Muscarella's Cafe Italia — Restaurant in Sharpsville

First time for me and was not impressed, would need hard persuasion to go again. I'd rather go to my burger place on a pasta night than go back. 1-We had a reservation-made days in advance, for a large party and we had to wait close to 30 minutes to be seated and we were there for three hours. Keep in mind they automatically add gratuity with large parties. 2-When our waitress wasn't at our table she was nowhere else to be seen. Usually (literally anywhere else) if you need something you can wave them down. She'd stop to drop off drinks and then we'd have to wait another 15 minutes for her to show back up when others in our party wanted something from the bar. 3-Two other tables were seated after us and had received their apps and pre-dinner salads before our app order was even taken. When I asked if we could submit our food order with the apps- to move things along, the waitress pretty much told me no. At this point it's probably 7:40... 7:40! 4-I didn't receive my app, I had to flag down the waitress. They all seem to gather at the kitchen doorway which also has an extended wall and I caught her peeking around it. 5-My dinner was actually kinda gross I ordered a chicken dish over a side of pasta. The pasta was the entire dish, it was almost soupy to a degree. Also the pasta was overcooked and had a slimy texture. The piece of chicken wasn't anything to write home about but it was the only edible thing on my dish. We were there for a family dinner and others in our party did enjoy their food. I was also so hungry and fed up i just wanted the experience over with. I got dessert to take home because who knows how much longer I'd be waiting there, still wasn't impressed. The only thing I kind of liked was the atmosphere but the place is so packed it's difficult to navigate more than one person through the aisle at a time. If you were halfway down the aisle trying to get to the restroom and a waiter was coming by with a full tray, you had to duck into the closest person next you...awkward.. Entirely disappointed and embarrassed for the amount of money I spent on myself and my one year old there. We didn't make it home until almost 10...

Absolutely loved this place. The drinks were strong with great flavor. The bartender was attentive and on his game. The bar stools are spacious and super comfy. Ordered the muscles for an app, all full of good meat and the wine sauce I could drink. Got the 40 clove chicken ( I think that's what it was called) over angel hair. Good crunch and flavor the chicken. The garlic was forward but didn't burn due to being roasted correctly. The short rib w pasta and riccota were great. The sauce has a little kick to it. The ricotta cooled it down. The pasta had a good bite to it, and the short rib was fork tender. I will Def return to try out many other dishes!!

Second visit: Wish I could say it was as good as the first. This time around, there were four of us. We sat in a booth, and the main dining room can get very loud. Large parties surrounded us, so talking was more like shouting. I think my biggest issue is the food. It seems quantity over quality wins out. All the pasta dishes came with a pound of pasta, half a cup of sauce and bland as all heck. The garlic on the one dish is supposed to be roasted. Only parts of the garlic got to the correct cook. The lasagne has no meet just ricotta and cheese (I think there was cheese that is) it was kinda gummy and no flavor. The meatball was gross. The scallops are the size of a nickel, which is weird, but they did have nice sear and were sweet and juicy. The vodka sauce was once again bland with no flavor. Overall, it's just ok. The server was good, salads are nice size and the bread is soft. The...

Super bad experience. Called and made reservations since we were going to have a party of 10. The only time available was 2 pm or 9 pm. Picked the 9pm since we wanted dinner, and not a late lunch. Got seated on time, and placed order for antipasta course. Ordered the garlic cheese bread as one of our tables choices. The waitress then informed me right away she thought the bread used for this was 86, and she would check to confirm that. She then came back and said well we have half a loaf, and did I still want it if only a half order. I said yes otherwise I wasn’t going to have any at all. Your restaurant chose the 9pm time for our party, to have dinner. Then our Waitress couldn’t be bothered to memorize, or write down the order in which we ordered anything, so we had to help her by telling her whom had what dish. As promptly as our entrees were finished though a miracle happened in that she promptly presented the bill to our table without a single mention of desert being offered to us. I get it people wanted to go home it’s the end of their shift. I also get this was my birthday dinner, and my in-laws anniversary we choose to celebrate at your restaurant spending are hard earned cash. This was not the experience I’d hoped for. Instead my wife drove me to Walmart so we could get tiramisu in their bakery, so I could have desert for my Birthday. Needless to say I don’t think I will ever dine in your restaurant in the future. I will instead choose to spend my money somewhere else where it may be appreciated that we are...