Monica Heuer

We come to Mama Riso's for our birthdays every year. My husband always has the fisherman's platter, fradiavolo, and raves about it. I've tried the lasagna and ravioli. Ravioli with a side of meatballs, fradiavolo, is my favorite. The homemade sangria is yummy and so is the tiramisu.

J V

Good food, fairly reasonable prices. 3.7% more if youbuse a cc or debit card, not really a big deal, but be prepared. Gnocchi was good, ravioli were excellent. The mussell, both fra Diavlo and wine/butter were excellent. Save that bread to soak up the fra Diavlo sauce! 75.00 for 2, including dessert and coffee.

Nicole Nunez

Portion sizes seemed small while the prices were a little steep but I guess that's getting food in Lake George. We asked if they could include some plates and silverware in our pick up order and really appreciated that they did. We would be willing to give this place another shot eating in the restaurant vs taking out. Need to remember cash to avoid the almost 4% card fee.

Nadine

The food was very good, the stuffed squash flower was delicious! We enjoyed the meal! 😋They do charge a surcharge for using a credit card which was not noted anywhere on the menu!

Elissa M

While visiting Lake George, we decided to eat at Mama Riso as recommended by a few locals. Our server,Roxanne, was attentive and friendly. I had the seafood fra diavolo and the hubby had chicken parmigiana which we both really enjoyed. The pasta is made onsite and the seafood was plentiful. For dessert we had the homemade Italian cheesecake which was fresh and creamy. When I visit again, I will be sure to stop by.

P M

Good hearty Italian food. Gluten free option available, but limited. Service was a little slow, but nice. Parking is very limited. Ambience is okay, nothing fancy.

+2

Ordered the special of the day, a Porterhouse Steak, wasn't cooked right. Ordered med and was black and blue rare. Food was cold. I was shocked it wasn't busy in the restaurant at all. Waitress failed refill our drinks, when I asked for mine, she never bothered to ask the other person's drink. Extremely slow process from ordering to waiting for the bill. To be honest wasn't impressed. I would give it another try because the garden eating area looked super cozy.

dawn R

Food is ok. I ordered penne al'vodka which came with a soup or salad, I choose the salad. I ordered my dinner al'dente, with a side of meatballs. One cherry tomato and sparce lettuce. The dressing was supposed to be on the side which is was not. Way too much dressing on the salad for the lack of lettuce that was served. As my meal came out the waitress told me the kitchen couldn't cook my pasta al'dente so they decided to give me rigatoni. Just be honest and tell me you already have the penne pasta pre cooked. The meatballs were the size of tiny golf balls. Total for my dinner, $27, and I didn't get what I ordered. My husband ordered the lasagna, not a good size portion either. His salad or should I say lack of was worse than mine. Needless to say we will not be here again.

Lynne Langway

We were definetly disappointed on our last visit. I made reservations for outdoor dining since we have always enjoyed the patio dining when we go. When we arrived the patio area was not set up nor tables were cleaned. We also noted the area had not been landscaped/maintained as usual...weeds etc. .definitely lacked what we experienced the past 5 years. Our server was the owner and shes usually on her game but not this particular night. The salad plates were left on our table (never removed) when our main course came out. We asked for salt and pepper and they came out with a drinking glass with salt and pepper packets like McDonald's has. A bit tacky for what we were paying. The potions were not what we experienced in the pass. I apologized to my son since we raved about it and stated how disappointed I was. Honestly we will never go back nor will I recommend it to my friends at the Adirondack Nationals event.

Jacqui Rivera

I really wanted to like this place. First though, I tried to get onto the website to look at the menu and apparently it was not working. I tried calling to see if we needed a reservation but no one answered. I tried calling for a few days before our trip. They had some toys for the kids, which was nice, but the toys were located right in front of the entrance to the kitchen so the servers had to walk over the kids. The toys were also right next to the door to the patio, so all the customers coming in had to walk around the kids. They had a party of about 10 people set up right next to the kids toys as well so they could only play until that table got there so as not to disturb them. It was a little bizarre the way it was set up. The server was very nice, but she didn't really know the menu. She had to ask the kitchen for almost everything we asked about. As for the food. Absolutely awful. I ordered fettuccine bolognese. It was meat sauce. Bolognese should be cooked for at least 4 hours and finished with a touch of cream. This was not bolognese and quite honestly just as boring as everything else here. The lasagna was bland with no flavor. The Alfredo was so terrible I couldn't even finish the 1 noodle I tried. I would not go back there. I only gave 2 stars because it kept the kids occupied for a little while and the server was nice.

Susan Demos

Three strikes, you’re out! My husband and I went to the restaurant at my suggestion because years ago I had a good experience there. I am embarrassed to say that I was horribly mistaken. New owner? Strike number one, my husband ordered a strip steak Pizziola, we didn’t find out until the bill arrived that they charged him three dollars more for a ribeye. When we questioned the waitress she said they were out of strip steak so they gave him a ribeye. We both have plenty of experience with ordering out, and know the difference. He did not order, or receive a ribeye. Nor was he offered something else. Strike two, I ordered a chicken dish which was described as having bone in chicken. I received chicken wings and pasta! I ate one or two wings, and took the rest home. When the bill came and we noticed that my husband was overcharged, we approach the waitress who said she would adjust the bill. When she gave us back the bill with our credit card charge, it was higher than before she adjusted it. We questioned her about that, and she told us that there was a surcharge for using your credit card! When I went back to the table and mentioned that to my husband, A nearby patron who claim to be a friend of the owner said that it’s posted on the door. We looked at the posting on the door on the way out, and there is nothing about a surcharge for using a credit card, in fact it says there is a discount for paying with cash! Again three strikes, you’re out! See photo for my “bone-in” chicken. Oh, and btw, I called the restaurant to speak with the manager, our waitress was put on the phone. She claimed to be the owner, I told her that I didn’t believe that our waitress was he owner, so she put her husband on the phone, who told me he was the “chef” and told me that he gave me half a chicken! He swore they didn’t even serve chicken wings, then suggested I call my lawyer. I hardly ever give reviews, good or bad, but this guy is unbelievable. He is stealing from patrons, and giving our area a bad name. Mama Riso, if there is such a person, would roll over in her grave if she knew her name was being defiled in such a manner.