Romano’s Macaroni Grill

I bought a bottle of wine and the next day it was leaking a 17 dollar bottle with a twist lid and they would not replace it and only said they can offer me a free appetizer fuck no I want a free dinner I paid 17 for the bottle and they broke it!!!

I wish they offered more options, but the food was amazing. They have a very kid friendly menu so that was cool. Our waitress was a little straight faced. It was later in the day though so she was probably tired. Parking was plentiful. All in all I enjoyed it.

While I like the Create Your Own Pasta concept, I think Macaroni Grill, especially this one, is highly overrated. Fried Mac and Cheese Bites were not as good as I expected them to be. Service is average, the food is average, the entire experience was just average. Nothing great here. The wait to get food is a lot longer than I would have anticipated, especially because it wasn’t that full and there were empty tables. I know my girlfriend’s parents like this location, but I’m not entirely sure why. I will chalk it up to habit.

Wine sampler in a soda glass? Where they do that… Detroit! Server Travis must have been new, he came pass our table every 5 min! Party of four and our food came out at seperate times! Other than that everything else was just ok. No I won’t be back again, at least not this location.

All I can say is that everything is overpriced and the quality has slid to unacceptable. I used to love this place. Last time we went the (ala carte) pasta (no breadsticks, no salad) was dry, I was CHARGED for a little extra sauce. Bring your quarters because everything is .50 extra. Will never go back.

Made my first (and probably last) trip to Macaroni Grill with a small group of friends on a Sunday evening. Bread was overpowered by the herbs it’s baked with. 2 in the group ordered shrimp fettuccine alfredo, both dishes were cold and had to be sent back. I ordered the margherita pizza and while it was fairly good, it was so soggy it had to be eaten with a fork as it fell apart. There were a couple of larger parties at the restaurant at that particular time and we observed multiple people in those parties sending their dishes back to the kitchen. If I have to eat at a chain Italian restaurant, I’ll be sticking to Olive Garden.

Great service. Great selection. Every visit here is always enjoyable. Be sure to try the «Create your own pasta» !

The only reason this place has been open so long has got to be location, location, location poor service and very little chicken or shrimp for the price.

My boyfriend took me here on our first date. It was by far awesome. The waiter was nice and very very helpful, especially since I was picky and didn’t know what to decide. I thought it was cute that they write on there tables. The kids must love that, when I have children I most definitely will bring them here if it’s still open. The food was amazing and big enough for two meals. I didn’t check out the bath rooms but I’m sure they looked fine. The place is huge and very open. The only thing I would change is there prices! A little expensive but why am I complaining I didn’t pay for it lol!

The shrimp Alfredo was worth the drive. The shrimp were large and cooked to perfection. The noodles were al dente, nice setting for a date. My only qualm is the dish was a little lacking in alfredo sauce, it need just a tad bit more.

I should have read the reviews first.
I came here because the parking lot was crowded, usually a good sign and the sign outside said «$ 9 dinner in 9 minutes.»
Well now. There was no $ 9 dinner. My tab for a beer, a soda, a salad and an entrée was $ 25.
Next falsehood. Dinner in nine minutes. I walked in here 37 minutes ago. Had my salad, not bad. No entrée yet.
I ordered garlic bread. No such thing here. No garlic butter, no garlic bread. They brought a standard loaf with a few herbs, baked fresh but just drenched in oil. So the waiter dumps cracked pepper in the olive oil. I didn’t ask for it and I certainly didn’t like it. But he did it so fast I didn’t have time to ask him what the hell he was doing.
They brought a rigatoni dish. Watery tomato sauce. At least it was hot.
Last little goodie. I can’t STAND it when a restaurant brings a dinner drink out right away when I have to wait more than half an hour for my food. Watery diet coke. Ugh.
My problem? I wanted a $ 9 meal in nine minutes like their signage advertises. These guys are trying to swim upstream though. They want $ 25 from a customer, not $ 9.

I’ve been to several Macaroni Grills and never had a bad experience. This one is no different… sure it’s a chain yada yada but the service is great, food consistently tasty and the house red is great and reasonably priced. Good go to spot for Italian fare

One of the better Italian food chains. Love their lasagna!

Thought it’d be classy…
No. .
Bahama Breeze is my favorite restaurant so far in the area.

For what this place is its spot on for ITALIAN food and a great happy hour. Seriously a decent cab for $ 3.

This is for my entrée only!
I so did not want to go here, but hubs had a hankering for Italian and we were going to be in that area… Oh how I regret the decision. The waitress was very nice and prompt with service.
I ordered the mushroom ravioli w/​Marsala cream. Doesn’t that sound yummy? I had visions of fluffy pillows of ravioli filled with wild mushrooms and drizzled with Marsala cream sauce… mmmm then my plate arrived and my brain went WTF??? Sorry for the curse but seriously. I should have taken a pic. And because I have this aversion to returning anything to the kitchen I just put it aside…
They over broiled the dish causing whatever cheese /​sauce on top to burn. There was a dark quarter inch ring of burnt crust around the plate and we couldn’t identify what my dish was.
We both looked at it and asked, «where are the ravioli’s?» They were swimming in a pond of overly overly sweet Marsala sauce. Toooooo much Marsala wine or they threw in some damn sugar… The ravioli’s were flat rectangular pieces of pasta that had no substance at all. There were maybe 4 – 5 who the hell knows? It was absolutely the worst preparation and tasting dish.
So why didn’t I complain? I wouldn’t have ordered anything else. It killed my appetite. Our waitress didn’t cook it. I know that we will never return. Yes I paid for the dish, but with the amount of eating out that we do, in the long run we come out ahead. if we love a place, we a repeat customers.

We ordered two appetizers. The goat cheese stuffed pepperdoes were terrific and the spicy meatballs were ok. My wife got the minestrone soup and then a caprese salad and liked them both. Everyone else was ok with the Lasagna and spinach/​scallop salad. But since I am the one doing the rating, this meal was a two star because I ordered the Italian sausage flatbread and it was really lousy. It was just barely warm, too much sauce and the bottom crust was very soggy. If I would have had more time I would have sent it back — but I didn’t. This is the second time we have had bad flatbread. The last time the mushroom and goat cheese flatbread came out cold!!.
They should either try to do the flatbreads right or take them off the menu.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is a typical Midwestern, suburban, family restaurant. It has a large cavernous dining room, friendly waitstaff, and ample parking. I used to visit this restaurant on a regular basis when I first moved to the area. However, not so much now given the number of Italian offerings in the vicinity.
The meal started off with rosemary bread hot from the oven with pepper-​flavored olive oil and the zucchini fritti appetizer. Unlike the version last year which featured long, thin horizontal strips of zucchini, the one today was more of a chip, fried, served with a spicy tomato sauce. The crunchy, parmesan coating is delicious and suited the accompanying sauce.
For the entrée, I enjoyed the Classic Italian Bake which included a large portion of rigatoni, two spicy Italian sausages and meatballs in a tomato sauce and served in a large braiser pan. Tomatoes and ricotta cheese with flecks of basil added flavor to the meal. The portion was huge — enough for a second, even a third, meal.
A side salad or Caesar salad is also available with the entrée.
There was nothing of interest on the dessert menu — just the basics that you would find on any menu — which was disappointing.
Service was slower than expected.

A three star is a completely solid review — nothing bad about my experience last Saturday afternoon. This is a 4-​star because of our server Joe who was really friendly and acted like he cared about the job and his customers.
The building is nice, predictable and exactly the same as it was 10 years ago when I was last there. My friend and I chose Macaroni Grill as it’s almost exactly center between Dearborn Heights and Brighton, MI.
We were seated quickly and our server (Joe) was very friendly and efficient. He explained the specials, the wine list, the «make your own» sections and left us with hot bread and oil and plenty of time for two friends to chat while making their selections.
We started with cesar salad and the baked olives with garlic. Baked olives! Who knew there was another way to prepare olives Oh my — I could have eaten them with bread and oil and been happy (with a glass of Moscato) all day.
For my dinner, I decided on the penne pasta with olive oil and roasted garlic, with chicken and mushrooms. Full cloves of garlic. Roasted. Sinfully delicious! Cooked firm and so good, I don’t think that I would do the chicken in the future, it was more of an afterthough.
My friend had the spaghetti pasta, with the oil and garlic also — another good choice.
I will be back, And I won’t wait 10 years this time.

I’m not typically a big fan of any Italian food, especially chain restaurant Italian food, but this place does something right, at least in my book.
This place is good for a family dinner, a date night, a pig out session, or special occasion. I can take my kids here and they can draw on the table (and not get in trouble). I can have a date night here and feel whisked away to Italy as we listen to the hostess /​opera singer delightfully go table to table with a lovely song. Ok, so maybe I drink a couple glasses of wine before I feel like I’m really in Italy — but the wine is also another great point of this place. They have the big bottles. For cheap! And its pretty decent wine, you can take it home if you don’t finish it.
The bread arrives to your table warm, flaky and buttery with just the right amount of rosemary. On our last visit we tried the goat cheese stuffed peppadew peppers — YUM! Just the perfect balance of creamy goat cheese and bite from the peppadew.
I always get the chicken spidini (or the salmon), light oil. Love the grilled veggies that accompany this dish. We rarely get dessert. Wish they had outdoor seating.
Sign up for their e-​club for coupons and deals. Right now (all summer) they have 50% off of wine.