Carrabba’s Italian Grill

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. The best part of the entire meal was the complimentary bread they give. There wasn’t much to choose from on the menus and was very pricy! To start we had the mushrooms as an app, awful don’t recommend, comes 4 in an order, stuffed with sausage and blah blah they were hardly stuffed and the Panko on top tasted burnt and the tomato cream sauce was luke warm and tasted like tomato sauce from the can. Then I had the «fettuccine carrabba» it was awful. It was greasy and tasteless! Chicken was burnt and the peas inside were still frozen !!! Wtf don’t recommend coming here !

I would give a zero start if it would give the chance to do so .
We had extremely disgusting situation in this restaurant that we used to love and to take an Italian dinner once a while but after that night when we had an order for four people that I took Them 55 minutes to serve the order and after that it was all wrong input .
That did not stop in being late serving but it was served by an dripping sweat waiter that we can abvouisly see that in top of the served food. Excuse my description but that no one can be able to see that and can still have any kind of appetite .
We left the restaurant after an complain to the manager hoping that can be no happening with other people definitely not for us because we will not be back.

It’s been forever since we stepped into a Carrabba’s! We came here for dinner on Saturday night. I called ahead and while they do not accept reservations they can put your name on their list before you head out to shorten any waiting times. At around 5:15 it was moderately busy and by the time we left it was pretty packed with patrons.
We started with the arancini. These little fried rice balls were perfectly cooked with a crispy outer coating, tender rice, and sausage. The marinara sauce with them was robust and went well with them.
The other entrees were nicely presented and for the most part everyone was happy with them. The fish dishes (Salmon and mahi mahi) had a smoky flavor to them from the use of cherry and oak wood on the grill. The only slight negative for my mahi mahi dish was that the artichokes in the sauce were cold compared to the temperature of the fish.
Dessert was a hefty portion of tiramisu. Creamy, chocolate deliciousness!
Service was excellent. Our waitress was cheerful, friendly, and had good knowledge of the menu. Drinks were filled as needed, and were plates taken away in good time.
If you are like smoky flavored foods cooked on a grill, this is a great choice for service and food quality.

Went with the hubby on a Saturday night and it was packed! We found a spot open at the bar, so we sat there no problem.
They had a happy hour menu so I ordered off of that for the appetizers.
We got chicken lettuce wraps (came in 3, wish it would have been at least 4 so we could get 2 each.)
We also got bruschetta which was pretty tasty.
I didn’t like the free bread you get with your meal only because it has tapenade in it and I personally don’t like olives, but my husband loved it.
I ordered a soup and salad, my husband got a salad and added chicken. Both were good. The wine I had was tasty. Service was great. Our waitress was super nice. I will definitely be back next time I’m in Phoenix.

I went there on news years eve. They were incredibly busy and I still got the best service. The staff was so polite and nice. And of course the food was amazing as always. Our waitress markie was so funny and attentive. I had the best experience!!!

I eat at Carrabba’s often. The food is Very Good, not Excellent, but very good. However, IMO, they serve the best Calamari in town. If it were n to for the Calamari, I would not eat there as often as I do.
The service varies depending on the server you get. Over the years I’ve had two servers that were really good, but both have left. Some of their other servers are not that Great.

Slightly hidden by the car dealerships but has been a great casual Italian dining choice for years. The service has always been consistent whether sitting at the bar or at a table. Happy hour prices are great on appetizers. The bartender didn’t mention it and I didn’t ask but it was half off so I had no complaints with my bill. I really like the antipasti plate (calamari was blah but marinara made up for it). The steak flatbread was kinda blah. This last time I didnt have any entrees but you cant go wrong with any of the signature chicken dishes.

This is an excellent place to eat. Great service, food, and atmosphere. I’ve never had one bad experience here and I go at least once a wk. It’s wonderful and the chicken bryan pizza is the best pizza in the universe! :-)

Just left there from lunch. My son got married today and they wanted a small wedding and reception. They looked around with my wife and found Carrabba’s.
This location has a nice room off to the side that was great for the group of twenty. The manager Josh was awesome and his staff were excellent! It was perfect and fit my son and his new wife to a tee.
Yes the food was awesome and they took care of every detail. Food was timed right for service and they were checking on us regularly.
I know I am leaving something out, but bottom line,
1) great service
2) great staff
3) great food
4) great time.
Felt like I was at home there. Recommend this location for events or dinner. (We like that too)
Thank you!

Saturday night, 8pm. There were 4 of us, C, K, Grandma C and me and we got seated right away. Right away I’m suspect as to why this place is not bustling. The O.G. would have a wait for sure. As we sat down at our table we discussed as to why we hadn’t been back to Carrabba’s in a long time, well over 2 years. We concluded that none of us remembered why. We came here tonight because K wanted to try Carrabba’s again and Grandma C had a 15% off coupon.
Our server was Sarah. K felt like she really didn’t want to be at work tonight. I think it was just her normal persona. Can’t fault her for being her. Sarah took our drink order and an order for Calamari ($ 10.29) and off she went. I perused the menu and one thing stood out right away. The prices. Holly @#$%. Are you serious? Now I know why there weren’t a lot of people here. Well, after we ate I found the other reasons but at this moment I told Grandma C I was glad she brought a coupon because at this rate there wasn’t going to be much inheritance left for C. She laughed.
Sarah brought our drinks ($ 2.95) and the Calamari and took our dinner order. So the drinks are almost 3 bones and honestly, that’s ridiculous. The restaurant industry in general needs to get a grip on the price of a soda or iced tea. Because if the prices are going to continue in the skyward direction, I’m going to bring a powdered drink mix and order water. The portion size of the Calamari was on the smaller size and it was overcooked. BINGO. K blurted it out. «I remember now why we haven’t been back here. The last time we came we got into an argument with the manager about the overcooked Calamari». We all agreed and remembered that wonderful experience. NOT! Well here we were again and the Calamari was overcooked, just a tad, and really to me, it was acceptable. K and Grandma C however thought it also had a bit of a fishy taste as well. Hmmm. That means it’s old. And judging by the lack of a crowd, it’s possible that the kitchen can’t move through enough product to keep it über fresh. Bummer. The other negative was that the Calamari rings were really small, some of them the size of pencil erasers. That’s tiny in the Calamari world and when an order is $ 10.29, you should expect nice, large, plump, FRESH rings.
So all of our entrée’s came with soup or salad. C got Minestrone soup, Grandma C got the Mama Mandolas Sicilian Chicken soup, K got a Caesar salad and I got the house salad. C loves the Minestrone at O.G., not so much here. He took a bit and said it tasted like chicken broth and celery. Grandma C said her soup was o.k., K liked her Caesar salad. Now I asked for my salad with blue cheese dressing. They don’t have blue cheese dressing so Sarah suggested that I get the house dressing, a creamy parmesan and add blue cheese crumbles to it. Hmmm, that sounded awesome. The creamy parmesan was really good and Sarah brought a nice little ramekin of Gorgonzola chunks, not blue cheese. Hey, totally fine with me. What wasn’t fine was the $ 2.00 add on for the cheese chunks that Sarah never mentioned. News flash to servers. ANYTHING that is an add on MUST BE disclosed to the customer.
All of our entrée’s were not hot, just warm. Grandma C felt her’s was moving towards the cooler than warmer side. Bummer.
C got the Rigatoni Al Forno ($ 9.99). I think this was the best value on the menu.
Rigatoni pasta oven-​baked with marinara sauce, romano and mozzarella cheeses, topped with Italian sausage, mozzarella and ricotta cheese. $ 10 bones. This was tasty and C loved it.
Grandma C got the Pollo Sorrento ($ 18.29). Grilled chicken breasts topped with sauteed eggplant, prosciutto, fontina cheese and a port wine fig sauce. She got it with a side of Cavatappi and marinara instead of veggies. Grandma C commented that it was just o.k., nothing special, no real WOW flavors. Bummer, because we both thought that the Port wine and fig sauce sounded Yummy. They just didn’t deliver.
K got the Cavatappi Martino ($ 15.29). Grilled chicken, sautéed mushrooms, sun-​dried tomatoes and cavatappi pasta tossed in a tomato cream sauce. K said the food was fine, nothing special, no real outstanding flavors either.
I ordered Lasagne. ($ 15.49). Right off the bat I felt the portion was small for the price. The flavors were o.k. but the center was cool. I think it would have been better had they poured a little more marinara over the top.
All in all we realized why we had not been back. There’s just too many better italian type restaurants out there with better food and prices.
+ Drink refills without asking, attentive service
— prices about $ 2 more than they should be, portion size on Lasagne small, web prices wrong, non disclosed add on, luke warm food, fishy Calamari, no manager interaction. 1 Star.

Wow the portion sizes have reduced drastically with the price increase! My husband ordered the $ 19.99 Spiedino Di Mar and it looked like a kids meal! I’m not sure if the portion reduction is only at this specific Carrabas since he ordered the same dish in Detroit a couple months back and he had leftovers.
I noticed my spaghetti and meat sauce was smaller as well especially since my 2 year old daughter ate half of it after eating her cheese ravioli kids meal! We will most likely not be returning here.

Unfortunately this will probably be the last chance I give this place. I was so loyal. Portion portions portions! The portions have gone incredibly down yet the prices have gone up. Unbelievable. I used to come here for the chicken Cesar salad and a few years back it was a great portion. I would finish and be nice and satisfied. Today I tried the Parmesan crusted chicken salad and I was brought something that was the size of s dinner salad with a skinny piece of chicken. Finished it quickly and ate the rest of my kids dinner. I’m so irritated with this place. I used to love tuis place so much. Stingy greedy corporate management. I’m disgusted. $ 15.00 for a damn salad and I’m leaving hungry!!! Hate it. Thanks for nothing!

Most of their food is very good. Great for groups and having a nice dinner. Great ambiance and good seating. They actually have a very good happy hour in the bar area. They have great Marsala and seafood items.

I must admit this is my favorite place to enjoy lunch or dinner! I love everything from the moment you arrive the hostess are polite and the servers are great at how they do their job.
Although my favorite part is the food! A must try if you have never been here. I can go on and on a out the atmosphere but the place sells itself
Enjoy!

Perfect happy hour – all appetizers and house drinks. Diverse options and tasty. Given they’re serving sizes easily a perfect shared-​meal.
The Baked Lobster Mac N Cheese. Neither baked-​or Mac and cheese but! The noodles, sauce and lobster was delicious. Don’t lower your expectations but alter them. Still-​rather scrumptious.

I really like this restaurant but I had couple bad experience and I always want to give another shot. This time was nice, our server looks like he didn’t have a lot of experience but he was really polite and nice. Food taste always the same, it’s little hard to decide which pasta choose because they’re all base with Alfredo sauce…

Dinner on Valentines day. I can say that we waited an awful long time for a table even after we did call ahead. When we finally were seated i was surprised that our tablecoth was full of crumbs from the last people. How romantic. Waiter was somewhat pompous and was not friendly. We had to ask him for the complimentary bread. Food was alright And mashed potatos were worth the upcharge.

So glad they put the Johnny Rocco salad back on the menu. Love the shrimp /​scallops combo on a salad.
Nice wine selection, they currently offer a few bottles at only $ 20. Not really a beer place, they use weird glasses too.
Nice place to wind down. Consistent service.

We’ve eaten at this restaurant a few times. Nowhere serves fabulous sweet carrots like Carrabba’s. Besides that just about anything on their menu is delicious.
The only complaint I have this time is I had to ask four times to get extra ketchup. Four times! Thus, the four stars instead of five stars. However, that’s normally not the case. Service is usually really good.
This time I ordered the catfish. I love catfish and this is a great place to get a huge plate full of it. There were no complaints on the food from the 8 people at our table. The amount of food served is huge. You can figure whatever you order you can walk away with enough for the next day’s meal.
It definitely is a top winner in the Chandler location.

Contemplated for a while whether or not we wanted to try this restaurant so we decided to finally try the place.
The staff could not be anymore friendly! But the food was not good at all. We ordered $ 10 crab cakes which looked like they were microwaved from a box. They had minimal taste and were not easy on the eyes.
Our food came shortly after and looked very pleasing. Surprisingly our meals were displeasing with tasting almost too dry. The pasta wasn’t completely cooked thoroughly but it wasn’t that big of a deal.
Overall, I gave two stars because the staff there were very accommodating. The choices from the menu were also pretty general.

Coming here after Day 7 of Feast of Tabernacles here, and they had just opened the doors (So we arrived at the right time) Anyway, I went ahead with a Salmon this time, since I have had steaks at other places, I was tempted on their Lasagna, but its been a longer period of time since I had Salmon so went with that.
Since they have Coke Products (BLEAH!) I went with their House Lemonade since I also didnt feel like having a Beer at that point of time– it was pretty good Lemonade as I had 4 glasses total I think.
The service here was pretty prompt and courteous, so overall, if I see a Carrabba’s I would have no issues coming in to eat.