Cafe Italia

We visited Italy a few years ago and the one thing we always missed was the good food. This place hit the spot we were missing! Definitely one of the best hole in the wall places along i20.

My wife and I were in Marshall on a trip and found this restaurant. I was a bit unsure about it by looking at the outside but when we went in I knew it was the real deal. We had the spaghetti and meatballs with a salad and it was fantastic! The meatballs were authentic Italian and the sauce the same. The salad was large and delicious along with the Italian bread. We have tried to find an Italian restaurant that has good meatballs but were unsuccessful until today! We live an hour away but if the Lord allows we will definitely be back! I can’t wait to try their other entrees.

Looking @ the reviews I was looking forward to a good meal and the food missed the mark. Atmosphere was ok, waitress was funny and did a good job. Was just - disappointed with the flavor of the food. How do you make a hawaiian pizza tasteless? My husband and I were neither impressed. I ordered a Ceasar salad which was iceberg lettuce with a bland dressing and blah croutons. My fettuccine was ok. The best thing we had was the rolls and I had ordered some garlic & oil. The rolls are interesting though - like mini breads that rise fluffy and light but have a slight crisp all over them. A little butter or the oil and they were good.

TL;DR: Owner is awful; food is barely worth stopping for. Don’t risk it. If it weren’t for me having to select a star to even post this review, I’d not even consider giving my experience at this “restaurant” one star. The woman who owns this place is a terrible human being, and the servers all cower in fear of her. They’re either unknowledgeable or ineffective because they fear her. My food was mediocre at best. I ordered cheese ravioli and garlic bread with cheese. The “garlic bread” was a hoagie bun, and regular “garlic bread” was hotdog buns. We also ordered a pepperoni pizza, and it came out sopping in oil. Even when we dried it off, it was gummy and doughy. The cheese slid right off the top of it. The bottom of the pizza WAS brown, but a naked eye could look at the top of the pizza a

I would consider this one of those hidden gems that would be easy to drive by. Once inside, it had the ambiance of a small family restaurant in Italy or other parts of Europe. Decor and lighting were very nice and the cleanliness was excellent. The veal parmigiana with spaghetti was just the right portion size and very good. Warm bread came with dinner.