Mamma Rosa Italian Restaurant

I’m from Florida and come here for work often. Anytime I’m in the area I make it a point to come here. The food is absolutely phenomenal, and the service is top notch. It’s good ol fresh Italian. You won’t find better in the area.

I grew up coming here and used to come here quite often from 2000 - 2009 when I left California. Mama Rosa's was a go-to for great Italian food. I remember when they were just a small location. I was recently back in El Cajon last year and we went here again and it was just as delicious as I remembered. FOOD: I got the Fettucine Alfredo w/ Chicken and Broccoli, it was amazing and exactly what I remembered. We also had the big family platter and all items were delicious. The prices are VERY reasonable. SERVICE: The service was not what it used to be, that is for sure. Our servers were not bad, but were not good. Back in the day, Carol, was always a great server when they were still smaller. The owners used to always be there and would come say hello to us. I did not see any of them. ATMO

Little hidden Gem in East County. Food & Service is outstanding!! Had the feast for 2., Salad, Lasagna, ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, small pizza for $45.

Visited restaurant for the first time. Very friendly staff 👍 I could see 👀 that alot of locals frequent this restaurant. I had the fried zucchini as an appetizer and is very good 😋 for my main entree I had the chicken 🐔 piccata however I requested mushrooms 🍄 to be added since this dish only had capers. Please note that there is an additional charge for the mushrooms 🍄 I usually order chicken 🐔 piccata as it is one of my favorite dishes 😋 at Italian restaurants. The dish is served with a side of spaghetti 🍝 and the piccata is pounded very thin so although taste was good, for me the chicken 🐔 was a bit dry and stringy. The sauce was very tasty 😋 The garlic bread was good but a little bit greasy for my taste. I heard that the lasagna is very good but takes 25 minutes to serve since it's made

I know this sounds like a cliché, but if I could I would rate this place zero stars, I know you guys hear that a lot from other reviews but this place was below par. The food was cold to the touch. Nothing taste fresh we had to send back the ravioli, and when it came back we couldn’t even eat it because it looked like it was microwaved where I believe the owner swear on her mother That it was all cooked fresh that day, The food left a weird taste in are mouth, like it was all canned food that’s besides the fact we took nothing home and we had to stop off somewhere else to get food, Also it was my mom’s Birthday Day which I feel like I disrespected her for taking her here 1/5 -Please do better El Cajon deserves better message to the owner-