Lydia's Italian Kitchen - Salem

People are rude don’t like their jobs.Waitress said she was bringing marina for bread sticks no show hard bread sticksstill for over 30 minutes no drink refill as she walked by as if we wasn’t hereTook about 45 minutes for the food to arrive to the table.Asked for meat sauce ended up with marinara sauce over pasta told them said they could remake or do anything but offer some sort of discountTook $7 off lol never again

I was impressed with this little place. We went on a Wednesday and it was not very busy at all. Our server was very attentive. The menu was all encompassing. They covered everything from pizza, calzones, sub sandwiches to authentic Italian dishes. Not sure if the cheese cake was made on site, but it was very good. It is different to actually get to the parking lot. It's on the main drag, but you have to u turn to get to it. It's worth the trip.

Nice Italian place with pizza, pasta, hot sandwiches, and more. Staff was attentive and nice to talk to. We had a chicken Alfredo pasta, chicken calzone and some cheese bread with mozzarella. Would definitely eat there again.Food: 5/5

So- so place in my opinion. Not the best Italian I 've ever had. I ordered the build your own of angel hair pasta, rose sauce and sausage and a side of sauteed spinach. My meal did not come with salad included. Also the server got my order wrong altogether, so my dining companions had their salads, and bread sticks well before my food arrived. When it arrived it was in a small bowl with about 5 small curled up sausage coins on top. Microwaved?? The pasta was way overcooked and gummy. The sauce however was pretty good. The spinach was very oily, and had nice chunks of raw garlic. I would have expected the garlic to have been sauteed as well, as I 've had at Plaza III in Kansas city and other restaurants. I live in Saint Louis and we have The Hill with some very fine Italian restaurants that are at the top of their game. I was sadly disappointed in Lydia 's.

Great food and service! They handled our large graduation party with ease and efficiency!!