8 Best Italian Restaurants near Franklinton

“The ambiance is nice and rustic albeit a bit loud. The service is excellent. The food was prepared to perfection. The Lobster spaghetti was superb as was the Linguini with clam sauce. We highly recommend making the trip to Franklinton. One word of caution, On the weekend it is tough to find parking and forget about handicap parking.“

“This was our 3rd time here for dinner. The first time , 2 years go was exceptional.the food, atmosphere, and service were amazing. Last year we went and there were flies swarming our table. We ordered the osso bucco which is typically veal shank. This came as 2 tiny little pork ankles not veal, and was disappointing in taste. This year, we decided to go at Christmas to see the decorations. We ordered the burrata, and they brought us the shrimp appetizer. We sent it back and the server came back with it & said that we ordered it. Which we did not, instead of a confrontation, we kept it. It was delicious, but not what we ordered. The primo dish , we ordered the ravioli to share, it was very good. For or entree, we ordered the veal chop. It was chewy as if undercooked, soggy, as if it layed in its breadcrumb coating too long. For a $47.00 vealchop, it was a complete disappointment in taste and texture .as we went there specifically for the veal chop. After 3xs, the meals got worse instead of better. Our waiter was excellent, it’s too bad., but the food has gone downhill. We are Italian and are always looking for a great Italian meal. This was not!“

“Enjoyable experience. We were welcomed immediately, a small wait (less than 10 minutes, busy but not crowded) seated and drink orders were taken.
Everything was delicious from beginning to end, salads, piping hot bread sticks, each entrée was exactly as described.
Our server, William T, was very courteous and prompt.
We look forward to returning on a future shopping date.“

“Awesome NY/NJ style pizza 🍕 and other great Italian dishes!“

“This was my very first time eating Marcos pizza. I ordered a large half and half and a pizzola (if I’m spelling it right). The food was amazingly delicious, the service was excellent and the prices were fair. Thank you for providing such amazing service and quality food.“

“Always impressed when I get pizza from Johnny’s Pizza in Wake Forest. They never disappoint! Large pizzas, high quality, at very good prices! Staff does a great job, fast, polite and efficient. You get your money’s worth. Love the NY style pizza, and I was born in NY! Keep up the quality work Johnny! I will be back.“

“I just wanted to give a shout out to the young woman who was working the front today. I keep seeing your business on social media and prefer to support local so I drove to WF to check it out. It was very quaint with great outdoor seating and the food was good. However, the service was OUTSTANDING. This young woman was working the register, answering the phone and waiting tables. All with the most pleasant personality I have seen in a long time! She was so pleasant that I asked her if she was the owner because you certainly don’t see many, if any, employees have such an outstanding attitude! If all of your employees are like her ( and you keep her) , word of mouth and great reviews will help you become hugely successful hopefully! Thank you to the young woman who went out of her way to be so kind. You should be a business owner or in sales ( which I told her 😀)“

“Love this place! Been coming here years and it’s always great food, fun to play pool & the games and the owner and staff and so nice and accommodating.“