29 Best Italian Restaurants near Strathmere

“My family and I had frequented La Fontana (Strathmere) for over 20 years. What drew us back for some time was the humbleness of fine Italian food mixed with genuinely kind and low keyed charismatic servers. There was unfortunately a shift in management. Our relationship with La Fontana changed. Our final dinner at La Fontana (Strathmere) ended with the general restaurant manager having an explosive fit directed toward two life long friends in their mid-80s.“

“Simply amazing! Perfect food, service and view. The best restaurant at the Jersey shore.“

“Amazing as always. My wife and I had the arancini to start which was excellent. I ordered the sea bass special with risotto and red pepper coulis and it was outstanding. My wife loved the blue cheese gnocchi with balsamic glaze. Our waitress was fabulous. 10/10“

“The chef is amazing!! Atmosphere is beautiful!! Food is great! Highly recommend!“

“The food was very delicious and fresh. The table side Cacio e Pepe was delicious, first time having it. Loved the history of the dish. Also Caprese salad very good. Then the Bronzino with polenta and spinach. Brought half of that home. Definitely will be going back. Service was excellent.“

“My family had an amazing experience and dinner on Mothers Day! Our appetizers came out perfect timing. The calamari& bruschetta are our favs. Dinner was exceptional and very good“

“Great food, excellent service. Highly recommend.“

“Great find on 97th Street in Stone Harbor, NJ“

“It's been 20 years that I have had the best food at this restaurant the shrimp and spaghetti my wife had chicken parm with spinish so worth the price excellent five star al the way service excellent .“

“Excellent food and service. The owners are great.“

“Outstanding service and top quality food!!! Amazing and delicious. Definitely our new go to place. Frank and his team are awesome!“

“We love Luigi’s! Consistently amazing food for the whole family. Excellent service every time! We are a local family and this is our “go-to”!“

“Excellent food, family sized meals, great hospitality.“

“I love coming here the food is always amazing and everyone is super friendly! I'd recommend them to everyone! a perfect 10/10“

“Very disappointed. Roll ends were burnt and broccoli rab had too many hard stems.“

“Andrea Trattoria catered our wedding in Sea Isle on 9/24/2022. The food was absolutely amazing! It was without a doubt the best buffet we've ever experienced. Tino worked with us to make sure we had a wide variety of apps, salads, and entrees. We requested Gulf shrimp and he was able to make that happen for us! Thank you, Tino and team at Andrea Trattoria!“

“Sat outside we had your pizza. It was absolutely delicious, crunchy and crusty and mouthwatering so refreshing.“

“Great meal and service by Gina. The pumpkin raviolis were incredible and light.“

“best subs and homemade Italian sides. second to none. If you’ve never tried it, you have no idea what you are missing. Customer friendly service ❤️“

“Stopped in for Brunch. The Frank Sinatra music playing out front pulled us in! The food was delicious and fresh. Our waiter Jackson was great. I’ll be back for dinner! I had to edit this since we decided to try the Banana bread, it was delicious.“

“We just Love us some Panzini’s pizza, cheesesteaks, and chicken cheesesteaks! Honestly anything I’ve ever had there is excellent! The owner is one of the nicest guys! He is friendly and a real down to earth guy! We won’t go anywhere else in Sea Isle. Give them a try, you won’t regret it! 5 STARS ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️“

“Our group of 12 had dinner last Thursday night here and the service was above every expection but the food went beyond the service! Everyone said thier meal was amazing and when we received the bill, it was very affordable! This was not our first visit and you can be certain we will be back again. The hostess, server, and chefs deserve great praise for making our night outstanding! Cannot wait to get back. And special shout out to Olivia for always taking care of our large parties...THANK YOU!“

“Service was poor . Food was good was over priced they changed 3% for using a card“

“Outstanding. We ordered 3 slices and were given a slice with pickles. Fresh squeezed 🍋 lemonade. Run to this place. Best on the OC boardwalk. Service with a smile. Thank you.“

“First time eating at Cousins tonight. The portions were huge and really loved the dressing on the salad. Had to try the bread pudding (takeout) because we heard it was delicious. Our waitress, Michelle was so nice! Would definitely eat here again.“

“Wonderful homemade pastas, sauces, mozzarella cheese and baked goods“

“Last night was our 1st time there, and I must say, it was OUTSTANDING. We had chicken Parm, 9th street chicken, Veal Milanese, and Linguini w/chicken. All dishes had excellent presentation, very hot and huge! Food was delicious. Atmosphere was a bit tight and loud especially if you want to have a conversation, but overall we really enjoyed it. We will be going back and recommending this restaurant. Going to try the Pizza as that looked great!“

“I ate here for the first time this summer when the first place I tried to go to had a line. I don't care how good the pizza is, I refuse to wait until a dozen or so people are done taking their time eating before I get seated. So I decided to come here and got the last available table without a wait.
Because one of my kids only eats plain, we had to get a plain pizza. It was gigantic. Biggest pizza I've seen before. The paper plates we were given were not quite enough to hold a slice, so we cut the ends off and finished them with the rest. It tasted good despite no toppings, and you can watch them make the pizza if you want.
The way you get your food is different, though. At the other pizza place we went to before, a waitress comes around like at a restaurant. Here, you have to order what you want where you walk in, and then sit down. They bring the pizza to your table, but be sure there's room. Not a big deal, but if you're not used to it, like we weren't, you could spend some time waiting for someone to take your order, and that person won't come. You have to get your own drinks to take with you, so be sure you have your entire order ready to go and pay for after you grab a table.
Between three of us, we couldn't finish the pie we got, so had to take the rest home, and it was fine the next day with a little oven reheating. Just be ready to have almost no room at your table once you get the pizza, as it's huge.“

“Ah, first time here tonight. Incredible service, literally insane food, booming with flavor. Our server Nora was the sweetest. If you’re in town you won’t have regrets! 12/10!“