Mangiamo Italian Cafe - Gastonia

Delicious Italian dishes that are awesome. Atmosphere is authentic and staff is very friendly as well as the owner, Tony! Love their daily specials. It’s hard to decide on just one entree. The portions are generous. Highly recommend this hidden gem!

I enjoyed the food I received, there are just a few discrepancies I had. The ravioli was just a tad bit raw, but other than that the food was phenomenal and delicious. The portions to price ratio was kinda off to me. The appetizers and the main meal were the same price, also the portion for the app were to small for the price. Then the vibe was interesting with some decor pieces and the music turing on and off. I think the food is delicious with great service, they just need to tweak some stuff.

A Google search for best chicken Alfredo near me brought me here. It is my daughter 's favorite and it was her birthday. I went on and on about the stellar gnocchi reviews, I was excited for her to try it, it 's going to be great! So...she got a panini.That aside, this little gem in downtown Gastonia, did not disappoint! I got a Pesto spaghetti with chicken (I can 't remember the exact title of the dish and can 't find it on the menu promise I 'll do better see pictures) that was SO good, noodles perfectly al dente, I 'd be hard pressed not to get it everytime, if I wasn 't so curious to try everything else. Started with the meatballs that I also highly recommend. I 'm telling everyone I know and you should try it too. I can 't wait to go again! Gastonia is hit or miss in the restaurant game and this is a hit!It 's a quaint, little establishment that I imagine fills up fast during their dinner rush, so maybe consider calling a reservation if going around that time. I 'm not a professional photographer, but I wanted to include some photos. The meatballs were already almost all the way eaten through by the time I remembered to get the shot.

I honestly wasn't fond of the food here. I can honestly say I'd rather come for dessert here. The tiramisu was really good and well-balanced.I had the Gnocchi pasta but wasn't impressed with how salty it was.My husband had the Philadelphia panini and it was bland not much taste to it.The salad dressing they make in-house is perfect, I enjoyed how it dressed up the salad.Our waiter was very nice and so courteous to any questions we had.Mind you I'm not a picky eater.As for the ambiance, the place looked nice for a relaxed sit down dinner.

Nice place for dinner. Stopped by with family June 2023.Owner and chef stopped at our table to say hello. He is actually from Italy!I recommend and look forward to returning.