Mama's Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Lawrence

Visited with my wife for dinner on a Friday night. What a great find for us. As soon as we arrived we were greeted at the door by Kenny our server who within seconds made us feel as we had arrived to visit family. That feeling did not change at any point as even though he was the "one man show" (bartender, server, DJ, etc.) he was always paying attention to us and the other customers. The food did not disappoint and the drinks were insane good. For appetizers we had the Japanese Tacos as we wanted to try something different and it was a cool surprise, then came the mofonguitos and the house bread which made us feel like we were back home in Puerto Rico. For dinner we had the Fusion Paella and that helped us close the experience and bring some back to our house as it was plenty enough to probably feed 3 people. Overall, we will be back and highly recommend Mama's. Really cool vibes...

My husband and I are from south Florida and half Dominican. I have to say senora CARMEN is an angel. She mad us feel right at home and so did her staff. We ordered monfonguitos de pollo which were well seasoned and packed with flavor. I ordered the fried snapper which to my surprise blew me away. Well seasoned and crispy. My husband got the pica pollo and thought it amazing as well. Whoever these chefs are in the kitchen, PLEASE continue to cook at the level that you are! The food was beyond amazing(especially for Massachusetts). The drinks were fresh as far as Ingredients and were very affordable. They had a live DJ that played everything from Dembo, to hip hop to bachata. My husband and I WILL BE BACK! Sunday brunch was such a vibe! Thank you Ms. Carmen for making it...

Mama's is a great addition to Lawrence and the Merrimack Valley. It's only been open for a few months under the current ownership and cuisine, so reviews before then are for the old restaurant. Our favorite dish was the Paella Negra, which had lots of seafood in squid ink rice cooked perfectly and a large enough portion to serve two. I'm very picky about paella and don't usually order in any place new, but I'm glad I did here. Out next favorite was the seafood bisque. The large pieces of seafood were present in a bowl without the soup, and the soup came in a pitcher to pour over the seafood. The wine selection is very sparse, but there are some interesting cocktails available. We will definitely...