orlando's italian restaurant

the food here is great and so is the service! the pasta sauces are not very good, they seemed a bit canned . my personal favorite is the mafia queso and the cheeseburger in paradise.

can't really pick on anything wrong here, only the dust! the food, atomosphere, drinks and staff are all great!

best alfredo. my favorite italian place by far in lubbock. their alfredo sauce is perfection. it can get a little pricey, but you're paying for the atmosphere and fresh food. i can never get enough of the garlic bread and i am constantly ordering the take out. i have never had a bad experience here.

ugh!. went to orlando's on saturday night. wife and i walked in and were quoted a 20-30 minute wait. 4 minutes later we were sat. we had been here once before for lunch and shared a pizza, but this time we were going to have dinner. wife got the tilapia while i tried the veal parm. we each had a soup as an appetizer. i had the minestrone which was good. wife had the potato green chile which was described by the server much different than it actually was. wife was not too keen on it. entrees came a few minutes later and things went down hill. the tilapia was slathered in an odd cheesy sauce that was described as a pesto. she managed to eat about a quarter of the meal, but that was all. i on the other hand maanged one bite of the veal. unfortunately there must not have been proper rotation of product since the veal was bad. as the first mouthful headed toward my mouth i noticed a horrible odor. stupidly i assumed it was just the cheese and i put that vile veal into my mouth. the taste was disgusting. the neighboting table notice there was something wrong and said they could smell the veal as bad also. that was it, check please and out the door. add another restaurant to the never to return list.

orlando's has gone down hill some in recent years, it's not as good as it was 8 years ago when i moved here. this shows a lot in the dining rooms. the carpets look old and dirty and they don't clean stuff on the walls. the restaurant has a dingy tired feeling that isn't very appetizing. i would recommend sticking to the indiana location, the food is consistantly better at that one. i agree with a lot of reviewers that it's tex-italian so it's not "authentic" but that's okay, it's decent food. the menu is quite large and pretty varied. i would recommend the mafia queso for an appetizer, it's this spicey queso dip with chunks of chile peppers and italian sausage. my husband keeps trying to recreate it and just can't get it right. i enjoy the rigatoni and sausage casserole with mushrooms, it's always hot and delicious. the focacias are amazingly good, and the pizzas are a regular for me. the honey wheat pizza crust is really good; i usually get the chicken pesto with sun dried tomatos. sometimes i'm just in the mood for pasta and i usually get the fettucine alfredo with chicken and broccoli. now, to be fair there have been a few times that haven't been so positive. i've had to send back fettucine more than once because the alfredo sauce had broken and it was greasy and disgusting. another time my husband ordered the down and dirty tortellini and it was hard and inedible. i do agree with another reviewer that their maranara is weird tasting; slightly metallic? i don't order the maranara so that limits some of what i eat. there are plenty of great dishes here and you should give a lot of them a try. oh, and if a dish says spicey next to it, it probably is, so watch out. they will make it as hot as you want it, so be careful if you can't take heat.

an institution. whether you're out celebrating a big win or curling up at home with a good movie, orlando's is tasty, reliably fresh italian food with some texan twists.

i hate to paint with such broad strokes but everything i've ever ordered has come out sooooo good. they'll add or leave out any ingredients you choose. their soft drinks are always mixed right. their delivery is fast and consistent.

if they're not franchising, they should be.

this food is okay. i think it is overpriced, especially dessert. the linguine almondine is good though.

pizza is extremely over rated!!! tasted like a bad pizza hut experience... shrimp scampi is good though.

loved this place! supreme pizza was fresh and a small easily fed 2 people. the endless spaghetti sunday is a great deal and tasty too! definitely would go back again!

holy shrimp scampi!!!!!! it may be pricey but its delicious. i'm not a fan of the attitude when i order takeout and request delivery. . .but its a tradeoff.

this place is kind of pricey but it has good food. it was rated number 10 in texas for burgers and they are great!

excellent egg plant parmagine

i love the one on ave q!!!! great food and atmosphere

for an italian restaurant...... these are the best french fries in town!

been coming here for years!. i really like the fact that we have more than "chain italian" offerings in lubbock. truly an original, orlando's pizza and mafia queso are to die for. my personal favorite item is the chicken and broccoli casserole, with their fresh salad and house italian dressing. recently texas monthly touted their burgers as the best in town. that comment, plus the idea of a burger in an italian food restaurant intrigued one of my lunch bunch groups to try it. it was okay, but definitely not the best in lubbock and definitely not worth switching from the great signature italian dishes that orlando's is known for. great place!