Mangia - Italian Grill & Sports Bar — Restaurant in Annapolis

I hate doing reviews but this restaurant has racist staff members and I refuse to let that slide in 2019... tonight on the Fourth of July in downtown Annapolis, my family and I stopped here to grab pizza and watch fireworks. While my dad was standing in line my brother said he needed to use the bathroom and so we figured since were in line and planning to eat here we can use the restroom.. as we attempted to go up the stairs an employee at the restaurant told us we needed a receipt so I said to him “my father is in line we are eating here can he use the bathroom” he refused ya. So after my father paid for the pizza and the extremely overpriced lemonade he asked the SAME employee (who WATCHED him pay for the stuff from the stairs) could my brother use the bathroom and he still refused us saying we had no receipt (which I do have PROOF that I purchased both items from there) after we went to the entrance and sat down we counted him let two white men with their daughters go upstairs and use the bathroom and they cane RIGHT BACK out.. about 5 minutes later a black woman and her daughter came inside and asked to use the bathroom and he told them no they must purchase something and after they agreed to purchase a bottle of water and getting permission from the young lady behind the counter with the long brown hair that was in a pony tail he STILL refused them rights to the bathroom as PAYING customers. He did not have a name tag but I am 100% positive that the restaurant has cameras set up as I have eaten there several times. I would like to hear back from a manager or owner and if I do not I will be reporting this to the BBB because I KNOW the staff know the name of this person. Racial discrimination should not still be an issue in 2019... we paid for our pizza and drinks and had proof but still had to walk across the street to use...

Horrible experience. When I got to the place, there was a worker blocking the entrance to the dining area upstairs and tried to persuade me to not go by lying. He said that I would not be able to buy pizza by the slice. You can buy pizza by the slice if you sit near the bar. As a traveling litigation consultant, the amount of money I needed to spend was not an issue. Either way, I thought it could be a great place to have a couple of drinks and some pizza for my kids. Once upstairs, there was a 15 minute wait to get a highchair. I don't know why, most tables were empty. A simple cheese pizza took about an hour to come out. At that point, I was in a hurry to leave due to personal business reasons and asked for the food to be prepared as to-go. It came out the regular way, and forcibly set on the table by the self proclaimed assistant manager. When my wife told her we asked to-go, we were thrown a small container (no pizza box). She insisted it was our fault because we did not ask the correct server for it. The entire time the server was laughing as if it was a joke. I came with my family from out of town thinking highly of Annapolis, I hope this place does not represent the customs and courtesies of the city. As for the server, the "assistant manager", and the moron blocking the stair way, I hope they like the low ranks of the hospitality industry. Highly doubt their incompetence makes professionals...

This was a surprise find because the Italian restaurant is located upstairs from a pizza shop.

The cuisine upstairs is traditional Italian and the young staff is eager to serve and make the experience a memorable one.

There are two levels upstairs in addition to the street level entrance. Some seating has views of the boats dockside or returning from a day on the water.

Located across the street from the market and the plaque where the Roots story began in America.

Street parking is limited in this area and Navy football brings large crowds to the area on game days. It may be best to park away and take a timeshare to the area.

Plenty of window shopping opportunities along Main street after lunch or dinner as the location is perfectly situated in the heart of...