Best Italian food in the area! Lovely atmosphere. Great service. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Picatta, Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Pasta Primavera and Chicken Parmigiana
Jakayla Miesbauer
Love this place! Amazing Italian food, service is always good, staff is knowledgeable on the menu and friendly. This time I mentioned it was a birthday and got a special dessert!
My wife and I came out for our date night, and as soon as we walked we were greeted with a warm smile ! The service was phenomenal and the food was to die for ! 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jinnifer killough
We love to eat at Michael J’s! The food is always top notch and the service is always personal and great. Evelyn was the best server for us tonight and we look forward to dining in her service area again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp
Maria C
We showed up with a party of 6 for dinner tonight, and the restaurant was closed. Info from Google search stated they were open until 7pm, called to confirm and message said they are open on Tuesdays until 830pm. We even texted the number for reservations and never heard back. Showed up and even the sign in the entrance stated they are open until 9pm. We were looking forward to a nice meal to celebrate a birthday as we are visiting from out of town. Incredibly disappointing!!! How do you do business this way??
Laurie Ristom
Horrible place! Never again.
April Urbanek
We love this restaurant and when we’re here in Ruidoso, this is one of our favorites! The food, atmosphere and service are always wonderful and tonight our server Teddi was awesome. This is a great place for a nice meal but you will want to make a reservation. Thank you Michael J’s for yet another superb meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clay Jones
Honestly, this has to be the best restaurant in Ruidoso. It was a little involved making a reservation, but the effort was well rewarded. Our server, Evelyn, learned it was our anniversary and did everything to make it special. She was great and we're going back to see her in a couple of days. The food was spectacular! I had the Carmella, which was superb, and the wife had the house lasagna. Both were memorable. And a surprisingly good wine list made the meal perfect. If you order the chocolate torte for dessert, you might want to split it. It's not huge but it is very rich and dense. And amazing! This is the place for a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Fettuccini Carmella
John Silva
First time here was recommend by my airbnb host and was truly amazing phenomenal flavors the chicken Piccata is just out of this world and the desert was so good and service was just amazing definitely recommend stopping here and grabbing a bite. 10/10
We had a most amazing Valentines date! The food was amazing, so delectable and savory! And for desert... the pears and pastry ??!! Not to mention the romantic and cozy feel of the place!!! I love when the server comes to check but doesn't bug! We will be going back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caprese Salad, Garlic Bread
Richard Houston
this is a reputable Italian restaurant that does not seem to understand Italian cuisine. No fan of Italian food orders eggplant parmesan and wants to be served a dish that is barely warm. Italian food must be served HOT. I sent it back to get it hot. It was served a second time lukewarm. I could not eat it. Perhaps the chef was distracted or does not understand how to make / serve Italian food ???
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Jean Philippe Guy
We were a little late to make reservations for a Saturday night, and unless we wanted to eat later, the only availability was in the bar. We arrived promptly at 6:30pm for our dinner reservations. We were greeted warmly and led to the bar, where we opted to seat close to the fire. My wife was not in the mood for alcohol, but they have a fairly extensive wine list- all pretty main street. I opted for one of their draft beer. Our server/ bartender took our order quickly, and it wasn't long before we got our food. Kitchen was pumping out food that evening. I started out with their side Caesar salad that I added to my entree. Dressing was excellent. I followed with Fettuccini Carmella in a rich tomato cream sauce loaded with chicken, prosciutto, spinach and a couple large shrimp. It was extremely flavorful. I truly enjoyed it. My wife ordered the Chicken Parmigiana and her only complaint is that the bread crumbs coating were too mushy- pasta and sauce were good. Our bartender/server Shawn was very personable, efficient, and gave us excellent service - which is always a nice plus to a good meal. Very enjoyable dinner and a must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
laura vielledent
Perfect night for an anniversary, food , atmosphere and music , until hostess asked us to leave one and a half hours after sitting down . We were asked to leave before finishing our drinks. There were many empty tables around us and we can’t control the time it takes forthem to serve food . Good food but NEVER coming back .By reading reviews owners don’t care .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Bignall
Not gonna lie had better service at chow halls in Afghanistan.
Best Italian food in the area! Lovely atmosphere. Great service. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Picatta, Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Pasta Primavera and Chicken Parmigiana
Love this place! Amazing Italian food, service is always good, staff is knowledgeable on the menu and friendly. This time I mentioned it was a birthday and got a special dessert!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Picatta, Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp, Fettuccini Carmella
My wife and I came out for our date night, and as soon as we walked we were greeted with a warm smile ! The service was phenomenal and the food was to die for ! 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love to eat at Michael J’s! The food is always top notch and the service is always personal and great. Evelyn was the best server for us tonight and we look forward to dining in her service area again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp
We showed up with a party of 6 for dinner tonight, and the restaurant was closed. Info from Google search stated they were open until 7pm, called to confirm and message said they are open on Tuesdays until 830pm. We even texted the number for reservations and never heard back. Showed up and even the sign in the entrance stated they are open until 9pm. We were looking forward to a nice meal to celebrate a birthday as we are visiting from out of town. Incredibly disappointing!!! How do you do business this way??
Horrible place! Never again.
We love this restaurant and when we’re here in Ruidoso, this is one of our favorites! The food, atmosphere and service are always wonderful and tonight our server Teddi was awesome. This is a great place for a nice meal but you will want to make a reservation. Thank you Michael J’s for yet another superb meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Honestly, this has to be the best restaurant in Ruidoso. It was a little involved making a reservation, but the effort was well rewarded. Our server, Evelyn, learned it was our anniversary and did everything to make it special. She was great and we're going back to see her in a couple of days. The food was spectacular! I had the Carmella, which was superb, and the wife had the house lasagna. Both were memorable. And a surprisingly good wine list made the meal perfect. If you order the chocolate torte for dessert, you might want to split it. It's not huge but it is very rich and dense. And amazing! This is the place for a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Fettuccini Carmella
First time here was recommend by my airbnb host and was truly amazing phenomenal flavors the chicken Piccata is just out of this world and the desert was so good and service was just amazing definitely recommend stopping here and grabbing a bite. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Picatta
The food was very good. Unfortunately, we caught them on a night when they were overbooked.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Veal Parmesan, Lasagna
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a most amazing Valentines date! The food was amazing, so delectable and savory! And for desert... the pears and pastry ??!! Not to mention the romantic and cozy feel of the place!!! I love when the server comes to check but doesn't bug! We will be going back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caprese Salad, Garlic Bread
this is a reputable Italian restaurant that does not seem to understand Italian cuisine. No fan of Italian food orders eggplant parmesan and wants to be served a dish that is barely warm. Italian food must be served HOT. I sent it back to get it hot. It was served a second time lukewarm. I could not eat it. Perhaps the chef was distracted or does not understand how to make / serve Italian food ???
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
We were a little late to make reservations for a Saturday night, and unless we wanted to eat later, the only availability was in the bar. We arrived promptly at 6:30pm for our dinner reservations. We were greeted warmly and led to the bar, where we opted to seat close to the fire. My wife was not in the mood for alcohol, but they have a fairly extensive wine list- all pretty main street. I opted for one of their draft beer. Our server/ bartender took our order quickly, and it wasn't long before we got our food. Kitchen was pumping out food that evening. I started out with their side Caesar salad that I added to my entree. Dressing was excellent. I followed with Fettuccini Carmella in a rich tomato cream sauce loaded with chicken, prosciutto, spinach and a couple large shrimp. It was extremely flavorful. I truly enjoyed it. My wife ordered the Chicken Parmigiana and her only complaint is that the bread crumbs coating were too mushy- pasta and sauce were good. Our bartender/server Shawn was very personable, efficient, and gave us excellent service - which is always a nice plus to a good meal. Very enjoyable dinner and a must try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
Perfect night for an anniversary, food , atmosphere and music , until hostess asked us to leave one and a half hours after sitting down . We were asked to leave before finishing our drinks. There were many empty tables around us and we can’t control the time it takes forthem to serve food . Good food but NEVER coming back .By reading reviews owners don’t care .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not gonna lie had better service at chow halls in Afghanistan.
Service: 1