Marchello's Italian

Ok, these reviews just aren't fair (which is typical in my opinion) ... "Had to park at Harris Teeter," "Don't like the pictures on the wall," "The seats aren't comfortable," ... come on!! I am Italian, from upstate New York, and have had it all I my lifetime - from homemade to $200/person restaurants, and everything in between. In my opinion, Marchello's is so much better than I expected based on the reviews, and well worth the price we paid for dinner and a drink for two of us. I will be back!

I really wanted to like this place. I just could not. Starts with their lack of parking. At their location you have to park over in front of Harris Teeter most of the time. However, it isn't that big of a deal. Inside is small and the tables are not very large either. Ambiance is eh at best. The service was ok, but I had to ask where my mom's wine was for her to get it. Food was just ok. Calamari was good, large portion with great marinara. The penne alla vodka however was awful. Truly awful. Maybe I'm spoiled with better options by me, buy sauce barely clung to the pasta, was watery and it claimed to have meat in it, but it didn't. Do yourself a favor and drive the extra few minutes to Huntersville or Charlotte.

The "Italian" bread was left over pizza crust that was just like pita bread: poor excuse for Italian bread. (If you can't make it, buy at at Publix.) Dried parmesan cheese in a shaker? How about fresh? Salad: good. Spaghetti and meatballs: bland, bland, bland. Please use salt to enhance the flavor of your food. Homemade apple pie a la mode: again: use salt in crust. Average.Service: pleasant. Cold beer.It's a big room with a small bar in a large shopping center. With the price of food, the experience was not worth it. The Hollywood, movie star vibe was confusing. Have someone re-paint the bathrooms: paint was slopped on the baseboards, around the sink. Not too classy. Good location, but not worth the drive if you come from anywhere but Denver and you don't cook your own Italian.

This is based on a to go order placed on 8/11. We were excited to try a new local Italian place with a menu that looked promising. I grew up in Western NY and have always had great Italian, but have been in Charlotte 13 years. We have some "go tos" for Italian in Charlotte, but want something close! We didn't enjoy Matilleos either when it was here as a precursor.Positives:They packed the to go food with care! No spills.The actual flavor of the sauce is very good. Certain things are definitely homemade. We enjoyed the dressings and sauces. Negatives:Portion size. Portion size. Portion size. I got chicken and eggplant parm ($19). The chicken looked as if they took a breast and sliced it in 4 thin slices and you got 1/4 of a thin chicken cutlet. Underwhelmed. The portion size of the eggplant was also small and it was undercooked. The sauce was good and generous on cheese. The lasagna was a child portion for $16. Food not as described on the menu. The penne was missing the meat that was in the description. But the rigatoni that I chose as my pasta with the chicken parm did come with meat. No bread was included. We ordered the "garlic bread" which was the pita bread Matiellos also served. Why why why?! People want Italian bread (INCLUDED) while enjoying their Italian food. Disappointing. I disliked that pita and was hoping for something different! It was over $4 for a tasteless pita.Bottom line:Maybe eating in house is different?! Maybe the issue was we got it to go? But this was incredibly underwhelming for over $70. I'll keep an eye on if things change.

We gave them a shot, as they just opened. The wait for a table for two was about 30 minutes at 6:30pm on a Saturday night. The menu has plenty of options. We started with Mozzarella sticks. I had a Pasta E Fagioli soup with beans, pasta, and tomatoes. The pasta was al dente and really worked well together. The garlic bread is more of a thin pizza dough with garlic and seasoning done just right!Unfortunately the entrees left something to be desired: mainly temperature as both our orders came to the table Luke warm at best, like they were sitting for a while in the kitchen. I had the Pasta Tuscanio (I believe that was the name) it was sliced Italian sausage with pasta and spinach with a butter white wine sauce. Even in the center of the dish it was warm at best. Pasta was a touch over cooked, with very little sauce. A bit bland, but the sausage was on point. My wife had the Eggplant Parmesan. It too was warm at best and a tad undercooked. Great presentation, but missed the mark on execution. Realizing they just opened, we will give them a couple weeks and try again to see if they work out opening issues.

The food was amazing! We had the baked lasagna and white clam linguine. Both were amazing. Y'all 1/2 price wine on Tuesdays. Come on and support this local business!!

Absolutely loved this place! Very family and friendly ordered... fast service and amazing food! Perfect for being on a diet as well or if you're there to put down the calories! Plenty italian specialties and appetizers to pick from. The lasagna and stuffed are my favorite foods there! Stuffed flounder too!

We ate here this evening and it possibly may have been the worst food and service we have experienced anywhere in quite awhile. My husband and I are new to the area and we eat out often, but we will not be coming back here. My pasta was undercooked and tasted as if it had been prepared with seafood (I ordered the fettuccine Alfredo) and had very little sauce. After taking two bites, I politely informed my waiter that I was finished as it was undercooked and tasted as if it had been cooked with seafood. He apologized, said he wasn't sure and asked if I wanted dessert. My husband's entree lacked flavor and only ate a few bites of his as well. There are much better Italian places within a short drive.

The food was very good and service was wonderful . The only thing is the seating and tables are not very comfortable

I go to Marchello's Italian at least once a week. This is now my favorite Italian restaurant in this area. We had our company party here and the food and service were outstanding! I had the chicken piccata and it was amazing! The chicken was so tender I could slice it with my fork and the sauce was perfect! All of the guest at my table raved about the quality and taste of the food and such large portions. I had leftovers for the next day. I love how the pictures on the walls are of old movies; it took me back in time! Thanks for such a lovely evening, I will definitely keep coming back.