Mama Z's Cafe

An eclectic selection of traditional Italian foods - spaghetti, meatball sandwiches; as well as burgers and fries. Their onion rings are amazing!!! They are light and crisp and not overly-battered or heavy. Then there is desert. The grape cobbler (first time I ever heard of grape cobbler) is amazing. The fragrance is mouthwatering-like driving by an orchard when they are at their peak. An unexpected and hard to describe experience texture - a bit like grape jelly but not exactly. And combined with the delightful cobbler crust it is perfect. Vanilla ice cream is the perfect addition to balance intensity of the grapes. It is worth a trip just to try this. And we did!

My family and I went in to get the Valentine's Day special. We had no issues being seated , but issues with service and quality of food. Our server, whose name I didn't catch, just walked up to our table and stared at us for about 15 seconds before asking for our drinks. We ordered mozzarella sticks, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken fettuccine, and chicken nuggets for my son. The mozzarella sticks came out barely warm, with no cheese melted. The spaghetti and meatballs tasted atrocious. Watered down meat sauce maybe? My Alfredo had virtually no flavor and grease pooled the top. We asked for the manager to take off the pastas and we'd pay for the mozzarella and chicken nuggets and leave. My son took one bite of his chicken nugget and refused to eat the rest. When the manager came back we asked her to take the chicken back and take that off our ticket as well. She responded to us and said "well you guys can just leave then" and ripped our ticket off the table. My boyfriend felt this had more to do with his and my son's race than anything.I called around 4 pm to speak to the owner. She immediately knew who I was(as I left a review on google before we even pulled out of the parking lot), and told me she replied to my review and refused to address the issue further. I told her that spoke a lot about her business. In her response, she claimed we "didn't even take a single bite" and "...you guys just didn't want to pay for your meal" I would love to know what made her assume that was the case. We definitely wouldn't have minded paying the 50ish dollars for the whole meal. We also, definitely did go pay 50 dollars down the street for some yummy Mexican food that was not disappointing.

Thank you Jesus for Mama Z's! We are so blessed to live near this excellent restaurant. Today, we chose to eat spaghetti, meatballs, ravioli and the salad with garlic (melba/crouton) toast and chocolate meringue pie! Did I mention that they sell sauce, noodles and salad dressing to go! The place is always clean and the folks are always friendly! Thanks for another great meal!!!

Surprisingly good food in a small town restaurant. The atmosphere is vibrant and the staff is incredibly friendly and tentative.

If you haven't had the grape cobbler at Mama Z's you're missing out! The service was excellent and the spaghetti was delicious.

Service is some of the best you will find in NW Arkansas. Food is pretty good and menu is diverse.

I hadn't been here in close to 30 years. It hasn't changed one bit! Still charming, still delicious, still friendly.

Mama Z's is a staple in our life!! I don't know what we would do without this family favorite in our lives. It's the only place our grandkids ask to go to everytime they're at our house. The food is always good, my favorites are the lasagna and chicken parm, best anywhere but no complaints on anything. Service is stellar, shout out to Carrie, she's the best, but we love them all! You just can't go wrong eating there anytime!!Robyn Stinchcomb

MamaZ is the best food in town. it's been one of our go to's once a week! my husband and I love the food and service is always the best!!

Mama Z's is one of the best family owned restaurants in NWA! Their service is always personable and efficient; and their food is consistently very good! Their recent interior improvements have made this legacy cafe even more enjoyable. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, Mama Z's is a great choice!