Martinelli's Little Italy

I visited this restaurant for dinner and was immediately struck by its warm and welcoming atmosphere. The decor is stunning, featuring black and white photographs, images of Italy on the walls, checkered tablecloths, and classic music playing in the background.There is limited street parking.Upon arrival, you're served bread accompanied by olive oil and balsamic vinegar.My waitress, Jessica, was exceptionally friendly and attentive, frequently checking in with a wonderful smile.The menu offers daily specials, a wide variety of pasta dishes, salads, soups, and entrees to choose from. They also provide an extensive alcoholic beverage menu.I got their chopped salad, the vodka sauce with shrimp and tarimsu. The chopped salad had alot of delicious ingredients. The pasta was tasty and the tarimsu is a must! Overall it was a wonderful experience and would recommend.

A local choice. Outstanding choice for lunch on a Sat. Service very good. Came due to Yelp reviews off the interstate during cross KS trip, well worth the detour to downtown. The chopped salid was very good and different. Free bread. Our chicken sandwich was very large for just a half. Every dish from the kitchen looked good! Don't miss out!

What a nice place! Friendly greeting, quickly seated. Being from St. Louis, it's hard to find Toasted Ravioli in other states....but they had them here! Fresh chopped salad with yummy creamy Italian house dressing and lots of add-ons. Warm wheat bread served with EVOO & balsamic vinegar..... Our pastas were great, cooked perfectly. Would definitely eat here again!

Maddie T. was an excellent waitress; with a wonderful personality. The portion sizes were large and the food was excellent.

I don't usually eat Italian when eating out due to not being able to eat gluten. However they have gluten free pasta and it is yummy!! I love the pasta with shrimp and vodka sauce! A favorite when in Salina!

Came to Salina for a quick visit and stopped at this place for lunch. We really enjoyed the fried mushrooms. I have personally never had them with sausage, and they were yummy. I recommend the Sangria; quite nice! I really enjoyed my salad, and I ordered the Chicken Avocado Sandwich. My partner got the Beef Ravioli, and he really liked it. I loved the location, service and ambience. Definitely would return on a future visit.

What a find! We stayed in Salina on our way back to Denver and were pleasantly surprised at what a great, old school, family Italian restaurant this is! Our waiter was the owner's nephew and he did a great job. The food was outstanding and the price/portion ratio was the way an Italian restaurant should be. I got the 1/4 order spaghetti and one meatball and my wife got the stuffed mushrooms (amazing) and a 1/4 order chop salad. All delicious! Loved this place and we will go out of our way to come back.

Service and food was excellent. We will come again. We also got the tiramisu to go. Fast and friendly service.

Absolutely delicious!! I had the tilapia linguine but with gluten free pasta, and it was incredible! My husband had the fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli and he also really enjoyed it; the portion sizes are so filling! The gluten free option for the pasta dishes was such a game changer for me, I feel like that's usually hard to find especially for Italian cuisine, but it was a very good gf pasta. I only have a sensitivity so I can't vouch for allergy safety, but the gf options they have are excellent and feel like a wide variety compared to most restaurants! Everyone we interacted with was so polite and helpful, especially our server, Kam! He was so sweet and took great care of us while we were there. The atmosphere is so cozy and fun, and in such a nice area of Salina, we will definitely be coming back!

As a town, Salina has a lot to offer. This gem of a restaurant clearly is a local favorite--dishes can be prepared family style, and their take-out business seemed to be booming. An individual can order a quarter size however, and it is perfect for one. There is a large variety of handcrafted fresh food options. A wide variety of options from the bar as well. Prices are pleasing!We were going to be in town for an event at the Stiefel Theatre, and this restaurant is right across the street. I was able to make reservations a couple months in advance and they had an individual-cubbied table waiting for us. Staff was very knowledgeable and kind. Gluten free options available.