health Dept should be called!
Last, you would think the manager would apologize because I did not enjoy my meal. No apology offered. Therefore, this will be my last time here. Can't understand the good reviews.
My boyfriend is very picky when it comes to Italian food but we love this place. Its close to our house & its decent price & nice sized portions. The main guy that works here is always pleasant to everyone and the staff is very attentive. The ingredients & food is always fresh & out pretty fast. Great management..great staff...great food!
Review Source:Love this place. Family owned from Italy. Every time I visit it takes me back to my vacation to Italy. So favorful and fresh. I want to try everything on the menu. I recommend the Shrimp Gondola as an appetizer. One of the best Southern MD has was to offer. The bad; eat way too much.
Revised: Ate here again. The Lobster Ravioli is now my favorite. Bruno, the owner, entertained us with a story how he feed President Bush & Obama.
I love that there is a Mamma Roma's near my house and now near my work! Â My coworkers and I go here for dinner after work once in a while, and are never disappointed. Â One of my favorite items on the menu is the cheese steak, but I also love the lasagna, stuffed shells, and many of the appetizers. Â The service here is also wonderful.
Review Source:Four friday nights ago, we tired Mama Roma, and have been every friday night since! We have been going for the pizza which is amazing..truly authentic Italian pizza..recommend the Margherita Pizza!! Wow! You will be suprised..nothing like you expect..mouth wateringly good! We also always get the Mozzerella Sticks and salad..yum! This past friday, we also tried the Gnocchi which is available upon request, and recommended by our Italian friends..and it was decadent!! I cant wait to get it again, and try more items each friday night! Love this place..!!! Now get in the car and GO!!!
Review Source:When I cannot finish the entree you know it is a good amount of food! Salad with house Italian was great. Had chicken Chesapeake which was chicken breast over fettuccine with mushrooms and crab meat in a pink sauce.Pasta was light and dish was outstanding. Service staff was very attentive but not to the point of bothersome!
Review Source:I have now had Mamma Roma twice. Â The 1st time I had the Fettuccine Mediterraneo. Â It was good but had a very little amount of crabmeat for $16. Â Today I had the Fettuccine alla Boscaiola & was not happy. The pasta was overcooked & mushy for my taste & the dish was VERY salty. Â I didn't even finish it. Â One a more positive note the staff & especially owners are very welcoming. Â Maybe it's hit & miss 'cause my mom, who is extremely hard to please (& Italian!) loves this place. Â She has raved over the alfredo dishes & pizza, neither of which I had as she hasn't had either of the dishes I did. Â If I go back I'm getting pizza or alfredo!
Review Source:Dear Mama Roma,
Thank you for introducing me to lobster ravioli. Thank you for the handmade pasta and for generously stuffing each ravioli to the brim. Thank you for the pink cream sauce that literally made me want to lick my plate (sorry Mom). Thank you for cute waiters who speak Italian. Thank you for the deliciousness that is your tiramisu. I think I love you......I can't wait to visit you again....ciao bella.....mozzarella
I assumed the restaurant would be busy, being 1pm on a workday - but it was empty except for a single table of cops. The service was quick and efficient, the the place was very clean. I got myself a cold cut sandwich, and asked for no hots - and still got the hots. :( The sandwich was pretty soaked in oil - to the point that if I didn't eat it quickly enough, the sandwich started to get soggy. The sandwich portion sizes were overloaded, and a little difficult to eat. The fries are perfectly average, and the soda selection is the usual group of Pepsi brands.
It's not bad, but it's about the same as any other sit-in Italian place.
Went to this place for the first time today with my parents & siblings. Wasn't really looking forward to it since I'm not a big fan of Italian food. But I still enjoyed it for the most part.
We were a little confused at first because we weren't sure if we had to seat ourselves or not. And I can't speak on the Italian dishes since I just had a steak & cheese. But it was good and fulfilling. Their fries are not the best though. And three other people with me shared the NY style pizza and there was still some left over. And I appreciated that people still came around to check on you and whatnot.
Rejoice! Â A good, non-chain restaurant in SoMD. Â My husband and I frequent the shiny new Brandywine Crossing shopping center and had been wanting to try some of the new eateries there as well. Â We stopped in to Mamma Romas on a Friday for lunch and were shocked to see what a following it already had. Â The place was pretty busy and the line was back to the door. Â We got through the line at a frustration-free pace but we were still kicking ourselves for bad timing - you know, when you arrive the line is back to the door but after you finish ordering and turn around, nobody has come in since? Â Just our luck! Â We ordered a pizza from the very friendly guy behind the counter and just assumed we'd be waiting a while because for one, we were at the back of the line and for two, it was a pizza. Â Not the case at all. Â Our pizza arrived in about 10 minutes and we were happily on our way to full tummies. Â
The medium NY Style pizza was enough for my husband and I to share with leftovers. Â They also offer a Sicilian style square thick pizza which was intimidatingly large. Â I saw a couple people attempt these but most boxed up over half the pie. Â I wasn't blown away by the pizza by any means, but it was tasty and fulfilling. Â Reasonably priced, as well.
I've decided this is my favorite kind of restaurant style because when I'm in charge of my drink refills, I'm a happy camper. Â There are no moments of rationing my drink because I know my server will never be back or pouty faces when the cup is empty - I just get up and refill when I need to. Â You do also get attention in the dining area here. Â At separate times, someone asked if we needed anything else, if we were doing okay, and cleared our table.
Friendly, clean, and quick - we will definitely return!
I am in love with this place after going for the first time today.
I had the lemon shrimp pasta lunch, my friend had the sausage and pepper sub, and I don't know if it was the olive oil they used, the generous helping of fresh garlic, the perfectly cooked pasta, perfectly cooked shrimp, or what, but they killed it!!!! Â Nothing was overpowering at all, despite the intense lemony (but not at all sour) of the dish.
That dish was amazing, and my friend said that his food was excellent.
The guy who runs it, or was running it this afternoon, is Italian, which I guess I didn't expect here in Southern Maryland. Shame on me for my closed-mindedness.
This place is EXCELLENT.
My husband and I have had Mamma Roma on our list since before they opened and finally had an opportunity to go last night. Â We love it!
Ordering is pizzaria style, you get a number, you get your own drinks (unless ordering beer and/or wine), you get your table and you take a seat. Â The service was friendly and welcoming and the food was a taste explosion in every bite! Â We oohed, we aahed, we wined and dined, we basically did everything except lick our plates, which we wiped clean with the crusty, buttery garlic bread instead!
That's amore!
I've been here twice now and while it isn't Pasta Mia, it is very good Italian dining. The price is right, the atmosphere is quaint and the service is commendable.
If you are bringing children, bring an activity. While there is plenty to see and the restaurant is family friendly they don't have a children's menu to color.
My wife and i decided to try this place since it recently opened up. It has the italian theme going on inside with grapes hanging off the pergola. We started our meal with an appetizer called the Shrimp Gondola which consisted of 4 slices of toasted brushetta bread topped with shrimp in a lemon garlic sauce. We both thought it was good. I ordered the Fettuccine Mediterraneo which came with shrimp, crabmeat, and scallops in a pink cream sauce. Â I enjoyed the big dish of pasta as it came with lots of the seafood. My wife ordered the Smoked Salmon Penne which consisted of lots salmon. It was very flavorful. We had to bring home doggy bags so we could split dessert. Â the cannoli was forgettable. The desserts were suppose to be homemade but we dont think it was. Be aware that they dont have waiters and you must go up to the counter to order and you must go to the fountain to get your own drinks. I would return again and bring friends.
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