Mia’s Italian Restaurant

Their pizza crust is great. Crispy exterior, soft and chewy interior. The sauce was minimalist and just right. The cheese, when hot was runny and stringy. The melt pattern was reminiscent of full moisture cheese, but when it cooled it was a little weird, crumbly. Still tasted good, just weird.
All in all, very good.

I was going to give it a 4 star because the Menu was limited; however, I went there with two co-​workers as we were driving through the area for work and we were all extremely happy with our lunch! We couldn’t have been more pleased. So I’m giving it 5 stars.
The breadsticks are definitely a MUST! We ordered a pizza to split and a sub and all of it was great. Great sauce, thick edges but thin pizza. Lots of cheese. Needed fork and knife. The sub looked delicious and they were generous with their cold cuts.
I don’t understand the Service comments from other Reviewers as there were 3 waiters on hand for the lunch hour and our server couldn’t have been more attentive. Place was pretty crowded with locals, so to me that means they are repeat customers. From looking at other tables, looks like pasta dishes are popular.
I will definitely stop here again next time I’m in town.

Went last night. Lived in the area since 1999, first time visit
Overall good experience. Attentive server. Good pasta. Cold beer
Only drawback, décor was mostly cheap plastic plants
We would go back

I was in Crestview on business and had some time to kill so I decided to go for lunch at Mia’s Italian restaurant. As I entered the restaurant I noticed how remarkably clean and how comfortably it was decorated. I was greeted by both employees and seated myself. The service was prompt. I ordered a Caesar salad which was very good and I had a sampler platter which was remarkably tasty. One the sampler platter was fettuccine Alfredo, manicotti, meatballs, and lasagna. The portions for lunch were more than I probably needed. All four of the samples were as good as any I’ve had for their price in quite a while. Bathrooms are very clean, service is excellent, workers are very friendly and the food is pretty darn good. I’d recommend the restaurant to anybody wishing to have a good decent meal at a fair price. I will plan on eating there again when I’m in Crestview.

I am family so I guess this is cheating, but I can definitely promise anyone that my brother and mother will do whatever they can — given what time they have and despite how hard it can get — to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. It is the true essence of a family run business. I read some of the negative comments on this and I’m sorry for some, I can guarantee however if given another chance (for most of the disagreements posted) you won’t be disappointed. Every place has its hiccups from time to time, and from what I read in most that’s exactly what it was — hiccups. Ryan and Chris work hard to try to make every moment in the establishment as perfect as possible, and no one or no team can always be perfect. As hard as they try and with the amount of love and passion put into the restaurant your chances of another «hiccup» will be very unlikely. Also, some feedback that was negative and not a «hiccup» was clearly a misunderstanding. For example, one person stated the breadsticks were «still frozen.» The breadsticks are made fresh from scratch and never frozen. The Alfredo was said to be placed «on top of the pasta and dried up,» but the Alfredo is made from scratch as well and made with the pasta in the same skillet — if the Alfredo sat for too long the sauce would be converging at the bottom not the top. In some of these cases it’s simply not true or cases in which they are misinformed. That is not to say my family does not appreciate criticism. They really want to hear it, otherwise how else can they continue to improve? Lastly, thank you everyone for your positive feedback! It truly makes me proud of my family!

Or had way better service and food. We asked for broccoli and my daughter recieved it when my mother and I was done eating. She also asked for some Italian dressing to pour over her broccoli and she never got it. The booth seats can use updated. There was a couple sitting behind us and I felt the lady every move and it kept pushing me up and down. I ordered the spaghetti it was ok nothing to brag about, the meatballs were pretty good. Other than that the lunch prices were decent, but need better and attentive servers.

I just ate at this restaurant. Although ‘I do not know if this is the same restaurant people here are describing; and I say this because my experience was very unpleasant. Started by ordering the Bruschetta as appetizers which were not bad at all. In fact, they were the only pleasant dish that we (Spouse & I) ate. Then we ordered the Spaghetti Carbonara and a side of bread sticks. The bread sticks were frozen and reheat since it tasted like «cardboard» (Sorry to the cardboard for the insult). The salad was very plain lettuce, tomatoes and with NOT even croutons in it. Then when the main course/​entrée came in… OMG, It was very blend, no flavor at all; to the point that my wife had to return the plate and lost her appetite completely.
Nonetheless, service was mediocre (not bad, not good either). I personally do not recommend it. Do not waste your time and money.

This was a great place to eat at. The staff were very friendly and the pizza was greaaaat!

Very good food, very good service & very good prices! The breadsticks are a must if you eat here!

We hadn’t gone to Mia’s for several years. I decided to take the family last night for a change. I was very pleasantly surprised. We WILL return… more often. Oh, the Bread sticks are amazing! If you’re looking for a high-​end snooty restaurant like some of the other reviewers were looking for, look elsewhere. If you want a family friendly, locally owned place with good food, good prices, and good portions, this is the place. My suggestion, to people making reviews; provide constructive criticism to the staff while you are there, giving this locally owned, family business a chance to improve. I’m proud to say I go to Mia’s.

Mia’s has the best bread sticks around, so order some and you’ll agree. However, I’m perplexed as to why with the menu prices averaging those of higher end restaurants, you receive a dinner salad that consist of only a tomato and iceberg lettuce?
Even so, the customer service that I received here was impeccable.
The restaurant itself can use some updating as I felt that I was eating in an old diner.

My mind kept drifting to Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares as I experienced my one and only meal at Mia’s. Service was just fine, and the waitress did a good job in dealing with our party of 10. It was the food that was an issue. My mother ordered some shrimp dish that had no sauce on it. The explanation from the kitchen was that the sauce evaporates during cooking. Sorry, but I’m not buying it. My manicotti was no better than the frozen kind I eat from Stouffers. In fact, if I had to guess, I am thinking most everything was frozen, including the sauce. My father had a meal that when he was done was left with a huge amount of water residue that only comes from something being frozen. I asked my son how he liked his meatballs, and he said that «Mommy’s are better.» Well, my wife gets her meatballs from the frozen section of Wal-​Mart. Need I say more? I am also guessing that this kitchen is in need of a deep cleaning. Reminds me of so many restaurants that appear on Kitchen Nightmares. A complacent family-​owned staff that is worn out from years of doing the same thing and doesn’t take the time and effort to make their restaurant clean and sanitary. Again, the staff are warm and friendly, but no amount of good cheer can overcome frozen food that has been sitting around for quite some time before being heated up for your consumption.

No, no, no. I guess maybe this is the sort of place where they serve eye-​talian?
The place was pretty busy when we got in, which is usually a good sign, right? Definitely had to wait too long for our server. She finally came over to take our drink order, then proceeded to take our appetizer and entrée order all at once because she could see we were ready.
She was slow bringing our drinks back. Couple of beers and «mug root beer» in a cup (?). Whatever. The beer selection is skimpy. Best you are going to get is Peroni, for somewhere in the neighborhood of $ 3.75. They serve wine by the glass and it was going for $ 4 a glass. Beers varied, but our server was unsure of the prices… not very helpful at all.
We ordered some Bruschetta to start. It was OK, but not great. Best part was it had some good garlic flavor going.
Hubby and son ordered pasta dishes that came with salads. Instead of getting them ahead of the entrée, they were delivered at the same time, with an apology to go with the dressing that came in a plastic cup. Classy. The salad itself was nothing but lettuce with a slice of tomato on top.
All of our entrees were sub-​par. The tomato sauces were watery, the son got Alfredo that you could tell had been sitting somewhere (it was dry on top), and my pizza was no better than anything you get from the freezer section of the grocery store.
All of that for the bargain price of $ 64. Pretty sure you won’t find me in this place again. Extremely overpriced for the quality.

I have been eating here for over 5 years and the place has improved A LOT since then. They have the best cheese sticks, just their pizza bread with thick cheese but it is SO GOOD and my kids devour it! My personal favorite is a large Roast Beef hot sub, it’s so big I eat half and take the rest home for lunch the next day!
I remember web the large sub was $ 5.50, now it’s over $ 8 but still worth it! Their selection is a little limited and bruschetta just ok so I gave them 4 star for that.

Me and the wife went there for the first time recently. I had the baked ziti and the wife a sampler: lasagna, meatballs, raviolis, and a few other things. Food was fairly good. Price was a little high for my liking but I won’t mind paying it from time to time. A nice change from burgers and Mexican. Staff was nice. Food prompt. Overall, a good experience. We’ll go again.

The wait staff was helpful and courteous, food was promptly delivered to the table and the bread sticks were some of the best I can remember. We just had a pizza and it was better than your average take out. Next time we visit I’ll have to dig a little deeper into the menu.

Really great customer service and food. The garlic bread is fantastic. The pizza crust is perfect! I’ve tried several items on the dinner specials that were amazing. Their use of proscuitto is almost divine.
This was my fourth trip here and the only reason I haven’t given it 5 stars is that I am not a fan of their Alfredo sauce (which is my favorite Italian food). It lacks the garlic parmesan flavor I have come to expect out of Alfredo. The other thing is their dinner side salads are a bit too basic for my taste. The rest of the menu has been wonderful! This is way better than Olive Garden and is a real find in small Crestview.
Great food, great service total score!

Meatballs were extremely good.

Pretty good for a small town with only one Italian restaurant (that I know of). The tiramisu dessert left something to be desired. It’ll do in a pinch.