Macaroni's Ristorante — Restaurant in Ashland

Arrived at the restaurant 6:40 and seated rt away. Ordered our drinks. Then waited about 5min to order, which she didn’t write anything down. Then after taking a few sips of my drink saw an ant on the inside of my cup. Didn’t see our waitress for about 10min. After showing her my drink she brought me a new one. It was around 7:20 and finally saw her again and asked how long it would be, we had a show at 8pm. She said it should be rt out. Brings our food and one order was supposed to have chicken not prawns. She said she could have a new one made but we said no we have a show. 3 were supposed to be fettuccine Alfredo. It looked like noodles and butter sauce. Piled on the Parmesan to have some cheese flavor. There was no creaminess to it at all. The prawns were added to the order but removed it when I said something and nothing said about the drink. It is not worth the $22 for the pasta and $8 for 4 prawns. Will not be returning to this restaurant again. Trying to look like an Italian restaurant and being one is a big...

We initially wanted to eat at the restaurant upstairs. (Same owners?) They were booked up with reservations, but lucky for us, Macaroni's, the restaurant downstairs, has the same menu! We decided to give it a shot. The food was absolutely amazing. We had the carbonara and the Mediterranean pasta. The kids had pizza. All of the food was delicious! The service could have been better. It wasn't busy when we got there but it took forever to get our drinks. At least 20 minutes. We asked about the special but she didnt know if they had it or not. I'm not sure she knew what it was. Since we had already been waiting a while for our order to be taken, we just ordered something else instead of having her ask the chef. Fettuccini Marsala was the special and that was confirmed when the table behind us had it delivered to their table. The waitress didn't really check on us to see if we needed anything after our food was dropped off. Sat for a while waiting on the check and boxes. The food was amazing but the service was...

This is our second time going to Macaroni's and we've enjoyed it both times. The first time we were taken by our local friends, for whom it's a favorite. The second time we went on a Sunday night that was not crowded, so it was quiet and romantic in our booth tucked away in the corner. The environment is relaxing with subdued lighting and nice Italian touches. The servers were friendly and helpful. I am both gluten and dairy free and they accommodated me both times, as the food is made to order. For gluten free pasta it's always penne, which was cooked just right. I have had both the seafood fettuccine and the Mediterranean pasta and thought both were excellent. My husband has had the carne calzone and fettuccine Alfredo and loved it. We also shared a green salad. So keep in mind that Macaroni is a moderately priced place serving good food. It's not a Michelin star $$$$ place so if you're looking for that it might seem basic. However, it's just the type of place we like to find most...