Well unfortunately on the 8/17 reviewer, sorry to hear you say you won't try this place again. We had been to Natalia's probably about 6 times with the previous owner, and the last two times were not good. The first 4 were decent, but we had decided after two bad meals in a row, we were done. So we saw the "grand re-opening" in the San Tan News and decided to try it. Service was super slow in the beginning, almost like we sat at a table that didn't have a waitress. Finally one of the two waitresses realized we had not been helped and came to our rescue. My husband was told right up front that the prime rib was 'grilled' - something that came as a shock, so he decided to order the veal parm instead. We asked the waitress if the marinara was changed from the previous owner and she had said no but if we wanted it spiced up she could request that. We did. I ordered the eggplant parm. The salad was crisp and very good. Wine is at a good price. $14-24 for a bottle. Both of our meals were delicious. They had an exceptional singer that sang a lot of frank sinatra style songs and it thoroughly enhanced the evening.
The place was not packed at all and I can only hope once this horrible summer heat subsides, they will be busier. They have seating for a LOT of people outside on a nice patio.
4 stars instead of five was for the fact that the restaurant was half full and the two waitresses were running around like crazy. They need to hire more for sure. If they get a big crowd, it will be a disaster. Our waitress apologized for our meal taking awhile (it really didn't at all), saying that the chef was "slammed". I don't see how with 1/2 the restaurant full she was slammed.
Without our wine and with an appetizer our meal would have been $40. Definitely worth that.