Mama D's Italy Kitchen, Newport Beach

This place is great. We were outside looking at the menu and the waiter came out and offered us some freshly baked bread. We went in for Dinner and it was excellent.

great food and very friendly service. I asked if i could borrow windex and a towel to clean my rental car windshield and Dave cleaned it for me despite my protest, what a nice guy . thanks dave i could see for the rest of the week. Jay

We were driving around looking for a place to eat when we decided to go to Mama D's ... Cant ask for anything better ! the food is amazing but the customer service is awesome ! If you want good food with friendly smiles! not to mention the great prices Mama D's is the place to go.

WOW! This is the letter I wrote them: It is not often that I take time to write a letter of commendation to a restaurant; however, we had an experience at your restaurant that deserves an amazing review! Over this past weekend, my wife & I were attending a marriage retreat in Newport Beach & were excited to go to the Old Spaghetti Factory while we were there. We invited 7 other couples with us & called several hours in advance to be told that they do not take reservations. My wife & I drove over an hour early to put our name in & were told that when our party got there, we would be able to be sat soon thereafter. Once the 18 of us were there, we let them know, only to be told that the wait would be around one & a half hours. I had remembered a while back that my wife & I went to the Manhattan Beach Mama D’s for our birthdays & were blown away by the service, so I called the Mama D’s right up the street. I spoke with the manager, Mike, and explained the situation. By the time that our group of 18 was there, they were busy working to get the tables re-arranged. While we waited out on the sidewalk several of the waitresses & hostesses brought out bread, beverages & meatballs to try. Within 10 minutes, we were seated & ordering! Every single one of the people that were there were incredibly amazed at how great the service was!! Several of us are business people that have eaten at high-end restaurants around the world & we will all agree that the service that we got at Mama D’s was beyond 5 star! The food topped it all off & did not disappoint! I told the hostess at Old Spaghetti Factory that they likely lost 18 customers in the future – I will tell you the opposite. I can promise you that you have gained 18 loyal customers plus many more as we tell people about the amazing work you did! (including the post that we put on our website about the great night) I know that your mission statement is 100% satisfaction 100% of the time, you did that & beyond! We couldn’t have dreamed a more amazing evening!

Went to this place on Sat. This was our second time back. Our waiter was so nice he made me laugh so much my tummy started hurting. Luke is so awesome. He recommended the lasagna. So Tom got that I had the Angle hair with Mama D's special Pink sauce cause that is what my friend ordered last time and was so craving that. Tom was looking forward for the gnocchi but got the lasagna! The Lasagna was bomb but that was not the flavor he was wanting but could not stop eating the lasagna cause it was so good. Luke our waiter found out and insisted that he order something else. Tom being full already didn't want to but Luke insisted and got him the gnocchi that was soooo much food. AWESOME FOOD just wished we had a bigger appetite. We live about an hour or so away from the place and would not mind the drive to go eat there again and again and again. And just when we thought we were done, Luke brings us out cookies!! Cookies that are still warm the chocolate chip melts on your fingers!! Finger licking goodness!! No matter where you live you got to try this place out. Awesome food!! Awesome service!! Awesome time!!

I agree with the rest of the reviews on here. Before i could even walk in the a staff member was outside with bread for me!! very nice!! i would like to add that they are very very very dog friedly. the food was excellent and the chicken very good as well! i wish i had brought more money to tip them better. i will definet. be back, again and again...

This place is great! The service is the best and the food is outstanding! Everything is made fresh! Ruben our waiter recommended the Chicken David and it was so delicious and enough that my husband and I could share. It is reasonably priced. I would suggest everyone go here even though I would like to keep this place a secret!

This place is amazig. Great service, Amazing food & wonderfull atmosphere! One of a kind. Try the pink sauce... Mmmm!

This restaurant has gone through a number of changes over the past several years, but Mama D's has nailed it! My girlfriend and I were walking by the restaurant a few weeks ago, when we were chased down by Luke, the manager. He said that he saw us glance at the menu in passing, and wanted us to try some fresh-from-the-oven bread. He then gave us a card for a free appetizer. We went in this evening and were very impressed. The food was very good (great marinara), but the service was absolutely exceptional - it was so personable, almost as if we had been there hundreds of times. Luke recognized us immediately when we walked in the door, and our server, Lindsay, asked our names right away, and then wrote them on our to go boxes. I have been to almost every Italian restaurant in the Newport-Mesa area, and would recommend this to anyone.