Adela's Italian Restaurant - Phoenix, Arizona

sigray2734

9/21/24: Excellent food, service, and ambiance. This was our third visit but apparently I never did a review so let me remedy that right now.

Adela's is tucked away in the corner of a strip mall. There is ample parking and although it's a small place, the experience is mighty (as it was the other two visits). The woman who sat us at the table and took our drink order was so friendly, as was our server, Pedro. Both had nothing but smiles on their faces every time they popped over. There is a patio but no one was out there, and I was unable to tell if anyone was even allowed out there.

They brought wonderful bread to the table after the cocktails were delivered. The spiced mojito and nutty uncle Vinny were tasty. The bruschetta and stuffed mushrooms appetizers were so good, we could have eaten more for our meals. The bruschetta was not toasted bread, which we both prefer.

Our meals were cheese ravioli in pest and pollo al limone. Everything came out hot and delicious. Because of the appetizers, we both had leftovers and even the day after, the meals remained delicious.

To top off the evening, we opted for the Italian chocolate mousse. Oh boy oh boy oh boy, was it velvety and tasty.

If you have not tried Adela's, you are missing out.

Jon N

Good food. Excellent service from all staff members. Environment is great for friend, family, and dates. You get a warm and easy going feeling like you can just relax and enjoy your time here. Staff are very nice.

Came back again, twice, a month later to try other dishes. My family especially likes the pasta dish with rosé sauce. I enjoy the lamb shanks accompanied with pasta, which makes the dish taste well-balanced between protein and carbs so you don't feel like you only eat meats the whole time.

Barry G

Small and understated family run. About 10 tables inside and several outside. They homemake the bread they serve on the table and it is amazing! All our food was excellent with good-sized portions. Lots of pasta options. Wonderful and friendly service. The pesto pasta was awesome, and the chicken with artichokes as well.

Meghan Mychajliw

Do yourself a favor and eat at Adelas. I have been there for lunch 2 times this week - that is how good it is. The lunch menu (11-2) has a wide variety of options at reasonable prices. Potions are perfect for lunch and the quality is amazing. The bread, the pasta, the calamari, the WATER! Its all so good and I am surrently working my way through the menu. Never had a meal there that disappointed. It is family run and very friendly. Can't wait to eat there again!!!

Derrick

This is an excellent Italian Restaurant. My first course was the Insalata di Spinaci (Spinach Salad). The salad was delicious and perfectly dressed. The complimentary bread that came with the meal was outstanding. For the main course, I ordered Fettuccine Della Casa and Penne all' Arrabbiata, both dishes were incredible.

The service at the restaurant is top-notch. I highly recommend this restaurant, if you enjoy Italian Food.

Ignacio Ibazeta

I have been looking for places that are not too commercial for a while now. Everything was very good. The service was also good, from the moment we arrived. The food tasted very good, fresh, with well-served portions. Something worth mentioning is that the tiramisu is made with mascarpone, as it should be. At some point the cook came over and asked us how everything was, and he also told us that he was the owner. Then I understood the good taste of the food: if the owner and his family are preparing your meal on a Sunday, the result will be 5 stars.

M R

We ate here based on the current 4.6 stars rating, and were incredibly disappointed.

The service was perfect, no issues with that. Everyone who came by our table was helpful and friendly. We were seated promptly and served quickly. But the food was bland and tasteless, plus didn’t seem to be cooked properly.

The complimentary bread was dry and almost gritty - it seemed like possibly something that had been thawed from frozen? It was seriously the worst bread I have ever eaten, nothing like normal bread, and certainly not the kind of French or Italian bread you’d expect at an Italian restaurant to be served with olive oil.

One of us ordered cheese raviolis with pesto. The pesto sauce tasted more like a cream sauce with a tiny, weak hint of pesto and cheese, and the raviolis were a little undercooked so the edges were a bit doughy. The other one ordered baked ziti, which was okay, but seemed like it may have been microwaved rather than baked. The cheese was mostly but not entirely melted, the noodles were a little overcooked, and the sauce was bland.

We needed to be somewhere so we didn’t have time for them to do anything about the food, plus considering how it tasted it didn’t seem likely that a replacement would be better. So to be fair, we didn’t give them a chance to address our dissatisfaction, and maybe they could have if we had.

I will probably not try this restaurant again.

Jeffrey Collins

We found this hidden gem on the way to the airport and we wanted a halfway meeting point for our kids to meet us. Lots of good parking. The dishes are wonderful. The server suggested the Vodka cream sauce for our son and everyone at the table were astounded at how good it was. I had the beef ravioli and asked them to add the bolognese sauce to it. We also had the shrimp limone pasta, spaghetti with meatballs and a few other dishes. They were all good to great. Plenary of seating and they have a full bar available too.