Mama's Meatball

Mama's Meatball reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Lorna

   Orange County2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Nice location, made reservations but seated 40 minutes late. Ordered wine, waited 30 minutes for clean glasses and another 15 minutes for wine to arrive. Dinner finally arrived one hour later, was hot and tasty. Sadly manager never visited our table with an apology as we understand difficulties happen, many other unhappy customers in the same situation. We hope they are able to manage their tables and reservations better as the food is good.
   

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   James VIP

   Central Coast14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   always great Italian food. One of our favorite restaurants in SLO.
   

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   Johanna

   Central Coast1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Italian flavors and overall cuisine of Mama’s Meatball remains unmatched against all other Italian restaurants I have been to. The food is still as great as I remember it from when I first had it 12 years ago. Ravioli De Zucca continues to be my favorite dish.
   

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   Sarah

   Central Coast3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and great food. My steak was cooked exactly how I wanted it. The appetizer was delicious.
   

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   Dave

   Orange County1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing experience, great staff and even better food!
   

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   Erica

   Las Vegas4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was amazing and the staff great! Our first time coming and we will be back!
   

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   Gail VIP

   Central Coast139 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is so good, that I do not want to stop eating.
   

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   Joe

   Central Coast1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Second time there. Very good food in a very nice setting. Staff is friendly and attentive. The only negative is the lack of parking nearby. Will definitely keep coming back.
   

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   Julie

   Central Coast1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Service was poor. We had a reservation and were seated promptly but noticed we were given hard metal patio type chairs instead of the regular chairs. We shared 2 menus for 6 people. Drink order was taken but drinks didn’t come until we flagged someone down to remind them. Asked for separate checks but that didn’t happen either. Had to ask twice for a to-go box and the check. Food was ok for the price. Noise level was so high we had to shout across the table to hear each other. Overall felt like there was no management of staff. Won’t be back.
   

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    Jeff

    Los Angeles1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    First time there and they hit it out of the park. Food was unbelievable, but even better was the service. Asked the waiter what was good and he said let me show you what I had earlier. So good!!!! Don’t pass this restaurant up! They were even on triple d.
    

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