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Omaha Italian Restaurant Reviews
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We were there on Friday Dec 3. Our reservations were for 6:00PM. There was a group of about 15. The service was terrible. We had to get our own drinks. We sat at our table about 30-40 mins before the waitress even showed up. She was not a pleasant person. She was very gruff and disengaged. I felt li...
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I grew up in Chicago and in my 20 years in Omaha found this to be the best authentic Italian restaurant. The sauce is red and sweet like it should be the pasta is homemade and the homemade Italian salad dressing is outstanding. Here is a clue always order the cheese filled ravioli or manicotti. Most...
FANTASTIC for first dates!! The guys LOVE the prices and LOVE you for suggesting Malara's! The food is excellent! A MUST TRY!
Both the Leavenworth and La Casa west are THE place for pizza lovers. You must request the romano cheese... best pizza I ever had. You WON'T be dissapointed! Now Leavenworth does get crowded at times... but it is SO worth it. Or just jet by La Casa west and grab something... they have indoor eatin...
It is not good at all! Bad service and the food not so great.
Malara's is Omaha's most classic Italian restaurant. My family is local Italian from South Omaha and literally everyone I know that is Italian in Omaha loves Malara's and would vouch for "best in Omaha". It's authentic in every way. Traditional wine based homemade salad dressing, egg in the lasag...
This food is about as authentically Italian as Olive Garden. These poor, dumb people have been peddling the worst version of neo-American Italian crud since Ragu. Tragically over-cooked pasta and an antipasto of cubed cheddar, swiss and pepperjack should be offensive enough to anyone who has suffere...
This place is awesome. I have eaten there many times and the food is always superb. The steamed mussels appetizer, the PLT and Midway sandwiches, pasta, salads are all DELICIOUS!!! My favorite thing has to be the kale, white bean and andouille soup. I am sure there other soups are good too but I c...
Had a wonderful time at Pasta Amore. Our reservation was for 8:00 and it took them over a half an hour to get us in. I was a bit disappointed at that but once we sat down it was wonderful. They offered gulten-free pasta and that made my night. I have stayed away from Italian in Omaha because of ...
This once highly regarded restaurant has turned itself into a rowdy and sometimes dangerous nightclub with a young crowd that does not respect the more mature customers that used to be loyal to Anthony's..... NO MORE!
My boyfriend took me to Malara's for a nice dinner after church. I did not like it. I love eating out at different places but this place was not my favorite. I just had pasta with meatballs. The texture and flavor of the meatballs was not like anything I've ever had. I don't know what kind of m...
Service was horrible horrible horrible. The server was not busy but just terribly SLOW. We waited forever after being seated to give drink orders, another 20 minutes or more for her to come take our order, at least fifteen minutes after asking for the check to get it. The food was good but when t...
I am a friend of the Malara family and can tell you that this is authentic Italian food. The owners are originally from Italy and just about everything on the menu is homemade. If you haven't tried this restaurant, you are missing out.
The staff is terrible, that is for sure. The house wine is garbage. the food is good, but they give you so much and over charge you for it. there is only so much pasta that you need to eat in one meal. be prepared to wait, and for it to be crowded.
All I can say is that you must have had an "off" night where things wern't going accordingly. That happens in every rest/ I can guarantee you with certainty that the red sauce is NOT canned. The owner is from Sicily and goes back once a year. He is an excellent chef and puts his heart and soul into...
Terrible service!!! From the hostess to the wait staff in the lounge and at the table. Good food, but not worth spending over three hours being treated like an uninvited guest.
(10/27/2007)
I've been to Italy, and THIS restaurant is as close as you're going to get!
Excellent Italian food. The Leavenworth location can get crowded an a Saturday night, so get here early. They also have a pizzaria called La Casa West on 82nd and Grover that does an unusual but fabulous square romano pizza. We hit the pizzaria often for take-out or dine-in and love it.
Excellent everyday Italian food, friendly and efficient service, great daily specials and very reasonable prices. Not fancy food, but homemade and very good. Their portions are generous, but you can get a half-order if your appetite or budget's not as big. And the atmosphere's nice, too. We love thi...