Mamma Mia - Riverside (CA)

2 /5 HeadBandit: It’s in a rough looking plaza. Free parking. Casual atmosphere. First time trying this place, and we would not return. There’s a lady that takes your photo when you’ve seated and she prints and frames it and asks if you want to buy it. It’s odd to me, but my boyfriend says he’s been to places that do this. I ordered salmon and the waiter gave me a choice of pasta to go with it. He referred to fettuccine as Alfredo. I thought it was odd for them to give fettuccine Alfredo as a side but I chose it. Plain Fettuccine pasta came with my salmon. If I had known it was going to be like that, I would’ve not chosen fettuccine because such a fat noodle doesn’t go with the sauce I’m in my salmon dish. My salmon was kinda hard. My boyfriend got shrimp scampi and the shrimp was rubbery. We left a lot of food. They didn’t ask if we wanted to-go boxes because I think our waiter knew we didn’t like our food. This is more of a casual American Italian restaurant. They sell bar food like mozzarella sticks.

4 /5 Katie L.: Pictures are from mid November 2025. This place was recommended by a long time Riverside resident after he heard me talking about my all-time favorite Italian restaurant, Grano, in Duarte, California. If its your first time visiting this restaurant, let them know your first time visitor and they may offer you special selections. Garlic bread and marinara - 100% skip and save your money! $7 for what appears to be for slices of store-bought Texas toast. Im not saying thats what it is but thats what it looked like and tasted like. It was also kind of soggy. Capellini pomodoro with anchovies - would order again if itd be possible to have it be less soupy. I dont know, maybe the tomatoes in the sauce made it juicy? Eggplant parmesan - would order again. More expensive than I think a eggplant parm should cost but the portion size was very generous. The flavor was pretty good but the eggplant itself had no solid form or structure. Bread pudding wasnt like to normal bread pudding. Would order again. It was a really buttery bundt cake with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream.

5 /5 Gabriel Landeros: Was looking in the area for some delicious food and it was here I will definitely come again we had the Mac n cheese bites wings antipasto salad and summer salad for entres I had the chicken parm and my gf had the lasagna for dessert we had tiramisu

3 /5 John Schumacher: A nice restaurant with a small bar and large dining area. Front end service was great but waitress energy and friendliness was lacking a bit. Front waiting area is somewhat small but they do have benches outside and they do offer complimentary champagne while you wait. They awkwardly have a dining table right next to the waiting to be seated area which makes for a very uncomfortable dining experience. Overall good was great, with a good variety of options and portion sizes were decent for entrees but small for appetizers.

4 /5 David: For the area this is the best Italian food. And compared to the competition the prices are very reasonable. We have been to Momma Mia several times and it is now our go to Italian restaurant when we are in the area. The downside is the location… In my opinion, this is not a great part of town. And the shopping center is very tight feeling and difficult to park. Because of issues we have had in this part of town, we only drive our old car when we visit this location.