One of our favorite places in Oakland! Decent price for a fixed menu and food never dissapoints
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Armando Reyes
I try to go every menu change the food is fantastic The staff is amazing really good vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ka'iu Moku-paiva
Another fabulous meal at Mama! The ravioli with sugo and short rib are out of this world. Wonderful server and holiday ambiance on point. Very grateful for the sound panels on the walls and low music to lessen the noise and echoes so that I could enjoy my partner’s conversation and enjoy my meal in peace. Feeling very grateful for this gem at a super accessible price point 💕🫶🏽. Thank you, team Mama!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Massimo Costetti
Every dish managed to be both surprising and deeply comforting. The apple–leek–pork belly soup was layered and elegant, and the truffle tagliolini with egg yolk was just amazing: rich, creamy, and intensely flavorful without ever feeling heavy. Sitting at the chef’s counter was fun and impressive to watch the precision and care behind each plate. Service was attentive throughout. Looking forward to coming back and seeing where the next menu goes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jules kragen
There was a lot about mama that should merit four star or five star experience. Reasonably priced with a great Wine list. So what went wrong? We arrived at 6 o’clock and we’re seated outside. throughout of the meal we were rushed through every course. The worst was the main where they attempted to clear our plates three or four times by different people before we had finished. Wine glasses were routinely filled while still half full. And the general sense was they wanted you out of there which they did to us by 715. I understand the need to have many seatings but if you’re gonna have a 6 o’clock reservation an hour and 15 minutes is not enough to enjoy dinner. I would also add that the main course ravioli Sugo was very tomato driven after the waiter explained to me that it was primarily meat and not very acidic. It was. Other courses were delicious especially the appetizers. Thid could’ve been averted if they had warned us, and we would not have made the reservation.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Saul Sandoval Estrada
Amazing !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katherine Sims
Always delicious, always excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Damon Tighe
Excellent set meals with an extensive and very tempting wine list. Service was spectacular. We sat outside which we enjoyed due to the cool fall air and low noise. Inside has a nice atmosphere but be ready to compete with everyone else’s conversations.
Highly recommend reservations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Mulhauser
Amazing Italian. Fresh pasta. Rotating menu, changes every 2 weeks. Don't miss it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emerald Jones
What an amazing evening filled with great service. Sarah was so lovely helping us choose the wine down to dessert. Thank you for the service and experience. This mom and dad are so happy and pleased
I enjoyed the 3 course prix fixe format. The vegetarian sugo was great.
Finding parking was pretty easy on Monday night.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Hardester
amazing in every way. excellent service. I can't wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriela Robles
Everything was epic, from start to finish.
Service was warm and friendly, and our waiter was super knowledgeable.
The ragu, do not ever sleep on the ragu. Holy wow, made my week.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coryna Ogunseitan
Horribly overpriced. Mama remains my and my partners low bar for poor value.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
William Nathan
I really enjoyed the food at MAMA and the portions are good. The service was a bit slow. We were seated outside and had to deal with a lot of street noise.
One of our favorite places in Oakland! Decent price for a fixed menu and food never dissapoints
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I try to go every menu change the food is fantastic The staff is amazing really good vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another fabulous meal at Mama! The ravioli with sugo and short rib are out of this world. Wonderful server and holiday ambiance on point. Very grateful for the sound panels on the walls and low music to lessen the noise and echoes so that I could enjoy my partner’s conversation and enjoy my meal in peace. Feeling very grateful for this gem at a super accessible price point 💕🫶🏽. Thank you, team Mama!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Every dish managed to be both surprising and deeply comforting. The apple–leek–pork belly soup was layered and elegant, and the truffle tagliolini with egg yolk was just amazing: rich, creamy, and intensely flavorful without ever feeling heavy. Sitting at the chef’s counter was fun and impressive to watch the precision and care behind each plate. Service was attentive throughout. Looking forward to coming back and seeing where the next menu goes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There was a lot about mama that should merit four star or five star experience. Reasonably priced with a great Wine list. So what went wrong? We arrived at 6 o’clock and we’re seated outside. throughout of the meal we were rushed through every course. The worst was the main where they attempted to clear our plates three or four times by different people before we had finished. Wine glasses were routinely filled while still half full. And the general sense was they wanted you out of there which they did to us by 715. I understand the need to have many seatings but if you’re gonna have a 6 o’clock reservation an hour and 15 minutes is not enough to enjoy dinner. I would also add that the main course ravioli Sugo was very tomato driven after the waiter explained to me that it was primarily meat and not very acidic. It was. Other courses were delicious especially the appetizers. Thid could’ve been averted if they had warned us, and we would not have made the reservation.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Amazing !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always delicious, always excellent service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent set meals with an extensive and very tempting wine list. Service was spectacular. We sat outside which we enjoyed due to the cool fall air and low noise. Inside has a nice atmosphere but be ready to compete with everyone else’s conversations.
Highly recommend reservations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing Italian. Fresh pasta. Rotating menu, changes every 2 weeks. Don't miss it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What an amazing evening filled with great service. Sarah was so lovely helping us choose the wine down to dessert. Thank you for the service and experience. This mom and dad are so happy and pleased
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I enjoyed the 3 course prix fixe format. The vegetarian sugo was great.
Finding parking was pretty easy on Monday night.
Food: 5
Service: 5
amazing in every way. excellent service. I can't wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was epic, from start to finish.
Service was warm and friendly, and our waiter was super knowledgeable.
The ragu, do not ever sleep on the ragu. Holy wow, made my week.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Horribly overpriced. Mama remains my and my partners low bar for poor value.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I really enjoyed the food at MAMA and the portions are good. The service was a bit slow. We were seated outside and had to deal with a lot of street noise.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Mama's Sugo \u0026 Garganelli
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