Maccheroni Cucina Al Fresco

Good if U are looking for rustic....

It is an odd little place in Main West, to be honest I had never seen it before until I ate there last week and I have been frequenting the area for years......the service was very warm and friendly and the atmosphere the same, old and very wannabe italian. Our food was very tasty, you gotta try the garlic bread, the choice of bread they use is very crispy. I would like to go back and try other things on the menu, the prices were reasonable and the choices sound interesting.

WAY too expensive now!!! We have been to this location many times before and had not been in quite some time. After a craving for their amazing bruschetta bread we decided to pay a visit. They used to have some side pasta dishes and we were disappointed that they were no longer available since we had my 2 year old daughter with us. Her basic spaghetti was not large by any means and cost $10.95! I also ordered her a milk (half chocolate) that was gross and made with Quick syrup or powder needless to day she did not drink it and that was $2.75. That is fine as they clearly do not cater to children but the kicker came with our bruschetta. We ordered the full order which is $10.95 and added cheese, feta on one half and mozzarella on the other. The bread toppings were very skimpy from what we remembered and when the bill came were rather surprised that we were charged $2.00 for the mozza chesse and an additional $3.00 for the feta!!! $15.95 in total for bruschetta is ridiculous especially when the toppings were minimal.

IS THIS PLACE A JOKE???? I heard a couple of good things about this place so my boyfriend and I thought we would check it out....we weren't sure of the location so we called on our way there and the female we spoke to gave us directions and also told us that they just did a lot of renovations and that there are 2 parts to the restaurant-the front is the bar area and the back is the more formal dining area. When we arrived and walked in the front door it was like a ghost town. NO ONE around...(well, actually there were 2 people in the corner) but no staff members to be seen. The place looked indescribably bad!! The hardwood floors looked like they had never seen a mop, and horses ran through there on a daily basis. The furniture was sooo old and the room was very dark. Before a staff member could even greet us, we were out the door. On our way out, we noticed a side enterance so we thought to go in there because after all, the lady on the phone said they did all these renovations but we couldn't figure out where. We walked in from the side enterance and we couldn't believe it-the front part was bad but this was EVEN WORSE!!!!!!! we looked in the dining area and the furniture looked like it came from a third world country...several chairs were ripped (the back part of the chair was made of a mesh material), the floors were even worse (it looked liked horses running through the front room) but this was like bulls were running through the back...I honestly couldn't believe my eyes! I looked at my boyfriend and seriously asked if this was a joke? While standing there in awe, there was still no staff member to be seen so we left!!! If the staff member was being truthful when she said they just did a lot of renovations, then I would really be HORRIFIED to see what it looked like before. If they ever decide to change the restaurants name, they should call it "The Sanford and Son Junkyard Cucina".

This is a great little place. Their bruschetta is...

This is a great little place. Their bruschetta is to die for, the best I have ever had in a restaurant. The restaurant has a good atmosphere, service is always very friendly!

I have been to Maccheroni several times over the...

I have been to Maccheroni several times over the past few years and I have always been happy with the dining experience. To begin with it has the best bruschetta I have every had. The ceasar salad is good, but nothing special. The most recent time I went, I had the seafood spaghettini, which was excellent. Lots of high quality seafood (they could have left out the squid in my case). My wife's chicken parm was also excellent. My daughter's penne dish was disappointing. It was advertised as having chorizo sausage, but that was not what was in it. Suffice to say that the dish needs some work. We finished with excellent gelato. I will agree that the service can be a bit uneven depending on who your waiter is. This time our waiter was perfect: attentive, friendly, and remembered all the orders. An earlier review said the decor is run down. I don't find that at all, it is rustic, but clean and intimate. For the price, I find it to be the best Italian restaurant in Hamilton.