Manzella's Italian Patio

115 S 1st St, Champaign - 61820
164 reviews
Italian Venues & Event Spaces
(217) 352-7624

EXCELLANT casual Italian dining !! The food was amazing and our waitress was GREAT !!

Very old school, but you can tell the food is all prepared from scratch and to order. The decor is… well… I expected Goodfellas to come in any moment. It has been around for 60 years and restaurants just do not survive that long by off ring poor food. It is quite good, but if you are looking for modern decor on a first date - you may want a different place. Nice place to take your parents to.

Staff was helpful but got orders wrong. However, the food was cooked well.Drinks were wrong. It was took a long time to get refills.I had a toddler and they did give a cute plastic covered glass and a straw. No child booster seat offered.Portions were good sized.Parking is confusing; have change in case you need to feed the meters.Private areas available, but some are a little narrow.I would recommend them and am willing to give it another try, based on the friendly staff.

First time eating here, food was delicious and portion sizes were appropriate for the price. Staff was all very friendly and helpful. Great recommendations from the waitress. Will definitely be back.

Just ordered the Italian beef. It was amazing! I look forward to trying the pizza in the future! Delivery was friendly and affordable. I plan to order again soon! Thank you!

Parking available behind the building, and beside it. Nice setting inside of the restaurant and dimly lit to set the mood. I had the Lasagna with meat, Minestrone Soup, and Garlic Bread. The Minestrone Soup was definitely the highlight. Was very hot and full of ingredients. The Lasagna was tasty and a good sized portion, but not very flavorful. The garlic bread was good, but had no garlic flavor in it. Just melted butter mostly. The service was good, and we were in and out pretty quickly for a Friday night. Food was decently priced for what you get. Would go back someday.

Been going since 1980. 42 yrs and still great food.

Manzella's is a wonderful local traditional Italian family owned restaurant. The food is always good if you are looking for that homemade taste. The pastas are delicious, the pizzas are thin with just the right mix of crispness to the crust. The atmosphere is old school Italian. There is nothing better than to sit in a booth up front with the glow of the neon signs in the window and to watch the traffic going by as you enjoy a warm comforting meal.

They food here is ALWAYS great.Why three stars - Extremely bad experience with waitress today.I ate there today with my family for lunch. I ordered lasagna. When our waitress brought the meals she said she had two manicottis. The plates she had had lots of sauce covering the pasta and they looked similar.My mom had ordered a manicotti. I reminded the waitress I had ordered the lasagna. The waitress told me ‘No you didn’t. You ordered manicotti.’ I told her again that I ordered lasagna. She then told me a second time that I didn’t order lasagna, that I ordered manicotti. My mom told her she heard me say lasagna. The waitress was still insisting I didn’t.I finally told her I’m not arguing anymore with her about it and said I would eat the manicotti. She came back a few minutes later and said the kitchen said one of the plates she brought was lasagna. She had given me the manicotti and my mom the lasagna. So she grabbed my mom’s plate and my plate and switched them.She did not apologize for continuing to argue with me or telling me repeatedly I didn’t order lasagna when she literally had written it down and the kitchen had already made it.I’m only writing this because if I owned a restaurant I would want to know how my staff interacted with my customers. Food was excellent as always.

Old school Italian. I love the meat lasagna Garlic bread and soup.Italian beef is great. Pizza is thin and tasty.