Mama Mia’s Hand Made Italian Cuisine

"Very good Italian style pizza. Larger size pie than I was expecting for a hand made Artisan pizza at a regular pizzeria price. Attentive service. We plan to return and try other menu items. It's a smaller place in a small town with a deck and a nice riverfront view. We visited late on a dark rainy night, so there was no view."

"I brought my folks for a weekend trip to the coast in rockaway beach. First night, we don’t want to cook since we traveled a couple of hours already and I finished a day of work. Looking around, I spot this little Italian restaurant with good reviews. I’m looking for comfort food because it’s the beginning of March and it’s pouring rain and it’s 6:30pm and pure darkness. We get to this little Restaurant 15 minutes away in Bay City, and the ambiance is incredible. It is a small, homey little restaurant. The lighting is inviting, and the atmosphere is warm, and it smells of bright oregano and tangy pomodoro. There are a few other guests chatting around their tables, everyone is in a peasant mood. The hostess and server greets us very warmly (she is probably one of the kindest and warmest souls I ever did meet). She tells us to sit wherever we prefer. We peruse the menu, and I appreciate that it was not 20 pages long. It covered one page, so you might think that there is a lack of selection, but really what it means is that these dishes being prepared by the chef and owner of this lovely small business are crafted with care and love. Our hostess brings us drinks, chats us up real friendly, the kind of person you could sit and talk with for a good long while. We place our order, my dad gets the tagliatelle bolognese, and I ordered the seafood pasta off of the specials menu. The food arrives in short order, general portions. You can see my seafood pasta special listed. The flavors were decadent, every bite of this food was filled with the care of the chef and owner in the kitchen. We achieved the comfort food and it exceeded our expectations. The chef herself comes out to greet us, asking if we liked what we had, and I had to give her praise on the spot. Another kind and warm and welcoming soul! This is the kind of place you want to go and eat at to fill your belly with wonderfully satisfying food and leave with a good feeling in your soul. If you are looking for Italian cuisine, consider stopping over at Bay City and trying out Mama Mia’s. If your experience is anything like mine, you will be amazed and leave a happier person."

"Came through town looking for a place to stop for dinner. Lasagna and four cheese pasta with shrimp were both very good. Owner was who served us. She recommended the sizzling apple pie and burnt chocolate cookie for dessert....they were INCREDIBLE!!!"

"This was the favorite meal for 2 adults and two kids over a 6-day visit to the coast by 3 of those 4. Two specials and two regular menu items were all shared around, everyone impressed with the presentation and flavors of all dishes. That's a group that had been eating well all week and included a 6- and 10-year-old, right. And that includes the antipasto vegetable dish with texture of the asparagus just right. Like, perfect. Flavors were subtle and amazing. Even the bread sticks were refreshingly distinct from the usual - crisp crust and soft inside. Great to have a craft beer on tap from a small, local, less-known brewpub (SIsu in Seaside), more craft beers on tap would be nice. Everyone impressed as well by the friendly, energized waitstaff and the desserts especially the cheesecakes, also signature apple pie. Looking forward to deck seating on the river."

"Wonderful food! It is a new restaurant so be patient as they grow. Everything is hand made, so reservations are recommended. The apple pie dessert is unreal! Highly recommend the spinach lasagna and the Cesar salad. Enjoy!"