Romano’s Macaroni Grill

Food was okay. Not impressed. Probably won’t be back. Service could have been better. Somewhat slow.

Great happy hour prices during the week. Love the pizza and rimmed red wine glasses. Add two salads. Dinner for two for under $ 20.

The atmosphere is really nice, has a very pleasant theme and nice kitchen. The food is average Italian style meals, portion size is great and their bread is fresh and hot. The Beer selection is poor when it comes to craft Beer. They do offer a few Great Lakes Beers along with the Seasonal Sam Adams. If you do not ask for a wine glass they will give you a normal style glassware for the house wine so make sure you specifically ask for the proper glassware I find that kind of tacky. All in all it’s a nice night out with pretty decent food a step up from Olive Garden.

I am in North Olmsted for business, and unfortunately I took a customer there for dinner. We were rushed through our entire meal. The restaurant was ²⁄₃ empty and we couldn’t understand being rushed.
When we ordered an item we needed a listed item to be served on the side. When the item arrived it had an unlisted item on it that I couldn’t eat. We immediately told the server and I was chastised for not informing her of the item. When I explained that I didn’t anticipate the item she was still very rude about the situation.
We were given the dessert menu as soon as our entrees were delivered. We weren’t asked about additional beverages, and the server was not happy when the other diner with me wanted another beverage when she delivered our check.
Since the restaurant was so empty, we took our time and discussed business. During the next hour, not one person approached our table once.
The food was marginal at best… but the service was hideous! I am in North Olmsted a week every month, and I guarantee that I won’t be back.

My husband and I rarely get an evening out, and macaroni Grill is our go to for special occasions. It had been a while since we’ve been there. I was served wine in a water glass! The server said this is how they serve their house wines now. This was so embarrassing and cheap! I was hoping for a nice night out with my husband. The food was OK, but part of going to a restaurant
and spending that money is for the atmosphere and feel. Wine in a water glass was not my idea of a classsy evening out.

Really good food and atmosphere. The prices are reasonable for the amount of food you get. We like eating here.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill is a chain restaurant, similar to that of Olive Garden… but Macaroni Grill wins hands-​down on deliciousness of food! The chef staff here puts great care into their ingredients and their recipes. Everything we ate there was flavorful (including the crispy fresh mozzarella, the caesar salads, and the chicken parmesan), nothing was dull or lacking. The presentation of the food was also quite nice, and our server was attentive. (Bonus points: our server wrote on our table upside-​down — talk about skills!) Great place for lunch, as they take great care to get your food to you quickly if you explain that you’re on a lunch break and cannot be gone for an immense amount of time.

Seriously how does this place not have 5 stars? Omg it is so good with fabulous happy hour deals. My parents come here all the time and sit at the bar. I went with them last night. Our bartender Erica was awesome. :) The entire bartending staff greeted me when I walked in as I was waiting for my parents. They told me about their happy hour deals and showed me their house wine. During happy hour from 5−7pm the bottle is half off for only $ 15. It’s a big bottle too. Or you can get a glass of it for $ 3!!! They have a heavy pour too which is an added bonus!
On top of half off bottles of wine, (all their bottles are half off) their flat bread pizzas are only $ 5 and they’re HUGE. You can pick between cheese or pepperoni. I had the parmesan crusted chicken salad and it was seriously delicious. I ate every last bite! I can’t wait to come back again and again during these amazing happy hour deals. My parents ordered the flat bread pizza and it was reallyyy good. I might be tempted to even come here for take out since the price is so great.
Overall, you can’t go wrong coming here. The place was packed and I can see why. Excellent service, drinks and food! Conveniently located across the street from the Great Northern mall too. I LOVE IT. Stop in !!!

Pretty solid lunch place. I am not big into chains, but at least you know what you are getting when you go. I got the parmesan-​crusted chicken salad and ate every bite. Had I been eating carbs, I would have also scarfed down the complimentary bread and olive oil, along with an order of mac and cheese bites with truffle sauce. I’m also a big fan of the caprese salad.

Reasons this is 4 stars:
Happy hour: basically got two glasses of red for $ 3. (Not terrible wine either!) Need I say more?
Food: considering it is a chain, you can tell that for the most part they put effort into their ingredients. I had the seafood cioppino ravioli — which at a chain should be terrifying. The sauce had a nice kick to it and there were real chunks of garlic. The seafood was also surprisingly well cooked. The squid was not over cooked (e.g. when it is really chewy). You could tell the shrimp where frozen previously and the muscles where not the freshest but then again this is a chain.
Service: I sat at the bar; I was stranded on a work trip and flights where being cancelled right and left. The service was good for being at the bar. They had some wine tastings going on but you could tell that the bartender kept an eye on everyone.
If you find yourself stranded in this area without a car to experience the cleveland food scene, this is an option you don’t have to think too far into.

My review is solely for the happy hour. It’s my favorite spot for a quick after-​work drink. They have $ 3 house wine, $ 3 draft beer, I believe $ 4 or $ 5 house cocktails, and $ 5 flatbreads.
My advice, get the house wine. They know how to pour it (see my picture). They also offer the whole bottle of wine for $ 18 which is a deal as it is a double bottle. The food is tasty also.

Cocktails are awesome and the food is consistently good. We love the blood orange martinis and chicken parm with the spicy tomato sauce. Its our favorite stop when flying out of Cleveland airport.

Love it! Ask for the «Create your own Pasta» menu. Not on the menu. …I like spicy with roasted tomatoes, chicken and grilled mushrooms! Ask for «extra souce»!

What the hell happened here? The food used to be great. Everything from the appetizers to the salad to the entrees were bland and uneventful. The only saving grace was the service from the bartender James

A manager got ahold of me for my bad experience there. They sent me coupons that had covered my bill. It took me awhile to work up to actually go back since last time was horrendous. The service was better and so was the food. Me and my guest both got the chicken parmesan and it was tasty. We weren’t brave enough to try anything else out. I may, if given no other choice, go back here and get the chicken parmesan.

Margarita prima, $ 14 combo x2 of pappadew peppers, crispy potato cakes, pasta Milano, grilled chicken spiedini and an individual order of mushroom ravioli all of it for 3 people and no box for leftover. Forgot about the delicious bread and olive oil and crushed peppers. All of it gone in a matter of 2 hrs but in that 2 hrs the first 45 min was waiting for the orders to arrive. Restaurant was packed for a Thursday afternoon. Half off wine bottles were being ordered. Food was tasty, service efficient for a busy afternoon. During a previous visit I remember trying Carmella’s chicken which I think is better than pasta Milano.
Would definitely visit. This is the north Olmsted location that I am reviewing. Will definitely strike one star for the crève coeur location in St. Louis.

. T I R A M I S U
Creamy, velvety, smooth, with a perfect balance of sweetness, espresso, rum, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, and crispy sugar-​sprinkled lady-​fingers. Romano’s version is the best Tiramisu we’ve EVER had. Probably the finest DESSERT we’ve had from any restaurant or bakery. They do it right, and it’s consistently excellent.
We haven’t eaten any soups, salads, or entrée’s here in maybe seven or eight years —but not because we didn’t find our visits acceptable. It was always affordable, a good value, a welcoming atmosphere, and a cheerful staff. And if something wasn’t quite right (rarely), it was quickly rectified. I just happen to prefer my own Italian cooking. But for the occasional sweet tooth, we’ll continue stopping in for their luscious Tiramisu. There are several ingredient and preparation variations for this classic indulgence, but Romano’s in North Olmsted is incomparable. PERFECTO.

Dined at this Macaroni Grill during my very brief stay in Cleveland. We dined late in the evening so the restaurant was nearly empty. What stood out about this visit was the server — she was incredibly professional and should be working at a fine dining restaurant.
Food was good and fresh. I was glad to introduce my colleague to Macaroni Grill who lives in an area where they don’t have Macaroni Grill — too bad because they are missing out.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill, it’s a chain but with consistent food and service. The atmosphere is a cross between an open air piazza and a big city trattoria in Italy. Probably time for a remodel after the same look for over 20+ years. First off the service was friendly and efficient by all involved. It started upon entering, we were greeted by a very friendly hostess who took us to our table. After ordering our food some rosemary foccacia bread was brought to the table and a bottle of cool water, nice touch. One other nice touch from the server also was when she refilled my Iced tea, she also brought a extra glass with ice in it, loved it, nothing worse than luke warm ice tea on refills.
For appetizers we stared of with the Goat Cheese Peppadews Peppers they where a nice mix of a sweet small pepper filled with tangy goat cheese, drizzled with a balsamic glaze and the Spicy Ricotta Meatballs, which where moist flavorful golf ball size meatballs served in a delicious tomato sauce, with the addition of orange and lemon zest. Though not traditional at all, the zest added a nice flavor to the overall dish.
We then each had a salad. The Bibb and Blue Salad was nice mix of Bibb lettuce, blue cheese, pancetta and walnut, and pickled red onions, with a buttermilk dressing. It was good, but I don’t think the pickled red onions added anything to the salad for me personally. The Caesar salad was average. I like mine with a little more zing or punch to it with a little more garlic or anchovy flavor to it.
For entrees we had the Spaghetti Carbonara. I was disappointing with the dish because of its lack of flavor overall, though the pasta itself was some of the best I have had, it was cooked perfectly with good texture and bite, like you would find in Italy. Unfortunately that perfect pasta was swimming in a large pool of water or tasteless sauce (not sure what they were going after there). The pasta dish had a few chucks of nicely cooked pancetta, parmesan cheese and a nicely cooked poach egg on top which all sounds and looked good but did not come together with much flavor. I had to add quite a bit of salt and pepper to make it eatable. The Chicken Under a Brick was presented nicely and was well seasoned and flavorful, served with some nice roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus, the skin on the chicken was nicely crisp and flavorful. My only slight complaint being that the chicken was a little bit on the dry side. It probably would have been a better dish if it was cooked on the bone. I do understand they are probable cooking it boneless to appeal more to the masses rather than for people that enjoy a perfectly cooked flavorful moist chicken.
Overall I’d say it was a bit better than average. Worth a trip if you’re hungry for some Italian and you’re in the area.

I love going to Macaroni Grill for special events, holidays, or if I just want really good pasta. Usually there is a wait, but it goes by pretty quick, plus I think they do call ahead seating.
I love the pasta milano, but I recently found out they got rid of the bow tie pasta and replaced it with some other kind of noodle, and boy it just wasn’t the same. My waitress didn’t even tell me until after I got my order.
I do not recommend take out orders from this place. The portions are smaller, and I my order was wrong the one time. So stick with dine in at North Olmsted. They did however, put my name on a list so I could have a complimentary entrée next time I came in, which is exactly what I did. I was happier (even with no bow ties :()
I’ve had so many good experiences here, and I will continue to go get my Pasta Milano!