46 Best Italian Restaurants near Clay

“I tried the sausage creamy soup it I don't know what it's called but it was excellent! Chicken Alfredo was yummy and of course always the breadsticks are great. Hadn't eaten there in a couple years and I was not disappointed.“

“Wow! The Chicken Riggies were incredible- I did order standard and they had the perfect kick. Had plenty of chicken and slivers of cherry peppers- loved this. Thank you for a delicious dinner that was also my lunch. Thank you, chef. I’ll be back and will order these again next time. Recommended, great service at the bar- the Genny Citrus Pils was also perfection.“

“I ordered a pizza on the way home from volunteering and it was close to closing but I got there in time. The gentleman was very friendly and helpful but I asked a question. The pizza was pretty good I just wished they had spread the toppings out a little bit more on the pizza it seems that it was kind of all in the middle. I think most people want the toppings all over the pizza.“

“Great atmosphere with amazing dishes.“

“The owners are very kind, service was great, the food excellent. A beautiful place and such a wonderful atmosphere. I highly recommend.“

“Another anniversary dinner at Pastas, and it didn’t fail. Caleb at the bar is our go to, and is always top notch! From letting him pick our dessert, to casual chats, we won’t go to anyone else! Thanks for making our night just a bit more special! 5+ stars, always!“

“Good food, good cocktails, good service. We’ll be back!“

“My friend and I decided to try this place because our favorite pizza place was closed for vacation. This is our new FAVORITE pizza now. The sauce was delicious and the veggie pizza was loaded. We will definitely be back.“

“had the seafood boulabaise....nice amount of scallops shrimp and clams...not enough sauce...tasteless couldnt finish leftovers the next day... very nice atmosphere and great service....everyone else in our 10 party group appeared to enjoy their meal.“

“We had an excellent Anniversary meal there last night. Our waiter was superb. Our food was amazing. Just wonderful 🤩“

“Excellent food and service was top notch ,on a busy Saturday night. From start to finish 5 stars and our waiter Anthony was awesome!“

“Went to Joey's for the first time last night. I cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience was. From the fresh bread with yummy garlic butter to delicious salads and fabulous entrees. I ordered Shrimp Francaise and it was the best food I have ever eaten. I brought Tiramisu home for desert. Again, mouth watering, so so delicious. My friends had eggplant Parmesan, clams, salmon, chicken french, and all raved about their entrees. But the other best part was the host Chris and our wonderful server Nancy. She is by far the best server ever. She made our evening fun while providing excellent service. Totally in tuned with our table and always answering our questions with knowledge and a wonderful attitude. The ambiance was great. Nice little tables for two in corners and just the right atmosphere for everyone.“

“First time here last night for my birthday. Sat at the bar and was waited on by Bianca? (Dark hair and sparkly top on) She was friendly, professional, efficient and checked on us often. Gnocchi in vodka sauce and meatballs were to die for, and fried ravioli appetizer special was super tasty too! Currently eating my leftovers for dinner and she wrote the sweetest happy birthday note on the box, sent the wonderful experience home with me. 10/10“

“The food here is amazing , the best Italian food around they know what they're doing and treat you right !“

“Always a great choice 👍👍“

“We recently had dinner at this establishment. It as a special occasion so be brought a cake with us and were told there would be a $20 serving fee! How outrageous is that! In this day and age with this economy I would think you would be grateful for the business. Where is the customer service! I was told you have a baker on sight so that is the reason! ridiculous! Needless to say we will NOT patronize Francescas again and will spread the word! There were 6 of us and so with drinks etc. we had a hefty bill Also, the veal saltimbuca was way overcooked!“

“Been there many times...food always right on. ...even called close to closing time, more than once, had the order done - everything right.“

“Our waitress named Isabella was fantastic. I ordered the shrimp Alfredo which was delicious and had minestrone soup too and that was great too.“

“Love this restaurant my favorite in the syracuse area“

“The chicken pastini soup was served nice and hot, loaded with fresh veggies and chicken. Very good. The clams casino were perfectly prepared and so delicious, only problem was that we wanted more. Our entrees were excellent and accompanied with delicious crusty Italian bread. Will be back for more!“

“I just want to shout out my friends At Amore who never dissapoint we come every week every Friday. Their pizza wings so delicious Esp their chicken wing pizza I never go anywhere else 10/10 thank you guys you rock!!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹“

“This restaurant is an absolute gem! The salads are fresh, crisp, and full of flavor, and the pizza and wings are simply amazing. The staff is always so kind and welcoming! Definitely one of my favs!“

“My coworker and I sat at the bar seating in front of the pizza kitchen. We had a great experience chatting with the staff making the pizzas. Our server was incredibly friendly and attentive even though the restaurant was packed on a Tuesday evening. The food was amazing from appetizer to dessert. I had their delicious seasonal sangria to drink. We will definitely be back!“

“Went to Nick’s on Thompson Rd. last night (always look forward to going there) and had a sausage, pepper and onion pie and a few wings. Great food, great owners, a MUST visit for all. (Open weekdays only)“

“Paladino’s never disappoints! Best pizza around! It is always delivered hot and fresh. We will always support this business .“

“I can't say enough about how much we enjoy this restaurant.“

“We dined 1/11/2026 at Twin Trees 3. We chose 2 dinners: baked salmon and chicken Francois. The meals were excellent in this very clean inviting restaurant. Above anything was our server, Nicky. She was friendly, attentive and very efficient. Today, at home, when I unwrapped our generous left-over servings I found that items were wrapped securely and labeled much to my surprise. Thank you Nicky! We will see you again.“

“The staff were great, they went out of their way to make sure my nieces birthday was special. Highly recommend them! Desi the owner was awesome!“

“After a hard day working on a house project I was too tired to cook so I called OIP Eastwood location and ordered 4 works steak subs with sides of marinara, 10 chargrilled mango habanero wings and a large sausage and mushroom pizza! We were starving obviously! Hillary got my order 100% correct and was super friendly! 25 minutes later the food was ready! When we got the food home and started devouring everything, all was prepared to perfection and tasted amazing! You now have 3 additional fans of your amazing food besides myself! Thank you all so much for making our hard day of work end so deliciously and making my difficult day so much easier come dinner time! ❤️“

“Ordered a sheet pizza and 3 or 4 other pizzas for a party and the customer service was awesome! They were delivered on time and were hot and delicious! The veggie sheet pizza is so good. New favorite. Thanks guys! Just ordered dinner for our family tonight too and remembered i wanted to leave a review! Great food, super friendly employees and overall great experiences!“

“Excellent food and service. Great atmosphere. We will go back again.“

“We used Bianchi's Catering for our Holiday Party and we couldn't have asked for anything more. Everything was hot and delicious or cold and delicious. Our menu was varied and everyone was happy. We would recommend Bianchi's Catering to anyone who'll listen!“

“We hired Karen’s Catering of Syracuse for our wedding reception with 115 guests. From the moment I spoke with Andrea, I knew that she was a high quality, experienced caterer. We had so many options to create the dinner of our dreams and it was executed perfectly. I couldn’t be happier with this company.“

“We recently visited Tommy's bar and grill has I did before but I was Pleasantly surprise with the new jamaican menu the food was delicious and well priced the head Chef mr Tafari was very friendly and attentive we love the banana lemonade and oxtail with rice ...we've been 3 times “

“After a hard day working on a house project I was too tired to cook so I called OIP Eastwood location and ordered 4 works steak subs with sides of marinara, 10 chargrilled mango habanero wings and a large sausage and mushroom pizza! We were starving obviously! Hillary got my order 100% correct and was super friendly! 25 minutes later the food was ready! When we got the food home and started devouring everything, all was prepared to perfection and tasted amazing! You now have 3 additional fans of your amazing food besides myself! Thank you all so much for making our hard day of work end so deliciously and making my difficult day so much easier come dinner time! ❤️“

“Spent 3o.oo for pizza and wings.The pizza bottom was burnt to the point that it couldn't be eaten The wings were also so well done couldn't eat them.It was like some one forgot about them.Last chance for this place been burned too many times.“

“Ordered a sheet pizza for a huge party I was throwing. I had called it in several hours early for a specific time pick up. they had 30 slices in the sheet and it was huge! It was the best sheet pizza I have gotten locally; crust was not too thick and it was cooked perfect. Plus, the pizza was ready right on time. I will be ordering from them again. Thanks!“

“Delicious, fast and easy!! Highly recommend and will be returning!“

“After a hard day working on a house project I was too tired to cook so I called OIP Eastwood location and ordered 4 works steak subs with sides of marinara, 10 chargrilled mango habanero wings and a large sausage and mushroom pizza! We were starving obviously! Hillary got my order 100% correct and was super friendly! 25 minutes later the food was ready! When we got the food home and started devouring everything, all was prepared to perfection and tasted amazing! You now have 3 additional fans of your amazing food besides myself! Thank you all so much for making our hard day of work end so deliciously and making my difficult day so much easier come dinner time! ❤️“

“The service was incredible, the food was delicious, the atmosphere was ethereal, our server was both caring and hilarious, the owner actually came out to make sure everything was too our liking, and the prices were unbelievably low. I couldn’t recommend it more. Did I mention how great the food was?“

“Placed my order via DoorDash, put a note (which most places don’t allow) asking for extra saucy riggies, and to see if they could possibly add an extra meatball for my sons spaghetti and I would call the establishment directly to pay the extra charge over the phone. (there wasn’t an option to purchase separately)
I received my order within 30 minutes, everything was HOT, fresh, saucy, and DELICIOUS! And they even added the extra meatball! I was so impressed. I called and spoke with the manager to make payment and he kindly declined only asking me how the food was and if I liked everything. This was my first time having Gino & Joes, we just moved to the area… but we will definitely order again… and again!! 😊 great food and phenomenal customer service!“

“Gluten free options. Yummy sauce“

“Amazing service especially Michele! Thank you so much!“

“Rented the party room for a Celebration of Life. The staff (kudos to Jill) was awesome. The food kept coming out for all three hours fresh. They handled everything perfectly and professionally. And the bill was very reasonable. Thanks so much!!!!“

“their pasta is sooo good, pizzas are awesome, food in general is really really good. prompt fast service, friendly counter help, everyone is so nice. good food good and friendly employees.“