15 Best Italian Restaurants in Franklin

“I highly recommend Pasta and Cream! The food is absolutely amazing, and the staff is great! Food is made fresh to order and is quick! I chose this restaurant for dinner…3 days in a row!!!“

“This is an amazing restaurant! Why four stars? Let me explain. If you love Italian food then you won't be disappointed. As a party of four we each sampled the others dishes. Amazing! The service was impeccable from the hostess to our server. The atmosphere was fantastic... On the outside. It was a perfect day with a breeze blowing and they have large umbrellas to shade the tables outside. The inside was a bit much for me. The tables were very close together and the noise a bit too much. Deduct a half star for that. It is a pricey place but it is Franklin. You can expect $24 per dish which I don't mind for really good food. However... $15 for one cocktail? Come on now. Deduct a half star for that. Four entrees, one appetizer, two cocktails and one desert... $186 before tip. Will I be back? Absolutely. Just not often but it is that good. By the way, the tiramisu is the best I've had and the calamari was cooked perfect.“

“I now select a restaurant by the creativity of the cocktail menu, because I know the food will match. I've yet to be disappointed. I stayed at a hotel within easy walking distance. I don't like to drink and drive. Chrysalis was excellent. They give you a small pencil and a separate menu to mark selections for a charcuterie board. Ben helped me the selections, and he was spot on.“

“I understand that because we did not have a "typical" party, that required special accommodations, the inexperienced hostesses were unsure what to do with our party and kept us waiting for over an hour while they sat other parties. Only after speaking to a manager were we sat right away, which left us confused as to why we had to wait that long and the room that seats 9 magically opened up for us which was what he made the reservation for but were told my hostess that they didn't have enough servers to seat us in that room.. there is more but I wrote a formal feedback on their website as I do not want to over share on google.“

“Have not been to an Olive Garden in at least a decade but went with a group of 26 people on Aug 18, 2024, 3:30 pm. Although I called the day before and spoke to a manager to alert them we were coming, he even took my name and phone number, when we arrived they had no clue we were coming. They only had 4 servers for the entire restaurant. I was not hopeful that this would go well. However, everyone lept into action getting us a table of 20 and one of 6. We had the best server Sophia. She was friendly and efficient and worked very hard to take care of our large group all by herself. 100% the best server I have ever had. I hope Olive Garden reads this and gives her an acknowledgment for her awesome service. Everyone enjoyed their food as well from soup and salad to breadsticks to the Tour of Italy and Shrimp Scampi and Eggplant Parmesan and much more. Of course, part of the reason the food tastes so good is the high sodium content and for this reason we do not frequent OG, but unfortunately that is true of the majority of restaurant chains. All in all it was a good experience and I would recommend it if you are looking for good food and great service (request Sophia!!) The restaurant was very clean as well.“

“Enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Service was excellent.“

“This was one of our favorite places, but after our last visit, I'll have to think a bit more about if I want to come back and give it another chance, unfortunately. we booked our reservation on Google. and we're repeatedly told how shocked they were we had a 845pm reservation when they close at 9pm. they sat us in spite of the closing time, and we ordered quickly - knowing what we wanted already. their lasagna is my favorite. it's a nice sized square, filled with meat, cheese sauce and layers of pasta sheets. they plate it, top it with cheese and bake that. it's delightful. unfortunately, what they brought to me, wasn't a lasagna. it was filling covered with cheese and baked. no pasta layers. not at all. just a glob of filling. shaped into a square and baked with cheese over it, hiding the dirty little secret. look. I'd have rather been told "we are out of lasagna, sorry!" than given a fake lasagna. disappointing experience from a previously reliably delicious experience. and no, the pasta wasn't just "really thin" it was 100% absent.“

“I like Marguerita pizza but I don’t get why they don’t put enough mozzarella to cover the whole pizza. I guess most places don’t. I need to remember to ask for extra cheese so it actually covers the pizza like a regular pizza.

The service is fine, you order at the counter and sit down and then go grab your food when they call you.

The ambiance was fine while we were there. There was only one other table taken while we were there and they had kids on the other side of the restaurant.

If I go back, I would need to ask for extra cheese on my pizza.“

“Very unique…. Loved looking at all the pictures ! Food was great !“

“My wife and I celebrated our 24th anniversary with dinner at Cork & Cow. Everything, EVERYTHING was absolutely perfect. Our reservation was for 9pm. We walked in at 8:45 and were seated immediately. Mike, our server, was quick to greet us and made excellent suggestions. I already knew I wanted the bone-in ribeye, but I wasn't settled on an appetizer. Mike suggested the pork belly: ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. My wife ordered the filet. Both steaks were well-seasoned and cooked perfectly. Dessert didn't seem likely, since I was starting to feel full, but I overheard another server mention a chocolate torte that had peanut butter mousse, so. . . O. M. G. As if the food and service weren't good enough, we were back in our hotel room by 9:45.“

“Love this place! My husband and I were greeted as soon as we entered the door with the biggest smile of a Chef...you can watch your order being made~this man has skills! Fresh out of the oven came out sausage roll and cheese stromboli. THESE WERE FANTASTIC! If you want NY style eats, THIS is the place to be! Thank you for your hospitality and fab eats ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“

“I placed a huge order this morning for a party at our office. I accidentally typed the wrong phone number in, so when the driver arrived he had no idea where to find me. He waited, asked around, and even looked me up on LinkedIn to find me. I was so grateful to him for not leaving!!! The pizza and salad was all wonderful. Thank you!!“

“Originally ordered pizza through door-dash that wasn’t fulfilled so went and picked at the restaurant. They were kind enough to give us two pizzas as a goodwill gesture since door-dash made us wait almost 1.5 hours. Shiva was really kind to us and made our day! We will always keep coming back :)“

“Closest pizza I have found to New York. Friendly atmosphere and staff with great food. Highly recommend“

“I used to live up in the midwest, where Jet's is readily available. It's my first time having it in probably five years and it really hits the spot. Perfect thick crust, lots of cheese, crispy pepperoni. You'd step over your own mother just to get some!“