Cafe Italia

4117 S Staples St #200, Corpus Christi - 78411
347 reviews
Italian
(361) 929-5835

This place is such a gem! Small and quaint so no need to dress up, oh my goodness the food is amazing! Went for a moms dinner out so we ordered a little bit of everything. The fried ravioli was fresh made pasta, so tasty! The Laredo sauce and marinara sauces were rich and full of flavor. Then we did a dessert tasting…the cannoli crème is on point and the tiramisu is soaked in a bold espresso. It was a great meal with some of my favorite ladies. The price was great too!

Really really awesome food hands down. I didn't have my phone on me as I wanted to enjoy my experience and the food for the first time. The menu was as if I stepped into a restaurant in Italy. Homemade traditional dishes like veal parm, chicken scallopini, meatballs the size of softballs. The prices were actually very reasonable as well. Definitely going back on my next visit to corpus

Great food and nice environment plus friendly staff

We're always on the hunt for good Italian food and cannolis. We saw this place advertised today, so we decided to give it a try. The cannolis were just ok. Definitely not Jimmy's or east coast good, but better than HEB. The Alfredo was very bland, the lasagna tasted like Chef Boyarde, and the chicken parm tasted frozen, like Marie Callender's. The dinner rolls also seemed to frozen. The best part was the soup and that tasted like it came from a can. Do yourself a favor and skip this place. Land and Sea has much better tasting lasagna and Alfredo. We won't be returning.

Nice place for lunch with friends. Many choices on the menu including some lunch specials. Generous portions (I took half my Chicken Marsala home and had a very tasty lunch the next day too!)

Bread was fresh and marinara was too. However I was disappointed this visit. Chicken Parm was mostly breading and lasagna was not as good as it has been in the past. Cannaloni was good but even on that dish pasta was chewy. Won't be going back for a while.

This is the second time I’ve ordered the chicken Marcella. I called the first time to say how overpowering the sauce was. Not a very good flavor. Tonight I ordered & asked that they go light on the sauce. It was worst, the color was so dark & so much sauce it was terrible!!! The cooks, establishment better be putting their heads together & fixing that sauce. I’m so disappointed & need to find a place that makes the chicken Marcella correctly. ?. We’ve had other dishes and they were good. Please fix the sauce for the chicken Marcella or take it off the menu.

The wife and I did a date night here. When we came through the door we knew it was going to be good by the smell of fresh Italian food. They had plenty of staff that were all friendly. Service was great. They give you free fresh baked bread that is delightful ?. We ordered cheese sticks for an appetizer. My wife got the chicken parmigana. I ordered the triple pasta plate, which came with lasagna, chicken parmigana, and fettuccine alfredo. It was all really good, but my favorite was the fettuccine alfredo. We also had cesar salads as our side, they were good. The Prices we're very reasonable for Italian food and the service was great. We will definitely be coming back to get out Italian food fix.

Atmosphere is pleasant. Service is good. Chicken Marsala had an excessive amount of sauce. The plate looked brown all over. Presentation was poor. Sauce spilled over the edge of the plate. Mushrooms could've been a little larger. Had the same experience with ravioli. Way too much sauce. It is worth going back but I'm going to make sure I order my meal with 50% less sauce than is typically served.

The food here is really rich & yummy with a small, cozy dining room.I had the chicken & shrimp allfredo with a side of Italian sausage added. It was delicious & a lot of food. I ate till I was full & still took home half of it.We had the calamari for an appetizer, and it was some of the best I've had. Ask for a side of their homemade ranch with them, and you're in for a real treat.Highly recommend. The price point is a little high but totally worth it. My meal was $20, but I also took half of it home because of the large portions.The complimentary garlic bread is a favorite too!