Mangia E Beve - Wilmington

Overall good Italian food. Good portions and apps were great.

Amazing food, very knowledgeable and professional staff, we were clearly not from the area but treated like regulars. Will definitely be back again during the winter!

Great vibe, bar with hightops to the left, dining room to the right. We were seated right after a BIG party so hurried a bit to get our order in before the kitchen got slammed. Cocktails check. Appetizer burrata on a very fresh heirloom yellow tomato wrapped in prosciutto with pesto phenomenal. A couple of bruschetta complimentary very good, nice touch. A long list of tantalizing specials. I was going for the Mediterranean sea bass but my partner ordered that so I defaulted to veal marsala. Big mistake. The sea bass was exquisite, the veal, meh. Bland, a bit overcooked. Shared a crème brulee for dessert, again it was average. Overall, loved the setting, wonderful apps, the special was great, but for me the meal went downhill after that. Still, we'd go back, but I'd stick to the specials.

We are New Yorkers in Vermont for a few days heard the food was good from a local. They were wrong! The food was outstanding. Wonderful prix fixe menu on Wednesday Thursday with appetizer, entree and Dessert. The entree was so large we could only finish half. Service also outstanding, one of the owners came running after us to give us our forgotten entree. One of the owners sons, about 10 years old was helping out. He kept coming by asking if we needed anything at least 10 times. So sweet... we couldn't resist handing him a few dollars as we were leaving. Don't miss this wonderful owner run restaurant, that really cares about its customers. As we were entering in the pouring rain one of the owners, grabbed an umbrella to walk some customers to their car! Not to be missed!

We love this hidden Italian gem in downtown Wilmington. We come to the area typically twice a year and won't miss a visit to this fine establishment. Everything is fresh and tasteful! Staff is pleasant and helpful. The owner is always in house and makes an effort to talk to all of his guest! If you are in the area you must make a stop. This trip we even visited twice. Once for dinner and the second time for an afternoon appetizer and cocktail while sitting outside overlooking the busy summer crowd!