Mia Madre Trattoria

Pricey for the area, but that can be a good thing. The food and service was nice. I sat at the bar and the other guests were talkative and inviting. Which tells me that they were comfortable too.
My meal with 2 beers and pasta was about $ 29. I gave a customary 20 plus percent tip.

Fantastic dinner with friends. Service and food were excellent.
If you like veal this is the place.

Excellent veal dishes, the best anywhere. Pleasant staff and good service. Reasonable prices. Try their veal Romano. It’s the best I’ve ever had.

We went with a group of 4. I was hesitant to try a place in a strip mall, but was pleasantly surprised. As soon as you walk in it smells delicious.
We ordered several appetizers to start off. While the calamari wasn’t my favorite, it wasn’t bad. The portions were massive and everyone enjoyed their meals. While I agree, the corking few was a bit high, I like a byob style restaurant.
I would definitely go back.

Yes, A-​OK this place is. Truly would like to make it a 4 star but had a subpar dish of linguine with white clam sauce recently. It’s almost like there was cream of chicken soup in it! So thick. Flavor was ok, noodles done PERFECTLY. I’m just not used to this texture for this dish, think of it to be lighter. Anyway, great happy hour, warm and welcoming owners, the italian foods are good. Had the stuffed banana peppers and meatball and ricotta appetizers once… very very good! Wish the lunch menu was available all day… especially in an area like this… far from upscale area. Will definitely return to try their other options.

I felt like we were back home at one of the little Italian restaurants in Bayonne NJ. They are authentic Italian, like you sort of walked into an episode of The Sopranos (I don’t mean that in a negative way — just the vibe)
And this place just a mile from our Pittsburgh place is just like that.
The food was excellent. I had the Seafood dinner (calamari, shrimp and cod) and not deep fried !!! Sauté’d in light brownish gravy with roasted peppers and cherry peppers.
Very New York City. We just don’t get a lot of place like this in my hometown of Pittsburgh.
Ps I read some of the negative reviews ???
My hunch is these reviews are the staff and cousins of the competing restaurants in the area.
C’mon now !!

I arrived at the restaurant at 4:45 with my husband, my 13 month old son, and our cousin visiting from Hawaii. We were greeted at the door with a confused look and a cold «Can I help you?». We asked to be seated and we were told, «I have a table for you but you need to be done by 6:30». Since it was only 4:45 I am surprised this was even mentioned to us. Needless to say that made us feel quite unwelcome from the get-​go. We were then told she’d go and get «THE highchair», as if there was only 1 in the entire restaurant. Let me just say this is not a family restaurant. I felt like I had 2 heads for bringing my son in there. The food was overpriced and just so-​so. The place was practically empty so I am not sure what the big rush was and why we were greeted in such a manner. This place is trying to be an elite restaurant, while existing in a strip mall in Kennedy Township with fake flowers dotting the walls. It seemed to cater to the elderly Italian population. I won’t go back. This is very disappointing because I live 2 minutes from the place and was excited to have another choice of restaurants.

Took a drive over to the new location upon recommendation from friends who raved about the food. So we already had high expectations in place. Well, those expectations were met with major disappointments. My hubby ordered the linguine with clam sauce and when ¾ of the dish was left untouched, I knew better than to ask how he liked it. I ordered the chicken Mia and couldn’t quite figure out what exactly was wrong with it but actually everything was off. The chicken was overcooked and no matter how much sauce you ladle on, was never going to pass the grade from the first bite on. I ordered the angel hair side with the house marinara and honestly folks, Prego jar sauce is far superior. This is homemade Italian food? I don’t think so. The side salad was simple but could have been so much better with the addition of beets or some shaved parmesan and cracked pepper offered. My hopes for some crusty Italian bread were dashed as well, and once the bread was gone, they never replenished it.
On the plus side, I thought the atmosphere was quaint and our waitress was very attentive, but those are minor contributions when you want great food.
Although they have a full service bar, you can BYOB (which we did) for a $ 9.95 corkage fee. $ 5 would have been better.

Fantastic meal and friendly wait staff! The greens and beans were excellent as an appetizer and everything we ordered was quick and cooked to perfection. The wedding soup was amazing and the red pepper dipping oil with the bread was delicious. We had the chicken Mia, Marsala, and chicken and peppers. Also the lemoncello cake is out of this world. We will definitely be back!

Had a very enjoyable evening tonight at Mia Madre. The food was delicious! Piping hot from the kitchen. The owner came to our table many times to make sure all was well and the service was fast and friendly. I highly recommend the veal Parmesan and the tiramisu was delightful. They recently moved to the Kennedy area from Avonworth. Well worth a visit! They are starting lunch service in early January. They have a separate bar area and have happy hour every week day. The appetizers were generous and could be shared easily.

I’m not sure what some of the others were complaining about. The new location has very easy parking, a much larger bar and dining room and the food was as great as usual. We found the service and family atmosphere as good or better than before.
Our party of six sampled these appetizers, bruchetta, stuffed banana peppers and the greens and beans. each was excellent and there was enough for all. Main courses included chicken piccata, veal and peppers, chicken parm and the cod and beans. I like the Alfredo sauce over angel hair pasta and suggest the sautéed spinach which has a nice bit of garlic (which we like).
We find the prices reasonable and the food quality equal to our other favorite Itailan restaurants Franco’s and Tambellini’s. And you can still bring your own wine if you wish.
We’ll be back often !!

Not impressed. After several races about this resturant we decided to give it a try. Party of 3. The resturant was dead but when we walked in they acted insulted we didnt make a reservation. However when I called earlier that day no one picked up to confirm if one was needed. Our appitizer was good we had the Mozzarella Salad. Which we all enjoyed. Our bread basket was never refilled. One piece per person. Kind of eh. Then after waiting 10 minutes for a glass of wine ordered (Again a slow evening we were only second table in dining area) our salads and wedding soup arrived. Salads were basic. Wedding soup while filled with chicken and meatballs was bland and unimpressive. Our entrees were Chicken Picatta, Veal Romano and Cod Romano all with a side of pasta in alfredo. The prices are alittle high but from others was told portions are large. I didnnt agree. Two small pieces of cod and chicken with 3 for the Veal. All were nothing special very mediocre. The alfredo sauce tasted as if it were from a can. Very disappointed. I was hoping for something very tastey and left disappointed. In fact everyone did. The constant reminder that cash gratuity was perferred was tacky in my opinion. Can’t say I will be rushing back. I may give them another chance but not anytime soon.

We called ahead because had a party of 8 on a Friday night, after trying 3 different times in 2 days, someone FINALLY answered the phone.
The first thing I noticed when walking in was a sign on the front door that said «Cash Gratuity Preferred», um WHAT?! The note was also repeated on the menu. The menu itself is quite large, but we quickly noticed how pricey it was. They have a full bar, but it is also BYOB for a corking fee of $ 9.95 a bottle, that just seems INSANE to me.
As for the food, it was TERRIBLE. A few of us got chicken dishes, and the rest of us got pasta dishes. 2 people ordered the Linguini with White Clam Sauce. It was grey and smelled über fishy. Neither of them ate more than 2 bites of it because it was that bad. Even though the waitress apologized, it was not taken off the bill or replaced. That’s $ 38 of food. As if that wasn’t bad enough, every person at our table got sick that night.
Our entire experience start to finish was disappointing. We most certainly will never be back.

Wow. I’ve had some bad service in restaurants, but never THIS bad. Not only was the one server close to the rudest person I’ve ever met, but management was just as bad. It was TERRIBLE!
The restaurant was COMPLETELY empty when we were there and we were a party of three. Two of us were waiting for the third and though we were sitting on one side of a normal table and there was a third table setting (which they had to set up when they seated us), the waiter brought us two small slices of bread. I guess they’re rationing, but you’d think if they’re going to charge around $ 20 for a pasta dish they could afford a couple slices of bread. Guess not…
When I asked a question about happy hour, the waiter didn’t know (it was his second day), so he got a waitress who would. After she’d already answered the question of whether the happy hour specials were available in the restaurant or just the bar) she said, «In the bar» when I asked more about the happy hour. I explained that I knew that, since she’d just answered that question for me and asked what happy hour was there. She said, «Drink specials.» SERIOUSLY??? I don’t believe ANYONE could be that clueless, so she was clearly just being rude.
Management supported this horrible waitress and said if I wanted to know the drink specials, I should go to the bar. REALLY??? I’d NEVER been to a restaurant where the wait staff (even in the restaurant) couldn’t tell me what the happy hour drink specials were…
Add this horrible service to the fact that the little restaurant, which is in a strip mall next door to the Wine and Spirits store, charges INSANE prices for the area… for PASTA. $ 19 for linguini with clam sauce (which from the review I read in their other restaurant probably includes canned clams)? I could see that in a nice stand alone restaurant, but this is a strip mall. In Kennedy. It’s not a fancy restaurant downtown or in Sewickley.
We happily went down the street to friendly service, better prices, and great food. STAY AWAY. With the horrible service and management combined with high prices in a strip mall, the odds of them lasting long are slim. Wait for them to close and go to the next restaurant that opens there.