I had a very tasty dinner tonight. Unfortunately, it took an hour to get to the table. The server was lovely and did address the wait for our entrees around the 40 minute mark. She was friendly and seemed surprised in her apology when we still didn’t have food (perhaps she forgot to send the order?) . I have worked in the industry for over a decade so I can totally forgive any sort of mistake, but I was disappointed that her apology gave no reason for the delay or time which we could expect the meal. Unfortunately, my kids are kids and were over the wait so we left shortly after. I fully don’t hold anything against her but I wish it was handled differently. I have never left a review and actually wanted to just send a message to the restaurant or manager, but I looked into it and it wasn’t an option. I am not and was not looking for a discount but I would have loved an acknowledgment of any sort of error or kitchen delays, and I am bummed that an MOD didn’t notice the ticket time and take a moment to check in.
Stephen ONeil
I love this place! Fresh homemade pasta, low key attentive service, a modest setting with prices to match.
Frank Coriddi
Absolutely delicious and everything is homemade
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Chitarra or Fettuccine with Meat Sauce
Adrian Garcia-Casals
First time eating here! My wife knew the owner and he was telling her to stop by, so we finally came for my bday and my parents came along.Wow it was amazing!!! Truly homemade food! We really enjoyed our food and time at Mino!! Definitely 100% recommended!! Pizza and pastas were great! And the tiramisu was delicious as well! Thank You Mino! We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
CJ
Absolutely a fantastic place to eat. Wonderful friendly service. Pizzas and pasta were delicious. House wine full bodied for a red. Sat outside was added plus. Highly recommend. My only small issue, mention prices of specials.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Voegeli
A very mixed experience. The restaurant and the service is actually nice. You can feel an Italian-inspired atmosphere. The food, however, was overall terrible. To start with the positive the pasta was good. My Bucatini All'Amatriciana were al dente and well seasoned. The big disappointment was the pizzas. It has nothing in common with Italian pizzas and I can judge that as a regular traveler to Italy. The dough was thin, but bland and not crispy - more reminiscent of a really terrible tortilla - even the nice oven is of no use if you have no idea what you're doing. The pizza topping is also poor, a pizza crudo & rocket prepared with Parma ham and some spicy rocket. There was some bad ham on it - really disgusting. So overall not recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pasta Dish
Ivan
This is true authentic Italian food. Don’t expect your typical American Italian dishes, they are not here. But you get home made cooking with fresh and local ingredients. Don’t expect accommodation to your taste for items on the menu. Owner is Italian and keeps his herritage, so you will not “ get it your way.” I am a loyal customer now after my first visit. Hands down the best Italian ( I f you know real food), restaurant in Naples. Thank you Marco!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caprese Salad, Fettuccine with Shrimp, Fettuccine with Meat Sauce
Fran W
What a rude child!!!
Kimberly Martin
LOVE! Great food, Great vibe, great location (near downtown Naples and Tin City). No trouble finding parking that night even though it is season. Went on Tuesday night-service was slow-they said staffing issues. This is a common occurrence in our area. Woody our server was good though! The hostesses said they don’t do anything “special” for birthdays, (for example-if you want to do a dessert with a candle you need to bring your own candle) we loved our dinner, but food is on the saltier side-that was agreed upon by all. Small, intimate but lively, very nice cosy feel. We sat in the back of the bar room. Lots of TV’s. Great for all occasion’s. I wouldn’t go with a large group though. 8-10 would be tops. My daughter loves Minos. Went for her bday. Casual dress is fine. Great breadParking: We were able to find parking. Could be a little difficult on a weekend. There is a free garage near 5th Ave, but would be a bit of a walk.Kid-friendliness: Fine. Louder place so I’d say ok forKids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Ingredients, Bruschetta Appetizer, Margarita Pizza, Pizza in Naples, Fettuccine with Shrimp, Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Marinara
Tom Crowley
Difficult to get a reservation or a table by walking in.
We noticed food options changed? You don't have some things you used to? Food was good. Very dark and noisy had to scream to talk. You list having Gnocchi below yet it was not on the menu?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Barbara Ritsema
Yummy homemade pastas, lightly and rightly done calamari,fresh salads, and delicious pizza. While the menu is a bit limited (not a lot of protein choices) it is a wonderful, welcoming
Incredible dining experience! Our server Brian was amazing, and definitely recommend the right dishes for us to order. Everything from the starters of a golden beet salad & charcuterie, to the entrees of homemade pizza and homemade pasta were all delicious!!! We will definitely be back for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sue Savage
This restaurant has been recommended to me by a friend who used to work at Bon Appetit. The pasta is amazing! It's all homemade and hand cut. I asked a question about the cut of the pasta and the owner came out and gave a very patient description, as well as a description of the very particular ingredients used in their Pizza that makes it true to the Naples region of Italy. Exceptional service and exquisite food. The inside of the restaurant is a bit dark but outside is rather although a bit quirky which is a nice change in Naples!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine with Shrimp
Kelly Dreier
By far the best Italian restaurant in town. Everything I've had has been truly delicious.. They pride themselves on being authentic Italian, not Americanized Italian, and I'm more than okay with that!
I had a very tasty dinner tonight. Unfortunately, it took an hour to get to the table. The server was lovely and did address the wait for our entrees around the 40 minute mark. She was friendly and seemed surprised in her apology when we still didn’t have food (perhaps she forgot to send the order?) . I have worked in the industry for over a decade so I can totally forgive any sort of mistake, but I was disappointed that her apology gave no reason for the delay or time which we could expect the meal. Unfortunately, my kids are kids and were over the wait so we left shortly after. I fully don’t hold anything against her but I wish it was handled differently. I have never left a review and actually wanted to just send a message to the restaurant or manager, but I looked into it and it wasn’t an option. I am not and was not looking for a discount but I would have loved an acknowledgment of any sort of error or kitchen delays, and I am bummed that an MOD didn’t notice the ticket time and take a moment to check in.
I love this place! Fresh homemade pasta, low key attentive service, a modest setting with prices to match.
Absolutely delicious and everything is homemade
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Alla Chitarra or Fettuccine with Meat Sauce
First time eating here! My wife knew the owner and he was telling her to stop by, so we finally came for my bday and my parents came along.Wow it was amazing!!! Truly homemade food! We really enjoyed our food and time at Mino!! Definitely 100% recommended!! Pizza and pastas were great! And the tiramisu was delicious as well! Thank You Mino! We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely a fantastic place to eat. Wonderful friendly service. Pizzas and pasta were delicious. House wine full bodied for a red. Sat outside was added plus. Highly recommend. My only small issue, mention prices of specials.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A very mixed experience. The restaurant and the service is actually nice. You can feel an Italian-inspired atmosphere. The food, however, was overall terrible. To start with the positive the pasta was good. My Bucatini All'Amatriciana were al dente and well seasoned. The big disappointment was the pizzas. It has nothing in common with Italian pizzas and I can judge that as a regular traveler to Italy. The dough was thin, but bland and not crispy - more reminiscent of a really terrible tortilla - even the nice oven is of no use if you have no idea what you're doing. The pizza topping is also poor, a pizza crudo & rocket prepared with Parma ham and some spicy rocket. There was some bad ham on it - really disgusting. So overall not recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pasta Dish
This is true authentic Italian food. Don’t expect your typical American Italian dishes, they are not here. But you get home made cooking with fresh and local ingredients. Don’t expect accommodation to your taste for items on the menu. Owner is Italian and keeps his herritage, so you will not “ get it your way.” I am a loyal customer now after my first visit. Hands down the best Italian ( I f you know real food), restaurant in Naples. Thank you Marco!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caprese Salad, Fettuccine with Shrimp, Fettuccine with Meat Sauce
What a rude child!!!
LOVE! Great food, Great vibe, great location (near downtown Naples and Tin City). No trouble finding parking that night even though it is season. Went on Tuesday night-service was slow-they said staffing issues. This is a common occurrence in our area. Woody our server was good though! The hostesses said they don’t do anything “special” for birthdays, (for example-if you want to do a dessert with a candle you need to bring your own candle) we loved our dinner, but food is on the saltier side-that was agreed upon by all. Small, intimate but lively, very nice cosy feel. We sat in the back of the bar room. Lots of TV’s. Great for all occasion’s. I wouldn’t go with a large group though. 8-10 would be tops. My daughter loves Minos. Went for her bday. Casual dress is fine. Great breadParking: We were able to find parking. Could be a little difficult on a weekend. There is a free garage near 5th Ave, but would be a bit of a walk.Kid-friendliness: Fine. Louder place so I’d say ok forKids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Ingredients, Bruschetta Appetizer, Margarita Pizza, Pizza in Naples, Fettuccine with Shrimp, Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Marinara
Difficult to get a reservation or a table by walking in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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We noticed food options changed? You don't have some things you used to? Food was good. Very dark and noisy had to scream to talk. You list having Gnocchi below yet it was not on the menu?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Yummy homemade pastas, lightly and rightly done calamari,fresh salads, and delicious pizza. While the menu is a bit limited (not a lot of protein choices) it is a wonderful, welcoming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Authentic Pizza, Caprese, Gnocchi
Incredible dining experience! Our server Brian was amazing, and definitely recommend the right dishes for us to order. Everything from the starters of a golden beet salad & charcuterie, to the entrees of homemade pizza and homemade pasta were all delicious!!! We will definitely be back for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant has been recommended to me by a friend who used to work at Bon Appetit. The pasta is amazing! It's all homemade and hand cut. I asked a question about the cut of the pasta and the owner came out and gave a very patient description, as well as a description of the very particular ingredients used in their Pizza that makes it true to the Naples region of Italy. Exceptional service and exquisite food. The inside of the restaurant is a bit dark but outside is rather although a bit quirky which is a nice change in Naples!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine with Shrimp
By far the best Italian restaurant in town. Everything I've had has been truly delicious.. They pride themselves on being authentic Italian, not Americanized Italian, and I'm more than okay with that!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Ingredients, Authentic Pizza, Bruschetta Appetizer, Pizza in Naples, Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Gelato