Maida Trattoria

Excellent meal. Fine casual concept meets an underserved niche in Fort Collins. Every dish was pretty much perfect. Homemade pasta all cooked al dente. Sauces were well seasoned but light yet moreish. Our out-of-town guest loved it so much she asked to come back for lunch the next day.

The service and food at Maida were incredible. We are so happy this spot opened up in old town and wish them success. We ordered the house salad, a dirty martini, bolognese, chicken parm and the shrimp scampi. Not a single bad thing I could say about this place. I expect us becoming regulars here!

Went and sat at the bar for dinner and drinks. Food was amazing, the mussels were a highlight and our bartender made me the best dirty martini! And the bleu cheese olives? 🤌🏼 we will definitely be back! Such a great date night spot.

OK, you gotta go check it out! homemade pasta! very al dente for me, but you can always have it cooked more! delicious cocktails wonderful bar staff and a very consistent tender meatball. Which for me is a true test of an Italian chef!! Go! you won’t be disappointed, happy hour 3 to 5 nice prices good service good food!!!

Our new favorite restaurant! We have lived in Fort Collins for nearly 30 years and this place is special. Located in the perfect location downtown on Mountain Avenue, the service, drinks, and food were excellente fantastico! Our server, Logan, was wonderful & provided great recommendations. We loved the cocktails (bitter margarita and lemoncello spritz), wine, our appetizer (bread & cheese), the wedge salad, and the pasta. The eggplant Parmesan was incredible! We made another reservation while still at our table. This food was as good as anything we have eaten on the North End in Boston. Well done, McCabe! (We had the pleasure of meeting him & part of his extended family while at the restaurant. Great people!) For locals, he also owns Mugs, which our kids visit frequently. :) We will be back soon & often! Highly recommend. They are new in town, open about a month. Give them a chance! Cheers to the entire crew!

Maida Trattoria in Fort Collins was so good. We had the burrata and it was honestly incredible—truly one of the best I’ve ever had. We also got the Caesar salad and meatballs, which were both very very good. They have tons of gluten-free options, which is amazing if you’re trying to avoid gluten but still want great food. The service? That was great too! Everyone was super friendly and on it. Definitely planning to go back! Cheers to Marli and McCabe!

The service amazing! Our server Adam was a gem and hostess were very sweet! Food was delicious, I got the vodka ravioli and the pasta perfectly al dente! Ambiance is cozy in the restaurant and the decor is beautiful! Definitely recommend get the half portions of the pasta dishes if you're someone who doesn't finish your plate and don't want to get overly stuffed. Just enough in the half portions to feel full at a great price!

Our first time here and we were really impressed. The food was rich, delicious. I have been looking for arancini and home made pasta like I used to find in New York, and haven’t been able to get any since moving here, so I was so excited that maida offers these on their menu! I also really appreciated that there were lots of options for portion sizing. An appetizer and a half plate of pasta was the perfect amount for me. The service was fast and our waiter Melanie was amazing and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great dining experience. We’ll definitely be back here soon!

Wow the food was delicious! Service was great. Hard to believe it was only open for two days. This must be what Angels taste like!

What an enjoyable evening! Warmly greeted and seated, a quick introduction to our server Haley, and we had our drinks almost instantly. Delicious cocktails, especially the dirty martini! Our party of four split two appetizers (Cheezy Focaccia and Bruschetta, both of which were very nicely prepared and presented, and yummy). We split a Caesar Salad and Burrata Salad, and there was more than enough to go around. Caesar was great with a wonderful dressing, and the Burrata salad was ample and tasty! For entrees, we again shared, and we all agreed that each was outstanding! The Carbonara was creamy and wonderful, the Vodka + Ravioli was incredible with a side of sausage, and the Maiale was spicy (we were warned and the spice lovers around the table loved it!) The pace of the meal was pleasant and prompt without feeling rushed. The service staff pitched in and helped one another so we had everything we needed and had a very enjoyable experience. We forgot to save room for desserts...guess we'll have to return (we will!) Our very best to the owners, the front staff and the "magic workers" in the kitchen. Incredible meal and delightful evening.

Not that great. 1st ordered the goat cheese with honey. Nice bread. Nice cheese. Not a hint of honey. It was ok but this was not what the description said. Then the main dish. Spaghetti and meatballs. The most basic of all Italian dishes. Plenty of meatballs. Ok but served dry- not covered in sauce never seen this before. The sauce watery. Lacking flavor. A jar of Prego sauce would have been better. This is a shame because the restaurant is plain beautiful. The service is great. But the one thing that matters the most not good

With high hopes to finally find an authentic Italian restaurant in NoCO we reserved @ Maida with heightened anticipation. We're still looking. Some of the pluses: stylish space, charming service (albeit slightly chaotic), and we enjoyed a very nice salad. Unfortunately, an Italian restaurant has to deliver at the very minimum with great pasta. Has anyone here heard of al dente? Our pasta was so over-cooked it tasted more like a noodle soup. The chicken that accompanied it was moist but otherwise tasteless. Disappointing. In fairness, any new restaurant takes time to get the kinks worked out but it has to start with making great pasta. We'll likely give it some time before returning but in the end we ended up with the same question- "Can anyone in NoCo make a great pasta dish?" For now, the quest continues.

I went at 4:30 pm on Friday. The place was hopping. The wait staff were nice and attentive. There was a little disorganization but nothing to be surprised about given the newness of the restaurant. The atmosphere was well-done with appropriate sound levels. Definitely a good date night place. That said, there were issues, most likely to be fixed once the business settles in. Let's start with the caesar salad. It looked and tasted very similar to the salads you'd get from a tossed salad kit including the tiny croutons. Dressing was decent but not enough of it. Next came the bread which I ordered not knowing if I was being charged or not (it was free). It came out on a toaster oven tray, looked and tasted like bad breakfast toast. It was very odd and I felt like they ran out of their normal bread. Now we move on to my entree. I had the vodka ravioli. Nice sauce but the ravioli was hard in places and lukewarm. My friend had the maiale. This was the clear winner. Pasta was light and the sausage had the right amount of spicy. Overall, the atmosphere was well-done (date night or casual get together atmosphere works well here), the entrees were good but the execution of my ravioli needed help. Great happy hour menu and the small size offerings make it great for foodies who like to share. I really want this place to take off. My two suggestions: offer table-side high quality bread with an oil dipping sauce and fix your caeser salad, please! Either skip croutons all together or make them yourself. Anyway, I'm looking forward to trying this restaurant again soon as it has awesome potential.

Our first visit to the Maida Trattoria. We really loved our experience. Greeted by the friendly host quickly seated and well served by Josh. Our drinks were fabulous. We felt the food is headed in the right direction. Will definitely make this spot one of our regular stops in Fort Collins. Thanks Marli and McCabe for a great new spot to enjoy.

Amazing food and ambience. We ordered the Caesar salad. We prefer a creamier dressing that is anchovy forward, this dressing was lighter, but still delicious. We also had the chicken Alfredo and chicken piccata. Both were outstanding. They are still working out some service issues, but have a very professional and courteous staff. Our concerns were handled and we left full and happy. Highly recommended!

Checked out Maida tonight and I was delightfully impressed! Apparently they have only been officially open for a few days but I'm a big fan of everything about it. Every staff member I interacted with was kind and grateful for our patronage. Very tasteful decor and ambience, doesn't feel like those only "Instagramable" driven places. We had Matthew as our server this visit. He was very kind, chatty, and attentive. I ordered the ravioli with vodka sauce and broccolini as a side. I wish I could bottle up the sauce and take it home. Overall 5/5. Can't wait to come back and I hope the place does well!!

Beautiful restaurant in FORT COLLINS not Severance! Great staff! Inventive menu with lots of options -- how about Shrimp Scampi, half order for $13! Also available in full order and family size order. Official opening Monday, June 2, 2025! Fort Collins locals come show your support for this locally-owned business. Experienced in kind and gracious hospitality, Marli and McCabe Callahan, owners of two locations of MUGS for over 20 years, have opened Maida Trattoria as a full service restaurant just in time for lovely weather with its large outdoor terrace. The decor is lovely, the staff is experienced in gracious hospitality and the food is delicious. And many entrees are offered in 3 different size portions -- now that's unique! Come check it out as Fort Collins newest and perhaps loveliest new dining option -- better yet, with their family sized portions, bring the family!

Easy call ahead reservation, friendly staff, great drink, vibe and food :). Still ironing out kinks but overall I think really excellent addition to old town. They may just break the curse of the space :). I do recommend and look forward to going back. Good was five stars. Process of service was a tiny bit confused but the friendliness, attentiveness and personal care was truly appreciated.

LOVELY. I almost ran smack-dab into the owner on my way to the bathroom because I was too distracted by how absolutely gorgeous this place is (I only knew she was the owner after the fact when I spotted her pic on the fireplace mantle, which I photographed bc I desperately need them to tell me what that deep gray-green-blue paint color is). Anyway, the service was spectacular (we love Logan SO much), the food was perfect (we had the bread and spreads, the wedge salad, and funghi pasta with grilled chicken). I can't remember the name of the matcha cocktail but it was DELISH and I can't wait to go back and try more of their creations! I am SO GLAD you exist, Maida!

Very noisy. Needs sound proofing in the ceilings. Caesar salad was not very good. Need to spice it up, add Parmesan. No taste to it. Waiter or waitress needs to check back with customers. Staff needs professional restaurant training in customer service. Vodka Ravioli also needs spices. Restaurant has great potential and we don't need it to go away as it is in a wonderful location.

This was recommended to us by our neighbors. We had to try it and Maida did not disappoint at all. The food and service were on point. I highly recommend you eating there.

Worst service ever and grossest pasta I have ever had. The bread and spread appetizer was decent and the drinks were really good we all got different drinks to try and enjoyed all of them.

Our female bartender at the bar was awful. She lasted two weeks we believe at Salt, sugar, sand and they hired her here.. wow... no energy, acts like she does not want to be there... Is not attentive to people at the bar... bad vibes... Can't believe she is in the service industry. The other bartender who greeted us was all about energy and engaging with us. As for the food.. The fettucinni Alfredo was mush and not anything special and the chicken was dry, dry and dry. Look I understand par baking stuff in prep but it would be better if you did not. They are sacrificing quality for turns at their tables... that's a no no. The other entree we tried was the pesto. It was ok... it was al dente but they skimped on the sundried tomatoes. We have been reviewing restaurants honestly in the Foco food seen for 20 + years... we were hopeful this was going to be something special. We were wrong. Just another mediocre execution of menu items in Fort Collins.. nothing special. Hope they improve and we will check back in a few months and as always we will report back.. but for now this is not a place we would frequent for all the reasons mentioned above. Happy eating everyone!

There's a new best pasta restaurant in town! Service was excellent from start to finish. Drinks were great, apps and salads too. Get the mussels! We enjoyed our sampling of pastas (got a few 1/2 portions to share). Our fav was the vodka ravioli with sausage. Didn't have room for dessert! With Rare being more of a steakhouse, I'd say this is now the best pasta in town. Will be back!

We had a reservation for my girlfriend's birthday at 7:45pm on Thursday night 06/12. No one mentioned this even though it asked for the "occasion" when we booked online. Got seated at a high top near the front door where it was crowded and loud... went to the BR soon after and there were much nicer tables in the back we could have been seated at.. Hostess looked a bit bogged down. No place to put your bag/purse except to hold it or put it on the floor.. Entrees took an hour to come out. Had to ask for more water. Waited was OK, but excepted more attentiveness at a place like this. Could overhear nearby tables complaining of poor quality food and high wait times as well. They got their entire meal comped and we were just offered bread while we waited with no food for 40 minutes.. guess we should have complained more. Saw a blonde manager reprimand a waiter 10 feet from us which was uncomfortable. Ended up leaving after 9:30pm after we quickly finished our entrees. Pasta was good. Sandwich was small but decent. All in all not a good experience for a place I had to make a reservation for, that charges more than industry standard for small portion sized foods. Won't be coming back /:

We had an awesome waiter. Water and drinks got there promptly. No mention of bread though, and when we asked were told that there was a bread service and did we want it? The bread was delicious but for 4 pieces we only got 3 tiny pats of butter. We both had pasta. My friend had the marinara + polpette. I had the mushroom pasta. My friend said that her's was OK. Mine was a wierd watery juice with noodles and a few mushrooms floating around. I did not love it. The dessert however, was fabulous. Tiramisu that tasted like it was from Italy. As with a few other reviews, I hope that the owners take this criticism with the intent it was given. I would love to see them succeed. Rare across the street is too pricey and downtown needs another reasonably priced restaurant. Bisetti's is sorely missed and with a few adjustments, I think that this place may provide that service. We will return in the Fall to see how it is going. A special thank to the waiter; Adam I believe.

Well done all around, service, food, bartender's & conversation! It's what a true family kitchen is all about......"you have to enjoy, the people, the place & the conversation " AND a you have to be apart of it all ......check it out and engage all your senses

This place was great! We were a group of 6, ate outside on the patio. There was unanimous agreement that the ambiance, food, service, and overall experience was wonderful. Will definitely come back!

We went on a Saturday and the place was packed. We all really enjoyed the atmosphere, the wait service, and three of the boys had the homemade pasta and thought it was excellent. I had the flatbread and ordered a side of truffle fries. For me, I was not impressed with the flatbread as it was really hard around the edges. The truffle fries were not crispy, and there was no truffle on them. Lastly, we ordered the goat cheese appetizer and asked for additional bread. We got the bread and the bread was stale. I'm not writing this review to be negative for this restaurant because I think it's gonna be a great restaurant. I'm writing it to help the restaurant. Be an even better restaurant.. we will be back

Pretty disappointing experience. The ambiance is great and they definitely worked on making sure it was enjoyable to sit in. However, the apps are very small and not worth the price. Charcuterie board was the only good option. Our pasta took 50mins to come out. They kept apologizing and then instead of taking it off our bill they gave us a $10 gift card. Dont make us pay for this $30 pasta thats incredibly late. Took forever to get menus, order, just overall not a good experience. Hopefully they iron out the kinks.