⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding Italian restaurant with incredible food, excellent service, and a great music-filled atmosphere. Every detail was done right. Highly recommend.
Michael Janczewski
Cafe Scalessa’s makes you feel like you’re sitting down with family for supper. Donnie always makes you feel welcome. One of my favorite dishes is the Chicken Parmigiana. The cheesesteak in my opinion is better than you can find in Philadelphia. I live in Southern Maryland and always bring back the fantastic meatballs ( 15 ) at a time. Always a true pleasure to spend time dining with family and friends at Cafe Scalessa’s
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
key lime
Word on the golf course is this place is fantastic. We made reservations and this is the first time we have made reservations in awhile where we actually needed them. It was packed, and what an atmosphere! We have not been to the original, and do not go out for Italian often. Cafe Scalessa is apparently known for their gnocchi which was not really my thing, but now it is. How can you not love tiny pillows of fluffy potato heaven. We started with vodka sprite and the coconut blood orange margarita, and 4 Cheese Gnocchi, their version of mac and cheese. Wow, so creamy and cheesy! Of course we needed the pepperoni garlic bread, and our dinner came with house salads. He ordered the Veal Parm and I had the Chilean Sea Bass which just melted in my mouth. The portions were so large we took more than half home which we then ate for 2 more days. We had to save room for the Coconut Buttercake which was rich and buttery, the perfect ending. Our server Edwin was wonderful and a pleasure. We will definitely be back to try more items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Marinelli
I met a few friends here for dinner last night & we sat at the bar. The Veal Parm was the best i’ve ever had. Ida was awesome, attentive & cool to chat with. The wedding soup was excellent, to sum this up you’d be a moron to not eat here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck Bartoli
Great food and great service and great music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Matera
Great lunch date! Loved the decor. Our server Jill was very knowledgeable of the menu and couldn't be nicer. The meatball app was huge and delicious. All the food came out perfect! The spaghetti and meatballs, the mussels on a skillet, the eggplant parm and the shrimp n pasta were all amazing. Tried desert even though there wasn't much room left in us. All around great dining experience and can't wait to go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Williams
The first thing you notice when you walk into Cafe Scallesa is how loud it is, it’s hard to even hear yourself talk if you go during prime dinner time. The food reviews for the table were positive for the most part but definitely stay away from the soups and the seafood lasagna. As you can tell from the photo, the seafood lasagna is practically just cheese and a TON of it. Overall I gave Cafe Scallesa a 3 star rating as they give you a lot of food for your money and the chicken scallesa/cheesesteaks are excellent but the atmosphere and some of their selections lower their overall rating. Side note they also need to upgrade their seating as the chairs are wooden and uncomfortable
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Erica T
First time here and OMG the food was so so good, the canoli was really good and I am italian 🇮🇹!!! Fried mozzarella with anchovie sauce yummm!! The best porkette sandwich I have ever had!! The entertainment was so much fun go fri and sar nights for that!!! The owner was very kind!!! Rose is the best waitress 💯 We will be back thankyou
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R M
The food may be good but we never got to try it. We walked in with our 2 year old. No one ever came to our table to get our order. Not even water. Other people came after us and got immediate attention. After 15 minutes of being ignored, we got the message. On the way out we mentioned what happened to the host. No reaction, no apology, didn't care to make it right.
Had reservations for 6:30 pm last night (It was our first time) and still can’t stop talking about the food! Our waitress guided us through the menu… amazing service. Even the kitchen came out and checked on us. From the meatballs app to the cannoli dessert, we will be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tina DiSabatino-Carmean
Today was My second time there and it was amazing. The meatballs melt in your mouth and the broccoli rabe is delicious. I had the grilled chicken salad today and it was also amazing. As an Italian 10 out of 10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amarjit Kumari
First time at the cafe for dinner. Great service and food was simply delicious! We made reservations but opted to sit outside. Would definitely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Annie R
We ordered the Brussels sprouts, four cheese gnocchi (no blue cheese/gorgonzola), and the chicken parm with blush sauce. All of our favorites at the original location, which tasted even better when complemented by the delicious cocktails, music, and My Cousin Vinny on the TVs. My husband and I tried the mocha martini, lemon martini, and espresso martini. All were delicious and well-balanced. Of course, we had to end with a cannoli made with pizelles. Service was wonderful. Overall, an excellent experience. We will definitely return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M B
I had the unfortunate timing of dining here when the air conditioning was broken (I assume). It was so uncomfortably hot and we were seated right next to an industrial fan - so we could barely have a conversation. My food was really good, but I ended up taking most of it home because we just had to get out of there.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding Italian restaurant with incredible food, excellent service, and a great music-filled atmosphere. Every detail was done right. Highly recommend.
Cafe Scalessa’s makes you feel like you’re sitting down with family for supper. Donnie always makes you feel welcome. One of my favorite dishes is the Chicken Parmigiana. The cheesesteak in my opinion is better than you can find in Philadelphia. I live in Southern Maryland and always bring back the fantastic meatballs ( 15 ) at a time. Always a true pleasure to spend time dining with family and friends at Cafe Scalessa’s
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Word on the golf course is this place is fantastic. We made reservations and this is the first time we have made reservations in awhile where we actually needed them. It was packed, and what an atmosphere! We have not been to the original, and do not go out for Italian often. Cafe Scalessa is apparently known for their gnocchi which was not really my thing, but now it is. How can you not love tiny pillows of fluffy potato heaven. We started with vodka sprite and the coconut blood orange margarita, and 4 Cheese Gnocchi, their version of mac and cheese. Wow, so creamy and cheesy! Of course we needed the pepperoni garlic bread, and our dinner came with house salads. He ordered the Veal Parm and I had the Chilean Sea Bass which just melted in my mouth. The portions were so large we took more than half home which we then ate for 2 more days. We had to save room for the Coconut Buttercake which was rich and buttery, the perfect ending. Our server Edwin was wonderful and a pleasure. We will definitely be back to try more items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I met a few friends here for dinner last night & we sat at the bar. The Veal Parm was the best i’ve ever had. Ida was awesome, attentive & cool to chat with. The wedding soup was excellent, to sum this up you’d be a moron to not eat here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and great service and great music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great lunch date! Loved the decor. Our server Jill was very knowledgeable of the menu and couldn't be nicer. The meatball app was huge and delicious. All the food came out perfect! The spaghetti and meatballs, the mussels on a skillet, the eggplant parm and the shrimp n pasta were all amazing. Tried desert even though there wasn't much room left in us. All around great dining experience and can't wait to go back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The first thing you notice when you walk into Cafe Scallesa is how loud it is, it’s hard to even hear yourself talk if you go during prime dinner time. The food reviews for the table were positive for the most part but definitely stay away from the soups and the seafood lasagna. As you can tell from the photo, the seafood lasagna is practically just cheese and a TON of it. Overall I gave Cafe Scallesa a 3 star rating as they give you a lot of food for your money and the chicken scallesa/cheesesteaks are excellent but the atmosphere and some of their selections lower their overall rating. Side note they also need to upgrade their seating as the chairs are wooden and uncomfortable
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
First time here and OMG the food was so so good, the canoli was really good and I am italian 🇮🇹!!! Fried mozzarella with anchovie sauce yummm!! The best porkette sandwich I have ever had!! The entertainment was so much fun go fri and sar nights for that!!! The owner was very kind!!! Rose is the best waitress 💯 We will be back thankyou
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food may be good but we never got to try it. We walked in with our 2 year old. No one ever came to our table to get our order. Not even water. Other people came after us and got immediate attention. After 15 minutes of being ignored, we got the message. On the way out we mentioned what happened to the host. No reaction, no apology, didn't care to make it right.
Excellent food and time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Had reservations for 6:30 pm last night (It was our first time) and still can’t stop talking about the food! Our waitress guided us through the menu… amazing service. Even the kitchen came out and checked on us. From the meatballs app to the cannoli dessert, we will be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Today was My second time there and it was amazing. The meatballs melt in your mouth and the broccoli rabe is delicious. I had the grilled chicken salad today and it was also amazing. As an Italian 10 out of 10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
First time at the cafe for dinner. Great service and food was simply delicious! We made reservations but opted to sit outside. Would definitely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ordered the Brussels sprouts, four cheese gnocchi (no blue cheese/gorgonzola), and the chicken parm with blush sauce. All of our favorites at the original location, which tasted even better when complemented by the delicious cocktails, music, and My Cousin Vinny on the TVs. My husband and I tried the mocha martini, lemon martini, and espresso martini. All were delicious and well-balanced. Of course, we had to end with a cannoli made with pizelles. Service was wonderful. Overall, an excellent experience. We will definitely return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the unfortunate timing of dining here when the air conditioning was broken (I assume). It was so uncomfortably hot and we were seated right next to an industrial fan - so we could barely have a conversation. My food was really good, but I ended up taking most of it home because we just had to get out of there.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
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