Mom & Dad’s Italian Restaurant

Dinner here on a Thursday night. Family-​owned and certainly has the intimate feel. Server was extremely friendly and was quick with service. Ordered the Mushroom Ravioli with the suggested Alfredo Sauce ($ 15, flavorful but a bit too salty for my taste) and the Meat Lasagna ($ 13, delicious and enough to take home). Mushroom Ravioli came with a soup or a salad and opted for the Corn Chowder which was decent and unlike the ravioli, it needed a bit more salt. For dessert we had Spumoni ($ 3, more like a cherry/​pistachio sherbet, too sweet). Overall, really great service and homey atmosphere.

Calzone and pizza were gross! Calzone was burnt and pizza tasted like someone put hot sauce on it. Speaking of sauce it tasted like canned ragu. Won’t be returning, would have loved a refund!

Wonderful experience! I’m always happy to have gluten free options while dining out. Mom and Dad’s offers a FULL menu devoted to gluten free meals. They also bring out a gf dinner roll. I normally have to sit and watch my friends enjoy bread in a restaurant, that didn’t happen tonight. The sauce tasted like homemade tomato sauce. The ravioli was fresh made too. Our server was very pleasant and helpful. Sadly, I didn’t have room to try one of their gf desserts. I will have to go back again soon.

Came here for dinner with my family tonight. This was my first time here so I didn’t really know what to expect. My family and I had a very nice experience from the very beginning. We were greeted at the door and promptly seated. Our server, Kayla, was one of the sweetest waitresses I’ve ever had. She was so attentive and polite to us.
The food came out fairly fast and I was amazed by the portion size, considering the low price. All the meals came with a soup or salad, so it was hard to make room for dessert and we had to pass, unfortunately.
Overall, everything was great and I’m really looking forward to coming here again to try more of the dishes on the menu. I would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a nice, casual Italian restaurant.

Mom and Dad’s is small family Italian restaurant. The Food Was Good AND I enjoyed a small restaurant sometimes. Would I come again yes. But would not make point to come again. So for me just 3 stars.

Pizza is okay, manicotti is okay. Wife loves the spaghetti. The prices are a little high. Great salads. Just an okay place overall.

Been eating here for a while, Love the seasoning on the fried chicken. The steak is delicious, and the salad is my favorite, love the dressing!

I almost want to give this place 2 stars. The décor is absolutely horrid. You walk in and feel as if you are at an old roadside diner. Owners, please do something to make it more appealing, warm and cozy. I was literally about to walk out to get a better ambiance somewhere else.
You see some desserts on the counter when you walk in and they are very appetizing and appealing. Definitely home made and the carrot cake muffins were even gluten free! In fact, they have a dedicated gluten free dining menu, which is why I wanted to try this restaurant in the first place. I had the gluten free eggplant parmesan with garlic and oil gluten free pasta. It was very, very good. Other meals at our table were normal eggplant parmesan and then two past dishes. All good but not great. Not delectable enough to make you want to return.
The bread was fresh and the whipped butter was appreciated. Don’t know why they serve the butter in plastic throw away to-​go containers. You can use a plastic ramekin instead.
This place has potential and is on edge of goldmine area of the Villages.
Was surprised to see they have 3 other locations too.

Don’t understand the negative reviews. Love this place. I eat there every time I go to Leesburg. The pros … The food is great, homemade. The service is great. Get the house special which is the ravioli. Great bread with homemade pesto and oil. Homemade Spummoni ice cream for dessert. It’s family owned and it’s been in business for three generations. Prices are very fair. The cons … If you’re looking for a five star, white tablecloth, candlelight dinner, no, this isn’t your place.
It’s not fancy but it’s clean and the food and service are great.

Good food good servive. Salads r not great and u have to request garlic bread. Good takeout

We ate at the restaurant mid-​week. Everyone who was having dinner were «regulars» as the hostess and waitress knew everyone. The food we had chicken cacciatore for my husband and gluten free spinach lasagna for me was great. Gluten Free food is hard to get a good flavor out of, but the bread, the lasagna, even the red velvet cup cake were excellent. The sun dried bruschetta was great! Portions are good, food came out hot and in a reasonable amount of time. The waitress was very helpful in giving descriptions of how the food was prepared. Prices were excellent — we will definitely go back. It was a pleasure speaking with the hostess and the gluten free menu was one of the larger ones I have seen since moving to Florida!

While on vacation we ate here and the food was really good. I was surprised to see they had cannelloni on the menu, I LOVE cannelloni! So, needless to say, I had the cannelloni and my husband had veal scaloppini. We shared some garlic cheese bread as well. All of the food items we had were delicious and the service was excellent as well. We will definitely go back the next time we are in that area.

When the parking lot was empty at the height of a weekday lunch hour, that should have been a clue. Whatever we had was so forgettable that I’m not sure I could remember the entrees even by dinnertime. I do recall that our entrees must have been either frozen or leftover and re-​heated. What should we have expected with no other diners in the place? This is a place on Highway 441 that one should NOT be tempted to even slow down for.

We had a great meal and wonderful service — no doubt I would go back!
The bread is baked daily! I’d go back just for that! All food is prepared from scratch. The owner makes a point to walk around and visit with tables. The desserts all are wonderful, however I could make a meal from the cannoli — big enough to share, but …

If it wasn’t for the service (Kaylee sp?), I would only give it 1 Star. The food was very late coming from kitchen but we were expecting something good based on reviews. What a disappointment! My wife’s pizza was tasty but soggy and hard to cut. My chicken parm was pitiful. The chicken tasted like chalky powder and the pasta was the smallest portion I have ever seen at an Italian restaurant. This was a MAJOR disappointment! Needless to say, unlike MacArthur, we shall NOT return!

I just had dinner for the first time tonight and loved it. I had chicken parmesan with spaghetti, and it came quickly and tasted great. The bread served before the meal was so good — warm and soft. I had my 12 year old son with me and he was in love with it! This restaurant is close by my home and I plan on going back soon. There was a great crowd, and everyone looked satisfied with their meals. I saw another diner that received linguini with clam sauce, and the sauce looked so good — I am going to order it next time I go.

I also disagree with the previous negative reviews but to each their own.
My wife and I have eaten here twice and both times were good. The last time we had the house special and was good. Food is very hot and served with fresh bread not that left over «pizza dough» all the time stuff! They have killer all-​you-​can-​eat pasta selections from spaghetti through fettuccine Alfredo.
The service can be iffy but the place is usually running well with a woman who seems to pull them all together and run a tight ship.
Overall it’s just like the name implies it’s a Mom & Dad restaurant! By the way when you go in, go to the register to be seated just inside the seating area!

I would beg to differ with the other two reviews. I have never had a problem at Mom and Dad’s. Try their steak it’s good!

Mom and Dad mustof left the kitchen in this ho-​hum eating experience. I’ve never had a worse tableside experience. Waitress was rude and inefficient. Mom and Dad’s continues to survive, through it’s inexpensive yet unimaginative menu items… In this area it seems just about anything serves as a meal… Mom and Dad’s depend on that!

The food is only so-​so and the waitness is a ditz.
Save your money and go elsewhere.