Italian restaurant in Old Town neighborhood. Makes fresh pasta every day.

Mangia Mangia on Southard Street
Mangia Mangia on Southard Street

Mangia Mangia Pasta Cafe serves fresh, homemade pastas daily.

The pasta is excellent, handmade, and available in a variety of shapes. Fresh ingredients and a cozy style satisfy many.

This moderately priced Key West Italian restaurant has indoor and outdoor dining.

Hours: Open for dinner nightly 5:30 – 10:00

Location: 900 Southard Street

Phone: (305) 294-2469

Mangia Mangia Restaurant Menu

Soup, Salad, & Appetizers

  • Conch Minestrone – red chowder with kidney beans, fresh pasta, topped with grated Tomano Pecorino – $5.95/bowl
  • House Salad – fresh romaine & Boston lettuce, tomatoes, & red onions, tossed with special vinaigrette – $4.50 w/dinner (a la carte $5.95)(add any 3 of the following ingredients for an extra $2.00 – roasted red peppers, black olives, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, garbanzo beans, or fresh organic basic)
  • Herbal Foccacia – with extra virgin olive oil – $3.00
  • Carpaccia di Bue – paper-thin slices of beef loin, sashimi-style, dressed with fresh lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil, garnished with capers and shaved parmesan cheese – $8.95
  • Gratin of Grilled Asparagus – grilled-roasted asparagus and vine-ripened plum tomatoes brushed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and herbs, topped with gorgonzola then lightly browned – $7.95
  • Escargots on Grilled Garlic Crouton – sauteed in butter and olive oil with garlic, white wine, and fresh organic basil, served over a grilled garlic crouton – $7.95
  • Bruschetta – chopped fresh homemade mozzarella, basil & tomates marinated in extra virgin olive oil with garlic and onions. Served over grilled garlic Cuban bread – $5.95
  • New Zealand Mussels – green-lipped mussels infused with garlic, butter, chopped tomatoes, and white wine – $8.95
  • Broccoli Rabe – sauteed in olive oil, garlic, chopped tomatoes and a dash of red pepper flakes – $5.95

Fresh Homemade Pastas & Sauces

Pastas – Made fresh on premises with 100% Semolina and fresh eggs. Choose a pasta and pair it with on of the delicious, made-from-scratch sauces. All are served with Cuban garlic toast.

  • Marinara – $9.95
  • Meat Sauce – $12.95
  • Alfredo – $12.95
  • Pesto & Walnuts – $14.95
  • Seafood Sauces – with scallops, conch, and mahi-mahi – $15.50/tomato-based, $16.95/alfredo-based
  • add 3 shrimp – $3.50
  • add 5 shrimp – $6.00
  • add Chicken or Link Sausage – $5.00

Favorites from the Grill

Served with Fusilli (corkscrews), marinara & Cuban garlic toast. Grill entrees may be served on a large platter accompanied by the House Salad for those not wishing fresh pasta.

  • Grilled Fresh Atlantic Salmon – brushed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and pepper – $16.95
  • Mahi Mahi – brushed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and pepper – $16.95
  • Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast – brushed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and pepper – $14.95
  • Sicilian Bistecca – eight ounces of tender, flavorful filet, marinated with extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, herbs, topped off with rich, creamy, full-flavored, peppery Boursin cheese and grilled to perfection – $34.95

Seafood Specialties

  • Fettucine con Salome Affumicato – ribbon noodles tossed in a rich, buttery Alfredo sauce with imported Norwegian smoked salmon, fresh organic basil, and green peas – $18.95
  • Spinach Fettuccini Alfredo with Jumbo Lump Backfin Blue Crabmeat – spinach fettuccini mixed with delicious homemade Alfredo sauce, topped by Phillip’s jumbo lump blue crab and sauteed in butter – $24.95
  • Bollito Misto di Mare – pappardelle, fresh scallops, shrimp, conch, salmon, mussels, and mahi-mahi flash-sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, shallots, pesto, thyme, white wine and finished in an herbaceous clam broth. Garnished with chopped tomatoes, green peas, and shaved Parmesan – $18.95
  • Fresh Sea Scallops – tender scallops sauteed in butter and garlic, tossed with spinach fettuccine and a fesh pesto and cream sauce, garnished with chopped walnuts – $16.95
  • New Zealand Mussels with Spaghettini – imported green-lipped mussels in a garlicky marinara sauce, topped with shaved Parmesan cheese – $15.95
  • Rigatoni with Jumbo Shrimp – sauteed in olive oil with prosciutto, garlic, black olives, shallots, fresh tomatoes, and red pepper flakes. Topped with a salad of radicchio, arugula and Belgian endive, followed with a dusting of Romano cheese – $16.95

House Specialties

  • Pollo al Quatro Formaggio – thin spaghetti, diced chicken breast in a rich cream sauce, enhanced with Parmesan, Romano, Fontanella, and Gordonzola cheeses and topped with walnuts – $15.95
  • Pollo con Funghi e Piselli – diced chicken breast and fesh mushrooms sauteed in extra virgin olive oil with garlic, shallots, green peas and served over thin spaghetti with marinara sauce – $14.95
  • Picadillo Pasta – a tribute to Key West’s heritage takes black bean pasta shells and smothers them with a Cuban-inspired, lightly-spicy sauce combining meat, tomatoes, olives, cumin, capers, and spices – $14.95
  • Linguine con Vongole – fresh little neck clams steamed in a bath of white whine, garlic, parsley and a dash of red pepper flakes. Finished with butter and lemon zest – $14.95
  • Spaghettini Schmappellini – homemade spaghetti tossed with asparagus, basil, garlic, and tomatoes in a savory vegetable consomme. Finished with toasted pine nuts and shaved Parmesan cheese – $14.95
  • Fungi al Pomodori, Spinaci e Ceci – fresh mushrooms sauteed in olive oil with garlic, shallots, tomatoes, garbanzos, pesto, oregano and fresh spinach. Served over pappardelle and topped with crumbled feta cheese – $14.95
  • Mostaciolli with Broccoli Rabe – wild broccoli rabe flash-sauteed in olive oil with garlic, red pepper flakes, chopped tomatoes and grilled sausage and topped with shaved Parmesan cheese – $15.95