Great food, huge portions, friendly staff and terrific atmosphere. Best gnocchi I ever had!
Ed K.
Great experience. Service was friendly and fast. Informal dining room. About 10 tables. Their garlic bread was excellent. Made me like garlic bread again. Meatballs were very good. I had the chicken with crab topping. It was excellent with lots of lump crabmeat and a nice sauce. For years now My wife has been looking for eggplant parm like her mother made it. Most places use food service pre-breaded very thin eggplant slices. They end up just tasting like fried bread with a vague eggplant flavor. These were made fresh, sliced properly and were excellent. Finished with lemon ricotta pound cake. Served warm. Very good.
Enrique J.
The food was delicious! I had the spaghetti and meatballs and their pepperoni garlic bread! It was to die for.
Patricia StClair
First time dining here. ..definitely will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
cheryl COHEN
Read reviews online and decided to try it. Very enjoyable dinner. Great atmosphere and service was excellent. Will dine there again next time I'm in Wilmington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Daniel Sean
Scalessa’s is exactly as it sounds. Old school Italian Sunday dinner style meals & sandwiches. The Chicken Marsala is the best I’ve ever had in my life. Try it with a side of gnocchi (delicious) or even their spaghetti. The chicken cutlet with broccoli rabe sandwich is delicious. The staff is always friendly. The chefs are beyond skilled. Don’t forget to grab a butter cake before you leave.
I had a new item on the menu "Sunday gravy parmigiana" which can be as a sandwich or by itself and it was delicious! It has meatballs, roast pork and provolone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken Halaby
Just made our first visit to Scalessa's. Been wanting to try it for a while and it didn't disappoint! Such a great little spot! The food was amazing, portions were large, prices were reasonable, and they even had vegetarian options (like eggplant "meatballs"). The service was also absolutely terrific. The entire staff was attentive and accommodating. They clearly take pride in their restaurant and care about the customer experience, which is definitely nowhere near a given in my experience dining out around here. We will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Try the eggplant "meatballs"!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Jim Gehringer
Wow! I really enjoyed this place. The lasagna was great, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I highly recommend this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Matthew S.
Amazing authentic Italian cuisine. The veal Parmesan was perfect. Their pizza is on point. Service is amazing.
Delicious chicken cutlet and broccoli rabe sandwich! Great spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Cutlet Downtown
Mike Cavazzini
Great old school Italian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barry Levine
First time rating here as we live about 45 miles away in lower slower Delaware. Eggplant parm, gnocchi and arancini were delicious. Scalessa's does not skimp on portions, cheese and one of the best "gravies" (old school Italian term for home-made tomato sauce) I've ever had since eating Josephine Fiore's sauce back in Brooklyn when I was much younger. The location is small so get there early or make sure you have a reservation. Staff and the man in charge were friendly and accommodating and ensured that we were satisfied with the food and service.If my grandma was Italian this would be what I would expect. I don't believe you can find better Italian cuisine in the mid-atlantic. We will definitely be back in the near future.Vegetarian options: Gnocchi, pasta, eggplant, salads.Parking: Approx. 7 or 8 spots in front of garages across the street belong to the restaurant. Street parking in the neighborhood can easily be found within a blocks radius.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Jon Talkington
Amazing food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Sub, Chicken Cutlet
Q Miller-Glover
It was like I was at a friends house having dinner. The place is quaintly small. You can make reservations. They aren't fancy fancy. They serve water in a plastic disposable cup and my husbands ginger ale was a 20 oz plastic bottle. The food is delicious, exactly what my delco self envisions going into an Italian restaurant. No blandness, rich in flavor. I had spinach ravioli with blush sauce. Husband had the shrimp in blush sauce over the gnocchi. For some reason they have no pesto on the menu anywhere. I got a meal to go of the rigatoni and Italian sausage wit tha "gravy" ahh , local term for marinara. The waiter who was old as my son, said it was his favorite. I figured I'd get it for my son waiting at home. All waiters were very friendly and attentive. Great place for date night.
Great food, huge portions, friendly staff and terrific atmosphere. Best gnocchi I ever had!
Great experience. Service was friendly and fast. Informal dining room. About 10 tables. Their garlic bread was excellent. Made me like garlic bread again. Meatballs were very good. I had the chicken with crab topping. It was excellent with lots of lump crabmeat and a nice sauce. For years now My wife has been looking for eggplant parm like her mother made it. Most places use food service pre-breaded very thin eggplant slices. They end up just tasting like fried bread with a vague eggplant flavor. These were made fresh, sliced properly and were excellent. Finished with lemon ricotta pound cake. Served warm. Very good.
The food was delicious! I had the spaghetti and meatballs and their pepperoni garlic bread! It was to die for.
First time dining here. ..definitely will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Read reviews online and decided to try it. Very enjoyable dinner. Great atmosphere and service was excellent. Will dine there again next time I'm in Wilmington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Scalessa’s is exactly as it sounds. Old school Italian Sunday dinner style meals & sandwiches. The Chicken Marsala is the best I’ve ever had in my life. Try it with a side of gnocchi (delicious) or even their spaghetti. The chicken cutlet with broccoli rabe sandwich is delicious. The staff is always friendly. The chefs are beyond skilled. Don’t forget to grab a butter cake before you leave.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala, Chicken Cutlet
I had a new item on the menu "Sunday gravy parmigiana" which can be as a sandwich or by itself and it was delicious! It has meatballs, roast pork and provolone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just made our first visit to Scalessa's. Been wanting to try it for a while and it didn't disappoint! Such a great little spot! The food was amazing, portions were large, prices were reasonable, and they even had vegetarian options (like eggplant "meatballs"). The service was also absolutely terrific. The entire staff was attentive and accommodating. They clearly take pride in their restaurant and care about the customer experience, which is definitely nowhere near a given in my experience dining out around here. We will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Try the eggplant "meatballs"!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Wow! I really enjoyed this place. The lasagna was great, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I highly recommend this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Amazing authentic Italian cuisine. The veal Parmesan was perfect. Their pizza is on point. Service is amazing.
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Delicious chicken cutlet and broccoli rabe sandwich! Great spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Cutlet Downtown
Great old school Italian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time rating here as we live about 45 miles away in lower slower Delaware. Eggplant parm, gnocchi and arancini were delicious. Scalessa's does not skimp on portions, cheese and one of the best "gravies" (old school Italian term for home-made tomato sauce) I've ever had since eating Josephine Fiore's sauce back in Brooklyn when I was much younger. The location is small so get there early or make sure you have a reservation. Staff and the man in charge were friendly and accommodating and ensured that we were satisfied with the food and service.If my grandma was Italian this would be what I would expect. I don't believe you can find better Italian cuisine in the mid-atlantic. We will definitely be back in the near future.Vegetarian options: Gnocchi, pasta, eggplant, salads.Parking: Approx. 7 or 8 spots in front of garages across the street belong to the restaurant. Street parking in the neighborhood can easily be found within a blocks radius.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana
Amazing food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Sub, Chicken Cutlet
It was like I was at a friends house having dinner. The place is quaintly small. You can make reservations. They aren't fancy fancy. They serve water in a plastic disposable cup and my husbands ginger ale was a 20 oz plastic bottle. The food is delicious, exactly what my delco self envisions going into an Italian restaurant. No blandness, rich in flavor. I had spinach ravioli with blush sauce. Husband had the shrimp in blush sauce over the gnocchi. For some reason they have no pesto on the menu anywhere. I got a meal to go of the rigatoni and Italian sausage wit tha "gravy" ahh , local term for marinara. The waiter who was old as my son, said it was his favorite. I figured I'd get it for my son waiting at home. All waiters were very friendly and attentive. Great place for date night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5