Mama Stella's Ristorante Italiano
Italian, Seafood
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Location
7918 Old Branch Avenue , Clinton, MD
(301) 868-3057
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Overall rating
(190 reviews)
When it was time to give $5 coupon code. They said I needed it printed then later took the code off my phone.
Ambiance was superb as was the menu selections. We had the lasagna nice and moist cooked in individual dish and veal Marsala where the veal was so tender cooked to perfection. Always reliable as food presentation is consistent and portions are not overwhelming. Look forward to my next visit v
This was an off day here. This is the first time I ever got a subpar meal here
This was an off day here. This is the first time I ever got a subpar meal here
We always enjoy Mama Stela's but it is a little far from home.
Nice setting. Great food. Friendly owner and staff.
The best Italian cuisine I've eaten.
We love Mama Stella's. Wish food didn't take so long to prepare.
Always a good. Dining experience.
Always a good. Dining experience.
Waitresses were very pleasant and attentive
It has a delightful atmosphere. Very relaxing and great for date lunch/nite.
The food and service are consistently great.
Service and food were excellent
Nice intimate neighborhood restaurant; will go again. Won't order the same option again, but will try restaurant again.
Waiter was excellent
Everything was perfect, the food, customer service and setting.
The food and service were wonderful. Mama Stella's reminds me of restaurants that I grew up going to in the 70's-80's when service was of a higher quality and importance.
The atmosphere is very nice and the staff was attentive and professional. The quality of the food was average at best. The chicken in the chicken parmesan was tough, and the veal of the marsala was tough and chewy. Maybe we attended the restaurant on a night when a different chef was on duty. Our expectations were high based on the reviews which we read prior to eating there. The antipasto and calamiri were good. The staff made the evening enjoyable.
Staff is friendly and accommodating
Overall OK. Food was good. Server may have been rather new - had to ask twice for napkins. 1 in our group had mussels in his meal and found and found a black rock also on his plate. Even with that will go back, nice cozy restaurant.
We were greeted and welcomed by the owner and then he personally seated us. Very prompt and courteous service.
Nice quiet dining experience!
Hardly anyone there but lots of help. Had to ask for water refill and t get my waiters attention
Mama Stella's is an old-style, classy Italian restaurant with great food, superior service, and a nice atmosphere.
Great dinner, as usual!
The service is always excellent here. Great food, especially seafood.
The food was,absolutely delicious. The service was great!
Great atmosphere!
Loved the atmosphere, service, location, menu selections and pricing!
The Food was AWFUL!!!!!!!!! My clients had an AWFUL experience as a result of the POOR quality and AWFUL tasting FOOD. I will not be dinning at Turquoise again. I will also share my BAD experience with my friends and other clients and encourage them to stay away.
Great atmosphere.
great waiter
Salad with house dressing is delicious.Food arrived piping hot.Tender chops.
Homestyle, old world Italian. My Pasta Fuorno was like GOOOOD Lasagne with veggies and an awesome cream sauce using penne!!
The food was good and the atmosphere was cozy.
The food was not good!
Quaint, intimate dining frequented by the long-time locals with soft Italian music that is not overwhelming. An extensive menu with chef specials. Large portions.
Our favorite place for many, many years.
Inviting atmosphere, great service and superb food (as usual)!!!!
First time going there.I love the atmosphere. We ordered take out and the food is excellent, taste so gooooooood and the service was superb. I will be back and I'm glad I chose Mama Stella's Ristorante Italiana as my choice to dine. You will not be disappointed.
the restaurant has a home feeling
The service was fast and efficient. His suggestions were wise and correct. The food was large in portions, very warm and tasted very good. We thought the food was well worth the money.
Good food, good service...one of our favorite restaurants for many many years!
The Restaurant received my floral arrangement for the centerpiece and birthday cake. They were very friendly and helpful in every way.
Paper napkins are kind of tacky. get some linen please.
Very nice atmosphere, especially with the live singer.
The food and service were great!
Server was really nice but not very attentive. Had to ask for water.
Great dinner, atmosphere....as usual!!!!
From the moment we walked in we were treated with good hospitality and fine service.
From the moment we walked in we were treated with good hospitality and fine service.
Surprisingly good food and good service.
They gave you a lot of food. Had to wait a long time for the check. There was only one waitress.
Very romantic atmosphere!
The veal parmigiana is the best.
Attentive service and great tasting cusine
Always fabulous, family favorite!
We enjoyed the food, ambience, and service. It was a pleasant, unhurried, dining experience.
I love Mama Stella's, and the owner is awesome. The food is always good and the atmosphere is nice and the restaurant is clean.
The Restaurant was awesome... very clean, nicely decorated ole school Italian and the atmosphere is very tranquil. Our waiter was superb... he was very knowledgeable, polite and courteous. The most important was the food which was excellent, I had seafood which was very fresh cooked in a white wine and tomato sauce it was to die for yummy... I recommend everyone to come dine here and have the experience that my husband I had. Just awesomely... good.
From the waiter to our meals, all was great.
The food was poor quality, the dining area was dilapidated, and the menu was limited.
Did carry out. The food was still nice and hot after a 20 minute drive home. Staff was very friendly. Food was fresh and tasty. We had plenty of leftovers, so it was a great value.
Nice, but the waitress could have been friendlier.
It is a neighborhood gem.
Great food! Great service!
Good food and service
We were having a get-together meeting and needed the wifi. Waiter Orlando was extremely helpful twice getting it to work on our computers. We never felt rushed to leave although we were there for four hours!Food takes a while to come out though, but that's because it's made fresh to order.
Service and atmosphere is excellent.
wonderful service
Johnny's has a varied menu. Four of us ordered very different things (one of the specials, tilapia, a salad, and pulled chicken) and were all happy with our meals. Our waitress was good and even brought us a dessert on the house!
the ribeye was excellent, the service perfect
We love this place! The food and desssert is exceptional. My favorites are the crab soup and lasagna. The management and staff are great! We will be eating here several times per year.
The experience was wonderful, as always.
Nice atmosphere with private areas for quiet dinner dates.
First time for large party from church. All pleased
I would have rated the restaurant a 5, but there was a big party there making WAY too much noise, totally ruining the atmosphere.
ordered carry out
I ordered to go. The manager was nice.
great crab soup!
The atmosphere is great and the staff is friendly and attentive.
Very consistent....good food, good service....one of our favorite places to dine!
Great atmosphere and great service
Patricia was wonderful. They treat us like part of the family.
Excellent service. Our server was awesome!
It was the service, the waiters were excellent, the food, drinks and wine was flowing unabated.We both enjoyed the restaurant.
great ambience, It took all my willpower to pass on the cheesecake
Consistently good!!!!
great personal attention. Effortlessly professional
Waiters were very caring.
Love this restaurant and come regularly. I also recommend this restaurant to others. It is very nice and a family restaurant. The food and service is excellent.
Great food and service
The food was good, just not exceptional. Having watched Kitchen Nightmare, I quickly spotted several issues that Gordon Ramsey would've jumped on as BAD: some big things and several little things (like forgetting my garlic bread I ordered special, menu spelled clam wrong, waiting for a long time with empty glass on edge of table while both waiter and waitress passed multiple times). These are little things that would've made average food a whole lot better - all things that are easily fixed, but are likely the reason for a 3/4 empty restaurant on Friday night.
The food was good, just not exceptional. Having watched Kitchen Nightmare, I quickly spotted several issues that Gordon Ramsey would've jumped on as BAD: some big things and several little things (like forgetting my garlic bread I ordered special, menu spelled clam wrong, waiting for a long time with empty glass on edge of table while both waiter and waitress passed multiple times). These are little things that would've made average food a whole lot better - all things that are easily fixed, but are likely the reason for a 3/4 empty restaurant on Friday night.
First time going there!! I wanted to surprise my wife by taking her out. I actually was surprised went it wasn't the restaurant I thought it was but better. The waitress was great. The food was awesome.The prices very reasonable. A quaint and cozy getaway.
Very nice atmosphere very polite servers
The restaurant was a little warm. Food was great! We got there early so we didn't think they would be busy. The wait staff was stretched thin.
Manager/owner gave us a warm welcome back. Wait staff very colorful and helpful. There was soft music playing in the background which also helped to set the mood for quiet conversation.
Everything was perfect as usual. Food and service exceptional
We celebrated our anniversary (48 years) at Mama Stellas last night as we have in the past. As usual, it was a great evening.The food and service were terrific!This is one of our favorite restaurants and we travel more than 40 miles to get there.
Piping hot fresh bread, delicious entrees, and a tasty dessert made this a great visit. House wine was inexpensive and good.
The waitress reached from the left side of the table to my far right to pick up my glass and her arm bumped my spoon as I was eating my soup. She communicated to me a couple tables away - spoke to me using the mirror on the wall in front of me. I inquired how the salmon was cooked - the 2nd waitress said she did not speak much English and sent the manager to our table. My meal was unacceptable - sent it back (and) my second choice was NOT an improvement. When I first arrived I inquired if I could use the "restaurant.com certificate". Her response was, "I'll have to check since you bought it in 2011". We inquired again throughout our meal - response, "I have not checked yet". We inquired when we received the bill and she responded, "uh hungh". I WOULD REVISIT FOR SOUP AND SALAD ONLY.
I went to this restaurant for my birthday. The service was horrible. The waiter was told it was my birthday and didnt care and didnt even offer me a dessert. My entree (spaghetti with meat sauce) was terrible and others in my party said their entrees were terrible. I regret going here for my birthday. I have been to this restaurant before and enjoyed it but I will not return after my birthday experience.
The booth chair had tape covering a tear. Other than that - everything was great!
Food was fantastic and serving size very generous. Love their salad and bread too!
server forgot my ice tea & crab soup and put it on my bill
Busy night, all tables full, happy people eating, happy and effeicent servers. Short staffed, but would never know it. Food is the best. Especially the crab soup. Best of all the places I've ever been.
Pleasant wait staff and food was good.
Nice staff - good service
Mama Stella's is by far one of my favorite places to dine. The service and food is impecable. Will go there again, again, and again.
Sorry I tend to staff had more than 1 person waiting on the tables.
I was surprisingly pleased with my dinning experience at Mama Stella's Ristorante Italiano. The food was delicious and the staff was attentive to our needs. It has a cozy atmosphere, and that is a nice change from the big chain restaurants.
Always great fresh flavor....authenic
This is a favorite restaurant of ours and we have been going there since the early 1970's.
We enjoy everything. Very family friendly.
service was impeccable
Great atmosphere! Inviting! Music nice!Excellent food, as usual.Good way to start the holidays.
Second visit to restaurant. Hubby and I luv the great food and atmosphere. We were enjoying the piano player too! Didn't realize it was live until we were leaving. Nice!
Personable. Warm enviornment. Family feeling.
I had the veal and it was a bit tough. Other than that everything was fine.
The food and service were amazing!!
Excellent place to dine.
Mama Stella's is close to our home. We like supporting our local restaurants. Our server Orlando was wonderful.
This is a 1st class resturant
I enjoyed everything about this restaurant. The food, ambience and service was outstanding. I will return.
A great rest. with a long history. Same quality of food each time. Great opportunity for a romantic, quiet evening in a busy, commercial area.
The atomshere, food and service is excellent.
A friend provided the certificate as a gift for my birthday dinner.
Great atmosphere and delicious food.
Excellent as always! Thank you
One entree was outstanding and one was average(the special) I would stick with menu items.
Love Mama Stellas! Our waitress tonite was Awesome..food always Great..other staff and Manager always go out of their way to make us happy when we are there.
The server was very friendly and hospitable. The food was excellent! The environment was warm, nice, and cozy.
GREAT ATMOSPHERE
Great food!!!
Mama Stella's is a jewel of a restaurant in Clinton. Friendly service and delicious food make this a "must visit" on your dining list!
Always drove by this restaurant so when I got the certificate I decided to use it on someplace aI had never been before.
The food is always excellent. The sodas however are too weak. There needs to be an improvement in the sodas.
Great service and good food.
I like the restaurant, the atmosphere and the people who serve the customers. My daughter and I eat there often
Food service is VERY SLOW, food was enjoyable, atmosphere was fine, service and proffesionalism very nice, but the amount of time it takes for food to come to the table is really off putting.
The food and service was excellent.
Our server was absolutely wonderful and she made our dining experience great!
We always enjoy the friendly atmosphere at Mamma Stellas. Their food is always good and consistent. We always are eager to try their specials when offered. They are always excellent.
Great, as usual!
We thoroughly enjoyed our date out at Mama Stella's! We will definitely return!~
Everything is consistently awesome
The food was absolutely superb!!
Besides the great food & service, they provided a great touch for Valentine's Day with the music & rose for the ladies. Bravo, Mama Stella's!
My husband and I love this night out. The food were great. The Server were excellent. We decided to bring our parents next time out.
Really nice experience
the atmosphere was great and we noticed they offered a great lunch buffet durung the week which we will visit as well as return for dinner soon
The best Italian hidden restaurant around.
live music (the accordian was much better than the singing); the food was very fresh and tasty.
We eat at Mama Stella's about 5 or 6 times per year...it is consistently good, both service and food quality. Highly recommended
Services was wonderful. Thanks.
We have eaten there many times and it is one of our favorite restaurants. Tonight was especially good! Our server was terrific!
Very friendly atomshere
Sauce a bit watery, doesn't stick to pasta. Otherwise, tasty!
Excellent food and atmosphere.Service was fantastic.Will absolutely be coming back!I have a dairy intolerance and they were completely accommdating to my needs. So nice to go out and enjoy a relaxing yummy dinner!
Great servers.
Our waiter was Griff. He was completely professional and courteous as well as personable. He definitely enhanced our experience. The food was delicious. The atmosphere is quaint like a good neighborhood family restaurant. I had the muscles, which were cooked well. My boyfriend had the crabcakes. That was good also. I would only suggest they serve oil and herbs with the bread.
I am very satisfied with Mamma Stellas!!
This restaurant is within walking distance of my home and I have eaten there many times for the last 20+ years
Everything was great. I highly recommend this Resturant
To reiterate, one of our favorite places to dine.
Everything was awesome, as usual.
Excellent friendly service with very good food.
I am 50%/50% on using the service again. My party was charged almost 20% AUTOMATIC gratuity for our meal. Tips are not my issue, being forced to pay an additional amount is my concern. Borderline (restaurant.com customer), Thanks!
Wonderful restaurant - very attentive, polite servers. The entrees and appetizers are always hot, fresh and delicious. The pasta is homemade. Don't forget to the cheesecake.
One of our all time favorite restaurants!
We are long time customers of Mama Stella's. Bryan Pappas takes good care of his patrons.
You need to use more sauce on your pasta dishes.
Patricia, our server was excellent
Good food, wonderful service, great ambiance and cordial server.
Owner, staff, food and atmosphere are awesome
Great place to dine. The atmoshpere was excellent.
Server and host were good. Food selection poor. Ordered mussels, was told only enough for 1 meal. Took over an hour to tell us...appetizers (bean soup and salad)came out late. Wish they would have checked availability before taking order. Sausage in spaghetti over cooked/burnt. Very embarrassing for me in front of my guests. Excellent server and host.
Excellent experience and will return many more times
Always a very pleasant experience; wish it wasn't a 40 mile drive for us. One of our favorite nice restaurants!
great neighborhood place!
Server, Griff, was fantastic. Knew the menu and made great suggestions. Looking forward to a return.
Excellent service, excellent food, wonderful experience
always wonderful
Service, especially the handling of the check, could have been more prompt.
Have been eating at mama stellas for over 20 years and its always good
I enjoyed everything. The server was very professional and the atmosphere was great.
I was pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere,modest prices and excellent service.
Perfect as always