Alessia's Italiano - Mesa

Food was okay.. not the best but not the worst. There are many other places I would choose over this one. The atmosphere inside is nice though. The meatballs unfortunately taste like frozen meatballs, which was gross. The cheese ravioli was nice, but the sauce was very watery, even in the spaghetti, the sauce was not thick at all, it didn't have much taste because it was so watery.

I can't say enough about this awesome authentic Italian restaurant. The owners John and his wife are outstanding people they're great to the community they provide great food and a great atmosphere. In all his staff are top notch. No matter what bartender he has working they're very knowledgeable about his Italian wines.

Unassuming dining spot located in a strip mall. Had a great evening here as the food and service was top notch. If you like Italian wine, you will love it as they have a fantastic selection at a reasonable price. Can't go wrong spending an evening here.

When we walked in and asked how long the wait was the hostess told us she didn't know because people don't tell her when they will be done eating. That was an odd thing to say. Our server was very nice. Our food was okay. The bread was very stale we ended up leaving half of it The carbonara was fine had good flavor the angel hair pasta was cooked well. However the Bolognese was tasteless and bland, this is one of my favorite dishes and I was looking forward to it all day but it was so bad I sent it back, I never send stuff back also to really drive it home my son loves pasta! Loves it and he didn't want the Bolognese at all. I ended up eating a small portion of my husband's carbonara and my salad. The salad was ok. The balsamic dressing and blue cheese were delicious but the lettuce they put in was all iceberg lettuce and not even the leaves it was the core, that is not only cheap but not good in a salad. Now I get to go home and cook dinner for my son because he didn't like the pasta. Bummer The staff was very nice about the Bolognese and refunded it but we're so bummed because this place looked so good

If I was going off of the food alone, 2 stars. If I was going off of the staff, 5+ stars. We were greeted well and the staff was truly phenomenal (great customer service). Definitely a family feel. However, our calamari appetizer was overcooked (calamari was rubbery). The Pescatora Sud risotto (pictured) was watery, and we also had seafood pasta which was served in the pasta water it was cooked in (and without a taste of the wine sauce). Likely just an off night considering it was extremely busy, and we will likely be back based on the great customer service.