Been about 8 months since I last visited.. Should have listened to my instincts and left because when we walked in at 12:30 it was empty, on a Friday no less. Not a good sign, especially since this place always had regulars. Sauces were watered-down and food was tastless. Someone call Gordon Ramsay and see if he can bring this place back to the glory days. Kidding aside, Alfred's should drop everything on the menu but pizza and wings, start back at the beginning.
Victor Burgos
Wow how disappointing. I have been coming here for 25 years and little did I know right before covid they sold the place, so I hadn't been there in the last 3 years, the pizza and food "prior to" its current ownership was amazing and it has totally gone to the wayside...what a shame. The pizza is no longer NY style and was horrible ! The Philly Cheese steak had little to no meat.. what a disaster !!!
Alicia Burns
Since the original family sold, quality and experience has gone way down. The restaurant smelled like sewer. The food was disappointing, to say the least. I pulled two bristles out of my mouth from the garlic toast - I'm assuming they used a brush to apply butter or olive oil and it was falling apart. The food tasted frozen and was not what I ordered. The paper napkin they brought me had a food stain on it.Disgusting conditions, in my opinion.I will not be returning.
Patrick Shaffer
Pizza was not fully cooked, had a funky taste, like some of the ingredients had gone bad. Only thing that was good was the dough and crust. Based on the reviews this was a surprise, new owners?
Aubrey Pi
This place screams no...but the reviews speak for themselves. The price point is great, especially for the quantity you get. The food is hot, fresh and delicious. The interior could stay as old and dusty as it us if the prices stay the same. You get great local servers and they are so kind. The owner is an amazing woman and her son owns and runs another restaurant in lubbock, TX called Italian garden which is just as good and fresh with great service.
KC Cunningham
The worst food experience ever! We haven't eaten at Alfredo's in about a year and a half. The food and service back then was excellent. BUT THEY HAVE SOLD TO ANOTHER OWNER and today was horrible! Bread was dry, chicken for the Masala, Alfredo and Murphy looked like the prepackaged and tasted like John Soules rotisserie chicken in horrible sauces. Salad came with lettuce and diced canned red peppers no tomatoes. Spaghetti and Meatballs came out with meatballs cold and hard in the center. We canceled our order and walked out. Won't be back!
Dimetrius Santarelli
I’m giving two stars and not one purely because the server was good.I came in for the first time and ordered the baked ziti. It came out In decent timing, but it came out about 1000 degrees too hot. Sat there for 15-25 minutes and it was still too hot to eat. The texture of the sauce was less than appealing, the pasta was soft and extremely unappetizing. The embodiment of the inside of the store screams “the owner is too cheap to replace the furniture and rugs that’s been here since we opened” .I am definitely extremely disappointed and will not be returning
Marcus H.
This was not giving what I expected it to give. However reading some of ther prior reviews there is new ownership. There is definitely room for improvement.
Jake Chris
Help!!! I can’t stop eating here!!!! The chicken Murphy is unreal. The meatball sub & tiramisu are amazing! This place is going to take all my money and I’m not mad about it.This is also review number #1,000 for their restaurant so that’s pretty cool! To many more 5 star reviews Alfredo’s!
Ethan Britt
This has been my go to for several months. Recently we had some sub par food from here and decided to try again and it was just as bad. We called and found out they changed management and redid most of their recipes and started using a "home-made" pizza stone which gives the entire pizza a crispy texture and have started making them much thinner/less substantial. The baked ziti has a gritty texture, lacks any substantial tomato sauce flavor, and the person on the phone confirmed they stopped using some spices including garlic powder because "they can cause issues for some people". If you're interested in bland food with a hand wavy "it's better for you", then I guess this is the place for you now. Rest in peace original Alfredo's--EDITI talked with the new management and see they are switching to a more Mediterranean style while keeping the branding, which explains a lot. I personally don't agree with this since the existing customers are expecting Italian style food when ordering, though added a star since I'm judging it as an Italian restaurant when isn't one anymore.
Drive by this place several times before actually going inside. Traditional Italian decor. Ordered their Alfredo Special Pizza with a salad. The salad was fresh and crispy. The pizza was very good. My son and I enjoyed it very much and have since had it several times. More recently, I got the Murphy Chicken to go and enjoyed it at home. Paste was cooked perfectly and the chicken was sweet and tender. I would recommend this place to anyone who asked!! Definitely in our top picks for Italian food.
Ming Qiu
We were in town for swimming meet. Follow the reviews and came to this restaurant. Swimmers need to eat carb, Italian food is definitely popular. Multiple families tried this place and we all agreed it was probably THE worst Italian food we ever had.Thank you for correcting my spelling. If the local enjoys your food that is great for your business. We travel a lot for swim meets and depends heavily on reviews for restaurant choices. Coming from Austin that offers a lot of great food, your restaurant is just not up to part with our expectation of 4.5 stars. That is all.
Jessica G.
A waste of $50. Food is complete trash, since the new owners and management took over. Save your money and go somewhere else. There are so many other better and authentic Italian restaurants than this place.
Tris W.
Excellent pizza! The homemade bread was perfect and the garlic bread was good also! Don't let the looks of the outside fool you. The food was delicious!
Maria Bemont
We went due to the great reviews, sat down and ordered, but once we starred looking around, we could not believe how dirty everything was. I thought maybe what we were looking at was an honest oversight, but I took a stroll around the restaurant, and visited the bathroom. It was awful and super dirty everywhere. I couldn't fathom eating there. We excused ourselves, and told the waitress our reasoning for leaving. I hope the owner has been told, but really, perhaps he or she hasn't been able to come in to see the state of the store. I hope it's been addressed, but if not, it's in need of a cleaning crew!
Been about 8 months since I last visited.. Should have listened to my instincts and left because when we walked in at 12:30 it was empty, on a Friday no less. Not a good sign, especially since this place always had regulars. Sauces were watered-down and food was tastless. Someone call Gordon Ramsay and see if he can bring this place back to the glory days. Kidding aside, Alfred's should drop everything on the menu but pizza and wings, start back at the beginning.
Wow how disappointing. I have been coming here for 25 years and little did I know right before covid they sold the place, so I hadn't been there in the last 3 years, the pizza and food "prior to" its current ownership was amazing and it has totally gone to the wayside...what a shame. The pizza is no longer NY style and was horrible ! The Philly Cheese steak had little to no meat.. what a disaster !!!
Since the original family sold, quality and experience has gone way down. The restaurant smelled like sewer. The food was disappointing, to say the least. I pulled two bristles out of my mouth from the garlic toast - I'm assuming they used a brush to apply butter or olive oil and it was falling apart. The food tasted frozen and was not what I ordered. The paper napkin they brought me had a food stain on it.Disgusting conditions, in my opinion.I will not be returning.
Pizza was not fully cooked, had a funky taste, like some of the ingredients had gone bad. Only thing that was good was the dough and crust. Based on the reviews this was a surprise, new owners?
This place screams no...but the reviews speak for themselves. The price point is great, especially for the quantity you get. The food is hot, fresh and delicious. The interior could stay as old and dusty as it us if the prices stay the same. You get great local servers and they are so kind. The owner is an amazing woman and her son owns and runs another restaurant in lubbock, TX called Italian garden which is just as good and fresh with great service.
The worst food experience ever! We haven't eaten at Alfredo's in about a year and a half. The food and service back then was excellent. BUT THEY HAVE SOLD TO ANOTHER OWNER and today was horrible! Bread was dry, chicken for the Masala, Alfredo and Murphy looked like the prepackaged and tasted like John Soules rotisserie chicken in horrible sauces. Salad came with lettuce and diced canned red peppers no tomatoes. Spaghetti and Meatballs came out with meatballs cold and hard in the center. We canceled our order and walked out. Won't be back!
I’m giving two stars and not one purely because the server was good.I came in for the first time and ordered the baked ziti. It came out In decent timing, but it came out about 1000 degrees too hot. Sat there for 15-25 minutes and it was still too hot to eat. The texture of the sauce was less than appealing, the pasta was soft and extremely unappetizing. The embodiment of the inside of the store screams “the owner is too cheap to replace the furniture and rugs that’s been here since we opened” .I am definitely extremely disappointed and will not be returning
This was not giving what I expected it to give. However reading some of ther prior reviews there is new ownership. There is definitely room for improvement.
Help!!! I can’t stop eating here!!!! The chicken Murphy is unreal. The meatball sub & tiramisu are amazing! This place is going to take all my money and I’m not mad about it.This is also review number #1,000 for their restaurant so that’s pretty cool! To many more 5 star reviews Alfredo’s!
This has been my go to for several months. Recently we had some sub par food from here and decided to try again and it was just as bad. We called and found out they changed management and redid most of their recipes and started using a "home-made" pizza stone which gives the entire pizza a crispy texture and have started making them much thinner/less substantial. The baked ziti has a gritty texture, lacks any substantial tomato sauce flavor, and the person on the phone confirmed they stopped using some spices including garlic powder because "they can cause issues for some people". If you're interested in bland food with a hand wavy "it's better for you", then I guess this is the place for you now. Rest in peace original Alfredo's--EDITI talked with the new management and see they are switching to a more Mediterranean style while keeping the branding, which explains a lot. I personally don't agree with this since the existing customers are expecting Italian style food when ordering, though added a star since I'm judging it as an Italian restaurant when isn't one anymore.
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Drive by this place several times before actually going inside. Traditional Italian decor. Ordered their Alfredo Special Pizza with a salad. The salad was fresh and crispy. The pizza was very good. My son and I enjoyed it very much and have since had it several times. More recently, I got the Murphy Chicken to go and enjoyed it at home. Paste was cooked perfectly and the chicken was sweet and tender. I would recommend this place to anyone who asked!! Definitely in our top picks for Italian food.
We were in town for swimming meet. Follow the reviews and came to this restaurant. Swimmers need to eat carb, Italian food is definitely popular. Multiple families tried this place and we all agreed it was probably THE worst Italian food we ever had.Thank you for correcting my spelling. If the local enjoys your food that is great for your business. We travel a lot for swim meets and depends heavily on reviews for restaurant choices. Coming from Austin that offers a lot of great food, your restaurant is just not up to part with our expectation of 4.5 stars. That is all.
A waste of $50. Food is complete trash, since the new owners and management took over. Save your money and go somewhere else. There are so many other better and authentic Italian restaurants than this place.
Excellent pizza! The homemade bread was perfect and the garlic bread was good also! Don't let the looks of the outside fool you. The food was delicious!
We went due to the great reviews, sat down and ordered, but once we starred looking around, we could not believe how dirty everything was. I thought maybe what we were looking at was an honest oversight, but I took a stroll around the restaurant, and visited the bathroom. It was awful and super dirty everywhere. I couldn't fathom eating there. We excused ourselves, and told the waitress our reasoning for leaving. I hope the owner has been told, but really, perhaps he or she hasn't been able to come in to see the state of the store. I hope it's been addressed, but if not, it's in need of a cleaning crew!