Villa Macri Ristorante

We've tried several times to give this place another shot, but the food is always mediocre, the service just OK, and the layout of this place is absurd.  The old Macri's Deli was a local staple.  The sports bar area is poorly thought out.  Too bright, quiet, and usually empty.  The menu is nothing special.  I miss the old Macri's Deli days.  The layout of this place is strange.  Like the architect was drunk when it was drawn up.  There's no flow, rhyme, or reason, and seems tacky.  All the money dumped into this place was spent on naked angel statues, pavers, and hallways.  It should have been spent on developing decent food and not a nightmare of a restaurant layout.

I cannot believe that the owners and Manager of Villa Macri don't read the reviews on line and make some changes.  The food is, at best, mediocre.  The service is absolutely hideous!  The only thing they are moderately good at is seating you after that good luck.  Your server eventually shows up and takes your drink order.  You then sit there another 10 minutes waiting for your drinks.  Finally, the waiter returns again and takes your food order which, when your food arrives, is mediocre at best.  After you are done eating, you will sit there with dirty plates in front of you for at least 20 minutes AFTER you have finished.  If you are crazy enough to order dessert, it will be served to you with your dirty main course dishes still on the table.  Now I certainly didn't expect it to be fine dining but I did expect some basic 101 food and service.  It is amazing to me that this place is still open!!!   If you want great service and great food, then eat at Carmella's which is adjacent to the Macri Bakery.  Villa Macri should take a lesson from Carmella's and learn how to manage a restuarant and make great food.  I also ate at the Macri's on the southside of town after my boyfriend ate there and said the food was good.  Imagine my surprise when it was the same mediocre crap that they serve at Villa Macri in Granger.  The service was great but the food is just passable.  Stick with Carmella's and you will be just fine but run as fast as you can from Villa Macri in Granger and Macri's on Ireland.  Pathetic excuses for Italian food.

Not so good. They charged $16 for a chicken marsala that consisted of a tiny unseasoned piece of chicken and tons of potatoes (also unseasoned).  The meal came with a salad that was untossed- all accouterments were on the side as was the dressing.  If I don't want an item in my salad or my dressing on the side, I will tell you; if I'm paying for a salad I want it tossed- I don't have salad tongs to toss it with at the table.  The decor was pretty tacky too. We will not be coming back.