17 Best Italian Restaurants in Modesto

“Our party of 5 enjoyed a salad, order of soup, and 5 different dishes. All were excellent. My salmon outstanding. The wines were (of course) wonderful with proper glasses for the reds and whites. Bread pudding outstanding, the key lime cheese cake, very little flavor. Just sweet. We will be back!“

“We love the food here. The Jerusalem Chicken is awesome. Also another dish I can't recall the name, but it's pasta in a delicious creamy white sauce that is rich and deeply flavored. So yum. It's the best hole in the wall. The servers are so nice and we have a great experience whenever we go, except once when they air on so cold they froze us out of there. Other than that one time, we have always had great food
, in a cozy setting, with excellent service.“

“Excellent Italian food with great service. The new owners are wonderful as well as the food. Menu did not change and the chef is is the same. We drive 1.5 hours just for their dinners! Try it,you'll be hooked.“

“Greet you when you enter restaurant with smiles. No wait, seated right away.
Service was amazing! Multiple staff checked on table for anything we needed. Pasta, salad and breadstick with Alfredo sauce was delicious!

Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp accessible for wheelchair“

“Bella Italia is very nice place for dinner while in town. It is not the best ever, but we were quite happy with almost everything we ordered. The place is really pretty and the prices are fair.

We just loved the service. We were seated straight away. They have a nice wine list. Our server knew the menu well and was fast but we never felt rushed. I would make a reservation. We were there on a weekday and ate early so we were in great shape.

Most of the food we had was great. The minestrone soup was just perfect. We also loved our salads. I had the chicken marsala and it was just so melt in your mouth wonderful and packed with yummy mushrooms. We also had the ravioli in a white sauce that was so good. I would get that again. Finally, we had fried ravioli and it was good, not great. That I will not try again. There is just too much thick crust for me, but you might love it. The ravioli within the crust was very good.

All in all we would come back. We just loved the service, the calm atmosphere and the vast majority of the food.

Give them a try.“

“Anniversary night. Excellent food and service. Maria P. Was very helpful, friendly and really delightful! Going for breakfast this weekend..“

“Food was fantastic! I’ll definitely be returning!!“

“Excellent Italian food. Great service.“

“had the chicken fettuccine with veggies. super delicious. 😋 comes with a salad and bread. everything was perfect.“

“Everyone who works there is friendly and helpful and goes out of the way to fix the food the way you like it, the pizza and the calzones are out of this world and the marinara sauce is my absolute favorite of any I've had at any Italian restaurant!! I'm so happy they have a veggie bar too. The prices are fair and reasonable and I'm glad they added the gelato bar��“

“Local exquisite food, wine and SERVICE!!! This Restaurant might not say anything to you from the outside, but when you enter you know your at the right place! DGLB Band had a presentation this past October 21st for the Red Tie Arts Org. Global Concert Series and it was Fantastic!! For a great night out you need to look no further, PAPAPOLLONI Mediterranean Bistro & Bar is the place to go for a Modesto Fine Dinning!“

“Great food. Came here for the first time a few months ago and have been back several times since. Up until now the best Italian food I’ve ever had was when visited our daughter in San Diego and we always go to Buono Forcheta in the South Park area. Gusto is as good as they are. The depth of flavor in the bolognese sauce is amazing. The lasagna is also amazing. The other nice thing is that the kitchen is out in the open behind the bar area and you can watch the chef work his magic if you want to sit at the bar.“

“The food is awesome and the price is great! I highly recommend dining in at the post!“

“talking one on one about food,kitchen life ,family values“

“Went in for lunch with the wife. Had a pint of beer from a local brewery, an amazing smoked Tritip burrito and a flight of beer for the wife. All for under $30. As we waited at the counter area the staff was friendly and helpful. Informing us of the crowd favorites. Plus I've always wanted a beer in the grocery store.“

“I go to this outstanding place once a month because I enjoy the good mood that is characterizes this restaurant. The team is extremely cordial and experienced. The service is certainly fast. Also, the food you get is perfect. I came often and I was always happy. The payment is modest. I highly recommend this restaurant to to everybody.“

“We ordered 2 medium pizzas this evening and I fed my 2 sons who are both chiefs and they were so impressed. We all enjoyed it very much.“