Rizzo's Malabar Inn

Our first time here and it did not disappoint. The food was amazing and large portions. Staff was efficient and friendly. After dinner hung out at the bar, met the owner who seems like a really great guy. We will definitely go back.

The food here is absolutely delicious. Great family atmosphere. They make you feel like you are family. Friendly and efficient staff. The lamb chops are FANTASTIC!!! If you dine here, come hungry. The portions are LARGE. You will not go away hungry. If it's just dinner for 2, a large family dinner or a catered event, I highly recommend giving Rizzo's a try. You won't be disappointed.

A busy place! That just shows you that they do a great job. Our service was excellent, even though it was pretty crowded.

Plenty of parking for both of the restaurant and the banquet facility. Very friendly staff. Clean, especially the restrooms.

On to the food! I really enjoyed my meal here. Like a price a solid was pretty good. The tomatoes were ripe, the basil was fresh, and they weren't cheap with the mozzarella. I definitely would order this again.

I ordered the Italian Pasta sampler. The meatball was excellent, the ravioli were good, and gnocchi were perfectly prepared. Next time I go I will ask to go for light sauce, as my only complaint was they were a little heavy-handed with the sauce. But the sauce is pretty good!

I definitely will go again.

We had our wedding at Rizzo's in Fall 2021, and overall the experience was good. To start with the positive, the food was absolutely amazing! The wait staff were polite, quick and professional. I paid the extra fee for Rizzo's to tray our cookies for the cookie table, and they did a fabulous job. We were also able to set up and decorate the day before our wedding which was super helpful.
Unfortunately, there are things they need to improve on. While Lynn, our point person for the event, was always kind and informative, her communication was lacking. I always had to reach out to her, even for the final invoice amount. I would have appreciated it if she took the responsibility to email me with the invoice after I gave her the final guest count (especially since they require a money order and do not accept personal checks). She also did not communicate our day-of needs with the staff that worked the event. I told Lynn in an email and in-person that all of our centerpieces lights needed to be turned on, however, no one from Rizzo's turned on any of the fairy lights. Also, the wedding package is suppose to include tulle for the head bridal table. I brought this to Lynn's attention the day before the event and she said the tulle would be added the morning of our wedding. Unfortunately, that did not happen.
Overall, our wedding was incredible and we would have it Rizzo's again. There were just a few small things I would have liked to have been done better.

We stopped for dinner before a concert at nearby Palace theater. I had the chicken parmesan with pasta. The sauce is super good. The fried zucchini appetizer was super good too. Be prepared to eat a ton of bread. There will be no room for dessert.