Mama Carolla's Old Italian

Best Italian in Indy!. I am very disappointed to read such poor reviews for Mama Carolla's. I am Italian and it is my favorite place to go for Italian food! I have never had a bad meal there. Their canoli is awesome! Let me clarify some earlier complaints: I don't see it as romantic, but if you have ever been to a real Italian dinner, it is loud! To me, this is more casual style dining, but it could very well be cozy on a weeknight. If you go on the weekeind, it is crowded and you will have to wait (like every other restaurant in Indy), but I have never waited more than 20 minutes. I believe that the food is worth the wait! The prices are very reasonable. Just recently, at another "upscale" Italian restaurant in the Geist area, we had reservations and STILL waited 30 minutes.

After being seated, we waited another hour just to get our appetizers! And it was way more expensive than Mama Carolla's!…

Worst experience I've had. This place is terrible. The service was slow, the staff (hostest and waitress) were exceedingly grumpy and the food is only so, so. I will never go back and would recommend you stay away. It is terribly over priced to be treated so badly. I had a party of eight people and they made me feel like they were after my money and could care less about our experience. Awful!…

My Favorite Restaurant...EVER!. This is my absolute favorite restaurant in the entire Indianapolis area. There is nothing I don't like from the menu, and the nightly specials are always fantastic. I feel like the staff has worked there forever...which makes them very knowledgeable; they even recognize me as a return customer! True, is does get pretty crowded, especially on the weekends, but that just makes me feel like I'm a part of the action! To the people who commented that it was too loud, I would suggest they try a less popular location. Mama Carolla's is popular for many good reasons.…