Piccolo Mondo Italian Restaurant

Been here a few times.First time random.Good food.Nice ambience.Great place to go anytime.Always busy.

The food was very good. However the service was so-so. We arrived at 7pm for our dinner reservation. We were seated approximately 30 minutes later, had no one speak to us at the table for 20 more minutes (no water, no bread...). Received our entrees at 8:40. I would not return if I had any timed plans after the meal. In fairness, they did have a large party in on this Saturday night, however they were seated and served before we had even been seated. Speaking to the service further, we did observe another table receive the wrong order and they had to bring it up to the service staff as they did not notice. My partner ordered the pappardelle, said it was okay but was bothered by the noodles being too soft. I enjoyed my drunken chicken parm. The portion was substantial and packed the rest home. The chicken was quite crispy, the pasta was perfectly al dente, and the sauce was delectable. The food is good enough to consider returning (if in the area) to see whether the service is better on other weekends

Authentic and tasty!!Piccolo Mondo is a wonderful, local find.My fiancé and I have eaten here twice and the food is a consistent 4 stars. But our service experiences were definitely different.On food-The bread basket! Carb variety heaven!!Love the selection of hard Italian bread slices, pizza and garlic knots. Yum!!!For appetizers at last meal (2 weekends ago) we had the Tomato Tower and House Salad.The salad was tasty, well dressed and crisp.The Tomato Tower is a standout!The sauce is superb. I found those hidden capers (usually not a fan) and ate them anyways. The tomatoes were golden fried and no sogginess.For entrees, my fiancé had the Chicken Saltimbocca and I the Linguini Pescatore. The vegetables were cooked well with the chicken and he enjoyed. Nothing to write home about but a good dish.The Linguini was cooked right, just al dente. All the seafood was cooked well, maybe the shrimp a tad over, but they were really large so makes the exception for. And Hello Garlic!!! I love garlic so seeing and tasting all the shavings was beautiful for me!For food, they are absolutely recommended!!And we love that they have partnered with our local Costco on gift cards- thank you!!!And to mention the staff here- they HUSSLE, kudos to them. No one was standing around and they were moving.Here's where the 3 stars comes in-We were able to make a reservation for 7:45pm (at around 4:30pm) that Saturday night.Wonderful! We arrived promptly and waited.Waited more.....finally were sat at 8:40pm.This doesn't lead very pleasantly, as the waiting area is cumbersome and being a BYOB it's not alike having a bar to hang around and kill waiting time at.So we were seated, great, now we were hungry-But not THIS hungry.....We ordered our appetizers and legitimately in less than 10 minutes our entrees were out.This was extremely rushed and then the feeling in being overwhelmed by food. Also leaves less than a made-to-order feel to the meal, if courses are being prepped and fired off so quickly.We still would have come to dinner if told to arrive for a 8:30 reservation. That would have been preferred.Will we come back- likely, for the food, but with anticipated patience in mind.

A couple of years ago, I wrote a very favorable review of Piccolo Mondo. After dinner last night, I have reconsider my review.First, the owner has added so many tables, you can hardly walk through the room. Most of the servers that had been there for years are gone. The wait staff is young and untrained. We had to ask three times for the bread plate and when it did arrive, the bread was cold and the garlic knots were terrible. My wife barely ate her pasta and my chicken parm tasted "old." This was caused by overused cooking oil. We only saw our server twice. The quality of food that we had come back for is gone. If you want quantity over quality, it is still your place to go. Sadly, we will not be going back.

Love love love love this place. My favorite spot in Pottstown. They have live music Thursday nights. Have a few unforgettable memories with family eating here. I love there salmon a la grille and calamari. Their salads are great too. I'm not really a fan of Italian food in Pottstown because they have Italian food everywhere. This place though holds a special place in my heart.

Absolutely amazing!!!! Best local BYOB we've ever been to. Food was excellent and service was great!!!! We just returned from a trip in Italy a month ago and their food was just as good as some of the restaurants we ate at! Portions are huge & we both have enough left over for two more meals! If you haven't been-go! Their red sauce and handmade pasta is so delicious! The bread service had tomato pie and the most delicious garlic knots we've ever had! Service was impeccable. We were walk-ins and not only did they accommodate us, they didn't rush us. Top notch service!

I owe an update, as this restaurant has matured much closer to what I had hoped over the years.The food quality has improved substantially.Their focaccia/tomato pie bread is still amazing.Staff found their groove and are great!I still find the prices affordable to the area.Really liked the vodka/chicken parm dish especially.Only critique is that my pasta was drowning in sauce...which was delicious.Thanks for making this restaurant a reliable place to dine!

We visited Piccolo Mondo after our daughter's graduation to celebrate, and it was wonderful! The service was excellent, and the food was delicious. The ambiance was perfect, with great accommodation for our family of ten. Highly recommended!

Food was awesome! I had the shrimp scampi and it was enough for another meal. I have to say, though that I didn't care for the garlic rolls. They were quite large and not very tasty. Could use more garlic. I don't remember what four other people ate, but they enjoyed their meals. We all had something different. My cannoli was OK. The only other person to have dessert and enjoyed the cheesecake, but the pricey for the size slice.I do have to say that they have a gentleman singing, Elvis songs and Sinatra music. He was way too loud for the size of the room. The waitress was delightful and very helpful. I would definitely return, but perhaps not on a night when they had music.

Great food, amazing staff and super friendly atmosphere. We have gone here many times!! VERY busy, but pretty efficient. Everything is cooked to order so don't rush, it's worth waiting for!!