Malara's Italian Restaurant

Not terribly busy for a Friday at 6:30. We do have difficulty with the parking here as my sister has a wheelchair equipped van. They always have a challenge with seating us with the chair and the entrance is barely accessible. The food was delivered quickly and the servers were pleasant and I do love that they have some unique items on the menu. However, my pasta was overcooked and there wasn't enough sauce on my meal. I know the restaurant business is difficult to staff these days but I felt the quality of the food has fallen from my previous visits.

Nice little Italian restaurant that will provide with more food than you were expecting. The prices are fair for modern Italian, but the portions are large. I ordered a half plate of fired ravioli (which was pretty good because I didn't know what to expect and would order again), and I thought that they had to give me a full plate. Everyone at the table responded the same way to the food that they ordered. The meatballs are huge. My only complaint would be there are very limited options for a vegetarian or pescatarian. This isn't the restaurant's fault, and it something that I expect from most places. However, there were fewer options than most places have. If you're not a vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian, then you have many options, and you should check it out. Be prepared to be very full or make room in your refrigerator for the leftovers. When you go there you may think that Google Maps is taking you to the wrong place, but it isn't. It really is located in a residential neighborhood which adds to the experience.

The food was good, and portion sizes were also excellent. Salad seemed drowned in dressing and was more mushy than crisp. Pasta and meatballs were OK, red sauce ok, white sauce tasted like paste and wife's meal that was supposed to be stuffed with chicken seemed to be missing the chicken. We would try again.

Our friend strongly recommended this place when we had our day trip to Omaha. You would think its a tiny place by looking from the outside. Its actually very pacious!! First comes into view is the bar. Also an area that display the history and story of the owner's family (i think). As you walk inside, there are 2 areas for dining. It's very nicely decorated. I got a fetteuccine afredo w shrimp! Its very delicious!!

Sad I can only give this restaurant 5 starts because it definitely deserves 10. My boyfriend and I went for date night. We started off the cheese fried ravioli. It was fantastic! I got the spinach chicken tortellini with red sauce and a side of white sauce (I love mixing both sauces together). My boyfriend had their Saturday special, sausage tortellini with red sauce. Both entrées were absolutely phenomenal. The food was hot, had so much flavor and you can tell everything is homemade. On top of having a wonderful dinner, we also had excellent service. I don’t remember our waitresses name but she was one of the best waitresses we’ve ever had. She was so sweet, attentive, checked on us serval times and even boxed our leftovers. We ended the night with a piece of their homemade cheesecake. This was also amazing and a must have. 10/10. No other Italian places compare to Malaras. Malaras will always be one of my favorites. ❤️

First things first, food is top notch. I had lasagna and my wife had spaghetti with the brascioli. Both dishes were amazing. We had the house salad as well as the mozzarella sticks and a bottle of Pinot. All food was hot, fresh and most of all delicious. I think a total of four different servers stopped to check in on us during our meal. That was top notch service. I'm a little saddened to see some of these reviews with low marks, I don't think the can come close to the reality of the exceptional service and treatment we received this evening. Pictured is the lasagna prior to it being devoured. Thank you for an awesome date night and amazing meal. We can't wait to come back!