The Original Mama D's Italian Kitchen

My boyfriend and I love Mama D's. We go here for date night and love the service and food. Adriana was such a great server: very warm, kind, and does an excellent job of making sure all of the guests feel cared for. The hostess is always super welcoming and sweet as well. Try the pink sauce!!

Great classic homemade Italian food! This caught my attention because their other location has one Yelps most reviewed restaurants in Orange County. I decided to go to this location though because I assumed it would be less crowded. I'm not sure if I was right but I only had to wait 5-10 minutes to be seated. The ambiance was perfect. They have a string lit patio with heaters as well. Looking around and seeing the decor made me even more excited to be eating Italian food.What we got: Bread with olive oil and garlic - This was free as soon as you're seated so how could you complain. Spencers Stuffed Mushrooms - Great but could've used more cheeseJlu's Tortellini - My wife got this and I was pretty jealous. I thought it was better than what I got.Sausage and Chicken Capri - Waiter recommendation (which by the way, great service) No complaints. I finished every bite but I thought Jlls Tortellini was better. I'll probably go with that next time. Ended the meal with complimentary chocolate chip cookies. Always a plus.We'll definitely be back. We might go to their Newport Beach location just to see if that's any different.

Phenomenal classic Italian food!Huge portions, will put you into a food coma.Excellent service.I'm definitely coming back here, even though I live an hour away in San Diego.

My pasta world is now complete! Had this place bookmarked for years and finally had the chance to dine here recently for date night out. They treat you like family here and make sure you are fully fed with leftovers to take home! Their fresh bread with olive oil infused with garlic was as delightful as their main entrees. You get to select your type of sauce, pasta, and protein. Then have the option to add more cheese on top before you dive right into the steaming hot meal to feed your tastebuds. I got their famous pink sauce with vegetables over spaghetti. I also got to try their fettuccine pesto with scallops. Both were winners in my book, and I will definitely have to come back and try other combinations! Service was excellent as well! Parking can be a bit tough, but we lucked out and found a spot after circling around twice.

From the host to the wait staff, everyone made us feel so welcome! They were attentive and genuinely friendly. We loved our food. I had the ravioli with the special pink sauce and my friend had one of their specialties. We just enjoyed ourselves so much and they have so many special little touches that make this place a gem

My friends and I have been coming here for years. This is one of my favorite spots for Italian food. We get the rigatoni

We prefer the CdM location though both have great food. The pink sauce and the creamy pesto are delicious. The portions are large - could feed two people or cover two meals.

It's a pretty small place, but our party of 5 was seated quickly and the service was amazing! It was our first time there, and they kindly let us try the pink sauce and gave us bruschetta for the table. The bread was tasty, and the bruschetta was really good. The tomatoes were perfectly seasoned. I ordered the cioppino and linguine and it had a good amount of seafood in there. Overall, portions are quite large and the food was decent. I wouldn't say it was crazy delicious, but it was homestyle Italian food with amazing service well worth 5 stars.

The food and service were outstanding! We had raviolis and linguini and clams. I chose the white sauce but would choose red sauce next time.

I went to Mama D's with my family for the first time on Saturday.They have a sign on the wall with some news article quotes, one of which is about their great service... and it couldn't be more true.Our server was Jake and he was exceptional. Super nice guy, gave us recommendations, brought extra bread, totally on top of everything without being too much (it's a fine line).Even if the food was mediocre, I think we'd still go back. But the food was fantastic. We had lasagne, a mix of beef raviolis and spinach raviolis in their pink sauce, and spaghetti with marinara. It was hot and fresh when it hit the table and it was all so delicious.If Mama D's reads this, you have customers for life!