Cafe Roma — Restaurant in Dundee Township

We were off to a rocky start here, but luckily our experience got better!

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First off, the front door was not too accessible from the parking lot due to the multiple tables and chairs out front (the outdoor seating is so cute tho!).

Once we got to the front door, there was no podium near the door, so we just kinda stood there not sure if we should sit or be seated. The waiting staff zipped past us multiple times with no acknowledgement and there was no host/hostess in sight. After a few minutes of standing there feeling like idiots, I made eye contact with the bar tender across the resturant and asked him if we should seat ourselves? He advised someone would be right with us and told us to go to the back left corner of the restaurant to wait. STRANGE but we did as we were told.

EVENTUALLY the hostess came back and apologized for the delay and advised she was busing the table outside (there was only 1 couple eating outside.) It didn't seem SUPER busy so I'm not sure why the hostess was even busing tables.

Once we were seated we were greeted by the loveliest waitress (forgot her name). She was super friendly and attentive and honestly helped mend our skepticism.

We ordered a glass of wine which was priced at $8. Seems fair. We also got the caprese salad which was so fresh and yummy! Then, we were served a delicious Caesar salad before our entree.

My husband ordered Alfredo pasta with chicken and he said it was decent. I ordered the vodka tomato sauce pasta with italian sausage and it was pretty good!

Overall, not sure if I would go back since I feel like I could make the dishes we had at home but it's definitely a place worth...

I met my parents here the other day as we both traveled some distance to meet up. This restaurant was absolutely wonderful atmosphere, small & quiet when we were there. I believe we had their lunch menu, and I ordered the Capellini pasta, my dad got Eggplant Parmesan, and my mom got the Italian Beef. Unfortunately I would suggest the entire staff of the restaurant needs to eat that same sandwich my mom ordered. She said it was dry & had no flavor, as if they boiled the fatty meat in plain water and threw it onto a crispy piece of bread. Thankfully she said something(my mom has never sent food back my entire life and I’m in my 20’s she’s in her 60’s) so for her to ask it to be removed from the bill just shows how gross it was.

Our server was WONDERFUL, and of course she took it off the bill, and encouraged my mom to order another dish. She settled on the Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and broccoli. She was throughly pleased with that dish, so it all ended well.

The restaurant seemed cleaned and well managed other than maybe their Italian beef haha.

Advice for future customers, don’t order their beef unless they change their recipe.

Advice for the restaurant, PLEASE have a tasting going on for your staff members. The person who creates/created the recipes and cooks them needs to allow constructive criticism/feedback on their dishes. It really helps your staff; A) know your food better B) allows for more ideas to help your kitchen/staff blossom

Would definitely come back here again due to the wonderful service and...

Never been here but I had a serious craving for fettuccine alfredo. This place popped up. First of all, it's located in an office complex right off the highway. Weird vibe. 2nd, the food I ordered to go was 20 bucks and some change. The alfredo (no meat or fish) came with a side salad (caesar or house) and a piece of bread. I tipped 20% cuz I'm not an a$$hole so my total was like 24 and some change. They give you like 5 servings of pasta but the pasta has no flavor. Now I know, it's just alfredo, I might as well have ordered buttered noodles. But no. I've had good alfredo plenty of times before. There was no flavor or taste what so ever. Just bland. This was not it and definitely not worth the money. So now I have 5 servings of pasta that I need to forcefeed myself cuz I can't let my money go to waste 🤣 like seriously, $24 dollars god damn. Anyway, I went to Meijer the next day and spent more money to fix it. I got cloves of garlic and a bag of shredded cheese. Literally added HALF of a grated garlic clove to some olive oil with salt/pepper, Italian seasoning and a handful of cheese and boom, 10 times better. I tried the salad. Threw it out. The dressing tastes like it came from a bottle. Not one of the good...