Rizzo's Malabar Inn

The Christmas decorations were great. The service was basic and acceptable until it was time to get and pay the check (this seems to happen everywhere). My shrimp Alfredo was fine. The pasta and shrimp were cooked well. I liked the Alfredo sauce (just a little thick) but the presentation was really bad. How about just a little effort for a $24 entree only dish? Toss the pasta with some sauce and not just pour it on top? Maybe some fresh chopped parsley on top? I would not go out of my way to go back but wouldn't not go there to be with friends.

We got here @2:30 just to see how it is only to find out they don't open until 4:00, but our server said let me see if he will let me set you. We had the whole restaurant to ourselves. Service is a 5X5 star in my book! They bring out a basket of bread with butter. I chose the salted caramel apple mule to try. Very good, really tastes like a caramel apple. The restaurant is decorated for fall with some Halloween touches mixed inFood was excellent

The food is always very tasty here at Rizzo's. My favorite is the Gnocchi. Our wait staff was very friendly and very attentive.

Second time in a month visiting Rizzo's but this time we sat on the patio to hear a favorite local band. Here's a tip...if you want to hear the music and still be able to talk, ask for a table far from the stage area. The band was great but too loud to carry on a conversation at the table without yelling.Previously I had see the antipasto salad on the menu and I was curious about it. It sounded great. So I ordered the SMALL as my entree. Holy Moly! It was huge! Piles of olives, pickled peppers and cauliflower, artichokes, onion, tomato and Italian meats and cheeses with bread sticks and blue cheese and anchovies on the side. Whew! All that on top of a bed of iceberg lettuce with house dressing. I ate as much as I could and still brought home TWO large take out containers! This is something a table of 4-6 could share as an appetizer if you wanted to. I can't image how big the large is .Friends enjoyed the lasagna and beef braciole. No one went away hungry that's for sure!Rizzo's continues to be a consistent good Italian restaurant in our area. They offer weekly specials and happy hours on Friday.

Our family absolutely loves Rizzo's! We've been there for everything from their drive through meals to dinners with Santa, st. Joseph's table, regular family dining and even had our twins first communion there.Every experience we've had has been wonderful. Even with the restaurant is packed the service has still been attentive and friendly. If there is ever an issue they are quick to remedy it.When you attend for a special event (like dinner with Santa) they have a more limited menu, but still have a selection of some tasty and popular dishes. When you come for a regular meal the menu has a lot of great choices. Favorites in our family are the lasagna and the gnocchi. The chicken parm is delicious too, but note it isn't the traditional breaded version you might see at other restaurants.Before you leave make sure you check out their shop for some goodies to take home. Don't miss the Nutella gelato!Overall a delicious place great for a variety of occasions ranging from date nights to family dinners. Highly recommend!

It was ok, but not that impressive. Overall the entire experience was mediocre. We had made reservations for 12 but when we arrived, we were taken to a table with only 10 chairs. While more than half the group was standing and trying to get someone to help us, the waitress started trying to take drink orders from the 3 people that had sat down. It just started things out with a sloppy feel. The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special for the high prices. I got the combination pasta platter so that I could try several things. When it came out, I was presented with what looked like mixed pasta soup. The different pastas were on the bowl style plate, sprinkled with gnocchi around the plate and then everything was drown in the sauce. When I asked for fresh cheese for my pasta, I was directed to basic, dry Parmigian cheese in a shaker on the table. The food tasted ok, but wasn't anything I couldn't make at home. It didn't seem that any of the pasta was fresh made. Multiple people at the table ordered the winter sangria, which seemed incredibly watered down. After some people ordered a 2nd glass and they were brought out, we were told that pitchers were available for less cost if we planned to have more. At that point, we had probably already ordered 2 pitchers equivalent. Glad I double checked my bill, because I had other people's items on my bill to the tune of $20+.The desert was tasty.Overall, I didn't find it as fancy or high end of a restaurant as it seems to portray itself as, nor as some comments seem to imply.

Cute little local spot :) the food wasn't really my jam, but a ton of people who live in the area love it. The main dishes all have lots of oil and/or lots of marinara sauce. Not too great of a wine selection by the glass, but the sangria is tasty and so is the aperol spritz. It was a fun atmosphere, and we got a kick out of the antipasto salad - it is hilariously huge. We got a small and I can't even imagine how big the large is. It's definitely meant to share!

This is a fabulous restaurant of mine with a great atmosphere.Wonderful staff and great Italian cuisine for all to enjoy.Definitely a destination worth visiting.

Food was really good and plentiful.All the wait staff were very personable and friendly, including the ladies working in the pastry/goodie store.

Really nice dining experience. Patio seating is great, sangria was awesome, but a little pricy at $12 per glass, and the food (I got spaghetti & meatballs and my wife got cavatelli) was pretty good.