Mona Lisa Restaurant

785 N Church St, Hendersonville - 28792
177 reviews
Italian
(828) 696-7858

1 server who was over worked without help, the bread seemed like it was bought at Ingles and dipped in garlic butter, tomato sauce for the Chicken Parm seemed like it was from a can, little seasoning, the noodles were definitely not homemade but rather seemed like it was bought from Walmart. Dirty dishes at every table because the 1 server couldn't keep up. Olive garden puts this place to shame

This is a simple chef & waitress operation that runs smoothly and serves delicious food. We arrived 30 minutes before closing, and the food was on our table in 15 minutes. The Shrimp fra Diabolo had 6 large tasty shrimp and the accompanying spaghetti with marinara sauce was special. My wife had chicken with mushrooms - a real taste treat. There are fancier - and more expensive - restaurants in Hendersonville, but try this one first.

Food was very good, portion size was perfect. Its off the main road, not too well know by tourist, but manger at our B&B told us about this and we were not disappointed

The bread that first arrives at the table had mold on it larger than a quarter, when the issue was brought up to the waitress she mumbled sorry as if it wasn't a big deal.

This was some of, if not the, worst food I have personally had in my life. The seafood portions we had were SOUR, and rough to chew. We had the calamari and then some shrimp. Horrible. The tomato sauce for the pasta and calamari was sour and had a weird flavor that just tasted off. The noodles in the pasta were undercooked and had no salt. The veal in our other dish was tough and chewy, with no flavour. We will NEVER return.

Service was decent. But watching the one waiter for the whole resultant run around in a panicked frenzy and barely surviving is not what I came for. They desperately need to hire an other waiter.Food was good, but over priced for the venue and what you get.

It is definitely a no frills restaurant and the decor is kind of odd, but the food is amazing. It’s mostly authentic and it has amazing flavor profiles, I was surprised to find it’s some of the best italian food I’ve eaten. The downside is there seems to be only one - very dedicated, very overworked - server, who is very sweet but obviously expect a wait with one server and a packed restaurant. I recommend the ravioli highly.

Authentic Italian entrees featuring home-made pasta. Small restaurant, currently with one server, but the wait time and service was still excellent. Dinner comes with warm bread and side salad. I ordered the chicken with mushrooms over angel hair pasta, my partner ordered the Zuppa seafood dish with clams, shrimp, scallops, and penne pasta. We both had a glass of the house Merlot. Excellent dinner!

Got there, there were two tables already seated and we waited for a few minutes and were seated right next to the door. Then we were immediately served water and 4 burnt slices of toast as an appetizer. I haven’t been here in a couple years, I’m disappointed to say that me and my father have both gotten sick the day after eating the chicken alfredo. My dad woke up with the runs and a fever early this morning and has been in bed all day. Although later, I came down with a stomachache and the runs as well. This is unfortunate because I remember really enjoying eating at this restaurant when I was younger. I will not be coming back, and I doubt my father will either.

The food was excellent! Cooked perfectly, fresh, amazing red sauce on the chicken parmigiana. 5/5 would seriously recommend to anybody. Just remember to be patient and kind to the employees. It's a small place but totally worth it. ?