Mangia Mangia — Restaurant in Newbury Township

AHHH :) To begin this very comforting, original, and personal review, allow me to share my very first impression to what why I recommend anyone in the area or seeking great pizza to stop by and enjoy an excellent meal: conducting work in the area I came across Mangia‘s Restaurant. When I asked my co-worker about the restaurant he mentioned they were a pizza spot and his mom gave him a meal certificate/coupon for his birthday to go eat there. Before even entering the establishment… I could hear the exhaust fans running, and immediately can only describe the lovely smell of original Italian food being cooked. I had to be sure as my stomach knows good food so I ordered a personal pepperoni and sausage pizza. Service delivery was quoted 10-15 mins, I didn’t mind the wait as I was curious of the taste. I returned at within the quoted timeframe and my personal pan pizza was ready. When I took my lunch break on my next delivery stop… I was shocked, amazed, in love, and smiled. I don’t usually venture out a lot to eat at different restaurants after the pandemic, HOWEVER this brought back a lot of wonderful cherished childhood memories of enjoying pizza meals with my family and friends. Needless to say test one was passed with flying colors, Mangia qualified for if I wanted to bring my mom to have a pizza there as she enjoys a nice simple pizza… For my last test, I had to be sure so I ordered a deluxe personal pizza (no anchovies) on my next visit to the area for lunch. I am excited to say that the quality of service, taste, smell, authenticity compared to my first visit was very satisfying matched if not above what I expected - another 5 star passing with flying colors for Mangia (passed my second test if I wanted to being my dad to enjoy a nice combo pizza dish). I‘m a Ohio native and don’t usually leave reviews but this definitely deserved a review from the first impression I received to passing even tests I presented. I haven’t dinned in the restaurant yet as both orders were to go, however when I do return I plan to dine in and remenis on more of the history this wonderful restaurant has to reveal or share while enjoying if not some very good delicious pizza if not more items on their menu with family and/or friends :) . Signed by a loyal dedicated pizza lover...

Very nice Italian restaurant. Mangia Mangia offers dine in and carry out pasta, pizza, sandwiches, wings, and desserts. The restaurant itself is a bit dated and old but the food is exceptional.

The menu is full of Italian favorites and some very creative dishes. Pizza, pasta, chicken, veal, seafood etc. Many items to choose from and a nice variety.

We ordered fried zucchini, special pasta of the day with a cup of wedding soup, and the Mangia combo with salad. We were given a nice hot fresh baked bread to munch on with a seasoned butter topping. The zucchini came quick and was topped with parmesan featuring marinara/ranch for dipping. These were fantastic, very fresh crispy but still soft inside.

The salad and soup came out next. Salad was a spring mix with cherry tomatoes and red onion. I also recieved Italian dressing with it that I ordered. The soup had a good mix of ingredients and a good ratio of noodle/veggies/meatballs to broth. Overall the salad was bland and lacking and their Italian dressing may be the worst I have ever tasted. Oily and vinegary to an extreme. The Italian wedding soup was ok, nothing spectacular.

Our pastas arrived shortly after and they looked great. Portions are large and a great value. The special pasta had shrimp, chicken, tomatoes, capellini in basil white wine cream sauce. The Mangia combination was alfredo inguini, lasagna, and chicken parm. Holy cow were all of these top notch! The special was creamy and chicken/ shrimp were excellent. The chicken parm was phenomenal, lasagna was very good, and the alfredo was good if a bit basic.

Our waitress was also extremely nice and attentive. She checked back often and we enjoyed her service.

Highly recommended, beats the pants of other Italian...

We went on a Saturday early evening. Got seated within 15 minutes, so that was nice. Decor is definitely dated, but maybe that's part of its charm? Menu/prices seemed reasonable for an Italian place. Now the reasons for the 3 stars and less. Server completely forgot about our salads. We had to ask for them to be brought out. So now of course they came out with our main entrees. Strike one. My main dish (seafood pasta) was plentiful but VERY dry (had alfredo sauce, but not much to speak of). Wife had ordered a chicken dish ($20 or so). Um, one small piece of chicken breast (we think it was chicken breast -- looked very rubbery, felt microwaved). Seriously, maybe 8-10 bites worth of chicken. Was maybe half of a half of a chicken breast. Strike two. We did read an earlier review about their chicken dishes that claimed it was not even close to being worth it size-wise, but we thought/hoped that that was just a one-off. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Bread was really good tho and they keep it coming if you ask. Now, about that 1-star Atmosphere rating.... other patrons/staff were just fine. But you could smell the bathrooms before even entering the bathrooms. Not even kidding. Was overwhelming! Strike three. Smelled like the men's restrooms at the old Cleveland Browns stadium (Municipal Stadium). Both restrooms were like this.... to the point my wife simply turned around and said she'd hold it. C'mon, man! How can management not realize this and do something about it?? We have heard the take-out pizza is worth it. But after our first and only experience here, probably not gonna give it a try. Sorry, Mangia Mangia. We're sure you have your faithful crowd, but unfortunately you didn't...