italian garden

all i can say is...its heaven. the staff is great and the good is absolutely amazing. you feel like apart of the family.

best italian i've ever had!. thank god they opened their shop near us. they have the best cheese steak sandwiches and lasagna i've ever had! (they bake their own fresh bread too.) these guys are the real deal, they're from an island off italy, truly authentic italian food! we don't go to the olive garden anymore, because we want the real deal from the italian garden--better food and better prices. the service is always great, and they are very friendly and willing to do whatever it takes to make you happy. if you don't like what you ordered, send it back and they will give you a new plate of something different. (i've never had to send anything back.) i love their hand painted murals, and jazz music, which adds to the nice (but not too fancy) atmosphere. we love this place!

true italian. wow, it felt like i was in a small cafe in italy, no joke. the food is ok but the atmosphere and the italian family owners makes it so unique!

it's pretty good for the price, but far from the best in town....

fantastic experience. i live across the street from italian garden and went the first week they were open and about 20x since then. i love this place. great atmosphere and awesome staff. my husband and i try something new every time. tonight i got the spinach calzone with extra garlic and minestrone soup. the calzone was great as usual and since i had never tried their soups and found the minestrone to be exceptional. you could tell it was homemade with the freshness of the mushrooms and squash. i just could not get enough of it. i now know what i'm getting every time i go. i love that the staff knows me by name and always has my order ready to go when i pick up. i highly recommend italian garden to anyone who loves great italian food.

a little too salty and i love salt but ok for the money.

great food! feels like friends home. we first tried italian garden the first week they were open. we've been back many times and tell all of our friends about this wonderful place. the owner makes you feel like you are guests in his home. the food is fabulous. we bring wine, friends and a big appetite - it's always a great evening. i highly recommend the italian garden. when you are there tell benny we said hello...

my new favorite! love italian garden! if you like authentic tasting freshly made italian food you will too. from the service to the food to the prices. dinner, lunch and dessert. this family takes pride in what they do. if you haven't yet, go see benny at italian garden!

disappointed. i expected to love this place after reading several reviews. unfortunately that was not the case. i ordered a chicken pasta that was really terrible. can't even remember the name of it now maybe because i do not plan to go back. rubbery frozen tasting chicken. yuck. on a positive note, however, one of our party ordered a simple cheese pizza. best thing on our table that evening.
reply from the owner..............just to be fair...
benny sent you a message on urbanspoon:

hey buddy by the way we cook everything fresh made by oreder but thank you if you dont have respect for my place dont come but i know my self better than that you are just trying to put me down aout of all those rewvius only one is bad everyone is wrong but you are right just do me a favor come to the restaurant and meet the owner benny and i will cook the chicker right in front of you and you will see it if its cooked fresh or frozen

italian garden rocks!. love, love, love this place. the ingredients are fresh and the pasta is homemade! i love the chicken piccata and my husband is in love with the veal marsala. if i would let him, he would pick up the plate and lick it just to get every last drop of gravy! lol. they serve large portions, plus it's byob. try it, you'll love it.

absolutely delicious!!. i have lived in italy and tasted what authentic italian food is. this place is the best i've had since leaving italy. the calamari is very good. my family and i have tried both lunch and dinner, and we were never dissappointed. the servers are excellent and the owners too. we have told all our friends about this place. thanks for moving to mckinney!!

a yummy surprise. this place had been two unsuccessful restaurants before italian garden came in, so i wasn't expecting too much. but we were craving a casual italian, and we thought to give it a try. as soon as we came in, we noticed a woman (relative of the owner, we thought) who was sitting at a corner table with some other relatives. my son said that she looked just like his nonna---a good sign for an italian place!

we really enjoyed this place--both the very friendly service and the fresh & yummy food. the garlic rolls were great (similar to sicily's on 380), and the food was very good. my husband (an italian-born jersey boy) ordered the chicken parm--something he does on his first visit to all italian restaurants. he approved and ate the whole thing! the chicken was a little thicker than what he is used to, but it was thinner than most americanized italian places. the red sauce was a very well-made sauce, and the pasta was perfectly al dente. my dish was the chicken murphy, and i looooved it. our son had the kid's spaghetti and meatball, and it was plenty for him (7-year-old). the meatball was tender just like nonna makes hers.

overall, we liked this place a lot, and it will probably be our go-to little italian place from now on. we just hope that more people discover it behind all of the construction and despite the past two failures before it came.

new fav restaurant in mckinney. we weren't expecting much when we first visited this family owned restaurant; however, by the looks of the packed parking lot, we knew it had to be special. we've been back 3 times since and they have yet to disappoint. the food is fresh, made to order, and delicious!! salad dressing is great, bread is always hot, and their entrees are amazing! dined last night and thinking we may go again tonight. you can't go wrong - the word is out b/c they are very busy during the dinner hour - so make a reservation or go early/late. you won't be disappointed!

only fresh ingredients used in dishes at this quaint, family-owned restaraunt. i've tasted three different dishes and loved all three. i highly recommend the pizza.

i feel sorry for the people of hays county. if this was voted the best italian food in the county, i really feel sorry for the people of hays county. the salad was good. the sea food in both the appetizer and the entree were overcooked (except for my wifes, which was undercooked.) overall the dishes were under seasoned and over priced for the quality food. if you are looking for quantity over quality, this is a great place for you. the portions were big, but they weren't very good. on a positive note, the service was great!