Mangia & Bevi Pizzeria Napoletana — Restaurant in Cocoa Beach

Most people seem to love this place, so maybe we just had an off night. Overall, it was just OK at best. Our party of 6 came by on a Saturday night. The place was busy but not packed and we got a table right away. It took a strangely long time before we were greeted, and the trouble started right away. Most of my party only wanted tap water to drink, but they told us they only served bottle sparkling and still water. We weren't going to spend $5.95 on a bottle of water. To make it worse, the table next to us had plastic cups of ice, so they have the flatware for it. Didn't start great.

We ordered a variety of pizzas, pastas and salads. Salad came fine enough, but the first several pizzas we ordered came out quickly and not well-done as we asked for. We sent them back for more oven time. A few minutes later, they returned, now cold. They hadn't touched the oven at all. We sent them back, and this time the chef came over. We explained and he apologized and offered to remake entirely. The next round of pizzas were better.

The pasta dish - the one with the brisket - was dry and missing any kind of sauce. It tasted like brisket and onions, mixed with cooked pasta. No subtlety or deft flavor. I highly recommend you do not order this. It also came out with the salad, which wasn't what we wanted. We accepted it thinking the pizzas were right behind, but they weren't even close.

Two members had beer, replacements were ordered but never delivered. By the time the check came, we gave up and made sure they weren't on the bill. To their credit, they weren't.

Like I said, we apparently had a bad experience with poor service and rushed food. I would suggest they consider adding water for their guests, hire waitstaff that care about the product and timing, and listen to the customer better. We...

Enjoyed a second stop at the Authentic Italian eatery and enjoyed another mouth watering lineup of appetizers & entrées- Appetizers: -Parmigiana di Melanzane -Insalata di Polpoe e' Patate -Caprese Insalata -Fresh Bread Entrées: -Rigattoni alla Bolognese -Zitti alla Genovese (sweet onions) -Spaghetti allo Scroglio Marinara pizza with cheese All were prepared and presented beautifully. Absolutely delicious but I would go light of the sauce for the pizza pie so not to make to dough mushy.

For local's or Visitor’s who haven't tried, this location is a must! 5* (added additional photos).

If you are desiring true authentic Italian food, this is the place! This hidden gem has excellent personal service & a clean appealing atmosphere. There is a nice selection of imported Beverages and wines from Italy, The quality of food is as if your "Nona" prepared it herself. True authentic Italian food made with love.

All of our prepared dishes were nicely displayed. Our dinning choices consisted of the fresh arugula & caprese salads, the parmigiana di melanzane eggplant appetizer, the riggitoni alla bolognese al dente', and the Quattro formaggi, Margherita and Funghi brick oven pizzas. Each dish had an amazing taste of home quality and would have you thinking of what to order on your next visit, haaa. The pizza's were a generous size for a 12", with a very light dough consisting of a ever so slight char and quality sauce & toppings. Delicious is an understatement. We topped it off with expresso and the homemade Tiramisu dessert. Couldn't snap a photo quick enough before the ladies dove in... now have a new goto restaurant in Cocoa...

What a Gem! This place was absolutely fantastic. I can’t believe that I hadn’t previously known about it. I have no photos except for our empty plates.

Starters: We ordered the Polpetes & Caprese Salad for starters. The meatballs & sauce were very flavorful and wonderfully homemade.

Primo Piato: All three of us ordered the Rigatoni Bolognese which was also perfectly done, with the rigatoni cooked perfectly al dente.

Pizzas: Ee ordered the Diavola, rhe Margarita, and the Fungi. Everyone loved their pizza. The crusts were true Napolitana, the sauce was yummy, the mozzarella was fresh and tender, and the various toppings were the perfect amount.

For Dessert, we shared a Tiramisu. Never tasted such a wonderful Tiramisu before.

I wish I could have fit more in my stomach. Luckily my daughters couldn’t finish theirs, and brought theirs home. I’ll be eating that today for breakfast.

So glad I saw Mangia & Bevi in a FB page that I follow, and this place is going on my list of favorites to visit at least once a month.

If you haven’t already, you have to go for yourself. This is real, simple, Italian food. The best Italian food are the simple recipes it doesn’t have to be overly complex, and they do it perfectly at Mangia & Bevi, which is now on my personal Top 2 Italian restaurants in Brevard County. I’m Italian, grew up eating real homemade Italian food, I cook Italian in my house - everything from scratch, all old school recipes, so I have a flavor standard when it comes to Italian.

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