Pete & Maria's Italian Bistro - Madera

Food and people are always great and welcoming. Beer flows, children happy.... not many places like this in the area.

You have the best staff! So friendly and the food is AMAZING

The reviews convinced me to eat here. I am convinced that the reviews are mainly written by friends of staff because this place was terrible. My wife has spaghetti. It tasted as if they added minimal wort to to tomato sauce. The meatballs were dry and had no own taste, like unflavored overcooked hamburgers. My plate was average. Ravioli tastes good. Similar to a decent buffet. I didn't hate it completely, but I wouldn't recommend it. This meal could have been anointed if there was a good service, but they also failed there. I'm a former server, and I could clearly see these guys have no effort. I don't know if it was a bad day, bad training or if it's just a bad server, but there was a complete desire to improve our experience.

Best lasagna ever! Meatballs are to die for! Pete and Maria are awesome people and make the best Italian food I have ever tasted. They always treat us real good. Even when there are 16 of us and 10 other customers, the service is excellent. I highly recommend.

Toller Service.