Mangia Nashville

In order to truly review good Italian food one must be served good Italian food, and my experience was anything but. Instead, it was a disappointing joke of bland food, poor service all while in a worn down cheap looking restaurant. Still to this day I do not understand how in the world they have gotten some of the 5 star reviews I have read. I get people have different tastes but as part of an Italian family this restaurant doesn't even come close to any authenticity. The food. I can't. It's an insult to any true Italian. The drinks. Just weird. You are served wine in a tall shot glass! The service. I won't. It's equivalent to slow paced Cracker Barrel servers with repeated "Sorry darling that you had to wait so long" conversations. The atmosphere. I refuse. It's a mediocre restaurant in a strip mall playing a low quality version of The Godfather while people eat. The Italian wedding they say you'll celebrate? Who in their right mind throws an Italian wedding and shows a bloody horse's head during dinner? The music. It's 4-5 songs everyone dances to and then it's over. In addition, you can also learn a lot about a restaurant by their bathroom and both the dining room and bathrooms imitate one of a very casual shorts/ flip flop attire. The parking, there's plenty...it's in a strip mall. The bill. This is what truly summed up the night. Each bill receives an automatic 25% gratuity added to your bill REGARDLESS of your party size. Out of all the dining experiences I've had I have never seen an establishment add that much gratuity for a party of 2. This is just wrong and everyone needs to fully understand what is entailed when dining at Mangia. Finally, the owner. No. The way he speaks down to people who don't agree with his uninspiring idea of a nice night out is absolutely inexcusable. Part of being a business owner is to accept constructive feedback in a mature manner and improve. Some of the responses from him not only show his lack of decency but reveals the core of his childlike character. Our night at Mangia consisted of 3 hours of average food at best, slow service, and cheesy Godfather entertainment ending with a $311 bill for two people. This is NOT fine dining and is an embarrassment to the Italian culture. Note to owner: Not necessary to accept my apology as I'm not offering anything other than an honest opinion of your restaurant.

It's an experience! We had our 10th wedding anniversary dinner here. It's a set seasonal menu, we are vegetarians so they modified their dishes accordingly. Cocktails are average. Starters were amazing (Focaccia and lemon risotto cake were amazing). It's a whole 3 h experience, and multiple rounds of food keeps coming. Dessert is cannoli which is average and Zeppole. It's also unique in that the whole restaurant starts dancing in the middle of the dinner. And the chef's concept is dinner as a big family like Italian families. Overall really nice experience.

Great food and entertainment. Great service too. Everyone eats at the same time. Worth. Checking out when in Nashville.

Great food and a fun atmosphere summarize Manigia. We went on a Saturday night with their fixed price menu and evening of music, singing and some group dancing. It was like going to an Italian wedding....a lot of fun.And the food was excellent....plenty of food prepared excellently including two appetizers, two pasta dishes and two meat entrees....all very well preparedHighly recommended!

I felt that for $70/pp the food was not up to that price tag. Lots of pasta, smaller protein portions of lesser cuts. The service was great and the "dancing" was clever. If you are in a booth (up against the wall), it can feel claustrophobic for the table is too high for the seats. Ambiance is fine.

Food is good, atmosphere is fun, if you are Welling to pay 25% Gratuity for two people. We won't go back.

Mangia is a definite must go restaurant if you are in Nashville! Big party or small you will have a great time while enjoying a truly FABULOUS meal!

This place is amazing. We came for the Saturday night feast and the food was great, the service was great, y'all gotta come for this.

The food and service are top notch. Reminds me of the parties my Italian American family had when I was a kid. Delicious and bountiful . Bring friends and celebrate LIFE!

We very carefully listed my dairy allergy when booking our reservation but our server had not seen it and questioned it (then checked and saw we had indeed listed). They tried to give me several items that had dairy. I had to ask about each of the many courses if it had dairy. I was unable to eat several of the courses. It was very stressful to be continuously asking about dairy and not knowing if I would be taken care of. They did kindly make me an icee for dessert. I would recommend this for people who can't eat gluten (another member of my party had good food options as gluten free) but not dairy free people. The restaurant shows The Godfather the whole meal.