Food was not bad. Place is not very clean. Carpet looks dirty. Air vents dirty. Not sure about the kitchen area, looked like they work in a dim room. Based on looks not good. Based on food just okay.
Laura P.
I came here a lot for lunch when I went to Harker heights highschool. The food is meh, the best thing we were able to order were the fries and even so they weren't crisp or anything, they also don't sit well in my stomach personally. The food without our student discount that we got halfway in the year was extremely expensive for something that overall was mediocre
Lisa “QueenBee” Fields
Worst dining experience of my life. Salad was limpPizza was blandPast was disgusting just plain disgusting.My god how how do you mess up pasta?!?
Shemetria Jackson
Delicious food!! Family style restaurant!!
Chris Blackwell
Excellent food as well as service. The dining room is is fairly classy with a decently diverse wine list. Great place for a date night or business lunch. Highly recommend *especially if you like leftovers.
Jay Jones
This establishment has a nice cozy warm feel to it. Its not upscale, but its also not your average sit down restaurant. The food was average priced, not too expensive. I paid close to $80 for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids). This also included me having a few beers. The food was good. I will say this, the marina sauce was probably the best sauce I've ever had. If it was made from scratch, well done! They brought out crossiants to us that i didn't typically care for. I don't like hard crossiants and it seemed that they were made that morning and kept all day. I can't say that with 100% certainty. We went at a slow time and it was nice to enjoy some peace. The waiters and servers were very nice and professional. They kept our family stocked with drinks and took the plates away (you would be amazed at how many servers and waiters no longer do this). To wrap this up, I would definitely recommend trying this place if your looking for some good Italian food!
Umpire In-charge
Stopped in for supper on a whim. Friendly staff. Shay was our server. She was fantastic! Good sized portions. Wife and I had Chicken Milanese, a side salad and a Caesar salad. Wife’s Caesar dressing was very good. I don’t care for Caesar but giving ‘him’ what’s due here. Will definitely consider coming here again. Great taste. Good environment.
Liana Kay
Great service. Everyone was so nice. Unfortunately the food was very bland and did not taste good at all. The appetizers tasted like frozen food warmed up in a microwave. I do not recommend eating here. If you want some good Italian food go try Napoli's in Belton.
Rhonda Zavala
ROACHES walking the wall next to our table. Bread was an odd, doughy bread likely not fully proofed before baking. Chicken parm wasgood, ate before roaches appeared.
S L.
We've been ordering takeout from Ari's for almost a year now since we moved here. We want to love it since it is a local place; however, every time we have ordered from here the food has been inconsistent. We order the same thing every time we've been, and it's never the same quality. The flavor/taste, the sauce isn't always the same as it was before and the amount of chicken in the pasta dishes aren't always the same either--sometimes there's a good amount and sometimes barely any. This restaurant could definitely be amazing if there was better quality control. I've been tempted to call back on those occasions we do get great food to see who is cooking that night so we know to order or not order depending on who is in the back. I hope this comment can help the owner understand some improvements that could be made to make the restaurant amazing. We really would like to continue ordering from Ari's but not if the inconsistency continues.
New to the area and trying to find a go to Italian place. Well this one was very disappointing. When your pasta isn't cooked correctly you know the other stuff won't be either. Our table ordered chicken piccata and chicken parm, mainstays and they were ok, both pasta noodles were undercooked and I like el dente, not raw. I guess this is a great place for the high schoolers as they seemed more in tune with them. Service was very good, but can't make up for the lack of quality control.
Travis Swan
Average experience. Food was kinda bland. 2 of 4 meals the family had was unsatisfied with taste. Meals were spaghetti and meatballs and shrimp scampi. Good service and friendly staff. Would be willing to give this place a second change if I'm back in the area.
My Random Channel
Overpriced and average. Their “garlic knots” are basically uncooked pieces of dough and they charge you for sauce! You’d be outta business in NY! Pizza is awful. Wish it was better because I’d like to support local but I love Italian too much to rate this any better.
Dat Dude 'Berto
I never write reviews but after today i had to. This is by far the most non professional, bland tasting food. I was given a sweet tea after asking for a UNsweetened. Was given a salad with no dressing. Lasagna was only cheese and sauce no meat. Could hear the only staff working loudly playing around in the kitchen to which the cook on duty told the server "dont rush me, when its in the window its ready". Server stayed sitting down whole time and didnt ask if we needed anything or ask how anything was during or after. We only came here because little italy was closed but this was definitely a waste of time and money.
Jeff Seely
I don't remember anytime that I gave five stars to any restaurant based solely on their food. But you could give five stars for everything that this place is, including their food! You will not find better Italian food, close to this location. The Alfredo is probably the best I've ever had. And their desserts are out of this world and it all comes at a very reasonable price. I never pass this corner without looking over and I'm always wishing I had time to stop. Their food is in good time, but not rushed. I would only change one thing and that they would at least consider putting veal on the menu. But I understand and they get a pass because the food is so tasty ?. Five stars even without the veal?
Food was not bad. Place is not very clean. Carpet looks dirty. Air vents dirty. Not sure about the kitchen area, looked like they work in a dim room. Based on looks not good. Based on food just okay.
I came here a lot for lunch when I went to Harker heights highschool. The food is meh, the best thing we were able to order were the fries and even so they weren't crisp or anything, they also don't sit well in my stomach personally. The food without our student discount that we got halfway in the year was extremely expensive for something that overall was mediocre
Worst dining experience of my life. Salad was limpPizza was blandPast was disgusting just plain disgusting.My god how how do you mess up pasta?!?
Delicious food!! Family style restaurant!!
Excellent food as well as service. The dining room is is fairly classy with a decently diverse wine list. Great place for a date night or business lunch. Highly recommend *especially if you like leftovers.
This establishment has a nice cozy warm feel to it. Its not upscale, but its also not your average sit down restaurant. The food was average priced, not too expensive. I paid close to $80 for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids). This also included me having a few beers. The food was good. I will say this, the marina sauce was probably the best sauce I've ever had. If it was made from scratch, well done! They brought out crossiants to us that i didn't typically care for. I don't like hard crossiants and it seemed that they were made that morning and kept all day. I can't say that with 100% certainty. We went at a slow time and it was nice to enjoy some peace. The waiters and servers were very nice and professional. They kept our family stocked with drinks and took the plates away (you would be amazed at how many servers and waiters no longer do this). To wrap this up, I would definitely recommend trying this place if your looking for some good Italian food!
Stopped in for supper on a whim. Friendly staff. Shay was our server. She was fantastic! Good sized portions. Wife and I had Chicken Milanese, a side salad and a Caesar salad. Wife’s Caesar dressing was very good. I don’t care for Caesar but giving ‘him’ what’s due here. Will definitely consider coming here again. Great taste. Good environment.
Great service. Everyone was so nice. Unfortunately the food was very bland and did not taste good at all. The appetizers tasted like frozen food warmed up in a microwave. I do not recommend eating here. If you want some good Italian food go try Napoli's in Belton.
ROACHES walking the wall next to our table. Bread was an odd, doughy bread likely not fully proofed before baking. Chicken parm wasgood, ate before roaches appeared.
We've been ordering takeout from Ari's for almost a year now since we moved here. We want to love it since it is a local place; however, every time we have ordered from here the food has been inconsistent. We order the same thing every time we've been, and it's never the same quality. The flavor/taste, the sauce isn't always the same as it was before and the amount of chicken in the pasta dishes aren't always the same either--sometimes there's a good amount and sometimes barely any. This restaurant could definitely be amazing if there was better quality control. I've been tempted to call back on those occasions we do get great food to see who is cooking that night so we know to order or not order depending on who is in the back. I hope this comment can help the owner understand some improvements that could be made to make the restaurant amazing. We really would like to continue ordering from Ari's but not if the inconsistency continues.
Restaurantji Recommends
New to the area and trying to find a go to Italian place. Well this one was very disappointing. When your pasta isn't cooked correctly you know the other stuff won't be either. Our table ordered chicken piccata and chicken parm, mainstays and they were ok, both pasta noodles were undercooked and I like el dente, not raw. I guess this is a great place for the high schoolers as they seemed more in tune with them. Service was very good, but can't make up for the lack of quality control.
Average experience. Food was kinda bland. 2 of 4 meals the family had was unsatisfied with taste. Meals were spaghetti and meatballs and shrimp scampi. Good service and friendly staff. Would be willing to give this place a second change if I'm back in the area.
Overpriced and average. Their “garlic knots” are basically uncooked pieces of dough and they charge you for sauce! You’d be outta business in NY! Pizza is awful. Wish it was better because I’d like to support local but I love Italian too much to rate this any better.
I never write reviews but after today i had to. This is by far the most non professional, bland tasting food. I was given a sweet tea after asking for a UNsweetened. Was given a salad with no dressing. Lasagna was only cheese and sauce no meat. Could hear the only staff working loudly playing around in the kitchen to which the cook on duty told the server "dont rush me, when its in the window its ready". Server stayed sitting down whole time and didnt ask if we needed anything or ask how anything was during or after. We only came here because little italy was closed but this was definitely a waste of time and money.
I don't remember anytime that I gave five stars to any restaurant based solely on their food. But you could give five stars for everything that this place is, including their food! You will not find better Italian food, close to this location. The Alfredo is probably the best I've ever had. And their desserts are out of this world and it all comes at a very reasonable price. I never pass this corner without looking over and I'm always wishing I had time to stop. Their food is in good time, but not rushed. I would only change one thing and that they would at least consider putting veal on the menu. But I understand and they get a pass because the food is so tasty ?. Five stars even without the veal?